Larry Caldwell
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I like your rear view mirror and implement light setup. The ROPS bar on my tractor is behind the seat, so that's where I mounted the implement light, but I really need to find somewhere to put mirrors.
My Working Gloves Suck !
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BleedingOrange
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Sorry if I missed it, but where did you buy those Kevlar gloves ? and how much were they ?
BleedingOrange
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Thanks, I was hoping it was TSC, as we have one of those locally.
mikehaugen
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I've seen them at Menards if you have those around.
Just finished the last metal post for awhile. All told it looks like the rubberized kevlar gloves lasted ~500 posts as I went through 3 pairs to do 1500 metal posts. Very happy with that result.
Now I'm finding the driver gloves from TSC are getting more cheaply made then ever before. Within 1 hour of stringing high tensile 12.5 gauge wire they have worn a hole in the palm. It was the same for my spouse. The $35 for 2 pair we paid are now going back for a refund. I'm tired of these so called heavy duty gloves being anything but light duty at best. Came across a couple of nice articles on leather types and the tanning process. It became clear to me that all of the big box cheap gloves are being made with short cuts in leather quality and tanning which allows for them to be made cheaply which translates to profit margin. Just bit the bullet and bought both my spouse and myself heavy duty elkskin Geier 448s made here in the USA. My expectation is that these will measure up to the reviews online as we still have over 35 rolls of 4000ft wire to string on the vineyard trellis. I will report back to this thread on how the Geier 448s perform.
Now I'm finding the driver gloves from TSC are getting more cheaply made then ever before. Within 1 hour of stringing high tensile 12.5 gauge wire they have worn a hole in the palm. It was the same for my spouse. The $35 for 2 pair we paid are now going back for a refund. I'm tired of these so called heavy duty gloves being anything but light duty at best. Came across a couple of nice articles on leather types and the tanning process. It became clear to me that all of the big box cheap gloves are being made with short cuts in leather quality and tanning which allows for them to be made cheaply which translates to profit margin. Just bit the bullet and bought both my spouse and myself heavy duty elkskin Geier 448s made here in the USA. My expectation is that these will measure up to the reviews online as we still have over 35 rolls of 4000ft wire to string on the vineyard trellis. I will report back to this thread on how the Geier 448s perform.
IXLR8
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Did you pick them up locally or online? Please let us know how they work out for you. I don't go thru gloves as fast as you do... but I am tired of spending good money on junk gloves that hardly last a month. I am about ready to just buy some good leather and make my own.
oosik
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I have one pair of Geier elkskin 421's that are my primary glove for riding motorcycle. Geier Glove Co - located in Centralia, WA, makes these gloves for Aerostich. They are not a cheap glove - either in cost or construction. My pair is just getting really comfortable and I've had/used them five years now. Riding motorcycles, in NO way, puts the abuse, hopefully, on a glove that ranching does. I still know of no glove that can withstand barbed wire fencing, T-post pounding nor general ranching and last even one year. However - a good glove will protect your hands from some pretty serious situations and in the final analysis the cost of a pair of gloves will be a minor concern.
Update on Geier 448s. Both my spouse and I have a pair. At the outset I'll say these are the most comfortable gloves I've tried and the stitching is rock solid. We had high hopes for these gloves for all around farm work including stringing high tensile wire on a vineyard trellis. My spouse got her pair first and we were stringing wire at the time. Stringing wire is with one of us driving the tractor with a spinning jenny in a dump trailer that is spooling out wire and the other following behind and keeping the wire tight and snapping it into trellis posts. After 2 days of this my spouse's right hand Geier glove burned a line hole from the wire abrasion.....very disappointed. After that I decided not to use mine for stringing line. When mine arrived I used it for all around use which is grabbing briars, wood logs, and stones. I found the stones wore a hole into my right hand thumb relatively quickly. Overall the gloves are comfortable and work well with plant material(briars, wood) but do not last with pulling metal wire and moving rocks. That being said Geiers do last longer than the cheapies but at their price buying multiple cheapie gloves is better for some jobs. So at this point I'm going to see about repairing the Geiers and possibly a modification of the palm with another abrasion resistant material. Cost of repair will determine if I go through with it.
So at this point my gloves are many depending on the job and time of year. For warm weather and working in the soil with plants my breathable Mudd gloves are perfect. They also act as a liner for other gloves if so needed. For pounding in metal posts the latex dipped Kevlar gloves work best and last through about 300-400 posts. For general chores I'm leaning towards a disposable leather glove and wrap duct tape in some areas(palm & couple of fingers) when stringing wire....yes I still have some more to do. For winter I have a thermal liner(Outdoor Research) and a leather kevlar outer glove(Cabelas) that works well.
So at this point my gloves are many depending on the job and time of year. For warm weather and working in the soil with plants my breathable Mudd gloves are perfect. They also act as a liner for other gloves if so needed. For pounding in metal posts the latex dipped Kevlar gloves work best and last through about 300-400 posts. For general chores I'm leaning towards a disposable leather glove and wrap duct tape in some areas(palm & couple of fingers) when stringing wire....yes I still have some more to do. For winter I have a thermal liner(Outdoor Research) and a leather kevlar outer glove(Cabelas) that works well.
MMagis
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I think you're expecting too much from a pair of gloves. I rarely wear gloves for work, but when I do I buy cheap leather and consider them disposable. Building new barbed wire fence is the only thing that will wear a pair out in a few days. Other than that, they last for quite a while. I think there may be things you can change what will help reduce wear. For example, I'm baffled why someone is walking behind the tractor, running a single strand of HT wire through their hands? That shouldn't be necessary if the spinning jenny is set/working properly. HT wire is usually dispensed 4-10 wires at a time, it's one of the biggest (only) advantages of smooth HT.
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davesl708
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I have a pair of Gore-Tex leather gloves that I clean with leather cleaner but the other dozen pair are on their own.
I do expect a lot out of gloves as the manufacturers make claims like heavy duty and used for wire and fencing materials. The reason for the handling of wire is that at every 20 ft the wire has to be placed into notches on metal posts with tension retained over a length of 750 ft. The notching and roll of the land precludes tensioning at the end of the run.
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I'm late to this thread but I'd put in a vote for "Wells Lamont" leather work gloves for all around work.
They are inexpensive, now about $6/pair in packs of 3 at Costco and Sams and take a lickin and keep on tickin.
Plus they come in an XL size which actually almost fit my hands (still kind of tight). And they suck up engine oil and grease very well.
I've only had two pair wear out at the tips.
They are inexpensive, now about $6/pair in packs of 3 at Costco and Sams and take a lickin and keep on tickin.
Plus they come in an XL size which actually almost fit my hands (still kind of tight). And they suck up engine oil and grease very well.
I've only had two pair wear out at the tips.
For what ever reason, I wear out gloves fairly quickly. One pair that has held up fairly well is a leather Carhartt with some sort of felt liner. The lining came unstitched fairly quick, leaving me with just the leather itself. But it's thick leather and surprisingly soft and easy to wear.
Beltzington
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The dozen for $10 cloth and rubber gloves provide good dexterity an protection for most work. The heavy rubber and cotton gloves work great for concrete and gutter work and cost $3/pair at box stores. However I want to be buried with a well worn pair of leather gloves, they tell a story. However, having spent $5 - $30 dollars a pair I have yet to find a brand I can recommend, my current pair have lasted better than any and **** if I can remember the brand or where I bought them.
