Retire Old Chaps?

[MasterMech]

Doesn't an electric motor put out the most hp just before it stops turning? I always thought that was the reason that chaps weren't recommended for electric saws. The more the fibers bind it, the harder it tries to move until it totally craps out or current is removed from motor.

That's kind of how it goes with any engine/motor, working at max potential just before you apply enough load to stall it.

Electrics just make gobs of torque for their size. Ever accidentally try to start a stick shift car/tractor in gear? Assuming the clutch safety switch is in-op or MIA, that little starter motor had no trouble moving the vehicle now did it? The power is constant on too, not bang, whoosh, bang, whoosh like a gas engine. Interrupt a gas engine at just the right time and all you have to do is overcome flywheel inertia to stop it. Not hard to do on our saws.

I'm sure chap fibers would eventually bind up an electric saw too. I just don't want to know how far through my leg the saw gets before it's had enough.

 

[Standingdead]

Check out Labonville chaps theyre made in U.S.A. and have testing videos right on the website. They meet the highest standards with high quality components and are lower priced than the rest.

I agree I got the labonville xtreme competition chaps. I believe 10 layers. The chaps are not too heavy, have the ankle wrap and go for about $100. I usually ask Santa for a new pair every few years and somehow (s)he don't mind getting for me

 

[Realstone]

I agree I got the labonville xtreme competition chaps. I believe 10 layers. The chaps are not too heavy, have the ankle wrap and go for about $100. I usually ask Santa for a new pair every few years and somehow (s)he don't mind getting for me

Good call on the chaps and welcome to the forum!