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KC/WD 
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 12:00pm |
Last night temps were in single digits and my WD steering wheel was VERY COLD! I lost feeling in my fingers after 30min of plowing and OUCH it hurt. I'm using good ol Cabelas thinsulate gloves with some hot hand pads inside, but man......they just don't seem to keep me warm. There seems to be a HUGE difference between temps in teens and single digits! What kinda gloves are y'all using out there for protection?
Thanks for your input!
KC
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 1:01pm |
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Get a pair of light weight brown jersey gloves and slide em inside a pair of yellow Handy Andy farmer gloves.
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JohnCO
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 1:02pm |
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My answer is get in the Kubota M110, start it up, turn on the heater and go back in the house for a few minutes until it warms up. Sorry, just had to do that.
It could be worse. A guy I worked with was in the AF in Fairbanks AK back in the 60's. Kind of short, maybe 5' 5", opened the door of a Dodge Power Wagon crew cab, grabbed the steering wheel to pull himself in and it broke off the steering shaft - now that's COLD!
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Creek Jenkins
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 1:05pm |
When I am moving snow or running the tractor, I have a pair of fingerless gloves I wear under what we call "choppers" - wool liners with leather shells. If you have to work on something you can pull the choppers off and use yer fingers.
If it is really cold, below zero, instead of the fingerless gloves I wear a pair of good mechanics gloves under the choppers. I think the key is to have all yer finners together in the choppers - mitts are always warmer than gloves in my opinion. And as my Grandpa Stonebender used to say - you have to get cold to stay warm....if your hands or ears or feet hurt from the kold, just work thru it and they will warm up as they adjust. You only have to start worrying if you can't feel them at all.....
As the winter goes on, it seems like you tolerate cold better. It was 25 yesterday and I was out shoveling snow with thin jacket, ball cap, and leather gloves. Wouldn't have done that in October.....
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 1:08pm |
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John, my oldest brother was in the Air Force in the 60's and finished out his time in Alaska. Maybe I'll ask him if he knew that guy.
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Robert Mull Georgia
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 1:34pm |
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Ted J
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 1:38pm |
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When I started on the Fire Department back in 71, all we had was Jersey gloves. Now, think about winter in Wisconsin, Jersey gloves and LOTS of water. Now THAT is cold. Spent many a night, ALL night battling fires in that in 25 to 35 below temps and that was before they had wind chill. Sure glad I don't have to do that any more.
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Reeseholler
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 2:27pm |
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I agree with the Army gloves. They're a bit bulky but man do they work good. I use them for sled riding and any other cold adventure I happen to have to go on
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 2:32pm |
Choppers or some good mittens with the thinsulate lining , gloves are for short periods of use outdoors or when temp is cold but not real cold.
A good pair of leather covered mits (choppers) with up to 2 sets of liners when out for a long time and below 0 out is a MUST.
Dug a basement one year with the HD5G when it was -10F out, no heat on 5 so had to dress warm and keep hands warm, 9 hours of work on and off machine and using transit where had to use bare hands to set but back into choppers to keep hands warm. Was glad to load machine and get home but work is work and in the winter you take what you can get.
Edited by Coke-in-MN - 12 Jan 2011 at 2:37pm
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KC/WD
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 3:07pm |
HUH, thanks for all your input. Looks like "choppers" is the majority glove of choice. Now next question is, where would a fella find a pair...army navy store?
Oh, BTW....great stories above! As long as I've got proper clothing, I don't mind the cold ALTHOUGH everything you try to accomplish does seem to be 3 times more difficult! Luckily no more plowing tonight here in Missouri, but gonna have to shovel off my deck, ugh!!!
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 3:17pm |
Might have to go North some to find them as they seem to be a item where people have to work outside and not just claim it's to cold to work.. LOL
around here any farm supply or sporting goods store and even many other stores have them.
Could try mail order from someone or might be someone on here that could go to local store and send you a pair. I know Fleet Farm stores here have a variety of sizes and brands on the shelf as well as other good cold weather work wear.
Edited by Coke-in-MN - 12 Jan 2011 at 4:05pm
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 3:56pm |
Mitts are the way to go. Gloves are great for occasional use, but for those days on the tractor when it's below zero, nothing beats a good paif of leather mitts, lined, and with another thinsulate liner inside. Used to feed range cows by hand, off a horse drawn sleigh all winter, and at -40, nothing beats good mitts. I noticed qcsupply.com has some on their website, if you are looking.
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 3:56pm |
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Creek and Coke got it right. Nothing keeps your hands warm like choppers with mitten linings. You might try a web search for them if they are not in your stores. Bob@allisdowneast
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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 4:02pm |
X's 2 or 3 on the fingerless mittens with good fingerless liners. http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/60315?pi=1158101&subrnd=0&qs=3021020_pmd_nextagI've even used them ice fishing in the open. You can fling them to the ground to pull up a fish and get your hands wet---------then your hands will warm up again when you put them back on. There are cheaper places to buy them then L.L.Bean, but be sure the inner liner is of good construction.
Edited by 427435 - 12 Jan 2011 at 4:03pm
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