Anyone else tempted?

[silky fox]

Why not?

[Johny Walker]

fixing/servicing plant tmro so shorts are on ,got to love a yard with sun all day

[se7enthdevil]

most of the year i go shorts and barefoot these days. haven't had a chainsaw for a year but i'm happy to use a small one like this. don't go barefoot if it's wet.

 

i know i'm only walking round my garden up to the workshop and i wouldn't do it if i worked for someone else.

[pete23]

Why not?

 

Depends on where I moor on the canal system, and I ain't prepared to walk miles in the heat, might just dangle me toes in the cut😊

[RC0]

When I was working in Sidney 92-93, shorts were the norm in the summer at least. Chainsaw pants were considered too dangerous because of heat exhaustion. You just cut carefully. It was no big deal. Probably it's all different now. Same as here in the UK....we never wore Chainsaw pants back in the day. Now there seems to be a thinking that you need a full uniform with company logos, or you look unprofessional to customers. In my opinion customers prefer individuals working at there place, people with their own character and identity. Uniforms for treework is BS. It's weird when you step back, look at the things that used to be normal but are now frowned upon within the industry. Usually involves finding more ways of somehow separating you from your money also. Funny that.

[devon TWiG]

Well I was driving a nearly new Scania lorry today and it was a bit too cold ..... AIR CON is fantastic !!!!!

[felixthelogchopper]

I started up a chainsaw today and I was wearing shorts. Will I go to hell?

[jomoco]

I'm Kinduva whimp without my boots n braces, but once they're on!

 

You guys overheatin should try the high airflow MotoX pants with Kevlar knees.

 

Do whatever it takes to stay cool and make it home.

 

Jomoco

[csservices]

When I was working in Sidney 92-93, shorts were the norm in the summer at least. Chainsaw pants were considered too dangerous because of heat exhaustion. You just cut carefully. It was no big deal. Probably it's all different now. Same as here in the UK....we never wore Chainsaw pants back in the day. Now there seems to be a thinking that you need a full uniform with company logos, or you look unprofessional to customers. In my opinion customers prefer individuals working at there place, people with their own character and identity. Uniforms for treework is BS. It's weird when you step back, look at the things that used to be normal but are now frowned upon within the industry. Usually involves finding more ways of somehow separating you from your money also. Funny that.

 

 

I was just thinking the same, I first started on the saws age 14 so 26 years ago, can't remember anyone owning or wearing a chainsaw helmet let alone saw trousers, jeans and steel toe cap boots was as much as was required, from memory most work was done with the neighbours old saw with no chain brake too, hse would have a fit nowadays lol

[Richard Thompson]

In this 40 degree heat in mid france I wear cargos and a t-shirt, shorts are a no no any time of the year for me and the chainsaw trousers only really come out if it's bloody cold out I know it's not correct but freedom of movement and safe cutting practice works for me