Timberland PRO Men's Pit Boss Industrial Work Boot

These are top notch boots, durable, stylish, and comfortable. They have replaced my previous favorite: caterpillar. And Amazon delivered them in pristine condition.

Timberland sizing is always a mystery to me. Depends on the type of boots you buy from them, sizing are all over the map. For regular timberland classic boots I had to go down 1 full size to get a good fit without my heel slipping and excessive room in the toe box. That's what I was planning to go with before I bought this steel toe boot, thank god I read the reviews on them. 1. Sizing: For this boot, you really want to go to your normal true size. Now, everyone has a different opinion on what their true size is, the way I determined mine was that there is no heel slippage, and I have enough room in the toe box that my toes are not right up against the end of toe box. For most Nike/Adidas/Jordans, I am a size 10, and they typically fit me just as I described above. For this pair of timberland, I went with a size 10 with normal width. The fit was good, but not perfect. Due to the steel toe, the toe box are narrower, and shorter then typical Timberland, and since it's a work boot, the insole seems to be thicker and provide better support than regular Timberlands (i'm comparing it to Timberland classic 6 inch boot). All that translate to a smaller fit when compare to a Timberland classic 6 inch boot. So when I went true to size, it felt good. Only complain is that the heel of the boot is wider so I do have some heel slippage, but this was easily remedied by thicker socks or socks with heel padding. 2. comfort: I bought this mainly to work in a laboratory condition where there are heavy machinery, so I don't walk in them all day long. However, I did notice that the support was excellent and my feet ain't tired at end of the day despite the fact that this pair of boots is HEAVY! 3. lacing: I like to provide some comment on lacing. It's hard to to tie this pair of boot up "snug." What I do I mean by snug? Well, typically when I lace up a boot, I like to make sure I felt a little bit of pressure from lacing it up from the top of my foot up to where I tie a knot. However, because of the steel toe and it being a very stiff boot, I can hardly feel any pressure on top of my foot when I lace it up. But since my foot isn't moving around in the boot, I was ok with it. You can lace the top of the boot tight once you get past your ankle though, the top of the boots does have more give to them where you can lace it up tight if needed. 4. Overall: Great boot, on the heavy side, but provided great support. Durability review will come later.

Bought these as part of a 2-3 week contract that involved working in a production plant. They arrived on time. Fit was good. For those who might be concerned with style, they look great with jeans or chinos. They are not water proof, but I did put some mink oil on them which provided some water resistance. The boots broke in nicely with just a 1/4 mile walk around the neighborhood. No complaints. Read some reviews that talked about a back seam which caused irritation or blisters. I don't have such a seam on this pair. I would recommend probably doing half a size up if you are going to wear heavy socks. These fit me well but if I were to wear a pair of insulated socks I would probably want half a size up. All in all, a nice boot. Looks classy if you end up if the front office as opposed to the production plant side. Got plenty of compliments about them. Only negative side is they need some leather balm and a mink oil treatment before you put them into use. Beats boots I have tried on at Walmart or other similar "big box" stores. UPDATE: I noticed about 4-5 days after I purchased these the price went down significantly, about $30, they were still new in the box but I needed them in just a few days. I called Amazon to request a price adjustment seeing the difference was pretty stark. At first the agent told me they had a no price adjustment policy but I could return them and purchase a new pair. I pointed out that was pretty absurd seeing that I liked the item just the price change was about 30% in the just a few days. Plus I needed the item in about two days which would not have given the replacement enough time to ship. After being put on hold for a few minutes I think the agent got approval from the supervisor to simply credit my card. I was overall happy with the customer service experience, but almost every merchant has some sort of short term price adjustment policy. I know part of Amazon's business model involves "dynamic pricing" depending on demand, inventory, and supply, but to require a full return (with them paying the shipping) for an item just purchased in order to effectively get the lower price is both a waste of time/money for Amazon and a hassle for the consumer to have to mail back the entire product (especially during the holiday season). One further update, make sure to purchase the steel toe version of this boot if that is what you desire. There is a soft toe version that looks identically the same that is cheaper but does NOT have a steel toe. A friend found this out the hard way when he called me up to gloat he got a pair even cheaper then me. He was not so pleased with himself though when I asked if he got the steel toe version he required for work only to find out it was the soft toe one.

