chainsaw boots, DO work...

[Cracker]

I've been using the 88 today and this has got me wondering whether my Oregon wellies would be of any protection from that thing?

[John Barleycorn]

the blocking material DID do it's thing,, i'd cut it off to carry on working,, then thought to take the picture,,

 

But you dont say if it jammed the sprocket & actually stalled the saw, like its supposed to.

[Rich Rule]

please dont be complacent. work positioning is key. Glad your ok Ad but I have a mate who would disagree with the thread title. Clipped his boot with a saw and did the tendons on his big toe. boot did nothing.

[Mesterh]

Scroll about half way down this and see what the guy's leather boots did for him when he missed the steel toecap...

 

Chainsaw boot test - Tree World

 

That looked nasty!!

 

 

the blocking material DID do it's thing,, i'd cut it off to carry on working,, then thought to take the picture,,

 

Good to see it helped then:thumbup1:

 

Not that Ill be relying on it though!

[combined tree services]

im glad that you are ok Ady , and im sure it has made you think twice before doing anything similar again ! . I once worked for a compqny where the new lad who had not long been in the game did a simalr thing and caught the bottom of his trousers - thankfully he was not hurt BUT as soon as we got back to the yard and had filled out the accident book he was sacked on the spot !. The boss deamed it as groce neglegence . personally now that im an employer i think i would possibly go down the same route .

 

Anyways im glad that everything is ok and you are not hurt mate

[ad15]

i'll sack myself now dave..

 

FWIW, i don't believe it was negligence at all,,

 

i was guilty of being in a bad mood, cos i got wound up by a customer while i was in the tree,,,

 

if no one ever made mistakes,, we wouldn't need PPE,, or HSE etc etc,,

[skyhuck]

TBH, if the saw hit your foot hard the chain brake will (and should) have come on, meaning the chain would not pull out enough material for it to shop the chain.

 

The fact that you did not need to strip the saw suggests this.

 

Glad you OK.

[combined tree services]

i'll sack myself now dave..

 

FWIW, i don't believe it was negligence at all,,

 

i was guilty of being in a bad mood, cos i got wound up by a customer while i was in the tree,,,

 

if no one ever made mistakes,, we wouldn't need PPE,, or HSE etc etc,,

 

everyone makes mistakes from time to time thats part of being human - i would call it negligence if this were to hapen again tho but im pretty sure the price of a new pair of boots minimalising the proffit in that job should put yu off doing that again . as for the customer im sure like many on here you will wearn to take their BS with a pinch of salt and crack on with the work

[Bolt]

on any other day i would,,, but don't think carpet tape will stop a 200.... not worth the risk if i'm honest,,, my feet are worth more than the cost of a pair of boots,,,

over the summer i climbed in walking boots a bit,,,, never again,,

 

tom,, i prefer hIAx...lol:

 

why would you do this, adi?

 

....and you, recenty trained

[ad15]

i'm not the only one bolt.....did it twice,,,,