Corded or cordless clippers

brianb.243

Corded or cordless cattle clippers....which way is best?

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058323180/corded-or-cordless-clippers

I’d go cordless, you may need the battery fully charged before a job but you don’t need extensions or cables catching

Dunedin

Cordless all day long. I’ve had both. Actually still have the cable one - just waiting on my next trip to the dump.

orm0nd

have both, had cord for years but bought cordless lately and agree with other comments cordless night and day

most have offering 2 battery options and starting with both batteries fully charged , should get a good long session if needed

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121385474#Comment_121385474

What cordless do you recommend

funkey_monkey

What would the weight of the cordless clippers be like. We use a set of sheep clippers to do the cows backs. Awkward enough with the lead on it.

patsy_mccabe

I see Clippers Ireland are doing Black Friday deals.

Anyone have the ErgoPro Cara Sheep & Cattle Clipper (Battery 200w)?

Now at €299.

Cattle Hair Clippers for Sale in Ireland | Clippers Ireland

Bazzer007

Cordless all the way. You get two batteries & one blade normally. I got an extra blade thrown in for free. No issues at all.

Cavanjack

I’ve a corded one and I’m hoping it’ll break soon so I can justify buying a cordless.

220 volt bound to be dangerous, wet conditions, steel crush etc. could get pinched in the crush easily. Too restricted with the cord too.

orm0nd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121385719#Comment_121385719

don't have it long enough to recommend one way or the other but bought a clipster on offer from arrabawn , my son used it for clipping backs, neck and tails of weanlings , and I was using a corded along side of him , it was well able to match the corded , used it for about 2 hours stopping to load the crush and was still on first battery , also used it to dag/ tidy up some factory lambs and it done it no problem

https://www.arrabawnhomevalue.ie/products/cordless-livestock-clippers

Sheep breeder

Have used both cord and cordless, find the cord after 7 years still going grand from clipping lots of cattle at housing, heads, backs, tails, hind quarters, on sucklers, weanlings, store cattle, and shearing sheep also. Have used the cordless for the neighbour, handy for small numbers but can get hot quickly. When shearing sheep gets hot quickly,

Dunedin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121386478#Comment_121386478

That’s the one I have but it’s the horse clippers - does a fierce clean job on the backs.

greysides

Corded!

wrangler

My shearer uses one similar to this for small flocks, carries the battery on the belt, will shear for up to 50 sheep on a charge.

I've a battery shears and find it very awkward, don't know how any one would shear a full sheep with it.

https://www.clippersireland.ie/ergopro-ovis-sheep-clipper-external-battery-300w/

Jb1989

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121387453#Comment_121387453

Why

dohc turbo2

I have both, won't pull out the corded one again, last year was at the tails in the crush and fecking hail shower came out of no where the shock I got off it was brutal , and it's not old, got cordless one, tis away easier, have spare battery, fierce handy tbh

wrangler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121387709#Comment_121387709

It'd be alright for cattle

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121387709#Comment_121387709

I’d advise you get a RCD. @Base price advised it for when working with cattle

Jb1989

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121388286#Comment_121388286

Yep I bought one after she advised it as well. Something like this op

patsy_mccabe

I always use the RCD plug like the one above, every time I use electric equipment outdoors. Safety first.

greysides

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121387671#Comment_121387671

I used mine intermittently and never fully discharged the battery before recharging. I'd only one battery and when I needed it, I needed it to work, so without knowing how often I could use it before it went dead, I recharged after each use. The battery soon packed up, barely have enough power in it for a single use. Probably my fault, not using it correctly.

So, I bought a corded and man, does it sing compared to the complaining, reluctant efforts of the cordless. I now have to carry a 50m extension cable but I can now rely on it!

I can understand the pros of the cordless, that's I bought one first, but you can't beat a cord for power.

Gillespy

Sounds like nicad batteries maybe? Lithium does away with all them problems.

Jb1989

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121388463#Comment_121388463

Yea fair point, regarding battery's, if not kept in good order over the quiet times, they can be ruined Come usage time, and then you've to buy new batteries.

Cordless great if batteries looked after, if you can't look after them stay with Corded.

liam7831

I have a Masterclip Outback find it a good machine

Mr..

I clipped backs of cattle for a lad and what i found is to get the blades sharpened every so often, night and day of a difference.

Wildsurfer

If your going corded you need to run a lead overhead your crush running through rings on a tightened line. You can then clip full length of race and keep your leads out of any water/dirt.

