Leather Work Gloves

[John T]

Are you MSHA?

I wondered the same thing... MSHA or OSHA

but after reading some of Skeets posts I think maybe neither....

BTW, you can get Kevlar gloves just about anywhere....

 

[lugbolt]

I can't buy gloves locally that fit, other than some really heavy "yard work" gloves that are thick and are good for, shoveling and whatnot. Anything that I need to "feel", I have to order them and they're expensive. Last pair I bough was about $130. I have bigger hands than most folks do and the years of mechanic'n have really toughened them to the point where nothing fits very well. So I just quit trying to find gloves to fit anymore and any yard work stuff, I'll use what I can find around here which isn't much

At work I do some EV stuff and when doing HV EV repairs you have to wear special gloves which are rubber lined and leather outer. I am not sure they make them to fit me. Company I got the last pair from said "size 12" is the biggest they have and they are just too small. Way too small. And they're $175 a pair, required to do EV high voltage work (OSHA). There's probably less expensive options and I've looked but size 12 is about as big as I could find in any brand. I need 14 or maybe even 16 due to the bulk of the gloves needed for this stuff. Problem is they have to be certified, and then they have to be sent in for recertification every so often too and the cheap brands don't offer that.

 

[skeets]

Yes 35 years with MSHA, electrical inspector, taught at the academy for a bit and retired, still miss the pits somedays

 

[RCW]

I noticed the folks on the Weather Channel have gloves similar to those posted earlier by @Tughill Tom.

His are labeled Duluth Trading.

Can’t tell Weather Channel guys gloves, but guess same manufacturer?

 

[The Evil Twin]

Seems most "leather" gloves you buy at the big box stores are not really leather. The Ines that are feel like it's the thinnest lower leg cut on the cow.
I have a pair of Sullivan's that are about 3 years old. Still in fantastic shape. I'm a weekend warrior, but use them regularly for woods work, splitting, chaining, rigging, etc.

 

[RCW]

Seems most "leather" gloves you buy at the big box stores are not really leather. The Ines that are feel like it's the thinnest lower leg cut on the cow.
I have a pair of Sullivan's that are about 3 years old. Still in fantastic shape. I'm a weekend warrior, but use them regularly for woods work, splitting, chaining, rigging, etc.

That’s kind of my beef. Most of the gloves I’ve looked at recently are pretty thin.

Many aren’t well-suited to work in my estimation.

 

[The Evil Twin]

That’s kind of my beef. Most of the gloves I’ve looked at recently are pretty thin.

Many aren’t well-suited to work in my estimation.

Not for long, anyway. Lol.

 

[John T]

I noticed the folks on the Weather Channel have gloves similar to those posted earlier by @Tughill Tom.

His are labeled Duluth Trading.

Can’t tell Weather Channel guys gloves, but guess same manufacturer?

Sponsored I'm sure.... so they make sure the Logo is visible.

I like Duluth stuff.... I wear their britches and have a couple of their winter jackets also.
it's not exactly cheap $$ but nothing is these days...

 

[McMXi]

I was in Illinois for work for the past couple of weeks and had some time to kill over the weekend. I stopped by the John Deere Pavilion and gift shop in Moline again, specifically to buy some more gloves. I'd bought two different pairs of gloves in May of last year and like them, particularly to keep in my trucks for fueling, securing loads on trailers, hooking up the boat etc. I like both pairs enough that I want to have spares so bought two more pairs for me and a pair of the grey ones for a friend.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I was in Illinois for work for the past couple of weeks and had some time to kill over the weekend. I stopped by the John Deere Pavilion and gift shop in Moline again, specifically to buy some more gloves. I'd bought two different pairs of gloves in May of last year and like them, particularly to keep in my trucks for fueling, securing loads on trailers, hooking up the boat etc. I like both pairs enough that I want to have spares so bought two more pairs for me and a pair of the grey ones for a friend.

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Next time your over her remind me to give you a pair or two of the Ansell HyFlex gloves.
They are super flexible and really comfortable and tough.

 

[Russell King]

Since this keeps popping up tonight…
Has anyone used White Ox cotton gloves in place of leather gloves? Like these?

