Farm overalls are multi-use garments and need to be comfortable to use throughout the year in varying temperatures, yet give you the ample movement to allow getting in and out of tractor cabs, crawling underneath as well as handling livestock.
Farmers Guardian decided to put the 7 most popular farm overalls to the test.
The tests consisted of scoring on the following criteria
- Getting them on
- General fit
- Quality of material
- Quality of finish
- Pocket space, size, location and usefulness
- Manoeuvrability
- Protection, warmth and safety
- Fastenings
The Results
Brand Total score Valtra (by Dimex) 86 Case IH (by Ostscher) 81 Fendt (by Works) 75 New Holland 72 Claas (by H.T Hughes) 68 John Deere (by Dickies)
66 Massey Ferguson 62
In the end it was the Valtra overalls that received the highest score. The full article can be seen here in www.farmersguardian.com.