Wearing goggles while mowing?

 
Just bought a new lawn mower (Bosch Rotak 40), and wondered if it was
necessary
to wear goggles, or if new laws about safety requirements for
manufacturing
mowers made this safety tip redundant these days.

If the 'shell' of the mower is covering the blade, I don't possibly see
how a
stone/wood chip can shoot out at the angle required to hit your
eyes, without
hitting the case first. Can someone enlighten me on this?




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twinbee

 wrote:

I've never worn goggles while mowing.  But then I wear glasses which
give at least some protection.   And my lawn is solid turf, little
probability of hitting a stone, etc.    Still, I think there is always
some chance that something you hit could somehow wind up hitting
you.   If I had to mow a lawn that was half bare and had stones, I
might have a different answer.   How many precautions you want to take
is a personal choice, as long as you're doing it yourself.   At least
today, check back as the way things are going, that could change.

 
trader4@optonline.net;841955 Wrote:

twinbee.46fb...@gardenbanter.co.uk

Thanks for the reply. Interestingly, the instructions give plenty of
warnings,
but mention nothing about goggles. The blade is very slightly
above where the
shell covers (in other words, the shell covers a range
of a hemi-sphere, and a
fraction more), so any stones would presumably
shoot out an angle almost
parallel to the grass or better if any were
going to escape, and the rest would
hit the 'roof'.

Haha, I know I'm probably being paranoid ;)




--
twinbee

 On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:06:11 +0100, twinbee

They're your eyes, do you want to take the chance?

Before I started lawn cutting full time I didn't wear protection either
but now I always wear a full face spraying mask when strimming and mowing.

Steven
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Wear it for bush care too.  :P