SAFETY TOE BOOTS OR NOT.

[ruffdog]

My son wears Keen steel toe boots, and loves the big toe box area compared to most others.

^^ Yes, not all steel toe cups are shaped the same. I have had STB's that are nice and comfy, others may be tight on the side/top and I hate wearing them. Try different make boots and get something that feels great.

 

[lman]

I wear steel toe insulated work boots all the time 24/7 ...

I bet your wife loves them in bed.

 

[Wagtail]

I bet your wife loves them in bed.

Traction.

 

[mikester]

I try to wear my steel toe shoes or boots, especially when changing implements on the loader or 3ph. Always when running the mower.

On my old tractor I had a lot of slop on the loader pins. When I reached over to unlatch the SSQA the boom dropped unexpectedly on my rubber booted foot - no steel toes. Pinched my foot good and I had a hard time getting the boot out from under it. I was lucky my foot wasnt completely under the boom knuckle.

Its easy to get your foot under something when reaching for the far lever on the SSQA.

Consider getting boots with metatarsal protection if you risk dropping heavy stuff. Regular steel toes boots dont work very well if something falls on the top of your laces.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^
An old timer near here was wearing his steel toes while cutting firewood one day... and ran the saw right across his foot above the protective toe. He never fully recovered from the injury, which most likely contributed to his death a while later.

 

[AWSubie]

Cowboy boots with a Kevlar layer for protection from snake bites.

 

[John Skull]

Thorogood safety toe boots 6", leather gloves, ear and eye protection, long work pants, cell for 911, sidearm, filthy Yeti hat. ATGATT

 

[shaeff]

I feel naked without some sort of safety toe boot on. I wear them when operating the zero-turn, tractor, weed whacking, working on vehicles, etc... I have to wear them at work every day anyway so now I feel quite naked without them. Any time I put regular shoes on I feel vulnerable.

 

[Rebeldad1]

Also look for a steel insole. Maybe more important if just for tractor use. You never know what you are steeping on in a field.

 

[ruffdog]

Also look for a steel insole. Maybe more important if just for tractor use. You never know what you are steeping on in a field.

Yes, that sure saves my arch when using a shovel or lots of ladder work.