Caterpillar Men's Second Shift Steel Toe Work Boot

These used to be the best boots. I work construction, im always on metal roofs, these stick nice to roofs.They now only last me 4 months of use. I used to wear them down to the sole for years, but the last 4 pairs The rubber separates from sole and they are junk.I get 4 to 6 months use out of them. Bought this pair in February it is now the end of June..sad..This will be my last pair.

I wear them EVERY DAY to work. I do construction/carpentry. I am lucky if my boots last 6months. These so far, it is February 2015 and NOTHING is wrong with them yet, Tread is good, leather is good, I even ran a saw across one toe down to the steal toe and that cut has never grown nor has it caused problems within the boot. As you can in my pictures the boots are worn but no major problems. I have also never oiled them or repaired them. The last boots I had the tread was nearly bare in 6-7months. These still have plenty of life left, I am very impressed, especially no joke, since I wear them 6 days a week and sometimes even sundays after church depending on what I am doing. UPDATE: 8/19/2015 (bought these April 23, 2014) Almost 16 months to the day, these boots have lasted me this long, just this week the sole came loose as shown in newest pictures. This is the longest boots have ever lasted me. Not to bad for 6 days a week, for 16 months.

So far so good. I work commercial demolition and I go through boots like no tomorrow. I am constantly walking on rubble concrete, brick, metal, mud, dirt, really anything you can think of. I am always needing to use the steel toe to kick something. Cutting with a demo saw, cutting with oxy acetylene, stick welding, concrete work and a lot more abuse. Just wanted to givce you an idea of the abuse that these boots get daily, and so far they have held up way better than I expected. I ate up the original laces in about 1 week and had to buy better ones but other than that they look alright. The first day I got them they looked amazing, I kept getting compliments about how nice they looked, too nice for work almost lol. As soon as I put them on they fit and felt pretty good. If you buy these I highly highly recommend buying some Dr. Scholls work insoles . So basically what I'm trying to say is if you need a good pair of nice work boots that are going to work with you not against you and don't want to spend 3 days pay on a pair of boots, I highly recommend you purchase these boots.

So here is the math. I work in Cruise ship as A butcher. I work 12-13 h A day, every day with no day off. My pedometer says i make about 25 000 steps or 18 km per day. Which says that in one month i walk 540 km in these boots, in cold,wet enviorment and constantly dropping something on my feet. I kick with these shoes, i push , i practicaly use them as my 3rd hand ( check the photo,tips are peeled) and after all this time these shoes did not budge an inch. I am heavy guy, 120 kg, i wear size 14. Trust me, i cant name any other shoes that cant endure this amount of stress.That being said they have down side which is more than important! Dont trust these shoes when ur walking over oily or wet surfaces. Specialy if the ground is steel! They have practicaly no slip protection! I know they write they have... But they dont! Honest review here! U trade extra endurance and commfort for abit of safety. Anyhow.. for this money i dont t think u can find any better.

They have looked beat up since the first couple uses as the outside wore off around the steel toe on both boots. Since then it has been holding on strong with only the expected wear and tear of framing, roofing, dry-walling, landscaping, and finishing 5 days a week. They recently started rattling as if something metal has come loose, but it does not seem to effect the functionality. Also this week some plastic pieces came apart near the steel toe after I kicked a wall into place, and those fell out when I turned the boot over.They're hefty, but nothing most of us can't get used to. I haven't needed to use other insoles as I have with many other shoes due to my flat feet. Great traction. Comfortable materials on the ankle (I wear short socks). Sturdy lace hardware though the laces show their age.I will definitely be purchasing these again, though I will try the dark brown ones in hopes the steel toe section does not wear away immediately.Edit: I have purchased these again in the other color/material. They have held up better in the initial 2 months.

I have now bought two pairs of these boots.They are okay.They are not overly comfortable, but they get the job done and are not terrible.My first pair lasted...period. Only got a new one when I did because my employer pays $75 towards a new pair every year so...why wouldn't I?I am a truck driver who both drives and spends quite a bit of time unloading and the toes in these boots certainly have saved me quite a bit of pain and actually become useful for kicking things like pallets around, saving my back a bit.Point: These are well made, durable, sturdy boots. A good buy for less than $100. The only two things I do not like about them that make these boots lose a star are:1- The strings kind of suck. They broke fast and are overly stretchy for my liking. This is a minor issue, as nice strings are quite inexpensive (couple of dollars).2- The boots could be more comfortable and the padding inside wears down within the first few months.Overall, a solid inexpensive pair of boots that could last up to two years, but I would advise, for comfort sake, replacing at least yearly.