Chainsaw trousers

[Dan7626]

When I used to do tree work for network rail we used sip chainsaw trousers and haix boots. I think they are pretty pricey but they last a good while.

 

[Goffer]

Husqvarna type 1 very comfortable did 7 hrs on Saturday brilliant . Boots to match , gloves and helmet / visor/ ear muffs all in about £250 . You can't buy enough ppe . Specially now there always seems to be some eagle eyed hse about !!! Would like a jacket when finance allows too

 

[exmoor dave]

Looking at the stihl xfit and their other comfort fit, £265-300 isn't too bad as they would last years for me.

I bought some Oregon all round protection trousers last year for bout £90-100 off eBay.

Great trousers, good fit, fair heavy but you soon get used to it- I walk to the bottom of the cliffs to cut rhododendrons or gorse and back up again no problems.

Warm in the winter, not to bad in the summer.

Had a pair of stihl front protection trousers before and in comparison they were shite!
The backs were so thin that the backs of you're legs get cold in the winter and ripped to shreds if working round brambles.

Most of my chainsaw work is crawling/ wading through brambles and gorse and I wouldn't go back to only front protection.


Also just bought some lace up chainsaw boots from Strauss.
Wish I had done it years ago, better fit and lighter than those horrendous chainsaw welly boots!

 

[exmoor dave]

Husqvarna type 1 very comfortable did 7 hrs on Saturday brilliant . Boots to match , gloves and helmet / visor/ ear muffs all in about £250 . You can't buy enough ppe . Specially now there always seems to be some eagle eyed hse about !!! Would like a jacket when finance allows too

Doing alot of work at the mo next to the SW coast path and I get so many looks of disapproval when walkers see me mid winter swinging a chainsaw round in a t-shirt!


(And proper trousers boots and helmet!)

 

[Lincs Lass]

I got a near new jacket and boots off ebay ,,got for £50 each,,trousers were new from local husky dealer ,£70,,even picked up some genuine husky gloves (new) of a boot sale for a fiver

 

[Landrover]

I have a set of stihl bib and brace type trousers, warm thing but you get used to them but if anyone wants some boots i can recommend some meindl wood walker chainsaw boots, wear them everyday for work, very comfy, waterproof, steel toe, warm in the winter and cool in the summer great boots !

 

[SilliamWhale]

I bought some Oregon all round protection trousers last year for bout £90-100 off eBay.

Great trousers, good fit, fair heavy but you soon get used to it- I walk to the bottom of the cliffs to cut rhododendrons or gorse and back up again no problems.

Warm in the winter, not to bad in the summer.

Had a pair of stihl front protection trousers before and in comparison they were shite!
The backs were so thin that the backs of you're legs get cold in the winter and ripped to shreds if working round brambles.

Most of my chainsaw work is crawling/ wading through brambles and gorse and I wouldn't go back to only front protection.


Also just bought some lace up chainsaw boots from Strauss.
Wish I had done it years ago, better fit and lighter than those horrendous chainsaw welly boots!

Dave how did the rhododendron get on the cliffs, were they planted?

 

[exmoor dave]

Dave how did the rhododendron get on the cliffs, were they planted?

It's a probablem right down the coast,
Not so bad on my hill as we're mostly on top of it, except about a acre of the stuff next to my boundary on national park land that the park seems to be ignoring despite both me and my landlords repeatedly asking for it to be dealt with!
I'm just out of town and there's a dead end road from town up to my hill that's popular with walkers etc so I reckon the rhododendrons seeds were in fly tipped garden waste, that then established and then further seeds were blown about or moved by deer.

Bloody difficult plant to kill, I've seen stumps cut, and stump treaded with holes drilled and filled with neat round up, re sprouting 10 years later!

 

[brynseiri]

I bought some Oregon all round protection trousers last year for bout £90-100 off eBay.

Great trousers, good fit, fair heavy but you soon get used to it- I walk to the bottom of the cliffs to cut rhododendrons or gorse and back up again no problems.

Warm in the winter, not to bad in the summer.

