Stupid stitches-Cut resistant gloves?

[Boomslang]

I'm grateful our mulberries are all of the weeping, ornamental type

 

[Matias]

Reminds me of this job

Shitty tree, but somebody's gotta deal with it.

 

[Matias]

Nice. He handled it well and great scrench toss!! I've definitely stood on top of topping cuts like that tying in to multiple stems like he did. no way I'd climb up those sprouts though!

Oh hell no, not at that stage.

 

[macrocarpa]

My local hardware store had Milwaukee gloves from cut level 1-5. I got the 5. They also had winter options.

Hopefully it’s the kind of tacky palm that grips the rope well, those coatings can really vary.

Also looks like there might be an extra layer right where my injury happened.

 

[Matias]

My local hardware store had Milwaukee gloves from cut level 1-5. I got the 5. They also had winter options.

Hopefully it’s the kind of tacky palm that grips the rope well, those coatings can really vary.

Also looks like there might be an extra layer right where my injury happened.

I hope you checked out sizes, as they run a bit large IME

 

[ATH]

Russell Tree had some stickers they were handing out last week at the conference...you want me to send you one of these @macrocarpa - I have 2.

 

[ATH]

How's the hand @macrocarpa ? Was thinking about you when I was using a pole pruning in tree today... Hope the healing is going quickly

 

[macrocarpa]

How's the hand @macrocarpa ? Was thinking about you when I was using a pole pruning in tree today... Hope the healing is going quickly

All healed up. I got lucky it was such a minor injury to learn a valuable lesson. Hopefully this post will help somebody else take a little extra precaution when using a pole saw while climbing.

Thanks for asking!

 

[southsoundtree]

Success on your hope!

I rarely use a pole saw. I was extra cautious the other day!

 

[EasternArborist]

Wow just reading through this, I ve had so many close calls, especially hanging off the side of the basket. Going to make a scabbard and be much more careful. Thanks for letting us learn from your mishap.

 

[southsoundtree]

I wonder if velcro is a good method of keeping a scabbard on the saw when stored. What other ways are easy DIY?

 

[Bart_]

If there's a protruding feature, a bungee cord loop which also serves to hang it on your saddle when cutting (?). bungee cord loop on my 200T scabbard, hooks around kickback guard/lever

 

[macrocarpa]

I wonder if velcro is a good method of keeping a scabbard on the saw when stored. What other ways are easy DIY?

Velcro seems like it could work. I was also thinking about a quick connect like in this picture Phil shared. Where the saw hit my hand was the very bottom teeth of the blade, and sometimes my pole saw scabbards don’t seem to completely cover the bottom teeth. I want to make sure it’s completely covered and secured tight.

 

[Tree Lady]

Castellari, available through Arbsession. I really like that you can swap between the saw head and the pruner. It's an anvil style pruner, but it has a 4:1 pulley system, so it makes 1"+ Oak cuts without much effort, and will definitely cut hard stuff at max diameter. I am also a big fan of the locking system for the extensions, as they are infinitely adjustable. Stiffer than fiberglass, and sooooo lightweight.

I'm curious which pole you bought.
Does the pulley system cause you to pull the cord twice to close the blade, like on a Jameson two pulley pruner? Does the pulley system get in the way of positioning the cut much?

 

[Matias]

I'm curious which pole you bought.
Does the pulley system cause you to pull the cord twice to close the blade, like on a Jameson two pulley pruner? Does the pulley system get in the way of positioning the cut much?

I bought the 6m. The pulley based MA systems are always gonna cost rope length to pull, but I don't find it to be anything un-manageable. I haven't encountered yet a cut that I couldn't make because the pulleys got in the way, but I haven't had that problem with the Jameson either. I usually can solve that by flipping it over or changing my work postion.

I should add that the poles have their limits, and when fully extended, the bottom pole is sensitive enough to side loading to be cracked by your own hands and muscle. Don't ask me how I know.