Brush Cutting Armor and Clothing

[Harv]

RobertN -

I think when you put on those safety chaps, you're still supposed to wear pants underneath. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[BobT]

Glenn,

Yep, them 'er Carhartt's. You ain't really a farmer 'til you own some Carhartt's.

But you might want to consider the other styles they offer. The classic Carhartt was/is the "brown" which is all they made until a few years ago when they started doing "fashion" farm wear.

For the kind of work you are doing, I think you might want the coverall, which has long sleeves. They make both insulated and uninsulated, for different seasons.

If there is a farm store any where near you, go there, because they will have more selection, and you can try them on. When you first get thejm, they are stiff, almost like cardboard. You may want to wash them a few times. After a bit, they conform to the shape of your body and are real comfotable.

Here's what the Carhartt line is:

Carhartt Work Pants
Carhartt Washed Denim
Carhartt Work Pants
Carhartt Washed Denim Logger-Double Knee Pants

Carhartt Coats & Jackets
Carhartt Arctic Traditional Coat
Carhartt Denim Jean Jacket
Carhartt Sandstone Duck

Arctic Traditional Coat
Carhartt Duck Santa Fe Jacket
Carhartt Duck Active Jacket

Carhartt Sandstone Duck
Santa Fe Jacket
Carhartt Extreme Arctic Coat

Carhartt Coveralls & Overalls
Carhartt Quilt Lined
Carhartt Duck Coverall
Carhartt Quilt Lined Zip Front
Carhartt Duck Bib Overall

Carhartt Accessories
Carhartt Acrylic Watch Cap

BobT.

A Indiana Boy

 

[BobT]

Glenn,

Nice topic and good thread action. But 31 posts a record? Naw. I think there's been a few over 100! Muhammad keeps track of this kind of stat.

Just remember, it ain't over yet! Could keep running for months and years.

BobT.

A Indiana Boy

 

[BobT]

Glenn,

Here's a style you might want to consider, the quilt-lined duck coverall, in classic "Carhartt brown":

http://www.zemskys.com/carhartt/carhartt-coveralls.htm

BobT.

A Indiana Boy

 

[glennmac]

BobT,

Thanks for the sartorial info. Also the poetry. Here are the coveralls, I think, at a much better price:

Click Here

Widest appeal, again.

Glenn

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Muhammad on 10/29/00 06:48 PM.</FONT></P>

 

[gordon]

Bill, great post about the chaps, mine are Kevlar and my Ranger boots are Kevlar and steel toed. I never used to wear chaps because it was not cool and as you said geeky. Well guess what, I got bit, lucky it was only a few stiches. I had alot of hours under my belt with a saw before that happened and had the reckless attitude that it won't happen to me. Needless to say now I don't cut without them. Live and learn. Amazing how many things we take for granted and then we get a wake up call.

A chainsaw is the most dangerous tool that there is hands down and if you don't respect it----It will reach out and bite you quicker and faster than you could ever believe.

A pair of chaps cost much less than a visit to the hospital. Let alone the hassle of sitting in there all day. Just thinking about that should be enough

Gordon

 

[glennmac]

Third day hogging. It was snow flurrying all the time. Jeesh, it was 70 degrees two days ago. It was pretty when it left just a slight white dusting on the flora ... which I then annihilated to smithereens.

The backing up technique inevitably leads to a dented brush cutter. Also, sometimes I can't bend things over far enough, even when I raise up the cutter. In those instances, when I am sure the forward way is safe, I still prefer to drive right into the tangle and bend everything under the tractor (although my cutter may be up on the first pass). My evolving rule of thumb is that if I can drive over it, my Woods medium duty cutter can cut it.

I was thinking that I almost bought a light duty cutter with no slip clutch. What a joke that would have been! Dealer was right, again. I'm sure a 12 gauge deck would have been all dented by now and I would have gone through a lot of pins. The BX was certainly not a good choice for the kind of hogging I'm doing. I could actually use a much heavier tractor than my 2910, and a swivel seat. (I know what you're thinking, JimBinMI.)

The helmet saved my head and face from dozens of whacks again today. The hearing protectors also kept my ears warm, as Gordon said.

The snagging brush kept moving my loader joystick while I backed up. (Too lazy to keep flipping down the plate.) Then there was the big almost-disaster. Went over a hillock and started to tip. Looked at the tiltmeter that is mounted on my FEL stanchion right where the 1" diameter removal pin is. The removal pin was just about to fall out of its mounting hole. The brush had obviously ripped off the hairpin clip that holds in the removal pin in place. I watched as the FEL removal pin fell out on the ground because of the tractor's tip angle. I was just about to use my loader. If one side of the loader had come off its mount, I'm sure I would have torqued and twisted the FEL and damaged it seriously. Hence, the location of the tiltmeter fortuitously caused me to avert an imminent disaster.

Removed the hearing protectors as I was driving back to the house and was astounded by how very loud the tractor noise sounded. It is surprising the volume of noise one can get used to. I'm going to wear hearing protectors from now on. I've have had tinnitus (constant ringing in the ears; something I wouldn't wish on anyone) for 8 years now, and I don't want to make it worse.

The tractor is filthy and looks like it has been to war-- vegetation and debris in every crevice, buckled operator deck, hole in the (cheap) plastic side grill, dented cutter -- and only 44 hours old.

I love it.

Glenn

 

[Bird]

Glenn, with the tinnitus, I don't know how good your hearing is otherwise, but I've had tinnitus for nearly 20 years; went to the doctor the first time about it 19 years ago, then started wearing hearing aids nearly 8 years ago. They not only let me hear better, but they also help the tinnitus.

Bird

 

[BobT]

Glenn,

Them are Carhartt's, but their not BROWN ones.

BobT.

A Indiana Boy

 

[glennmac]

Bird, although tinnitus is often a precursor of hearing loss, so far I am OK. (Fingers crossed.) My father got serious hearing loss in his 70's. I figure there's not much I can do except take preventive measures against things like loud noise.

The doctor's dont know what caused my tinnitus, but I always have felt it was the fire alarms in my house. They were wired in every room when we bought it and sometimes they go off when the stove smokes. They are really loud. My problem began the day after the first false alarm. Some people wear white noise generators in their ears to mask the tinnitus.