Hello Andy, I am totally blind and I use a push mower and a riding mower. I just cut the perimeter of the yard, both inside and outside of our fences and around the pool.
I use a long pcv pole that used to be the hand skimmer for the pool, instead of my cane. When using the push mower, I pull it instead of pushing it. After you get use to the terrain that you are cutting you will get a feel of where the mower is in relation of where you are. Try to feel where the side of the mower is. Use the force Luke, use the force. My last push mower had a flap that would drag the ground if it was pushed. It was for stopping anything from popping up after the mower went over it. I had to remove the flap. It was long enough to touch the mower blade when the mower was pulled. As for the riding mower I just use the long handle from the old pool skimmer. It is about 8 feet long and made of pcv pipe. It is very light and I follow the fence or the pool when I cut around them. Once the perimeter is done, some one else can get the rest of the yard cut in a New York minute. The first two or three times will take the most time. Getting use to the weight of the mower, the terrain and the noise. Take your time and be careful. By the middle of the summer you will have it down and be able to finish the job in half of the time. I normally use a set of head phones and a walkman type radio while cutting the yard now a days. By the middle of summer you will be able to do that also. Hell, you can't hear any thing while the mower is running any way. Again be careful and if it does not feel right stop the mower and find out what is going on. Good luck - TJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Borka To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:09 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Using Lawn mowers Is there a safe way a totally blind person can use lawn mowers? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
