I work in manufacturing and spend every second of every day wearing either safety boots or shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, and mandatory non-slip gloves. As soon as the weekend hits
I switch over to flip flops and slip-on type comfortable shoes and boots, sunglasses, no plugs, no gloves…….and then go “work”with my tractor and food plot implements all weekend.
Last weekend I was hooking up a new 7’ PTO snowblower for the first time to get it ready for winter, but the top hook only had about 1/2 bite (needed raised). I figured I could go to the rear and give it a push to get it to seat properly. Turns out pushing forward on the blower caused it to fall off the hook and it missed my left toes by about an inch. Scared the shite out of me.
I was there by myself and my phone was across the shop.
Seatbelt, steel toes, work gloves,go slow, phone in pocket …..are my 5 golden rules as a newish tractor owner from this day forward.
How “sticky” are all of you on safety shoes particularly? I feel like I see lots of farmers in non-steel comfortable leather work boots or non-steel Muck boots.
I switch over to flip flops and slip-on type comfortable shoes and boots, sunglasses, no plugs, no gloves…….and then go “work”with my tractor and food plot implements all weekend.
Last weekend I was hooking up a new 7’ PTO snowblower for the first time to get it ready for winter, but the top hook only had about 1/2 bite (needed raised). I figured I could go to the rear and give it a push to get it to seat properly. Turns out pushing forward on the blower caused it to fall off the hook and it missed my left toes by about an inch. Scared the shite out of me.
I was there by myself and my phone was across the shop.
Seatbelt, steel toes, work gloves,go slow, phone in pocket …..are my 5 golden rules as a newish tractor owner from this day forward.
How “sticky” are all of you on safety shoes particularly? I feel like I see lots of farmers in non-steel comfortable leather work boots or non-steel Muck boots.