Chainsaw pants

[Oroboros]

Speaking of saw pants.
I ordered these today. $114 CDN. They are 47% off right now. I have to try them at this price.
Probably be hot as heck. But winter comes every year.

http://www.securitelandry.com/en/equipment/hiiguard_protective_chain_saw_pants.html

 

[Boomslang]

Speaking of saw pants.
I ordered these today. $114 CDN. They are 47% off right now. I have to try them at this price.
Probably be hot as heck. But winter comes every year.

http://www.securitelandry.com/en/equipment/hiiguard_protective_chain_saw_pants.html

I just sold my pair of these after using them as winter pants under my bibs. I found them very comfortable and stretchy. The lycra on the back was actually quite thin so they might not be too bad in the summer. They are very slimming though, so be prepared to be oogled by the ladies.

 

[Oroboros]

Uh oh! Thick thighs here. This could get interesting!

 

[Boomslang]

I have thick thighs too, at least I think I do, and the pants were fine. It's more the lower legs.

 

[TimBr]

I just sold my pair of these after using them as winter pants under my bibs. I found them very comfortable and stretchy. The lycra on the back was actually quite thin so they might not be too bad in the summer. They are very slimming though, so be prepared to be oogled by the ladies.

I knew this job was dangerous when I took it.

 

[Oroboros]

I just sold my pair of these after using them as winter pants under my bibs. I found them very comfortable and stretchy. The lycra on the back was actually quite thin so they might not be too bad in the summer. They are very slimming though, so be prepared to be oogled by the ladies.

I'm curious as to why you sold those pants B.
Was it just the fit or other reasons?

 

[Boomslang]

I'm curious as to why you sold those pants B.
Was it just the fit or other reasons?

They were too short. I even ordered the longer inseam and they still just barely covered my ankles. Was OK in winter when I was wearing the bibs over top, but with the warm weather here they looked like floodpants on me.

 

[Oroboros]

Good to know. Thanks.
The pants arrived today. They seem well made. I like the stretchy knees.
They fit me fine. My legs are short.

 

[123Craig]

Hi Oroboros - Did you find the waist fitting to be accurate?

Thanks

 

[Oroboros]

Hi Oroboros - Did you find the waist fitting to be accurate?

Thanks

Yes. I'm a 34 and the mediums fit fine. The whole back is stretchy Lycra like material. Form fitting as Boolslang said.

 

[vtboarder]

reviving an old thread...

New here and to chainsaws in general, please be gentle.

So in looking for protective pants or chaps, is it correct that the euroland Class 1 > BNQ 1923-450-1 > ASTM F1897-14? If so, is there a reason (other than perhaps price) not to go with a class 1 rating? Why is there such a range?

Somewhat off topic - I'm not a tall guy and I see so many of these are 36" or greater lengths. What's a shorter guy to do?

 

[joezilla11]

Chaps are measured from ur waist to your foot, not ur typical pants inseam

 

[southsoundtree]

Any saw will cut thru pants or chaps if you hold onto the throttle, the idea is that no one would be throttling up as they cut into their legs.

I've cut through two layers of chaps and into the log a good bit with an MS440, trying really hard. It was forever ago, well, 12+ years.

PPE is your last line of defense.

 

[TimBr]

reviving an old thread...

New here and to chainsaws in general, please be gentle.

So in looking for protective pants or chaps, is it correct that the euroland Class 1 > BNQ 1923-450-1 > ASTM F1897-14? If so, is there a reason (other than perhaps price) not to go with a class 1 rating? Why is there such a range?

Somewhat off topic - I'm not a tall guy and I see so many of these are 36" or greater lengths. What's a shorter guy to do?

Hey, vtboarder! Welcome to the TreeBuzz forum! I think you are going to like it here!

Having said all of that, I'm going to be really, really gentle on you, because I don't know the first thing about the chainsaw chap standards you appear to be trying to reference and ask questions about. Ha! So your questions just might cause me to learn something new.

Nice revival of an old thread. It keeps this forum chugging along.

Tim

 

[ghostice]

Saw these today - maybe it will help someone pondering the purchase of certified chainsaw leg gear and trying to sort out Type A/ Type C and Class 0 to 3 (EU standards):

https://arbtalk.co.uk/blogs/entry/68-guide-to-classifications-of-chainsaw-protective-wear/
and
http://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/chainppe.htm

Maybe it would be useful to make a compendium of all the chainsaw pants and their approvals somewhere?

And for whatever it's worth, my 2nd Gen Clogger Zero's came from NZ (to Canada direct) with the attached cert. sticker:



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