Gloves for a chain saw

[Jimmy]

I have to do battle with the Leylandi hedge at the back of my garden.
6 to 8 devil trees that need sorting every year.
Last year we payed £100 to get them trimmed and the rubbish removed.
So I bought an electric chain saw to do it myself.
It's and evil beast and it frightens me, it could easily lop of a hand before you could say Jack Robinson.
My gardening gloves are cloth on the back so I tried using them back to front if you see what I mean. Leather on the back, but it was uncomfortable.
So
Is the a specific chainsaw glove?
Thanks
Jimmy

[bikermike]

Yes.

Ironically they look woolly. Aiui, they are made of kevlar that jams up the chain before it cuts your fingers off.

I'd get some training before playing with it, they can be evil beasties...

[Small pumpkin]

Just google chain saw gloves. Loads come up.
I don't ware gloves when chain sawing. Can't find any to fit my tiny hands. Poorly fitting gloves would be considerably more dangerous!
Chain saw Trousers and boots, hard hat and top would be a very wise. I never touch a saw with out the kit on.
If you manage to get your hands with it you've really ****** up!

[bikermike]

This sort of thing

https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-wo...ves/cat8020002

[nickdub]

no chance of replacing the Leylandii with something more garden friendly I suppose ?

[Jimmy]

no chance of replacing the Leylandii with something more garden friendly I suppose ?

They have been there for over 30 years and whilst a pain to keep under control they do make a good screen.
I suspect they will outlive me.
Jimmy

[burnie]

Make sure you have a good circuit breaker for the saw to be plugged in to, something like this perhaps?
https://www.diy.com/departments/dial.../800774_BQ.prd

[Snoop Puss]

I agree with Sp: trousers as well as gloves at the very least. You have to be careful because they do even kick. A friend of mine is a tree surgeon. She's never had an accident but she has seen some dreadful injuries to faces and hands. Faces precisely because they can kick. You often meet farmers here who have lost the ends of fingers or had massive cuts between their thumbs and index fingers.

Training would be a good idea if you can find someone experienced to show you the ropes. Good luck.

[Jungle Jane]

Are you having to climb a ladder with it? It’s so wobbly & scarey,have a view of where you can throw it down if the worst happens,gloves make me clumsier I need bare hands for grip.

[veggiechicken]

I'd rather pay £100 and have it cut by a professional than tinker with an "evil beast that frightens me" and risk losing life and limb.

[DannyK]

Make sure you have a good circuit breaker for the saw to be plugged in to, something like this perhaps?
https://www.diy.com/departments/dial.../800774_BQ.prd

If you have a modern consumer unit that has RCDs built in you may find the plug in ones will trip the one on the consumer unit. They did with me.

The bod who did the crown of my beech had special trousers too.

Why are you using a chainsaw? Hedge trimmer ok with my leylandii hedge. It won't come back from branches thick enough to need chain saw.

[Snadger]

I use leather gloves with my petrol chainsaw..Safety wear is designed to minimise the damage, but nothing will eliminate the risk completely.
I once had a steel billet fall on my foot when I worked at a steel works. Luckily I was wearing steel capped boots but my foot was still a mess & torn and bleeding .Without the cappers I would have lost my toes though.
I can't vouch for how effective the Kevlar gloves are but I don't even think a medieval knights outfit would stop a modern chainsaw.

[Kirk]

Just started using an electric chain saw and I doubt much would stop one immaterial of what is said/claimed.

The worst aspect is the first press and starting of it. There is a lot of torque there and that is I suspect the most off putting bit. Found it best to line everything up, start the chain saw and allow a few seconds for everything to settle. Cutting is more a case of laying the saw blade on the bit to be cut and allowing gravity to take it down and through. You effectively just control it and let it do the cutting.

One thing is cut the small ends, then the closer in big bits, but leylandii do not generally have big branches, just lots of small finer ones. Take it slow and steady

The bits shread well for mulch and they burn well - guess there are oils in them.

[SarrissUK]

I agree - absolutely do not use without a helmet with a proper face guard, a jacket and trousers specifically for this purpose. If any damage happens, the protective clothing will maybe not stop all damage, but it will definitely reduce it.

Anyone using a chainsaw of without that kind of protective gear should automatically be auditions for a Darwin award.

[Snoop Puss]

Is it an electric chainsaw? I regard those as more dangerous than petrol ones. There's a cable to get in the way, forget about or get caught up in, and they might not stop quite as readily.

Me, I'm with VC on this.