Coastal...he made a fool of himself in a previous thread in the chainsaw fourm that is now deleted.....
Skull buckets
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Coastal...he made a fool of himself in a previous thread in the chainsaw fourm that is now deleted.....
forestryworks
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For sure, this back and forth is never ending, wish they'd give it a rest.
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Croakies and pseudo Croakies. The best price on real croakies is at the saw shop down the road from the famous one. I use them all the time on my real glasses. They work when you tip upside down in a kayak too. They also make floatable ones, but I don't have those. Maybe I should.
bitzer
******** Timber Expert
I like doing things the hard way I guess. That and I don't know if I could bring myself to wearing those. No offense meant. I have a hard enough time wearing glasses. I went without for years. No earplugs too. I got tired of saying "what" all the time and squinting.
Croakies stick to velcro. Here's the story. It was a sunny day so I was driving with my prescription sunglasses on, and croakies. I didn't like wearing them in the woods because I usually had to spray some paint on a tree or two, so took them off AFTER I put my cruising vest on. Then I took off into the woods to mark corridors. No falling had taken place yet.
Got back to the pickup, and no glasses. I looked and looked. I couldn't figure out where they were. I got clipons on my next trip to town, I have to wear glasses to drive legally.
Falling took place, then yarding started. I was up on the landing talking to the owner of the gypo outfit, and he said one of the rigging guys found a pair of sunglasses in the brush. With a sly grin he said the guy might trade them for beer. So, I headed down and the guy said they were blurry but were up in the crummy and yes, he would take a case of Icehouse Beer. So, back up I went and there they were. No scratches and in good shape. I figured, and had it happen later but caught it in time, that the croakie strap stuck to the velcro on my cruiser vest. Then the glasses fell off. It was amazing that they survived through the falling.
I had to buy Icehouse beer, explaining that no, it wasn't for me, and then seeing the look of doubt on the checkout lady's face. Luckily, Icehouse is cheap and was also on sale.
Since I couldn't haul it in the FS pickup, I met the crew at 0 dark thirty at the coffee shack and delivered the beer. Then went on to work.
Got back to the pickup, and no glasses. I looked and looked. I couldn't figure out where they were. I got clipons on my next trip to town, I have to wear glasses to drive legally.
Falling took place, then yarding started. I was up on the landing talking to the owner of the gypo outfit, and he said one of the rigging guys found a pair of sunglasses in the brush. With a sly grin he said the guy might trade them for beer. So, I headed down and the guy said they were blurry but were up in the crummy and yes, he would take a case of Icehouse Beer. So, back up I went and there they were. No scratches and in good shape. I figured, and had it happen later but caught it in time, that the croakie strap stuck to the velcro on my cruiser vest. Then the glasses fell off. It was amazing that they survived through the falling.
I had to buy Icehouse beer, explaining that no, it wasn't for me, and then seeing the look of doubt on the checkout lady's face. Luckily, Icehouse is cheap and was also on sale.
Since I couldn't haul it in the FS pickup, I met the crew at 0 dark thirty at the coffee shack and delivered the beer. Then went on to work.
bitzer
******** Timber Expert
Its amazing how stuff will survive like that. Right there is another reason why I can't wear them. I don't need something else that will attract burdock, haha. By the end of the day those croakies would look like a burdock scarf!
Whats a guy with a plastic hat do if his Talkie Tooter signals are'nt going thru to the yarder? If they werent quite going thru the ole tin hat for an antenna usually did the trick. I always hated it when the whistles would'nt work worth a darn and you were down in some hole with a noisey crick so you could'nt hear and you had no idea what you just blew until the lines started to move.
Business done via handshakes and beer is my favorite kind of business. I wish I could do away with money and work strictly on a beer-and-handshake commission.
coastalfaller
ArboristSite Operative
My apologies. Was having a bad day and didn't want to read the bickering. Guess i just shouldn't have read it!:msp_wink:
Greystoke
Tarzan
It's gonna be a sad day if I ever decide (doubtful) or if I am forced to start wearin one of them goofy lookin tree climbin helmets instead of my old mac-t. I have a couple of reserves, but me and her have been through a lot of #### together, and I feel like it is one of the few things that still keeps me connected to my timber fallin background. I have seen those skull buckets...they seem chincy...every ####in thing is made in China anymore:bang:
Sagetown
Farmer and a STIHL
Well; I have a NORTH and a Bullard full brim hard hat.
Searching for the aluminum 'Skull Bucket' brand briefly states that the U.S. and China are in some kind of disagreement over them. Anybody know what it is? :msp_confused:
Searching for the aluminum 'Skull Bucket' brand briefly states that the U.S. and China are in some kind of disagreement over them. Anybody know what it is? :msp_confused:
CRICorp, the corporation that manufactures the new Skull Buckets, reported some time that they weren't making the helmets any more and wouldn't be until the economy improved. However, as you can see in the linked Google search, the article doesn't appear to be there any more. That's all I can find right now.
I felt bad when our wise managers said we had to wear plastic. I kept my Mac T because it had been through some pretty good adventures. Most folks turned theirs in.
I've got a new suspension to put in it. The old one is held together by a shoelace on top--that was the style then. I sometimes wear it while burning piles around here. It deflects the heat real well so you can get in a chunk the pile.
Humptulips
ArboristSite Guru
I never could decide if that really worked. Tried it and I'd do it again. Sometimes a person will grasp at straws.
Magnum783
ArboristSite Guru
Sorry to resurrect a really old thread but has anyone had any luck finding these things lately. I really like mine but it is starting to show a ton of wear not mention it got bent here the other day. I will not say how as it seems the boss may have been partly at fault for possibly being an idoit. Even finding a suspension would be a bonus. I guess I should mention I have a skull bucket.
The name "Skull Bucket" seems to be extinct now but several vendors including Bailey's sell aluminum full-brim hats and suspensions still.
Magnum783
ArboristSite Guru
Are they as good and as comfortable as the old ones.
Yes, definitely, and I'd say that the suspension is even an improvement.
Magnum783
ArboristSite Guru
Which one do you prefer? Is there one that is better than the other.
The new one, with the strap that swings down in the back with the ratchet on it, is more comfortable and stays on better than the old "Skull Bucket" one which in turn is more comfortable and stays on better than the old Mac-T suspensions.
