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Brand Lines Compared
Timberland PRO, Wolverine, Carhartt, KEEN Utility, CAT, and Red Wing Work and Thorogood on their safety-rated lines only. Compared variant by variant, from maker pages, with the label check first.
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Comparisons
- Timberland PRO vs Wolverine Work BootsTwo work lines, compared variant by variant
- Timberland PRO vs Carhartt Work BootsSteel toe, EH and wedge soles: the label trap
- KEEN Utility vs Timberland PROTwo non-metallic-toe lines, side by side
- CAT vs Timberland PRO Work BootsSlip-rated steel-toe boots side by side
- Red Wing Work vs Thorogood Safety ToeSafety-rated lines only
Key terms
Words on the tag
- Variant
- One model name can cover steel-toe, composite-toe and soft-toe versions.
- The Maker States
- How we word a rating: attributed to the maker, confirmed on the label.
- Standard Edition Year
- The two digits after the dash in ASTM F2413-18: the year of that edition of the standard.
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