Photos are after wearing about 60%-75% of days. They are comfortable enough, and I forget they're steel toe (and I don't need that but these were lower priced at the time). You can see in the photos how they have worn over seven months' time, take note of the crack in the sole. Are these good year welt construction? I don't know, but I also don't know if any cobblers in my area, so shoes that won't last have to be affordable. I expect a cobbler to resole them would cost more than half the price of replacement, so you know what that means. I expect these to last me another 5 months to make it a full year, and by then they'll probably be bald-soled. I never tested them for waterproofing but with that crack in the sole I doing they still are. Also, the shoelaces are starting to fray where the speed hooks are, so they'll need replacement soon I think.

The most comfortable and durable work boots that I have owned, the previous pair I owned felt a little lighter than this pair but they lasted for years. There's plenty of room near the steel toe good arch and heal support and waterproof.

Been wearing these boots for about a week straight now and I'm quite pleased thus far. The construction seems solid and I did not have any of the poor stitching noted by a few other reviewers. I typically wear a 9&1/2 but decided, based on a few reviews, that I would go 1/2 size down (that was also partly because they only had size 9...) but I'm glad I did. They were indeed quite tight at first, and with the steel toe they don't provide much wiggle room, however, after wearing them anyways for about 6 hours the sole packed in just enough to provide a comfy fit. They are snug, but in a comfortable way. For that reason I would say they do fit as described, but consider a 1/2 size down if available if you are on the edge in trying to decide. As far as comfort, they are indeed very rigid and stiff when you first get them, I think mine may have been a floor model or something because my left boot was reasonably softer and had very very minor signs of wear. Either way, after about 3 days of wear they feel pretty good. I will also note that, if you go from wearing soft shoes and throw these on then they will still feel stiff and almost uncomfortable for a couple minutes, but then they feel fine. (I go from a desk job to a mechanic so when I change from loafers to these boots they feel like I'm wearing cinder blocks until I adjust). I also only lace them halfway, this gives me much more flex in my ankles (since I crouch alot), it also allows me to slip the boots easily on and off without tying laces each time and they still stay tight on my feet, this does make the laces really long though and I have to tie up a ball of laces to keep it from dragging. As far as the looks go, they are not that important to me, but if they are to you then know that the pictures are a little deceiving in that the boot has a much taller profile with a much bulkier toe then they appear online. The picture makes them look more like a shoe or an urban walking boot and in reality it isn't. Its a thick bulky work boot with a tall sole and rounded toe, and they are fairly heavy, I like the way they look, but it is different than the pictures in some ways. Overall I am impressed, I hope to avoid the reports of the sole separating from the shoe, but I don't expect it to be a problem. I am hard on my boots, but I also realize that mechanic work is much less demanding on footwear than some other professions, my biggest concern is fluids and slip resistance, which these seem to handle well.

Just got the boots and they are for tree work. They just came in and the size fits well, they're sturdy but stiff so they need time to break in. They feel rough and heavy and high quality. My last pair were carhartts and had the sealing torn from the bottom of the shoe after only 6 months of use which allowed water to flood in and is horrible in the midwest because of all the wetlands there are. Hopefully these work out and I'll update my review with time. I give them 3 stars so far because the boots are on the cheaper side of other boots you can buy so I don't know how well it'll hold up but hopes are high with this one.

Haven't broken these in yet fully, so I will update this review when the time comes. So far pretty decent boots. They fit pretty well, they feel pretty good, and they seem durable. They are water resistant to a point, the tongue of the boot is not water resistant and will let water in. I work at a car wash and I deal with a lot of walking on concrete, wet environments, and a ton of mud. Still, these seem to be pretty good for this, they absorb a good amount of impacts when I walk, my feet stay at a comfortable temperature, and I haven't had any issues with slipping. One big thing I've been facing is the leather around the top of the boots are very solid, and they provide a lot of friction around the ankle/ lower calf area. Even by wearing thick socks and adjusting the laces, they still leave me with pretty bad rashes and blisters. I'm going to tough it out, but so far not a fun break in period. It is getting better, but this hasn't been a problem with other boots. Otherwise, they run a bit narrow so I'd get the wide version.