<font color="blue"> ....I never wear gloves unless handling toxic materials or glass. This is my thinking...I would rather cut my finger using the chainsaw than have the glove come in contact with the bar and risk losing a whole hand. Anytime I operate machinery that requires wearing gloves close to the moving parts, I'd rather not wear them. It seems if the machinery snags the glove you will be in a world of hurt whereas if you have no glove on you can hopefully react fast enough to pull your hand away, causing minimal damage. Anyone agree?
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Hey Deerefan,
I'm just the opposite. My gloves are the first things that I reach for, when doing work. They protect my hands from getting blisters, scratches, splinters, and ususually prevents them from getting bruished & cut.
There are plenty of times, that I can't use gloves though, when using my wrenches on nuts/bolts, etc, and dealing with small items, but as a rule, I always, wear my work gloves when I can, and I can get 5 pair of work gloves @ Harbor Freight for 5 dollars.
I can't imagine fueling a diesel truck, without gloves, but each his own. If you like getting grease, cuts, bruishes, scratches, and splinters in & on your hands, I say go for it.
As for Chainsawing, I can't imagine, trying to sharpen the chain, without gloves or for doing cutting either for that matter.
Get your tractors running &
Have a nice day,
Joe