Had a pair of stihl front protection trousers before and in comparison they were shite!
The backs were so thin that the backs of you're legs get cold in the winter and ripped to shreds if working round brambles.

Most of my chainsaw work is crawling/ wading through brambles and gorse and I wouldn't go back to only front protection.


Also just bought some lace up chainsaw boots from Strauss.
Wish I had done it years ago, better fit and lighter than those horrendous chainsaw welly boots!

Got the very same stihl trousers, had them 9 years, but I bought some Haix goretex chainsaw boots, couple of hundred quid but well worth it.

 

[Rookie]

just bought some stihl dynamic bib n brace all round protection trousers from mole country stores and only cost £80 inc vat as on sale. Cheapest on net I could find is £123 inc vat, so thought I'd give them a go. All stihl ppe has got 10% off in store on top of any sale price.

 

[Hedge Hunter]

i will not work without full ppe.end of.
i wear climbing trousers that offer full allround protection end of.get used to em.
i have 6 pairs of kevlars i rotate and have new bots every 18months if they last that long.

it costs me 1000s each year but its the law for a reason.

 

[Puff]

I've just bought some Husqvarna trousers in size S (Euro 46 I think). I'm 30w/32l and they fit me perfectly around the waist and I found I didn't need braces to go with. They are quite heavy and last weekend it was warm and I did get hot but they are also vented at the rear leg, which is good.

Reason I just bought them was I had a knee/chainsaw interaction a couple of weeks ago meaning I had to spend a couple of hours in A&E

Probably more p'd at the waste of an afternoon's work than the injury. I've always worn gloves, boots and recently a helmet and I've been using chainsaws regularly for nearly 40 years with no problem but a bit of dirt in the fuel pipe meant my small husky was running lean and racing, so the clutch didn't stop the chain spinning and the blade just bumped off another piece of wood on the follow through. Result was inch & half cut on my knee.

So however experienced you are, get the kit as has been said!

I've also bought a first-aid kit for each of my cars, house and workshop as a handkerchief really isn't up to the job & the tetanus jab was more painful than the cut!

 

[renewablejohn]

I have a set of stihl bib and brace type trousers, warm thing but you get used to them but if anyone wants some boots i can recommend some meindl wood walker chainsaw boots, wear them everyday for work, very comfy, waterproof, steel toe, warm in the winter and cool in the summer great boots !

Another vote for Meindl chainsaw boots just find I have to have 1/2 size bigger than normal shoe size otherwise there tight. Also find engineers glasses are better than mesh for eye protection.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Got a pair of Oregon full protection trousers, light weight and comfortable, just run them through the washer every now n then to keep them fresh, was clearing brash on a small slope a few years ago to put a new fence up stopped at the end of day and noticed a 3” gash on the left thigh of the old trousers, never felt it but it went through outer layer and 1st layer of Kevlar, if that had been a pair of jeans I think the outcome would’ve been a lot different

 

[Vincent]

What's the opinion on the chaps type chain saw trousers. Just for general work would they be ok ? . Think I will get a set and pair of boots just for cutting up fire wood type of use.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Personally find them uncomfortable and they get snagged at the tops, also need to wear some other trousers at same time so can be a bit tight on the legs, IMO a good pair of full trousers are far better

 

[PuG]

Something I think should be used for odd little jobs is an electric chain saw, near instant chain/motor stop, only running when your cutting. Never liked the idea until we got ours from Lidls. Now I just sling our small generator in the back of our Mule. Also light.

 

[robin banks]

Got a husquvarna battery chainsaw. Love it. Still it could be a dangerous machine. But would imagine it's a bit safer than the petrol one.

 

[RhysT]

Got a husquvarna battery chainsaw. Love it. Still it could be a dangerous machine. But would imagine it's a bit safer than the petrol one.

We’ve got an EGO battery saw. Very pleased with it!

 

[holywell farmer]

When I used to do tree work for network rail we used sip chainsaw trousers and haix boots. I think they are pretty pricey but they last a good while. View attachment 102994

When you wash chainsaw trousers always follow label instructions,!