Steve27

Anyone know where a clipper blade sharpener/grinding machine can be purchased in Ireland?

Sheep breeder

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121389800#Comment_121389800

Get blades sharpened by local lad who does them for guys sheep shearing, just ask any guy who shears sheep.

memorystick

I'd say the corded might be half the price if only using a few times a year.

memorystick

Stupid question. Is it the same head that does backs and dirty tails. I’ve no experience of them. Going to buy corded as only keep bullocks so occasional use. Also for clipping dirty hoggets.

https://www.clippersireland.ie/ergopro-master-i-mains-450w-dual-head-clippers/

Sparkles2012

For the Battery Clippers any makes you would recommend? I came across Ergo Clippers on sale at the moment are they a good make?

Niallers87

I ordered one yesterday and they are out of stock, will have them back in at the end of the week or early next week, so they must be popular

Gman1987

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121399382#Comment_121399382

I have one. Their is a lot more compact ones out their but I went for the Ergo due to the large battery. I just use it for tails and it does a great job there. One issue I see with them is the battery connection needs to be redesigned as its flimsy, connection broke on one of my batteries so that cost me circa. 80 quid. Have the machine about three years now, does circa. 90 tails four times a year. When I was buying it they said 1. Keep the batteries switched around as they need to be used and 2. dont bother with the oil supplied, instead make up 50:50 mix of milking machine oil/green diesel in a tub and stick the head into it every two/three tails, that lubricates the blade and also clears out any hair that has made its way into the head causing friction. They gave me a free spare blade at the time but I'm still on the original one and its still as good as day one.

oldsmokey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121385930#Comment_121385930

They’re cheap for a reason..plenty of trouble from ours, and not too much work..corded is king here..

Gman1987

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121410552#Comment_121410552

Second Battery went today so that’s two batteries having to be replaced in three years

orm0nd

Daragh Quinn has the Clipster Cordless for €265 with 2 batteries and extra cutter & comb.

Too early for reliability assessment but we are very pleased with performance and battery life of ours, dagged a lot of ewes and no issues.

Sami23

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121477272#Comment_121477272

Best price I've seen on that Clippers yet

memorystick

Stupid question. Is it the same blade for cattle’s backs and tails as it is for dagging sheep?

orm0nd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122677360#Comment_122677360

Yes. Unless you're preparing for shows.

leoch

Are the blades hard to sharpen

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122677431#Comment_122677431

would you need the horse head if doing backs?

orm0nd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122677905#Comment_122677905

We don't for housing, usually my son and myself doing them with 2 clippers. I often wonder did he do hairdressing in a previous life with the detail he goes to. Have good edge and go slow.

orm0nd

I give them to the guy that shears the sheep. He does a good job but tends to go a bit hard on them imo. We buy a set or two every year as well, clippers get a lot of use between dagging sheep and lambs etc

funkey_monkey

What's the good brands to go? Never got around to it last year.

orm0nd

good value here atm

https://quinnschemist.ie/products/clipster-akku2-sheep-dirty-cattle-battery-clipper

Sami23

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122768710#Comment_122768710

Agree looks to be good value alrit.

Presume the blades that come with it would cover you for everything like dagging sheep and clipping backs of cattle.

Mad about baa baas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122768935#Comment_122768935

I got one of those last year..haven't done much with it but happy so far..i shore a few sheep with mine..it seemed to do a decent job but id be extremely amateur so not a great judge..i have dagged lambs and it's very handy..

And Yes that is a very good price.i got mine for i think 270 on offer at tirlan..currently about 315 there..

Who2

I’ve two sets here of the cloisters. They are grand for the price. I left a battery out on charge in a shed through frost last year and ruined both the battery and charger. Keep them clean and oiled and they are sound but I find they overheat a bit after 20-30 cattle so I try to work them in batches and give them time to rest or switch clippers.

Limestone Cowboy

Had one of those green battery clippers from clippers Ireland and it was a pile of dirt. No power, battery's lasted no length. Was useless for dagging lambs even it was so weak. Bought a horner 18v one in from the UK after that works off the makita battery's and its an animal of a thing in comparison. I used it to shear the replacement ewe lambs a few months ago to save me setting up the proper shears and it flew through them. I don't know if there's anyone in Ireland selling them and I got stung with customs bringing it in but its the best battery shears I've seen yet and was handy because I had a good bit of makita stuff already so had the battery's and charger there.