Want to buy a new sheep shears?

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

What is a good sheep shears preferably off electric? If I'm going to buy one I think I'll go for a brand new one! Any advice on good makes and prices! Thanks

Buford T. Justice XIX

I'm going to move this over to the Sheep forum as there will be more sheep farmers there.

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

Buford T. Justice V wrote:

I'm going to move this over to the Sheep forum as there will be more sheep farmers there.

Thanks

rangler1

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

What is a good sheep shears preferably off electric? If I'm going to buy one I think I'll go for a brand new one! Any advice on good makes and prices! Thanks

Sheep shears are very trouble free and give very little trouble, I've a sunbeam that I got 40 years ago and still shears like new and has been kicked out of hands many time, You're right to get electric, you'll get a generator sometime, the petrol engine driven shears are very awkward.
I wouldn't know any prices

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

rangler1 wrote:

Sheep shears are very trouble free and give very little trouble, I've a sunbeam that I got 40 years ago and still shears like new and has been kicked out of hands many time, You're right to get electric, you'll get a generator sometime, the petrol engine driven shears are very awkward. I wouldn't know any prices

Thanks actually have a generator aswell so that wouldn't be a problem!

rangler1

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

Thanks actually have a generator aswell so that wouldn't be a problem!

Are you hoping to do contract shearing

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

rangler1 wrote:

Are you hoping to do contract shearing

Start off with our own but maybe sometime along the line will do a bit of contracting all right!

ganmo

The only person I know of selling new shearing machines is Andrew corrigan. Plenty of old ones lying around the place though

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

ganmo wrote:

The only person I know of selling new shearing machines is Andrew corrigan. Plenty of old ones lying around the place though

Thanks what sort is he to deal with?

davidk1394

Have a Heinger clippers here but did some shearing with a Heinger shears. There a robust machine that will last a lifetime, parts are easy enough to get but they're pricey to buy when starting from scratch. If you do decide to go out on hire make sure to buy one of those shearing trailers to hold the sheep in while your shearing. Cuts out a lot of running around when your shearing

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

ganmo wrote:

The only person I know of selling new shearing machines is Andrew corrigan. Plenty of old ones lying around the place though

Couldn't find many old ones for sale anywhere!

ganmo

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

Thanks what sort is he to deal with?

He's a shearer who diversified into selling the gear. But I've never bought anything off him

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

davidk1394 wrote:

Have a Heinger clippers here but did some shearing with a Heinger shears. There a robust machine that will last a lifetime, parts are easy enough to get but they're pricey to buy when starting from scratch. If you do decide to go out on hire make sure to buy one of those shearing trailers to hold the sheep in while your shearing. Cuts out a lot of running around when your shearing

Thanks! I'll have a look out for that brand!

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

ganmo wrote:

He's a shearer who diversified into selling the gear. But I've never bought anything off him

Thanks I might see can I get over this evening and have a look at what he has!

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

Friend of mine says he'll sell me lister shears with hand piece for 200 euro That an alright deal?

rangler1

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant wrote: »

Friend of mine says he'll sell me lister shears with hand piece for 200 euro That an alright deal?

sounds cheap any way, I think you should try it first, get him to set up blades on it, also some of the old listers were hard to drive, so try it with your genny as well
Corrigan is sound, talk to him before you invest, he might know of a shearing course coming up, shearing is so much easier if you learn the Godfrey Bowen technique before you develop any bad habits
Andrew corrigan is around newbridge i think

Crow Pigeon and Pheasant

rangler1 wrote:

sounds cheap any way, I think you should try it first, get him to set up blades on it, also some of the old listers were hard to drive, so try it with your genny as well Corrigan is sound, talk to him before you invest, he might know of a shearing course coming up, shearing is so much easier if you learn the Godfrey Bowen technique before you develop any bad habits Andrew corrigan is around newbridge i think

Thanks! Yeah I got his number off another friend! Yeah I did a bit of shearing last year!