Just thought I'd do a quick review of a few pair of anti-vibration gloves that I have owned for over 12 months.
In my opinion AV gloves are as important as ear muffs & eye protection, & I would encourage all users of lawnmowers, whippys, chainsaws etc to wear these gloves whenever using these & any other engine equipment that vibrates. The vibration of equipment is made worse by using poor quality gear &/or blunt chains on chainsaws or very old equipment (ie worn out) or damaged gear (ie bent brushcutter shafts etc).
I started mowing lawns as work before leaving school, used a lot of crappy & not-sharp equipment in that time, & now gets pins & needles whenever using any machinery. I have been able to manage the condition by using AV gloves religiously.
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From left to right,
From Bunnings... Safety Zone ,Pro Flex Gel impact abt $18....gel pads in palms only, poor quality gel pads, good wrist support (which helps a lot!), a sturdy pair of gloves that have also just been used as general gardening gloves. Summary better than nothing but wouldn't buy again.
Again from Bunnings....Iron Clad, Gel vibration impact abt $40, better quality gel pads, no wrist support, softer leather, wore these a lot when I first got them but now feel they don't offer any anti-vibe at all! Only wear them if I cant find the Tillmans in the tool box. summary again better than nothing but only just! Better gloves around for the money.
Tillman 1489L True-Fit anti-vibration abt $40-45 from memory, Quite a few of us on this forum bought these, I was worried at first as they were a bit small & were a bit of a nuisance to put on, however I have found these to be a good quality glove, well-made, I think the AV is padding rather than gel??, AV on the palm & all fingers & thumb, very good wrist support, hands don't sweat as much as I thought they would. summary...not perfect but a good quality glove , i'll buy them again.
I nearly always now remove the AV gloves when finished operating the machinery & put on general gardening gloves if doing any manual hand work this has saved the av gloves from a lot of wear, its a bit of pita doing the glove swap routine but I feel its all part of the job.
Has anyone else found a good pair of AV gloves?, im still looking for the perfect AV Glove.
cheers
woody