Ear Protection

[Brake Weight]

These are the best ear plugs I have encountered in the last 12 years of wearing ear plugs: http://www.northernsafety.com/Product/1630/Moldex-SparkPlugs-Uncorded-Disposable-Ear-Plugs-NRR-33

They are the most comfortable and are NASCAR approved, or were. Ear muffs are good, too. But I've actually gotten an earache from sweating in and wearing them for an extended period of time.

 

[clemsonfor]

I dont wear any my hearing has been shot since I was kid shooting guns w/o ears on.

Back then we tore the filters off cigs and stuffed them in our ears wasn't good enough now I hear only what I want to hear.

have you seen the guys who go to the range and look for like 9mm or .38 shell cases to use as plugs, whatever ear size they have i guess?

 

[Combustix]

WHAT, what you guys say

Sorry

 

[Car Doc]

have you seen the guys who go to the range and look for like 9mm or .38 shell cases to use as plugs, whatever ear size they have i guess?

Yes :laughing: and sticks and pieces of TP guess if you forgot them or whatever use what you can scrounge up! Even a loaded 9mm/.38 would be probably better than a case if you had any on ya. :thumbsup:

I keep a few packs of foam puffs in my shooting bag just in case I am the one with guests or family from out of town.

 

[Domush]

These are the muffs I wear. I bought them for working in the wood shop, so I could still talk between tool uses, but the electronics went dud on them in short order. They are, however, still well worth the price even without the electronics. They are super comfy, fit earbud headphones inside them and work so well I can never tell if my compressor is running or not (I end up feeling it to check), and it is one of those oil-less compressors!

$15 @ harbor freight

 

[soulasphil]

When mowing, I usually wear this Asia made device which is quite effective to reduce the noise level. The radio is not very efficient, the volume changes quite a lot when you change direction with the tractor, but plugging in any walkman or phone is perfect.

 

[deepNdirt]

For me It's too late for muff's, I'm now in the need of a hearing aids, I sure wish I had taken better care of my hearing when I was younger, but as it were my construction occupation along with one of my favorite pass time of drag racing and Moto X pretty much done the damage, so my Yanmar has little effect to do any worst damage,
I'm glade to read their are some who are concerned in taken care of themselves:thumbsup:

 

[Marveltone]

These are what I wear at work. The company supplies several different brands and types, but these fit my ears best. Howard Leight Max UF Foam Ear Plugs (NRR 33) - Foam Ear Plugs Uncorded - 1 to 50 Pairs

At home, I'm cheap, so I use reusables. 3M Tekk Protection Reusable Corded Earplugs 3 Pack 90716-80025T at The Home Depot

So far, all hearing tests have been good.

Joe

 

[Johndeere3720]

When I had my Yanmar I always wore my STIHL ear muffs, especially when mowing. I haven't worn them on my new Deere yet since it runs a lot quieter but when I listen to music next time I run the Deere I am gonna try out the headphones under the ear muffs and see how it works. :thumbsup:

 

[tractchores]

used one of the decibel apps to measure the noise level from my B2920. In the seat it reads at 85 DB at around 1600 RPM and at PTO speed it's 100 DB. Definitely wise to have earplugs in at either level, though I often use it around 1,000 rpm if I'm not moving something heavy.