[lizzypeg]

we have no electricity on site so im looking to get some sheep clippers for dagging etc that are battery powered..either actual battery operated ones or the ones that attach to a 12v car battery.
has anyone got any and any recommendations or ones to avoid please..
seem nice new ones for £300 ish...iv seen ones on amazon / ebay that are a lot lot cheaper but not makes I know so not sure if they will break after one or two uses as look like cheap imports...

[smudger]

I purchased Horner's 12v package deal. Didn't see much of a saving on fleabay or Horner's own reconditioned models to not go new. However their second hand does have a shorter warranty.


http://www.hornershearing.com/

[Hevxxx99]

I saw your heading and thought,

make sure the fat is good and hot and add icecubes to the batter... 

Seriously, though, do you have many sheep to do?  I'm in the same position and ended up shearing using old fashioned hand shears on my 5 big, obstreperous wethers and was surprised how easy it was.

[lizzypeg]

we have 7 to do....3 of which are huge heavy things and I only weight 9 stone and am a small build female..we hand dag them and had a shearer in last year to shear.but as we are in a bad fly area we are dagging every 3 months and I just don't get on with the hand shears as find them too large to handle properly..

[Pasture Farm]

These are the ones I use but im now selling them for the 240 volt model as ive now got mains in the barn
Brilliant but slightly heavy, im hoping the nains version are lighter

[Anke]

Do you mean the ones with the motor in the hand piece and they run off a car battery? WE used ours for the first two years, but I found them heavy to use (because of motor in hand piece) and my hand went numb very quickly (I have carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands). Also so much easier to nip them... I now prefer to hand-dag if necessary, usually just after lambing (that way I do a couple every day) and I halter-tie them to a corner in the pen.
 
Also as there is at least one (usually a Shetland wether) that won't be caught when the shearer comes... I hand clip them later. again tied up to a corner of two hurdles with the sheep held in place with my legs/knees. Not pretty but it works.
 
I really think that with such small numbers of sheep the cost is quite considerable... but if you want one, we really should sell ours....

[Dougal]

The wee ones with the motor in the hand piece are ok bt lack much power. They would be good for yo thogh because it would allow you to shear the sheep while it is still standing which would save you from most of the fighting. Stick a halter on the sheep in a corner and off you go. Horner sell battery powered (from a car battery) systems which are very similar to the style of machine that the professional shearers use. They are very popular with many farmers but to be honest it would be a bit of a waof money for the number of sheep that you are clipping. Most important thing is learn how to set the clippers up before yo start so that they clip properly. Makes the job much much easier!!