Husqvarna 592752602 Chainsaw Helmet with Metal Mesh Face Shield, Adjustable Ear Muffs for Hearing Protection, and Sun Peak, HDPE Forestry Helmet Shell, Orange

I recently purchased the Husqvarna 592752602 Chainsaw Helmet, and I have to say, it’s an excellent piece of gear for anyone working with chainsaws. The adjustable ear muffs provide great hearing protection, which is essential when working in noisy environments. The metal mesh face shield is sturdy and provides excellent protection from debris, and I love that it’s easy to flip up when you need a quick break.

This review is for the Husqvarna 592752602 Forest Helmet, Orange. Delivered today and immediately opened box to discover what I got. Yes the instructions aren't very good, in fact, horrilbe...I used the pictures which are confusing also. The helmet is much easier to put together than it appears from the instructions...took me a little figuring and 10 minutes later I had what I wanted. A very decent quality product that WILL protect you. I cut firewood up that is mostly on the ground but have cut down my share of trees up to 30" and more.The thickness is good and will protect you quite well from branches while bucking limbs...widow makers...small ones maybe ok...larger ones, lets be honest, a 200 dollar helmet will provide little protection from those...that's why they call them widow makers. The face screen is decent. It's nylon and metal mesh. Seems very capable of handling large chips. Flips' up out of the way very easily and keeps chips and sawdust from coming down from above your eyes if adjusted properly. Ear muffs are very good sound mufflers. No rain guard in back. I didn't see that in the description anyway. I could wear this for hours without any discomfort. Whew... not more baseball cap with safety glasses and ear muffs...very uncomfortable and my earmuffs get to stay with my shooting hardware. Life is easy and safe again.What are the bad reviews about? Maybe for a different helmet...that's why I put on this review the product name and item number.Buy these unless you desire to spend more money.Now the instructions again. Snap the face screen onto the holder then snap the visor onto that. Slide the head band together on the helmet. Slide the earmuffs down on the helmet then slide the face screen assembly into the earmuff holders. Easy breezy, up and easy...Bam your done. I think I could make some money writing instructions for these guys.Please, Please, Please, if write a review for something please include the item name and number so the rest of us will know if your review is for the wrong item. It's a copy and paste thing...not rocket science.

I don't usually post my reviews this quickly, and I haven't actually used this helmet yet (with my chainsaw), but in this case I felt compelled to comment.Pros: Once you get it assembled, it's fairly comfortable. The screen doesn't rest against my face, and it can be raised an lowered as-needed. The earmuffs fit snugly, provide a good amount of sound attenuation, and likely the helmet would work well to use for target practicing, in addition to its original intention. The earmuffs snap between two positions to make the helmet easier to put on and take off, and they can also be swung up to the back or the top of the helmet to get them out of the way.Cons: I'm in my late 60s, and I have built more kits, everything from wood projects to electronics, than I could possibly remember. With the exception of a Chinese-made guitar distortion pedal kit that I bought last year, which had absolutely NO instructions as to how to assemble it, this helmet has the worst set of assembly instructions I've ever seen. I did figure it out, eventually, but some aspects of the process revealed themselves to me only after I had horsed some of the parts into position.To save you some time, before you try to mount the earmuffs--and at first I thought some parts were mission--snap them into their "outboard" positions. This will make it much easier to mate them with the slots on the sides of the helmet. At first, it may seem like you're going to break the earmuff bracket, but just take it slow and you'll figure it out. The visor was quite difficult to snap into place, and you have to look closely at it to make sure the screen bracket fits into the visor slot, and that it's perfectly centered, so that "tab A fits into slot B" (or what you might read if it had decent instructions). Another issue is that, when you're sliding (read, "forcing") the mask/visor assembly into the slots of the earmuffs, make sure the mask is in the "up" position, because otherwise it will get stuck under the molded visor on the helmet, and you won't be able to raise the mask. When the mask is lowered, it should hit the top of the molded visor on the helmet. When you fasten the plastic strap that goes around the back of your head, check the fit frequently as you "buckle" it. I think it might be difficult to slide it back apart. Just make it snug, not too tight. One other note, when you're ready to snap the earmuffs down into their inboard position, where they're snug over your ears, it's almost as if someone has boxed your ears--not too hard, but it's almost enough to make your ears pop, and a bit startling at first.As I said, I haven't used the helmet yet, but I can see how, if your work is slightly below the level of the mask, it's open enough at the bottom that debris could come up under it. I suppose that if the weather is cool enough, you could wear some sort of ascot or neck scarf to limit exposure.It's a nice helmet, but I took off one start because of the atrocious directions, which were written in about two dozen languages and for several different helmet models. If you enjoy a challenge, however, this may just be the helmet for you.

I cut a lot of wood and have used a variety of helmets (low and high cost) but the last two have been this one. Durable and almost invisible face guard, comfortable and effective ear muffs and a good fitting helmet. Just add a wrap around the forehead part of the suspension (best for me is a piece of neoprene computer cable management wrap with velcro closure) which I can take off easily and wash. Helmet parts available online.

Great lightweight helmet w hearing and face protection. Like having the metal mesh, one for easy breathing and two, it wont get all scratched up from debris hitting it. Only downside on this was the instructions to assemble the helmet. I could not figure out how to attach the visor and finally after going on YouTube to find videos, I read a comment that you have to attach the visor first to the part that goes on the helmet, then last you attach the face shield. It was super easy after that. Also you slide the side adjusters all the way in and you won’t have a gap between the helmet and face protection. Good to go!