Decal colour on cheap chinese saw? Help please?

[Philthegreen]

Hiya,

I have a cheap chinese saw 450mm bought specifically to cut the railways sleepers we use occasionally. The decals showing the warnings are yellow on a silver and black background. One of my staff says all decals must be blue, does anyone know the legal position on this, as I can't seem to find reference to it anywhere. The saw is CE marked and is less than a year old.

 

Thanks in anticipation.

 

Phil

[doobin]

Not being funny mate, but if you care enough to ensure the decals are correct then I'd have thought that you'd care enough to have decent equipment that won't let you down on site.

 

Railway sleepers are hard work. If you have a decent saw then keep a spare bar and chain rather than a gutless Chinese saw. If you don't have a decent saw you'd do well to look at something like a Stihl 023.

[Philthegreen]

Yeah, Doobin appreciate the sentiment but I bought the saw as a 'sacrificial' item that could be replaced annually if necessary instead of screwing my good saws. Its reasonably powerful and used only for this task, never for the forestry tasks we get.

I'd love to own Stihls etc right through, but don't have the budget unfortunately, and have to try and run as economically as poss.

[easy-lift guy]

Here in the States it's called Penny wise Dollar cheap. The Chinese market for chain saws has not made a dent in the mainstay of market share over here. Start saving your money NOW and don't waste your funds on something you are already regretting, IMO.

easy-lift guy

[Daniël Bos]

Here in the States it's called Penny wise Dollar cheap.

 

 

In the civilised world we say: "Penny wise, pound foolish":biggrin:

Surely it's the chain and possibly the bar that suffer? They won't be any cheaper for your cinese saw...

 

 

As an answer to your actual question, do you mean the sticker that tell you to wear ppe and how loud it is?

 

On my husky they're black on white, on my stihls they're black on yellow.

In the real world though, they're often a greasy brownish colour:001_smile:.

[Philthegreen]

Yes Rover, one of my staff says that ALL decals relating to safety on the saw should be blue. I think that if it's CE marked, its ok to use and would like clarification. The NPTC couldn't help, the HSE are nigh on impossible to contact unless you'd like to report a fatality (press button 2, I kid you not!) and I don't know where else to try.

I know its a cheap sh1t saw, and that the bar/chain suffer most, but... out in the field I know it will be used when its blunt and the engine gets screwed too

[treequip]

Yes Rover, one of my staff says that ALL decals relating to safety on the saw should be blue. I think that if it's CE marked, its ok to use and would like clarification. The NPTC couldn't help, the HSE are nigh on impossible to contact unless you'd like to report a fatality (press button 2, I kid you not!) and I don't know where else to try.

I know its a cheap sh1t saw, and that the bar/chain suffer most, but... out in the field I know it will be used when its blunt and the engine gets screwed too

 

 

Ask him to show you where he saw this.

[Philthegreen]

Doh! Why didn't I think of that?

Cheers

Treequip

Are there any trees in Saddleworth?

[treequip]

Doh! Why didn't I think of that?

Cheers

Treequip

Are there any trees in Saddleworth?

 

I am working on it:thumbup1:

[Tyz05]

Ah, chinese safety decals...my friend once owned a Chinese motor bike the safety decal on the tank read as"DO NOT RIDE THIS MOTORCYCLE AFTER CONSUMING WINE". Brilliant. Didn't state if that was red or White though??