hi vis chainsaw trousers

[jltree]

hi was just looking for some input into what people think the best hi vis chainsaw trousers are?

They must be network rail standard but must be class 2 [24m per sec] , they also wanna be comfy for climbing in. cheers

 

any work is welcome work:thumbup1:

[testcricket01]

i wear the stretch air orange high viz ones day in day out love them comfy very hard wearing only down side they get dirty very easy.

[RobRainford]

You could be able to find the stretch airs in class 2. They would be good for climbing and are designed in orange to be compliant with the railways

[WoodED]

hi was just looking for some input into what people think the best hi vis chainsaw trousers are?

They must be network rail standard but must be class 2 [24m per sec] , they also wanna be comfy for climbing in. cheers

 

any work is welcome work:thumbup1:

 

stihl do a pair but i dunno what there like

[carlos]

i have a pair of the orange strech airs and there dead comfy but the reflective strips on the bottom of the legs fell off pretty much straight away, not sure wether that would be a prob for you.

[combined tree services]

network rail use the stihl trousers as they are pre approved for track work , personally having experience in track side work i would not buy the stretch airs , i have a pair of the yello high viz trousers and the fabric is way to week for the track work mine did not do well against bramble etc .

[Mark Bolam]

How so Dave?

 

I find Stihl trousers fall apart when you look at a thistle, where I've put my Stretch Airs through the mill for 18 months with only a bust zip to show for it.

 

And that was only because of my massive...... ego!

[Ian F]

Their are 2 pairs of trousers approved by Network Rail. The first are the APC Class 2 Trousers which are issued to all Network Rail Ground Staff and second are the New Stretch-Air Class 2 Trousers issued to Climbers. Both Trousers meet EN471 and are GO/RT Certified

 

 

As a point the Material Used in the Orange trousers is different to the material used in the origional Yellow stretch-airs. Since the introduction of Hi-Viz Stretch trousers, new and more durable fabrics have become available to Stretch-Air to make the trousers better.

 

Hope this Helps

[combined tree services]

cool , i bought one of the first pairs sold by honey brothers and to be honest i found then to be crap , the fabric was way too week , but hey if they have changed the fabric then i may well get another pair , if only they did the gladiators in orange !!

[mikecotterill]

Yeah I've got a pair if stretch airs, by far the best trouser for climbing and even general working too. But after 6/7 months mine are falling apart, the crotch has gone between the two legs and the hi viz strips are falling apart, tho they've changed the strips on the newer ones. So basically for the money they cost there c**p but there still the best to work in!