Sorry about necroposting but thus seems like a good thread. I'm glad the injured parties, all of you are, are OK now. Scary stuff.
My pouch normally carries 2-8" wedges and 2-10" wedges and I mostly use a 4lb rafting axe with a 28" helve. Back in the truck is a dozen or more spares, hardheads, 5", 7 1/2-8", more 10", and some 12" heavy lifters. I wish I had a Silvey jack but 2K is too much to slip by my wife.
I also have had a wedge or 2 pop out though I have not been hit by one. I can say there have been many instances where I could not hit the wedge square on or place it low to the ground. Or it got hit by the chain. I don't think wedges last long when I sawing.
What brand wedge do you guys use. I use mostly the blue wedge from Madsen's and I buy a box at a time in 10". I have used Double Taper and K & H but they are expensive. The Black Bear wedges are really nice to stack up but the head is small and easy to damage. I think I'll try more of the green Bailey's next. What say you.
Oh, and grinding the spikes off the Huskies? What am I missing. That just seams to me to be food for the lawyers if there is an accident. The dogs are part of the saw's safety equipment if nothing else. Why not use for bucking?