My Working Gloves Suck !

[Professor Marvel]

I don't think 1 glove is best for all applications. My company gives us Ansell active armr gloves that have Kevlar in them. I work in the hvac industry and these gloves are great around hvac equipment and ductwork. Very agile, in fact I can work laptop with them. I do not use these around my tractor implements though because I think heavier gloves are more appropriate. I guess I should try them first before I determine that they are too thin to be useful around my tractor.

 

[two_bit_score]

You want a tough glove , use what the Butchers use , cannot cut them with a sharp knife
Do not know what brands are available in the USA but go ask a butcher
Regards

I always though oyster shucker gloves might be good sometimes.

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[two_bit_score]

I bought a pair of those "cut proof" gloves for cleaning fish and they are cut proof but do nothing for sharp points like points of knifes, thorns or barbed wire. They are basically loosely woven Kevlar string that has a wound with SS covering. Knife will not cut it no matter how many slices you take at it. It wouldn't be of any use in everyday wear though.

Thought about wearing a pair of brown jersey gloves over the oyster shucker gloves?

 

[two_bit_score]

These are not perfect but they are good gloves.

Men's Duluth Trading Utility Work Gloves - Duluth Trading

 

[Haoleguy]

I appreciate all the replies thus far. Based on the responses I have on order for delivery tomorrow are a pair of the inexpensive rubberized kevlar gloves and a padded Lamont cowhide front and fabric backs. For the metal posts I'm pounding at the moment I find that the stitched seems are the problem and holding the post while being pounded slides the metal down the glove. If the kevlar gloves don't work out as planned I can use them for shucking oysters.

 

[boggen]

something like this. but not the cheap 1.99 harbor freight pair. the rubber gets hard...

http://static.coleparmer.com/large_images/86411_18.jpg

the picture ya showed is something like i normally use, or rather the cheapest i can possible find. (normally end of winter when gloves on sale i stock up for the year to come)

it is easier to just toss the gloves that have holes in fingers / palm of hand. and then toss gloves that don't by end of day or couple days on top, so i can rumbage through them for a left/right hand, come next use.

for me, i need finger tip usage, non insulated, and something that fits tight on my hand. so i am not constantly taking them on/off as needed to work on something. along with keeping my hands from being soaked in sweet. i don't need gloves that go up my arm, just barely past my wrist and fit snug on my wrist as well. so i don't have to tuck and pull on long sleeves to keep crud from getting into the gloves.

 

[Pilot]

Probably not helpful to the OP, but for most folks the Harbor Freight leather work gloves are a great deal for the $$. I used to have "Forest Worker Gloves" (that's how GSA listed them) that I got at work and the HF gloves outlast them 2 to one. Listed at $8.99 a pair they are often on sale; I picked up a pair last week for $5.99, a good deal for long lasting leather gloves. They used to have "Roping Gloves" which really lasted; the present gloves are almost as good.

 

[farmer2009]

When using leather palm gloves I have found that if you buy extra pairs and let them age they last longer. It makes them a little stiff at first but soon loosen back up.

 

[Gary Fowler]

These are not perfect but they are good gloves.

Men's Duluth Trading Utility Work Gloves - Duluth Trading

They should be for the price. I wont pay $25+ for a pair of gloves unless it is for welding. Then the high dollar is worth the price to keep the fire off and have some dexterity when welding. For general purpose work, Mechanix gloves work fine and last a long time. For the OP, I an not visualizing why you need to hold the post while driving it. Get a T-post driver and you wont have to hold on to it, the driver will hold it steady while you pound it into the ground and the smooth handles of the driver wont wear out your gloves as fast.

 

[two_bit_score]

For the OP, I an not visualizing why you need to hold the post while driving it. Get a T-post driver and you wont have to hold on to it, the driver will hold it steady while you pound it into the ground and the smooth handles of the driver wont wear out your gloves as fast.

Good point.