HELP! Skull Bucket hard hat

[Sloughfoot]

Does anybody make suspensions that will fit the old Mac ts?

Got one for mine at this place few years back.

McDonald's 6-Point Liner Suspension Hard Hats | Westcoast Saw

Explore our tan and black 6-point safety liners for McDonald's hard hats. Fully adjustable for a secure fit, designed with care for lasting comfort and durability.

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[greystone mountain man]

Got one for mine at this place few years back.

McDonald's 6-Point Liner Suspension Hard Hats | Westcoast Saw

Explore our tan and black 6-point safety liners for McDonald's hard hats. Fully adjustable for a secure fit, designed with care for lasting comfort and durability.

westcoastsaw.com

I will check that out tonight.i'd like to wear dad's old helmets again.

 

[Hinerman]

I will check that out tonight.i'd like to wear dad's old helmets again.

Try Madsens, when I called they asked me 4-pt or 6-pt. I bet they have them too.

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[Woodslasher]

Try Madsens, when I called they asked me 4-pt or 6-pt. I bet they have them too.

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Be forewarned, there's two mounting styles. One is the type WCS makes and is the old style, to the best of my knowledge WCS is the only one making that suspension. The other one is a newer, conventional webbing and you can buy generic helmet webbing that'll fit for $10. MSA 454231 is the webbing p/n I ordered for my new tin bucket, $17.99 from ebay.

 

[Catbuster]

The Skull Bucket hats use the same 4-point Suspension the MSA Skullgard does. Any place like White Cap or most construction suppliers will have them in stock. You can get ratcheting or pin-lock.

Maybe it will work out for you. Why an aluminum hard hat though? I'm forced to wear a plastic hard hat because I work around energized electrical equipment.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, and probably piss off the loggers-The plastic ones work better.

You can beat the dent out of an aluminum hat. That dent has already had the material push past its yield strength. It will not take the next.

A plastic hat may crack when it gets hit, but at least it’s permanently out of service. It also won’t dent it and hit your skull.

Does anybody make suspensions that will fit the old Mac ts?

Westcoast Saw.

 

[PissRev]

The Skull Bucket hats use the same 4-point Suspension the MSA Skullgard does. Any place like White Cap or most construction suppliers will have them in stock. You can get ratcheting or pin-lock.



I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, and probably piss off the loggers-The plastic ones work better.

You can beat the dent out of an aluminum hat. That dent has already had the material push past its yield strength. It will not take the next.

A plastic hat may crack when it gets hit, but at least it’s permanently out of service. It also won’t dent it and hit your skull.



Westcoast Saw.

I get issued a new hard hat every 5 years and a new suspension every year. It doesn't cost me anything and it's required by my employer.

 

[Hinerman]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, and probably piss off the loggers-The plastic ones work better.

They work better how? Are you saying the same force applied to the plastic hat will protect you more than the same force applied to an aluminum hat?

 

[redneckhillbilly]

loggers I know wear aluminum, they all say that if something happens to them they would rather their family get a flattened out hunk of metal, than a handful of plastic.

 

[Catbuster]

They work better how? Are you saying the same force applied to the plastic hat will protect you more than the same force applied to an aluminum hat?

Plastic lids have some bounce in the shell, it’s a property of all of the plastics used to make hard hats, except maybe the phenolic/fiber in the MSA Skullgard. It redirects whatever hits your lid. If something heavy enough hits it, the shell will crack, and still redirect whatever hit it. Now, if something heavy and pointy hits, it’ll crack and spear you. But chances are the weight of whatever cracks that plastic lid and is heavy enough to not be redirected and spear you is heavy enough to break your neck.

Aluminum just dents. If something heavy enough hits it, it dents into your head. Something heavier and pointy will pierce straight through the lid. A lot of guys knock the dents out. Those spots will not take another hit, because the material is not as strong.

As somebody who’s taken a 25 ton WLL Crosby shackle to the head from a long ways up, my plastic lid did its job in a way I very highly doubt a Mac T or Skull Bucket would-it dented a job box. I’m pretty sure it would have dented all the way to my skull and I would not be able to type this out.

If price was an issue, saying as most plastic lids are less expensive than an Aluminum one, people would not buy the MSA Skullgard, which I think is up in the $125-175 range depending on what you buy and where from.

So, in a succinct manner, yes, they do work better at protecting your head. They don’t look as cool, and they don’t have as long a service life. But, I’m more interested in going home than looking cool.

 

[Hinerman]

As somebody who’s taken a 25 ton WLL Crosby shackle to the head from a long ways up, my plastic lid did its job in a way I very highly doubt a Mac T or Skull Bucket would-it dented a job box. I’m pretty sure it would have dented all the way to my skull and I would not be able to type this out.

Thank you for the response. What exactly were you wearing? Anything special, or just an ordinary plastic hard hat?

 

[Catbuster]

Thank you for the response. What exactly were you wearing? Anything special, or just an ordinary plastic hard hat?

I was wearing a Bullard S71. About as basic as they come. Bullard calls them “The Standard.” They can be had for $20.

Hardly my favorite, but not anywhere close to the least favorite one I’ve had either. It was plenty comfortable and fairly compact. For a couple more bucks you can get a C33 (really comfortable) or an MSA V-Gard.