They're not sticky but they are grippy and will last longer than any gloves you ever had, processing Firewood
I have used that type before. I hate them. The grip is ok for some things but it always wears off quickly and they make your hands stink. Atlas fit type on the right. Those are 3 types I grabbed that I've tried. There's another pair around here somewhere that I sorta like but they still shred easily. They had nice grip on the fingertips. They are like 20 a pair though and not worth ruining quickly like I would during wood processing.
I use the stinky Atlas style gloves for splitting. Got tired of tearing up my good $20/pair gloves. Now I just toss the $1.25 ones when the rubber wears through.
I understand if you don't like that type of glove I have used other gloves of that type too, but, Actual !! Atlas fit gloves are nothing like the others , all the others just wish they were as good . Don't knock em till you try em I like Other gloves better for fit n feel but they just don't last
The Atlas brand doesn't fit my hand. Large is too small and Xlarge too big. I would agree that they last pretty well. We sell 4-5 varieties where I work. The cheap ones I buy on price point plus they are hi viz green so if a have a "lever man" he can see where my hands are better.
I'm sure I've had them at some point, but if I see them I'll try them again. Even if they wear better they still smell like azz and make your hands sweat like crazy.
I wore gloves at work every day for 32 years , sometimes in excess of 105 °F , yeah! gloves just do stink ,but my cold weather gloves don't .
Stinky? You must be talking about the nitrile coated ones? Usually black or gray colored coating? I don't much like those, either, although they're so cheap I keep them around for when I'm handling solvents and stuff, because there aren't too many chemicals that bother those things. I use the (usually blue) sticky gloves for climbing... those are latex coated. Atlas brand and several others, the Atlas ones seem to be made the best. I've started wearing them to cut and split wood because they grip the logs well. That's why they're popular for climbing, they grip both the rope and the tree very well. I have piles of the things, because about half the climbing gear I order, I get another freebie pair in with the order. I think I've only ever worn out a couple of pairs of the things. I have seen some really cheap versions of them in home improvement stores. Those don't look like they would last long. I figure if they're under $3 a pair, there's a reason.
Yup. Nitrile rather than latex. I can get past the smell for the price. I get 3-4 splitting sessions with them before I start wearing holes in them. It's really the only chore I use them for. No climbing for me!
So I clearly lied when I made that statement. A tandem axle trailer showed up on CL that I couldn't pass up. My 5 x 10 single axle get's a little squirrely when I put too much wood in it, and I have to remove the chute on my mower every time I haul it, so a wider tandem axle has been on my wish list for a couple years. It's a 6.5' x 12' with e-brakes, only 2 years old and used by an old man to haul watermelons a few times before he passed. His son hauls heavy things for a living so he didn't need this "small" trailer. Now I need to wire up a 7-pin trailer connection to my truck and probably get a brake controller for those few times this is loaded down with firewood or gravel.
That's a sweet trailer, hope you got a good price? My 5x12 single axle defines "squirrely" as you say when loaded with rounds but it came with my Honda Foreman so its purpose is served. Sure like to land a deal on one like you just scored. Congrats!
That'll bring the wood out! I was using my TSC Cant on Saturday and was reminded that I need to get me a real Dixie sometime. The one I have did the job...barely.
Thanks. I paid $1000 for it. Most tandem axle utility trailers that show up on CL around here are closer to $1800-2500 so I'm happy with the price, especially since this one is practically like-new still, and the previous owner added plywood to the sides (which I would have as well) for hauling mulch and gravel.
