Thread: Gloves for milling

I tried the Ironclad gloves and yes they were comfy and fitted the hand well, main use was while I was operating the Crane truck doing slinging work and they started falling apart pretty much straight away, so I took them back and got a refund.

So I just use normal riggers gloves now

I have a pair of $100 OTB full gel gloves and use them when I occasionally use the 076 as a cross cutter. The really cut the vibes but I find them a bit hot for extended use. When milling and other chainsaw use I use ironclads and I find them excellent. Mine are well worn in and plenty bar oil stained but very comfortable, fit right, have good feel thru the leather and are not too hot. They are pricey but they last reasonably well and I would definitely buy another pair when this pair wear out.

Dunno what ironclad gloves are, but I baulk at $7 pair of gloves, so I reckon even if I've seen 'em - at $50 a pair, I'd never have seen 'em.

I just use riggers gloves and buy a few pairs whenever they are on special.

A pair normally last me around 3 weeks of milling 4 days a week and I wear them when I get out the truck to when I get back in, but if someone is helping and they don't have any I give mine up.

Good good this is what I want, now DJ and Bob which Iron Clads did/do each of you use, there about half a dozen different types from what I can see and I figured some of them would be next to useless.

We used alot of riggers gloves when I worked in mining as an enviro. Would you believe we use to send them away to be cleaned and refurbished as part of our enviro management plan Also use to only pay about $4 a pair for them when we bought them in bulk and they were the good ones not crap.

Anyway, I find them too cumbersome for jobs that require any dexterity, that is why the Iron Clads appeal being a fitted glove.

Cannot remember the exact pair I had but I'm sure it was one of the Utility/construction range in the heavy use and from memory I paid somewhere in the vicinity of $35 to $55 for them, I'll have look the next time I'm in Bunnings as that is where I got them from.

Thanks DJ, I just checked their website, thought there were about six options - there are 39

The Ranchworx looks pretty tough but the Heavy Utility Landscaper looks like it would be about the best value for money. Really need to try them on and see what they feel like.

Originally Posted by Burnsy

We used alot of riggers gloves when I worked in mining as an enviro. Would you believe we use to send them away to be cleaned and refurbished as part of our enviro management plan Also use to only pay about $4 a pair for them when we bought them in bulk and they were the good ones not crap.

Anyway, I find them too cumbersome for jobs that require any dexterity, that is why the Iron Clads appeal being a fitted glove.

I agree, Riggers are good for hard yakka but lack a lot of feeling. I have tried 3 pairs of ironclads

The "Workforce" gloves https://www.ironclad.com/www/product...ID=155&catID=1 lasted about 10 weekends before the timber just started wearing holes in them especially in the finger tips. I was handling a lot of QLD box brush at the time and the freshly milled surface of that stuff is like 40 grit sandpaper.

The "Heavy utility" https://www.ironclad.com/www/product...D=121&catID=64 were better and I still have them somewhere but they have started falling apart at the seams. I used these to handle slabs and kept the better "Ranchworx" gloves https://www.ironclad.com/www/product...D=117&catID=64 for running saws, but now I just use the "Ranchworx for everything. I have had them for about 18 months and worn them most weekends. They show minimal signs of wear on the sections you would expect them to really wear - like the finger tips - being double leather on tips really shows. A few short sections of stiching have popped but generally they are still OK. They are fairly covered in bar oil (A mix of Stihl bar oil which I use on the saw and Canola which I use on the Aux Oiler) but they don't smell too bad, sort of fish and chippy! I could wash them but I like how comfortable they are right now. I guess they will probably eventually rot but I would not be fussed having to buy a pair every 18 months or so.

Checked out the link and wow.... the ranchworx are nice looking gloves. Might lash out and try a pair.
I've tried a few different gloves in the past. I find riggers gloves too soft (think they are made from pig skin) and they don't last. I use cow hide gloves which have a thicker leather. I buy them by the box for about $4 per pair and cut the tips off the fingers for a better feel and to stop saw dust build up.
Only problem with them is they are not the best on wet timber.
cheers
Steve

Originally Posted by Stopper

Checked out the link and wow.... the ranchworx are nice looking gloves. Might lash out and try a pair.
I've tried a few different gloves in the past. I find riggers gloves too soft (think they are made from pig skin) and they don't last. I use cow hide gloves which have a thicker leather. I buy them by the box for about $4 per pair and cut the tips off the fingers for a better feel and to stop saw dust build up.
Only problem with them is they are not the best on wet timber.
cheers
Steve

I think you will find the ranchworxs are softer than standard riggers gloves, well at least the riggers gloves I have used.

i dont normaly wear gloves as i find it esayer to do stuff without them.

if i have to wear gloves i wear the opnes i got from the rural fire brigade they are briliant barb wire wont go threw em.

i buy gloves for teh boys from the produce store they are about 5 bucks a pair and last ages.

My edgerman has a mate up north that works for pilbara iron and the gloves they give hime are the same style as ironclads but last alot longer. Unfortunately not available to the public. As for getting rid of black sap stain off your hands, get a hand ful of sugar in your hands and scrub with warm water, works a treat. Its an age old sawyers trick taught to me by my great grandaddy

Originally Posted by nifty

As for getting rid of black sap stain off your hands, get a hand ful of sugar in your hands and scrub with warm water, works a treat. Its an age old sawyers trick taught to me by my great grandaddy

Will try it, have heard of using lemon but is does not seem to last.

I've got a perfect solution - ya know those green pot scourers? keep using 'em til the stains are gone - they work everytime!