Chainsaw chaps.

[ruffdog]

Please note: Chaps wont save you against electric saws.

 

[newbury]

Please note: Chaps wont save you against electric saws.

The only electric saw I use is the B&D 40V and that stops immediately when I release the switch. The only justification I've been able to find for the "rule" that chaps won't protect from electric chain saws is:

electric chainsaws have continuous high torque, and gas chainsaws are low torque

but that torque stops immediately.

 

[Egon]

For some reason I got the impression the poster was referring to a saw with a blade rather than chain.

 

[N80]

For some reason I got the impression the poster was referring to a saw with a blade rather than chain.

I may have used the word blade but I meant chain. Regular Stihl 025, same as 250.

 

[newbury]

For some reason I got the impression the poster was referring to a saw with a blade rather than chain.

Perhaps, but frequently I've seen the statement "Chaps wont save you against electric chainsaws"

Here's a vid:

They seem to protect.

 

[PhysAssist]

My accident was kick down (or over, to be precise). I have felt kick back and kick down before. What scares me (now) about what happened to me is that I did not feel it or see it. I still can't tell you exactly what happened but there was no opportunity to sense it in any way until it hit me. And again, the impact was hard. It felt like someone hit me with a stick. I did not feel the cut at all.

That's why no one should rationalize that they can anticipate it or control it. You cannot control what you cannot see or feel happening.

I would also agree that while a small chainsaw might not be as capable of as severe an injury as a large chainsaw, the blade of a smaller saw, especially a powerful one, can be harder to control. Think pistol vs rifle. We are also more prone to use small saws in tight/close situations which increases risk.

This guy has a pretty good take on that and on general chainsaw safety- I sometimes let his videos run in the background while I'm doing "paperwork" [quotes used because it's all done on a computer now], and occasionally I learn something new.

How To Be A Chainsaw Hero - YouTube

This has more safety too.
Chainsaw Tips for Rebels - YouTube