Chainsaw Scabbard for Bucket Truck and Aerial Lifts

A chainsaw scabbard for bucket truck work hangs on the bucket lip and holds your saw bar-down, so it is ready when you need it and out of the way when you do not. It keeps the saw off the bucket floor, away from your legs, and out of the controls.

Why a scabbard belongs on every bucket

A bucket is a small space. Two people, a saw, a pole saw, a hand saw and maybe a rope all share it. A running or recently stopped chainsaw lying on the floor is a cut risk to your legs and can bump into the controls. A bucket truck chainsaw scabbard solves that. The saw hangs outside the working space, bar down, and you can grab it with one hand.

It also protects the saw. Saws knocking around on the bucket floor get chains dulled and covers cracked. In the scabbard, the chain is shielded and the saw is not rattling around while you move the boom.

On the ground, the same scabbard keeps the saw secure on the truck between bucket setups, and it means the saw always lives in the same place, which helps every crew member find it without looking.

It also gives your hands back. With the saw hung outside the bucket, you have both hands for positioning the boom, handling a pole saw or tying off a piece for a controlled lower.

Fit and mounting

Check that the scabbard fits the lip of your bucket and the saw you run. Most work with top-handle saws and compact rear-handle saws, but bar length and powerhead size vary, so compare the listing with your saw. Mount it on the side away from the controls and where it will not catch on limbs as you boom through the canopy.

Some crews run two: one for the top-handle and one for a pole saw or hand saw. Keep the chainsaw holder for the bucket truck clear of hydraulic lines and the platform gate.

If you run a two-man bucket, agree on which side the saw lives on so both operators know where it is and nobody reaches across the controls for it.

A bucket truck chainsaw scabbard with drain openings stays lighter and cleaner, since rain and sawdust fall through rather than collecting around the bar.

Safe habits aloft

Always engage the chain brake before putting the saw in the scabbard, and never put a running saw away. In the bucket, follow ANSI Z133 and your employer's procedures, wear your fall protection attached to the designated anchor, and keep a safe distance from energized lines unless you are a qualified line-clearance arborist.

Clean the scabbard out regularly so sawdust and sap do not pack in. See related gear in bucket truck accessories and chainsaw cases.

Check the scabbard for cracks, worn hooks and loose hardware during your daily truck inspection. A scabbard that pops off the bucket lip drops a saw on whoever is below, so replace it as soon as it no longer seats firmly. Keep the work zone below the bucket clear of ground workers whenever you are cutting or handling the saw aloft.