WHITE OX - Made in USA - North Star Glove - Handcrafting Excellence Since 1910

The original and most popular glove in the Pacific Northwest, trusted by loggers and woodsmen for over 70 years. Made from 100% cotton with a fourchette pattern for comfort, featuring a double-ply quilted palm with 22 oz. canvas thickness and a 10 oz. smooth canvas back. The knitwrist design and...

northstarglove.com

They are supposedly pretty tough and thick and popular in the logging industry in place of leather.

 

[McMXi]

Next time your over her remind me to give you a pair or two of the Ansell HyFlex gloves.
They are super flexible and really comfortable and tough.

Thanks. I had to Google those gloves. I have a thing for gloves and tend to buy a lot of pairs each year.

Hyflex gloves Premium Website

hyflexgloves.com

 

[hedgerow]

I don't wear hats and gloves like I should but last fall during harvest I had my Kubota hat on running the JD combine one of the guys that helps during harvest got a kick out of it. Talked about it all harvest. I guess I should buy some of those JD gloves.

 

[RCW]

Been so cold lately had to empty ash pan a lot.

Stove has been off-kilter some with some unburnt pellets in the pan too, so ash pan has been VERY hot like a woodstove pan.

Hard to find a decent leather welding glove for the task.

Can find lots of light-weight ones locally.

Honestly haven't looked online for anything yet.

 

[Hugo Habicht]

Been so cold lately had to empty ash pan a lot.

Hard to find a decent leather welding glove for the task.

Not sure if those would work. They are oven gloves and definitely keep the heat out for a while. Not sure if the maximum temperature would be high enough for what you want to do.

As an idea: would two pairs of (thinner) welding gloves inside each other do the trick?

 

[Chanceywd]

Not sure if those would work. They are oven gloves and definitely keep the heat out for a while. Not sure if the maximum temperature would be high enough for what you want to do.

As an idea: would two pairs of (thinner) welding gloves inside each other do the trick?

I worked in a monofilament plant and the extrusion head area was around 500f more or less.
Us in maintenance used some like this for when we were changing out heater rods or bands on the fly.
I'm not saying these are the exact ones but this style and kevlar nomex is what I remember.

https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/06523997?cid=ppc-google-&mkwid=s%7Cdc&pcrid=&rd=k&product_id=06523997&msclkid=ff93c70d02e51c1f5a31ae8c014e059f&gclsrc=ds&gad_source=7&gad_campaignid=23091054189

 

[jaxs]

Leather gloves shrink and become too small except the grey fuzzy ones like someone posted earlier that fall apart. Any tricks to stretch them so they fit again?

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Any tricks to stretch them so they fit again?

I’d be all ears too………I have a whole drawer full of leather "Left hand" TIG gloves that were XL, but now are sized for my 7 year old grandson.

My left hand apparrently must get hotter? (But I can't feel it)……hard to explain.

 

[Tughill Tom]

I can't buy gloves locally that fit, other than some really heavy "yard work" gloves that are thick and are good for, shoveling and whatnot. Anything that I need to "feel", I have to order them and they're expensive. Last pair I bough was about $130. I have bigger hands than most folks do and the years of mechanic'n have really toughened them to the point where nothing fits very well. So I just quit trying to find gloves to fit anymore and any yard work stuff, I'll use what I can find around here which isn't much

At work I do some EV stuff and when doing HV EV repairs you have to wear special gloves which are rubber lined and leather outer. I am not sure they make them to fit me. Company I got the last pair from said "size 12" is the biggest they have and they are just too small. Way too small. And they're $175 a pair, required to do EV high voltage work (OSHA). There's probably less expensive options and I've looked but size 12 is about as big as I could find in any brand. I need 14 or maybe even 16 due to the bulk of the gloves needed for this stuff. Problem is they have to be certified, and then they have to be sent in for recertification every so often too and the cheap brands don't offer that.

Look at Mc-Master Carr, thats where I used to get them for my Electricians, run up 3XL on them.

 

[Russell King]

Leather gloves shrink and become too small except the grey fuzzy ones like someone posted earlier that fall apart. Any tricks to stretch them so they fit again?

I would try neetsfoot oil assuming that you don’t pick up hot stuff. There is an artificial version or the natural oil from cow’s feet. I would use the natural version since it’s in contact with your hands. Adding oil may transmit heat through the leather much faster-but I don’t really know.