Author Topic: Cordless sheep shears  (Read 489 times)

Brewster

  • Joined Sep 2020
Cordless sheep shears
« on: January 25, 2025, 08:19:36 pm »
Hi, the one thing I leave to my betters with regards to my flock of 30 is shearing. A friend does it for a fair payment and a few beers. 

However Im thinking of buying some cordless shears for dagging and for flystrike.

 Can anyone recommend a not too expensive tool for tasks such as these? Thanks

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Cordless sheep shears
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2025, 08:20:22 am »
Jakoti hand shears ,easy to carry in a holster

Bywaters

  • Joined Apr 2016
Re: Cordless sheep shears
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2025, 08:56:14 am »
I've not purchased or used, but was also looking. Myconclusions were that the Makita battery type were approx £220 and seemed the most useful, but heavy. Better than my battery ones on a cord
However, the Robo belt ones were recommended by my shearer but at over £1k not suitable at all

We use the jakoti hand shears (when I say we - I mean my daugher gets to do it!)

twizzel

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: Cordless sheep shears
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2025, 09:34:19 am »
We’ve got a set of Horner zipper clippers, not cordless but we use them for crutching, clipping the odd ewe with strike and clipping cattle backs. Get on very well with them.

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Cordless sheep shears
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2025, 09:53:12 am »
I used Jakoti to dag 1200 ewes , clip any maggoty or missed at shearing plus I've clipped the odd small holder flock . I've had the Jakoti 10yrs just.cleaning and light sharpening , no batteries to charge no combs , cutters to be sent for sharpening

Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Cordless sheep shears
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2025, 02:27:50 pm »
I only have 30, some are easycare'x so don't need shearing, so used some big scissors and did them myself.
But following advice on here I bought some Jakoti shears, an absolute gamechanger, brilliant.

eryl

  • Joined Apr 2020
Re: Cordless sheep shears
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2025, 07:29:18 am »
https://www.clippersharp.com/products/clipster-farmclip-akku2-clipper
Had one for a few years - really good. Battery lasts for ages. If you are just dagging, the blades that come with it are fine. They also do a sharpening service which works well.

Brewster

  • Joined Sep 2020
Re: Cordless sheep shears
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2025, 02:00:10 pm »
Thanks to everyone. Might see how I get on with the Jakoti and if Im not keen will go for a cordless model as I have no access to power. My main concern is flystrike as I find shearing by hand slow but I'll give the Jakoti a go

 

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