Wearing chaps

[Thillmaine]

somtimes

if I am doing a lot of cutting I wear em. If I am at my 7-5 job its required to wear em. I try to avoid using a chainsaw on the ground if I have to go all the wya to the truckt o get the damn things for one cut. At my hous ror my Saturday job for a few cuts no way, but for a lot of bucking and felling always. so sometimes yes, sometimes no. X2 on newbies neccesary for at least a year or 2

 

[ropensaddle]

Well, I do wear my chaps for all chain saw work and on cool days, I wear my chain saw pants.

I've had 2 chains jump off of my big saws and hit me in the crotch. (My crotch, not a tree crotch.) I had chaps on both times and I still get chills imaging the mess I might have been in.

Would you pay $100 to prevent a chain going 1000+ rpm chewing up your testes?

That's money well spent.

It's a minor inconvience to put them on, if you think about the alternative.

But doesn't everyone think that it will never happen to them?

I see whats going on now they are in Canada when they decide to
mandate this gear. I will say this and I know it is not fair but if someone
is working under my supervision they are wearing them. I will wear them
when it is cool but it is already 95degrees here and I already had one
heat episode back in 85 I have never cut my leg pants etc. I could live
with a cut most likely but may not with heatstroke. I would wear them
in Canada and think it is great not here pard you would not make two
hours and you would be out.

 

[Mikecutstrees]

chaps....

I wear them when I'm doing a bunch of cutting. For a quick cut or two I'll skip them. I have my workers wear them too. In the tree I don't because I need to move easily and I don't need the extra pounds slowing me down. Also in the tree far fewer cuts are near my legs. Usually in the tree cuts are more chest high.