Hedge Cutting, glass protection?

[steveR]

Pretty straight forward query chaps.... (and chapesses)

Looking at the purchase of a small flail hedge cutter for dealing with the hard to reach and awkward hedges around the farm*, as well as some of the bigger garden hedges that test my patience with a hand held machine these days! It'll be mounted on my Kioti 50hp compact which is fully cabbed up etc.

What is the best method for protection of the glasswork? Mesh, and if so, what size section that still gives good visibility? Or perspex, mounted close to the windows??


* This winter, that could be said about all of the grassland and a lot of the arable!!

 

[James]

Don't bother. Mesh will give you headaches and won't stop wire. Perspex will hold dust between it and the window and it'll be a pain to see through

 

[Fendtbro]

Change glass for the thickest marguard you can fit. The thicker stuff is pretty safe and very clear. Ask the specialists for off cuts.

 

[Muddyroads]

Perspex guard on mine, held with suckers and bungee chords. Not cheap, but miles better than mesh.

 

[steveR]

Change glass for the thickest marguard you can fit. The thicker stuff is pretty safe and very clear. Ask the specialists for off cuts.

Might be tough to do on curved profile windows?

 

[steveR]

Don't bother. Mesh will give you headaches and won't stop wire. Perspex will hold dust between it and the window and it'll be a pain to see through

Just keep the claims going in??

Interested on your comments on mesh guards. I guess a big enough mesh size to see through, reduces the protection?

 

[oakleaf]

I cant stand mesh. Get massive headaches and dizziness within 10 mins of starting. And no , they dont dissipate in time.
I use a perspex on the door and nothing on the side window as the visibility is too impaired with any protection. Never broke a side window yet. Did break a door before I used the perspex though.

 

[Grouse]

We don’t use anything and not broken a window yet

 

[ARW]

No window protection here either, but we are using 8 metre reach.
I think mesh would do for you, make it so it swings out so you can clean the window, if you have plastic you end up cleaning 3 windows.

 

[steveR]

No window protection here either, but we are using 8 metre reach.
I think mesh would do for you, make it so it swings out so you can clean the window, if you have plastic you end up cleaning 3 windows.

Thinking a small frame and put the mesh on clips. That way, could be swapped for plastic!!

 

[Muck Spreader]

Just keep the claims going in??

Interested on your comments on mesh guards. I guess a big enough mesh size to see through, reduces the protection?

We have a small Bomford linkage mounted cutter and I've never used any guards. The cuttings generally don't hit the glass as they tend to go forward, so if anything bonnets and filters are more at risk from dings and scratches.

 

[steveR]

We have a small Bomford linkage mounted cutter and I've never used any guards. The cuttings generally don't hit the glass as they tend to go forward, so if anything bonnets and filters are more at risk from dings and scratches.

I had intended utilising a few old hessian sacks for the protection of paintwork!

 

[Muck Spreader]

I had intended utilising a few old hessian sacks for the protection of paintwork!

Without knowing what tractor, be careful that the fan or any belts can't get hold of a bit of hessian if it gets hit by a lump wood of something.

 

[fendtfiasco]

I use Marlon FSX which is a polycarbonate 5 or 6 mm thick I think and held onto the glass by suction cups, the wheel rim guards by bungee type cord and the bonnet guard by metal brackets bolted to the tractor chassis. Unfortunately not tech savvy to post photos.

 

[v8willy]

We don’t use anything and not broken a window yet

I don't use anything either & have broken a side window, a door, bit of barbed wire into the tyre & a couple of mirrors in the last few years. Wouldn't be so bsd but only do about 5 solid days scattered over the year.

 

[Brisel]

Tractor Guard - Window protection you can trust

www.tractorguard.co.uk

 

[Muddyroads]

Tractor Guard - Window protection you can trust

www.tractorguard.co.uk

That’s the one I have.

 

[Robert K]

Tractor Guard - Window protection you can trust

www.tractorguard.co.uk

Have one of these on a puma they are easy to fit with the cords and suction cups

 

[Brisel]

Have one of these on a puma they are easy to fit with the cords and suction cups

The suction cups don’t seal well but the cords work well and it’s easy enough to take off for cleaning. Much better than looking through heavy mesh.

 

[Robert K]

The suction cups don’t seal well but the cords work well and it’s easy enough to take off for cleaning. Much better than looking through heavy mesh.

The suction cups on ours are pretty solid, they need to be damp to stick to the glass properly