The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: ScotsGirl on March 25, 2014, 10:34:18 pm
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Can anyone tell me if there is a reasonably priced set of shears which work off car battery? I have Lister Laser clippers with shear head but they are too big so going to sell them. I can only find 2 makes and they are expensive for the small flock I have.
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i have a set of horner longhorn clipping machine, run off car battery you could try ebay for a set of those, they are at least 10 years old and work pretty well
link to the product on their website, they do servicing and repairs too.
http://www.hornershearing.com/acatalog/longhorn-complete.html (http://www.hornershearing.com/acatalog/longhorn-complete.html)
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Hi,
I am wondering what you mean by "toobig"? Is it the hand piece or the motor? I world have thought the size of the hand piece is pretty standard.
I have an old 12v euroclip motor and old lister hand piece (for a sensible offer!) if you are interested but fear you will have the same size problem.
Regards, Richard.
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Hi Richard, unfortunately I have pint size hands so the Lister horse clipper handpiece is about the diameter of a tin of beans which makes holding it for any length difficult. The dedicated sheep shears tend to be slimmer so I can grip better (more like slim deodrant bottle!). That's what I need.
If I had portable power it wouldn't be a problem. Perhaps I need to look at a small generator instead and get cheap mains ones. I don't however know what power generator is required to drive the motor effectively. Any advice appreciated.
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Masterclip do a good range. I have their heavy duty horse clippers and the hand piece is of a very comfortable diameter for small hands - and not too heavy either. They also have a good range of sheep and cattle clippers at reasonable prices. http://www.masterclip.co.uk (http://www.masterclip.co.uk)
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My 2.2 Kw generator runs my horner 240v clippers easily
HTH