Hello Ed of all trades,
You can keep your home Ed.
Save your money and keep your Mathews Company Lawn Genie.
Do you use ear muffs or ear plugs when you mow?
Being a Mathews Lawn Genie Pick up Mower owner I can and will
help you with this issue.
Which of the three models with the collection basket
do you have 36", 48", 60" ?
About the leaves, you want to pick the leaves
up whole rather than shredding them first.
It will take more trips of course-been there and do that
every season but you will have no issues with leaf and
leaf mold dust this way.
What you need is a good dust mask with an exhalation
valve built into the disposable mask.
A dust mask with the exhalation valve will perform better
than the standard 3M dust mask type N95 dust and mist masks.
The condensation from your breathing will not plug the mask and
affect your ability to breathe efficiently as the exhalation valve is
opening as you exhale each time and only clean fitered air is coming
through the mask.
You can purchase these 3M brand dust masks from Gemplers
very quickly by mail order purchasing them with a credit card.
It takes about three days or so to get them from the Gemplers
Warehouse in Wisconsin via U.P.S.
Here two dust mask models for you.
3M8210V N95 respirator with exhale valve
Price is 14.95 per box of 10 masks plus the UPS shipping charge
OR
3M 8511 N95 particulate respirator with exhale valve
$24.80 10 masks to a box
The model 8511 has more NIOSH testing certifications for filtration
efficiency and protection for the user.
The N95 Rating for both disposable masks indicates to the user it is 95% efficient at
preventing the inhalation of dusts. I personally use the 3M N95 dust masks wthout the
exhalation valves and they work very well for both mowing and snow removal with my gas tractors.
They sell a lot of these exhalation valve type masks to folks with asthsma
to allow them to work out of doors and the exhale valve in the disposable mask will permit you to breath normally at all times.
Please find below the Gemplers sales order line phone number,
individuals may use a credit or debit card to place an order with them.
1-800-382-8473
I see you have an LA145 in your stable, I have an LA115 myself and so far so good with 50 hours on it, My Wheel Horse
244 hydro is 0ver 20 years old and on its second transmission(used)it still works but the wheel seals and fan seal leakMy 48 inch Mathews Company Lawn Genie is over 30 years old.
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EDIT:
1:30 PM
I just viewed your response and if you intent on keeping the full beard the only way to have clean air all the time is with a full hood dust and mist mask with a battery powered ventilation system which may be purchased from LAB Safety Supply which is now part of Gemplers.
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