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.
