Anti-vibration gloves?

[RedDirt Cowgirl]

Weed wacking and mowing is a fire safety issue here, but the vibration even from the Husquevarna top of the line mower is killing my hands, especially my once-broken wrist hand.

Does anybody use anti-vibration gloves? What's the best kind? Looked on the internet and there's stuff from $50 bucks to $20. Cal-OSHA is no help. Got some Wells Lamong "gel pack" and they don't have padding - just a little slip patch that I guess helps for blisters.

[kasilofhome]

My son who broke his wrist about 3 years ago at his "Growth Plate" was told last year to use anti-vibration gloves. I took a bit to find them as the type of store that carries them is 200 miles from home and I needed to make sure that they fit so mail ordering was out.

Per the boy it MAKES THE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE. They were not cheap-57 dollars but he can work longer, harder, and get more done.

[beowoulf90]

Originally Posted by RedDirt Cowgirl

Weed wacking and mowing is a fire safety issue here, but the vibration even from the Husquevarna top of the line mower is killing my hands, especially my once-broken wrist hand.

Does anybody use anti-vibration gloves? What's the best kind? Looked on the internet and there's stuff from $50 bucks to $20. Cal-OSHA is no help. Got some Wells Lamong "gel pack" and they don't have padding - just a little slip patch that I guess helps for blisters.

Maybe mount the mower handle to the mower with rubber pads/blocks you would still have it hard mounted, but the rubber would be between the handle and the mower deck.

Just an idea, I don't know if it would help or not, just thinking out loud..

A place you could find the rubber pads might be from non skin furniture pads or motorcycle motor mounts use rubber bushings.. Again just thinking out loud.

Hope that helps

[fishhead]

bicycle gloves.

I went on a 60 mile bike ride one day and by the time I got home my hands were numb from all the shocks. I bought bike gloves after that and didn't have any more problems.

[Macybaby]

I have, and with my old weed wacker they made a big difference. My new one not so much as it does not vibrate as much. DH found the same thing with his chainsaw (what they were bought for), made a big difference on a machine that didn't have a lot of vibration dampining, but much of a difference with one that did.

BTW - the machine I had problems with was a Husqy (loved it) and now have a Stihl. The low end Ryobi vibrated too.

I've always had the handlebar type that you need to ware a harness with. The husqy had a big advantage in tank size though. There were times I was wishing it would run out of gas so I could go take a break! WIth the Stihl, the machine always runs out of gas before I do.

Ready for some serious wacking