Heavy Duty Chainsaw Pants Suspenders by Arbortec

These Arbortec chainsaw pants suspenders keep heavy protective trousers up where they belong. Chainsaw pants are heavier than regular work pants, and a belt alone often lets them sag.

Why suspenders on chainsaw pants

Cut-protective pants carry layers of fiber that add weight. Without suspenders they drift down as you walk, kneel and climb, and the protective panels can move off the front of your thighs. Heavy duty suspenders hold the waist up so the protection stays where it is designed to sit.

They also take pressure off your hips compared with cinching a belt tight. See more tree climbing pants.

Suspenders also help when you climb in chainsaw trousers. A belt can interfere with your saddle waist belt and dig in under a load, while suspenders sit on your shoulders and leave your waist clear. Heavy duty elastic handles the extra weight of protective pants without stretching out after a few weeks.

Fit and care

Adjust so the pants sit at your natural waist without pulling your shoulders. Check clips and elastic regularly and replace them when they stretch out or the clips weaken. Chainsaw pants are part of saw PPE under ANSI Z133; keep them in good condition and retire any pair that has taken a cut.

Keep the suspenders clean and away from bar oil and fuel, which break down elastic. Inspect clips before each job so a strap does not let go when you are in the middle of a cut.