How good are you?

[Silverhooker]

I'm a full PPE wearer all the time every time.

My old dad ingrained it in to me and I would never consider not using it.

In my view its just not worth risking your life and limbs.

[AHPP]

20 minutes ago, Silverhooker said:

I'm a full PPE wearer all the time every time.

My old dad ingrained it in to me and I would never consider not using it.

In my view its just not worth risking your life and limbs.

I think rugby union players should wear American football gear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't really. Apologies if that made you feel as queasy reading it as it did me writing it.

[maybelateron]

Never used to wear PPE before I turned professional many years ago. Now I always wear type c, no matter what the temperature is; just keep pushing the fluid intake. Always wear helmet unless climbing up something really dense like holly, and lid will catch on everything. Very occasionally will use spider man mesh goggles and nothing else (on head!🙈) if extreme heat, climbing and using leccy top handle for light pruning, ie no risk of timber from above clouting me on head.

[Mick Dempsey]

I used to be a jeans and no helmet guy.

 

The advance in trouser ‘technology’ means I always wear them for climbing, except in the very hottest of French summers.

 

Boots, helmet, trousers all the time now.

 

As Rich says, bring lighter trousers, boots in the truck and change into it as soon as possible.

Its like jumping into a swimming pool!

[John Shutler]

i havnt worn chainsaw boots for the last 10 years at least. it started from wearing more climbing style boots for climbing and i just never went back to them. although most days i’m machine based now 

[pleasant]

On 21/11/2022 at 22:51, Trailoftears said:

C:I will often just do say 15 mins work,and think-"nah,taint worth the hassle" to tog up.

 

On 21/11/2022 at 23:03, Trailoftears said:

.However,What I CAN say you may well go strimming for 99 days with no incidents,on the 100th day,you will lose an eye-or indeed your mates eye.

 

Hmmmm.....you lost credibility there

[Trailoftears]

18 hours ago, pleasant said:

 

 

Hmmmm.....you lost credibility there

Can I just reassure you that I DO have 2 peepers present+correct!More suprisingly to me all 10 fingers n toes too 😁

[NJA]

Like everyone else I try to get the balance between safe and practical.  I wouldn't start a saw without chainsaw trousers and helmet, otherwise its easy for it to become habit using saw without.

But normal steel toecap boots and workgloves as I think risk is less in those areas (on the ground).  I think decent workboots would slow a saw down, and stop it if you hit the toecaps.

[oldwoodcutter]

8 hours ago, NJA said:

Like everyone else I try to get the balance between safe and practical.  I wouldn't start a saw without chainsaw trousers and helmet, otherwise its easy for it to become habit using saw without.

But normal steel toecap boots and workgloves as I think risk is less in those areas (on the ground).  I think decent workboots would slow a saw down, and stop it if you hit the toecaps.

A young (but very experienced) friend of mine had his new £250 Saw Boots on the other day and his foot slipped under the trunk he was bucking on a greasy slope.

His 500i got his boot between where the tongue starts and toe cap ends, and it went through like a knife through butter.

The Kevlar didn’t block the chain, he hit the brake as the cutters touched his sock.

Shook him up a bit I can tell you.

[Mick Dempsey]

8 hours ago, NJA said:

Like everyone else I try to get the balance between safe and practical.  I wouldn't start a saw without chainsaw trousers and helmet, otherwise its easy for it to become habit using saw without.

But normal steel toecap boots and workgloves as I think risk is less in those areas (on the ground).  I think decent workboots would slow a saw down, and stop it if you hit the toecaps.

Most safety workboots aren’t steel toe capped, they use a composite plastic against crush injuries.

 

Saw will go through them no bother.

 

Edited December 4, 2022 by Mick Dempsey