Can anyone vouch for a tried and tested cordless cattle clipper

Bodacious

im going to treat myself for xmas, i fed up of the scissors, i do a fair bit of disbudding and sculling and always clip the dirty hair round the head and in the ears,

either this one, seems good value and powerful, 2 batteries, 2 spare blades

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-HUNTMASTER-HEAVY-DUTY-CORDLESS-HORSE-CLIPPERS-150-WATT-COMB-ATTACHMENTS-/180988040860?pt=UK_Horse_Wear_Equipment&hash=item2a23ba569c

or the swiss heineger, lighter but bit dearer £241.20 but more established brand, tried pedigreecattle.ie, fanevalley etc but this lot are still the cheapest that i know of to supply this product, unless anyone else knows where i can get it cheaper in ireland?

http://www.jamescountrysupplies.co.uk/Shearing-Clipping/Clipper-Trimmers/Heiniger-Saphir/prod_330.html

any other one ?

ootbitb

I like the review for the second one.

Bodacious

the heineger is only 0.5kg and 35W and supposidely very good but the huntmaster is 150w and bigger, the equivalent powered 150w one especially for cattle in Heineger is €500 so the huntmaster is good value and 2 batteries and 2 blades worth £50.

If i had to shave the head of a good strong weanling for selling I think id be better off with the bigger Huntmaster model but for lighter trimming id say the heineger saphir is the choice of vets/dog groomers etc for precision cutting... im torn between the two...... anyone vouch for either?!

Little jimmy

If you don't intend clipping tails or shaving their backs I think you won't find anything better than the Andis agr clippers. I would recommend getting a ceramic blade as they will last a long time so long as you don't drop it. A lot of vets use them for tb testing and sections

Bodacious

thanks ottbi and little jimmy,

I took the plunge there today and went for the larger 150w huntmaster one over the 35w heineger one, the lighter one would be ideal round ears etc but the other would be more beneficial if doing a larger area like the face and head of a weanling or tidy up the belly area

he gave me £10 off as ordered on phone nor ebay so£169uk E208 and no delivery and he threw in 3 blades which they sell for £25 a piece so happy enough.

I know Andis and Heineger are top brands but there are good reviews on this one also and the similar size/weight/powered Heineger with the 2 x lithium batteries ect are €495.

Bodacious

My clippers landed today, my buddy in UK came home for xmas on Dec 28th and delivery missed him by 2 hours, no panic, its a bit heavier than i had expected but im sure ill get used of it, no sculling this weather.. will use it at weekend! Happy with it seems good quality and heavy duty