Cold hands idea..

[bigtiller]

I have to admit that I finally enjoy clearing snow in my heated cab wearing my jammies. I finally decided I don't like being cold, wet, and eating snow enough to save a little money on a cab.

There is a negative to a heated cab. When I break a shear bolt I have to put my coat, hat and gloves on to stand in the snow and cold and fix it.

If I break a shear bolt, I drive back into the 45 degree garage, turn the furnace up to about 60 and replace the bolt.

Besides, that's where the brandy is. One ounce is required for every broken shear bolt.

 

[zzvyb6]

Try not to laugh, but seriously, put an ice cube on the inside of your wrists and avoid tight wrist bands on your coats. The cold temperature receptors there will open arterial flow and warm your hands. If you keep warmth at your wrists, fingers get cold because the receptors tell your hands are OK. That's why hot water is bad for your finger temps. It's the wrong feedback.

 

[Doofy]

I have several different pairs of gloves. For summer - heavy duty thick leather. - I do a whole lot of work with barbed wire in the summer. For winter - from thin leather fingered gloves to thermally insulated mittens. All depends upon what I plan on doing outside.

There is one feature that I wish I had on my tractor. Heated steering wheel. It's a feature that I truly appreciate on the Taco Wagon. I can wear thin leather gloves or no gloves and my hands will remain warm.

If I'm going to plow snow - it means I will be out on the tractor for three and a half to four hours. I will be wearing the thermally insulated mittens. I do not like cold hands. I've had more than my share of cold hands - riding snow mobiles while we lived in Alaska.

oosik, Sleds today come with hand warmers, thumb warmers, butt warmers and a power port to plug in your helmets face shield to keep it thawed and fog free.

 

[JohnDeereJoey]

oosik, Sleds today come with hand warmers, thumb warmers, butt warmers and a power port to plug in your helmets face shield to keep it thawed and fog free.

Yep, and I can STILL instantaneously fog my eyeglasses and face shield!