Hey all,
I had been looking for a headset that I could wear on my tractor and in my skid steer to reduce the noise impact on my ears. Also so I could listen to Audible books and tunes while working. Ideally the headset would use active noise reduction (ANR) technology and would connect wirelessly with my Iphone so that I could listen to books or tunes and make and receive calls in a high noise environment. I checked the noise level in the cab on my TN70D. At idle it was 80db. Mowing with the engine running at PTO speed it was 91db. (I have a db meter app on my Iphone
).
I had been using earbuds but that was a poor answer for me as it did nothing for the noise and I couldn't keep the ear buds in my ears while bouncing through the field. Next I bought a set of over the ear stereo headphones by Skullcandy. These stayed on my head ok but did little to reduce the noise and the cord was always in the way. I gave them a good test while mowing 50 acres. They were ok but not great. I searched the internet and found a set that met all my criteria but cost $900.00.
I had been eyeballing the 3M Tekk headset with built in AM/FM radio for a while but it was not cordless. It occurred to me that I might be able to attach a small Bluetooth adapter to them so that I could use them wirelessly. I ordered them from Amazon Wednesday and got them Friday night. The Bluetooth adapter is a Bluegate Go Groove receiver. The adapter is small, light with a 3 cord and an internal rechargeable battery. The headset was $40 and the adapter was $25 with free shipping.
This morning I took them on a small mowing job to give them a test run. The Tekk headset claims a 24db reduction in ambient noise and I believe them. Wow, it was much quieter. I could still hear and feel the tractor running but the difference was amazing. The Bluetooth adapter connected flawlessly and I was able to listen to my audio book with ease. No cords to tangle (I attached the adapter to one of the headset cups with a small piece of velco).
While this is not the perfect solution (I still don't have 2 way communication with my Iphone) it seems to work very well. The price is very affordable for me. The headset seems to be well built to last in a tough environment.
Tim
I had been looking for a headset that I could wear on my tractor and in my skid steer to reduce the noise impact on my ears. Also so I could listen to Audible books and tunes while working. Ideally the headset would use active noise reduction (ANR) technology and would connect wirelessly with my Iphone so that I could listen to books or tunes and make and receive calls in a high noise environment. I checked the noise level in the cab on my TN70D. At idle it was 80db. Mowing with the engine running at PTO speed it was 91db. (I have a db meter app on my Iphone
).I had been using earbuds but that was a poor answer for me as it did nothing for the noise and I couldn't keep the ear buds in my ears while bouncing through the field
. Next I bought a set of over the ear stereo headphones by Skullcandy. These stayed on my head ok but did little to reduce the noise and the cord was always in the way. I gave them a good test while mowing 50 acres. They were ok but not great. I searched the internet and found a set that met all my criteria but cost $900.00. I had been eyeballing the 3M Tekk headset with built in AM/FM radio for a while but it was not cordless. It occurred to me that I might be able to attach a small Bluetooth adapter to them so that I could use them wirelessly. I ordered them from Amazon Wednesday and got them Friday night. The Bluetooth adapter is a Bluegate Go Groove receiver. The adapter is small, light with a 3 cord and an internal rechargeable battery. The headset was $40 and the adapter was $25 with free shipping.
This morning I took them on a small mowing job to give them a test run. The Tekk headset claims a 24db reduction in ambient noise and I believe them. Wow, it was much quieter. I could still hear and feel the tractor running but the difference was amazing. The Bluetooth adapter connected flawlessly and I was able to listen to my audio book with ease. No cords to tangle (I attached the adapter to one of the headset cups with a small piece of velco).
While this is not the perfect solution (I still don't have 2 way communication with my Iphone) it seems to work very well. The price is very affordable for me. The headset seems to be well built to last in a tough environment.
Tim
