work gloves

And Dr Dentons footed pajamas in the sleeper I am good to go.

 

I like these gloves. Endura Waterstop/Oilbloc thinsulate gloves. I've done about 4 or 5 oil changes with these and haven't had any oil seep through yet. Pretty warm too. They're still soft and flexible, even in the cold. I've got about 2 weeks on this pair so far.

 

What about disposable nitrile gloves for fueling? You can get a box of 50 for like 10 bucks.

 

Father in law gave me a bag of his gloves he uses as a lineman. That was three years ago, this is about my 6th pair in three years. Got these insulated ones for winter and he gave me thin ones for summer. Keep my hands nice and dry and warm.

This pair is about two months old with a good drop and hook life behind them.

 

I recently bought a $20 pair of Wells-Lamont. I loved using them for everything (including driving). They have silicone "grippers" all over the palm & I can easily turn the wheel with 1 finger. This winter I slipper on some ice & grabbed another ice-covered surface while falling & they gripped the ice like Spider-Man.

I of coarse lost these gloves...I think the fell out of my pocket. (apparently they don't grip pockets well!)

 

But do they come in a fingerless version??

 

Disposable nitrile gloves for fueling would be too slippery for me. I would lose control of the nozzle and take a diesel fuel shower, something all of us have done. Cheap cotton gloves, $5 a dozen do the trick.

 

.... Were talking about gloves and fuel, not condoms and lube. Freaks I tell ya.

 

I try to keep it simple with work gloves. The fact being, no matter how careful you are with then they will get diesel on them and then you're stuck with that dried diesel smell. I used to bag my gloves inside the cab just to not smell it but even putting them on for a moment and rigorously washing hands you still smell it. The other point being they will always end up with grease on them. I keep it simple, gardening gloves these days, 2 for 5

 

As a flatbedder I've developed a glove fetish. For warmer weather simple goat skin gloves do the trick. I pick these up at Hard Hat & Supply in OKC for $5 a pair.

Recently on a run up to North Dakota I was in a little mom and pop truck stop and picked up thinsulate insulated goat skin gloves for $15 a pair. I'm kicking myself for not buying multiple pairs. Just waiting for another dispatch up north.

The most important thing is to treat new gloves with a leather conditioner. I use Kiwi Wax, available in the shoe department at Walmart. I get a good dollop and "wash my hands" with the gloves on to spread it around. Allow to dry on the dash for a few hours, then repeat. Two coats keeps oil and fracking mud from penetrating for a while.

Once a pair of gloves do become saturated, put them on and "wash your hands" with gloves on with Dawn or Oxyclean. Allow to dry, but not too dry, and reapply two coats of Kiwi Wax.

I now keep a few gloves in rotation. The clean pair I use to secure clean loads. The dirtiest pair I use to secure those nasty loads of bottom tools, fresh out of the hole at a rig.

Fueling? Get a pair of chemical safe gloves. They will last for years.

General work on the truck and Nitrile gloves (not the disposable) are the go to answer.