good flatbedding gloves
 

I have been pulling a flatbed for about 8 months, and it's taken me almost that long to find a pair of gloves that will stand up to the abuse and weather conditions of this job. I like mechanic style gloves in good weather because they give me the dexterity to wind straps. when the snow started flying, nothing I tried was cutting it. insulated leather gloves were nice until they'd get wet, then they'd dry hard. I finally bit the bullet and spent $30 on a pair of Carhartt insulated waterproof pigskin gloves. been using them about a month, they are taking quite a beating and keep my hands warm and dry. dexterity isn't great due to the insulation, but better than insulated leather gloves.

got them from GEMPLER'S - Official Site - Your Source for Outdoor Work Supplies they also have a couple other styles of gloves that look like they would work for flatbedding.

might have to check a pair out for myself. I go through gloves like candy. 99% of the time the finger tips wear out :roll3:

My gloves get the same hole in the same area on the right hand from rolling up those straps on the winch. I just buy 20 packs of gloves from building supply companies like bradco or allied

Last month I found some leather gloves reduced at Walmart for 5.00 I bought 4 pair. I'm on my 2nd pair now. Same area as you both... I don't really want to spend 25 bucks for mechanic gloves to have them not last.

Hey Intox, do you use a strap roller? My gloves seem to go from when I either put on or take off bungies.

DD/Intox, have you guys ever thought about what type of material you would use to construct a decent glove for us? Leather and Kevlar, leather and something for the index, middle and thumb?????

$30 a pair? I've had the same 2 pairs of $9 gloves since April. One pair is insulated rubber for wet conditions and the other is for dry weather.

Keep your fingers out of your nose.

I would if I could but I can't so I won't :D

I had a pair that I just threw out due to the fingertips and palm area due to rolling straps.....had them for about 6 months and have NO clue where the wife bought them.

Buy only goatskin. I always buy the roper style glove (reinforced thumb) when I can find it. This looks close:

http://www.gemplers.com/product/8250...oatskin-Gloves

Haven't tried the Kevlar-line ones, that might be a step up:

http://www.gemplers.com/product/1050...loves-Goatskin

The man who trained me as a flatbedder told me to buy that type only, and he'd been OTR since 1959. I'm on my fourth or fifth pair in twelve years (only part of which was driving, but used hard in other work).

They'll clean up with lanolin-enriched GOJO or other cleaners; helps to treat them with something as well (like you'd use for boots; not neatsfoot oil). Be sure to work the stitching. A little occasional TLC and they seem to last forever (assuming the fingers aren't too long and get caught in something).

I always have two pairs with me to swap them out daily when working hard. I have other dedicated gloves for the nasty work (greasing fifth wheel with every trailer change).

They recover just fine from being wet, unlike deerskin (which I use for driving on cooler days), or pigskin which seems to stand up to nothing after some dirt or grease, or cowhide which just wears out.

I've tried insulated gloves for cold, wet weather, but defer to you Yanks for what to use day-after-day for that. Maybe an oversized pair and wool liners . . . .

Army Navy surplus black leather gloves with a couple of wool inserts, shoot them with a good coat of waterproofing and they hold up pretty good, wool keeps your hands pretty warm even when wet and with the inserts you can wash them and let them dry while you are using the other ones