Timberland PRO Men's Boondock 6 Inch Composite Safety Toe Waterproof Work Boots - Durable Industrial Boots for Construction, Warehouse & Outdoor Work

I've worn these boots since 2007, finally ordering a 4th pair. First pair I received from a Timberland sponsored community service project.These are very comfortable boots to wear 10+hrs on concrete floors, outdoors etc. The leather holds up very well and is very supple unlike some red wing boots and anecdotally 10x more comfortable than redwings as those are the standard to which every safety toe work boot is compared.They do seemingly loosen up a bit too much after a year but replacing the insole and wearing wool boot socks alleviates this issue. Most pairs I've owned have lasted 2-3 years of 50+ hrs/wk with the first pair lasting about 5 years (less use).They are heavy boots, when compared with much of what is available, and the first thing anyone who picks them up comments on but the comfort and stability these provide is unmatched by any other safety toe boot I have tried.The primary failure point that I've had with ALL of these boots are the laces, the eyelets cut through laces fast. Even polyamide (kevlar) laces don't last and I've tried various "unbreakable" laces. Polyamide is the only thing that lasts more than 6mo on these boots. The true death knoll for these boots always seems to be the sole splits/tears off near the toe/side of the toe. The soles are sewn into the leather of the boot but it's just not enough and tears through eventually. If Timberland could do anything to improve the eyelets and reinforce the sole to boot attachment these would probably last 5 years as you don't abuse your boots.That being said, since the soles are rather heavy and the failure point is the sole separating, people who like to kick heavy objects (pallets, boards, whatever) to move them around will ruin these boots quickly. Especially if you use the toe of the sole. Puts a ton of stress on the attachment and will tear the sole off. I am not saying they can't stand abuse but doing this is from my experience what causes them to fail. If I didn't kick anything with them they would likely last twice as long.TL;DR these are great boots that are comfortable and last quite long for hardworking/abused work boots. Laces tend to break/get cut more often and the soles eventually tear away near the toe after 2-3 years (for me).