Keeping the crud out of my eyes while mowing

[Oldiron]

Have had problems for as long as I have been mowing with a zero turn of crud getting in my eyes. Mowing like a nascar driver and only making left turns is no problem, it is the right turns where I drive back through the discharge chute cloud that the clinkers and large crud love to wind up in my eyeballs.
Thought of a maybe cure to the problem last month and so far it is working. THE CURE: a bug net. Had my son pick up an over the hat full bug net and so far it has worked. I wear a full brim hat to make my dermatologist happy and the bug net covers all the way around. Mesh is 80 holes per cubic cm and I can see well and no big chunks of grass or debris gets through. On top of that, the bugs that love to fly up my nose and ears can't get to me. Even had a red wasp hit the net right in front of my eyeballs today and I was very glad I had the BUG NET. I still get some fine particles through and into my eyes but nothing I have to have dug out or washed out with my eyelids held open in the shower.
Thought I would pass this info along and see if anyone had came up with any other cures other than the $200 positive air flow hood.
Larry

 

[SweetMK]

A little more than $200,, but, I mow with a JD 4105,,
You sit up high enough that the dust can not get to you unless you happen to mow in reverse.

I mowed for 3 hours today,, no dust on me, even though it is dry,,
it is actually 3 hours of therapy for me!!

 

[Oldiron]

SweetMK, I used to use the tractor but they have their own special problems. Dodging tree limbs (which I see you have), turning around, cutting in tight spots and blade sharpening. My bush hogging tractor is a Kubota 3130 and what took me 3 hrs to cut on the Kubota took me an hour to cut today on the zero turn and it looks so much nicer.
Larry

 

[swsig]

Two words: Safety goggles.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Swimmer's goggles ? They fit tightly.

 

[Tom S.]

My zero turn has a bagger on the rear, so there is no cloud of clippings. However, if I remove the top and bags and just leave the chute, the clippings are discharged behind me.

Another option is using the mulching kit, which replaces the two blades and seals off the opening, cutting up the clipping and letting them fall under the deck rather than discharging them into the air.

 

[mtgianni]

I get grass with regular glasses but not the wrap around safety glasses.

 

[djohns6]

I usually wear my sunglasses which are safety rated and wrap around .

 

[mdf9183]

I have three mowers i use depending on the area I'm mowing. A New Holland TC30 with a 5 foot shredder, a New Holland TZ 25 with a 4 ft. belly mower, and a Troy Bilt 46 in. riding mower all of them are high enough to miss the crud.

 

[walkin jack]

My Cubby throws up a LOT of dust when the ground is dry in some areas in my 5 acres. I finally had to resort ro full goggles and....a face mask over my nose and mouth.

 

[moosedog]

I have grass allergies, so I wear tight fitting shooting glasses, a disposable face mask and I cut early in the day when there is still dew on the ground.
Then I do a nasal rinse, followed by a shower.

 

[StrawHat]

I convinced my wife that riding the mower is fun!

Haven’t cut a lawn in years.

Kevin

 

[Truckman]

I convinced my wife that riding the mower is fun!

Haven’t cut a lawn in years.

Kevin

Not being cursed with a wife any longer, I found the method that works for me...Antonio comes by with his crew every two weeks...I write him a check, while I stay inside in air-conditioned comfort...No eye irritation here......Ben

 

[Oldiron]

Thanks guys. My mower is a Cub Cadet ZT1-50 and yes it does sit low and puts me in the clouds of dust etc. Have not had much luck with goggles since I have to wear my glasses to see how to put them on, but I may try to find some of the slip over the temple protectors, to see if they would help

 

[walkin jack]

Mine is the XT1-50. It''s my first rider. As it turns out I use it as much as a tractor as I do a lawnmower. I can haul dirt, tree limbs and other stuff. Pulled up several stumps too. So far so good. I really enjoy it.

 

[Eric300]

This is the solution to your problem. RADNOR goggles. Got them at a local welding supply store for under 10 bucks. Plus, wear a thin neck gator to cover your nose and mouth. The cottonwood and dry grass is terrible around here right now. I run a Z-Turn just about every day and this helps a lot! Oh yeah, and wear the same PPE while weed whipping, too!

 

[Faulkner]

I agree with SweetMK that mowing with the tractor can be therapeutic, but using the zero turn does take about half as much time. I have about 4 acres of yard to mow and I typically use the zero turn and knock it out, even though if it's the least bit warm I look like I've been working in coal mine when I get done.

Later in the summer when it gets really dusty I put the 64 inch finish mower on the tractor and mow with it because it keeps me up out of the dust. Takes longer, but I don't have to wear hazmat gear to get 'er done either.

 

[servmgr64]

Kubotas

That is a fine fleet of Kubota's you have there. I have a BX2350 for our house in town & a L3560 for the farm. Great machines.
Scott

 

[max]

I am having a lot of eye problems, and I am wearing tinted goggles that say DeWalt on them.

 

[Wdbutcher97]

Thanks guys. My mower is a Cub Cadet ZT1-50 and yes it does sit low and puts me in the clouds of dust etc. Have not had much luck with goggles since I have to wear my glasses to see how to put them on, but I may try to find some of the slip over the temple protectors, to see if they would help

I have a Cub Cadet RZTL-54 that I use to mow our 3 acres of grass. I found goggles that fit over my glasses at my local farm supply store. I believe they have vented and un-vented ones. I think they cost less than $20. They work great on windy days.