gloves?
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jim454
Participating member
- Location
- The land of Utopia
Geeze, I hope not!
treehumper
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Ridgefield, NJ
Some do. I like em cuz then my wife isn't using my hands for pedacures...
I find them to be more of a hindrance than a help and I worry that every safety manual listing them as required PPE robs the validity of more important protection like eye, and ear protection. face screens are another I believe is over the top.
Chainsaw chaps... i should only say cant hurt.
Chainsaw chaps... i should only say cant hurt.
Waldo
Participating member
- Location
- Portland, OR
Depends on the job! spraying pesticides, yes. climbing, hauling, chipping a monkey puzzle tree, yes!
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
Nah.
Wait... yes, you should have them for when you need them but it's not like a helmet or glasses. I rarely wear gloves when climbing but I like them on the ground.
Wait... yes, you should have them for when you need them but it's not like a helmet or glasses. I rarely wear gloves when climbing but I like them on the ground.
- Location
- Haddonfield, nj
I only wear gloves in the winter for warmth but I always keep a pair handy in the warmer months for locust trees and other prickly items that need pruneing and cleaning
Just watch what kind of gloves ya wear. My boss was chipping up brush for us the other day and he almost got yanked into the chipper. I forget what they call those gloves. Chalist or something of the sorts. I always make sure my guys wear gloves that wrap tight around there wrist so that the brush going into the chipper doesn't snag up there loose fitting gloves (also watch out for loose fitting clothing!)
Just watch what kind of gloves ya wear. My boss was chipping up brush for us the other day and he almost got yanked into the chipper. I forget what they call those gloves. Chalist or something of the sorts. I always make sure my guys wear gloves that wrap tight around there wrist so that the brush going into the chipper doesn't snag up there loose fitting gloves (also watch out for loose fitting clothing!)
- Location
- Phoenix Arizona
Gauntlet style gloves can be dangerous.
I admit to going against the ANSI standard on this one from time to time. I have some extra long welding gloves I like to use for the extra nasty thorns found on Ironwoods and Paloverdes, Acacias, ect. The feed wheel is usualy turned down very slow when I am doing this.
I admit to going against the ANSI standard on this one from time to time. I have some extra long welding gloves I like to use for the extra nasty thorns found on Ironwoods and Paloverdes, Acacias, ect. The feed wheel is usualy turned down very slow when I am doing this.
- Location
- Haddonfield, nj
Haha thanks Jesse, I was in the right time frame at least. Ha.my stupidity is just hilarious sometimes.
- Location
- AZ
Gloves are sweet. especially when I find both of em'.
Always wear them and insist that everyone on the ground wear them. I watched my ground guy drop a running rope because he wasn't wearing gloves and had to fix a big hole in a clients yard. I also reached out to grab a rope on one of my mistakes and lost a bunch of skin. I figure they're like any other piece of safety gear. If you never screw up you can do tree work in a thong.
Phil
Phil
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
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[...]If you never screw up you can do tree work in a thong.
Phil
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Maybe YOU can!
[...]If you never screw up you can do tree work in a thong.
Phil
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Maybe YOU can!
- Location
- Springfield MO
I'm one of these guys that use gloves to do everything but that's after searching for 15 years for the glove or combination of gloves to do what I need. I don't hitch up a trailor without my gloves on. Anyway I have white finger syndrome, aka Ranaud's disease so I must monitor my body temperature year round. One of the reasons I always wear gloves. Leather gloves used to be my choice. Especially leather drivers, maybe goatskin but they're expensive and mimic human skin so closely that even in the summer I can go into a flare up. We as climbers need dexterety, traction and I feel glove wearers need to always wear something VERY close to the wrist and NEVER compromise this. Gauntlet style gloves are generally thicker and therefore offer good protection but I won't soon forget the look on that one guys face when BOTH hands were hooked negative...I reversed him out of the infeed chute and he was very grateful. They've been long discredited
- Location
- Springfield MO
About 6 years ago I discovered Ironclad gloves. First and only gloves voted tool of the year. You can now order them factory direct. They mostly use synthetic materials and make them for LOTS of applications. I settled on the boxhandler for their dexterety and tackiness. Under heavy production I get about 3 1/2 weeks out of them but I've had them last up to 6 weeks in production. I wear an XL but they make a XXL also and in the winter I slip a thin synthetic liner in, hand warmers between the layers and as long as I stay active...I can go all day. They also make a waterproof glove and it is the only glove I've found that is as advertized. It doesn't offer the dexterity I need for climbing but I drag brush in them and my hands stay dry.
