Raised on a Deere
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- Joined
- Aug 7, 2013
- Messages
- 312
- Location
- Lawrenceburg Ky
- Tractor
- Ford Dexta, Branson 6530c Yanmar Lx490 Power reverser
On another thread "I should have got a tractor years ago" one poster mentioned in addition to many other benefits mentioned that your bones and joints would thank you in years to come. I have to say amen to that. I am 76 enjoying good health but for last 10 years most of my work had been sedentary even though I still do all my own house repair, and car maintenance. Joints stiffness was just chalked up to getting older. Now after about a year of enjoying the tractor with loader that I always felt I needed but was sheepish in justifying I can say that the health benefits are amazing. Joints have loosened up, balance is better and I just plain feel better. And I am getting so much done that I could not with out the right equipment.
But I have not taken care of one important piece of business. None of the shoes I have seem to be suited for what I am doing. I will pass on steel toes but otherwise I need a good lightweight but sturdy hightop shoe that works well in rough ground, when working with brush, or in dirt and gravel around building sites. And of course getting on and off of tractor when grappling or bushhogging and the like. My son had a pair of Catepillar brand that did not fit him but did me and I wore them for two or three days and they are just too clumsy, do not work well on hilly ground. hiking boots seem to work pretty well but the ones I have do not have tops that are sturdy enough. I know it is subjective but I would like to find out if there is a type of shoe that some think are really great.
I had a pair of timberline something or other about25 years ago that I just thought were perfect. I wore them completely out (weekend warrior stuff) and for the past several years have need something to take their place. At the time I talked some friends into buying them and they also liked them. So I know that there is such a thing as a shoe that is just better than the cut of the mill.
What do like in the way of a light but strong and supportive shoe.
But I have not taken care of one important piece of business. None of the shoes I have seem to be suited for what I am doing. I will pass on steel toes but otherwise I need a good lightweight but sturdy hightop shoe that works well in rough ground, when working with brush, or in dirt and gravel around building sites. And of course getting on and off of tractor when grappling or bushhogging and the like. My son had a pair of Catepillar brand that did not fit him but did me and I wore them for two or three days and they are just too clumsy, do not work well on hilly ground. hiking boots seem to work pretty well but the ones I have do not have tops that are sturdy enough. I know it is subjective but I would like to find out if there is a type of shoe that some think are really great.
I had a pair of timberline something or other about25 years ago that I just thought were perfect. I wore them completely out (weekend warrior stuff) and for the past several years have need something to take their place. At the time I talked some friends into buying them and they also liked them. So I know that there is such a thing as a shoe that is just better than the cut of the mill.
What do like in the way of a light but strong and supportive shoe.