MAINS POWERED MACHINES

Heavy Duty

These clippers as the name suggests are machines with more powerful and larger capacity motors, which are able to cope with prolonged periods of clipping, and when used with the right blade can cope with thicker and coarser hair found on different breeds. They are therefore an automatic choice for owners with several horses, large stable yards, racing stables, and most pedigree and commercial cattle herds

These type of clippers are generally more bulky and usually a heavier type of machine - the exceptions being the Aesculap Econom II and especially the Hauptner 2000 which has one of the slimmest designed hand pieces currently available within this range, plus it is one of the quieter machines making it extremely popular with many people especially ladies.

Light Duty

Popular choices in this range are the Heiniger Handy and the newly introduced Liscop 1400 - both smooth running and precision engineered machines with very reasonable noise levels. Best suited to smaller stables were they are used on a limited number of horse or ponies including the coarser native breeds.

Some of the new Light duty clippers will have wattage ratings ranging from 45w to 120w. These rating can be misleading as some of the recently introduced machines with lower ratings possess considerable power and have proved themselves as being very capable in the field of full body clipping. To exceptional models come from the House of Moser of Germany (Moser KM1 & Moser max 45) Both are outstanding examples of German engineering, and popular for use with nervous horses due to the exceptionally low noise levels.

Cordless Clipping Machines

Generally speaking cordless clippers are marginally less powerful than mains clippers, and few at the present point in time greatly exceed a period of one hour on a single charge. After the initial recharge period, which can be up to 16 hours, several can be recharged within a one-hour period. Whilst achieving the convenience of no trailing cables, this is bought at the expense of additional weight in the hand piece due to the addition of the battery pack. Generally you also pay a good deal more for cordless compared to mains machines

The most powerful single battery powered clipper currently on the market we believe to be the Lister Showman which has been found on many occasions to provide clipping power beyond the recommended period of 2.5 hrs. This machine is not a true cordless in the sense that a cable attaches it to a battery pack, which is worn on a belt around the waist of the operator. The battery is of excellent quality and provides a professional power output.

A number of smaller and lighter cordless machine are now appearing on the market (Laube 505/515/555) One such (Oster Pro Cordless) is supplied with two battery packs which offers the concept of “continuous” clipping.

With the exception of the Lister Showman most of the clippers referred to are of minimal noise level making them ideal for the nervous type of animal.

Certain manufacturers of both cordless and mains powered are introducing models with ”two speed” (Laube models both mains and cordless) and in on instance “three” speed switch facilities, (Heiniger Delta – mains). “Variable” speed machine are often equipped with a knob which can be turned to increase the clipping speed from very slow to fast are available in the Laube range.

There exist a number of smaller cordless trimmers, which are powered by the use of one or more “dry” batteries. These have a limited operating time and should be thought of purely as “pocket” trimmers for light facial and other work. They do offer a role especially on smaller domestic pet requiring occasional trimming.

Goat Clipping Machines

Machines for clipping goats is not as clear-cut as with other species. For a start there are several breeds of Goats - some with positive hair type coats - to the Angora’s - with fibres more akin to fleeces. Generally one needs to sort out the “hair” candidates from the “fleece/fibre” merchants. At the end of the day blade suitability rather than the machine should govern you. In short seek and find the right blades – and that will govern your choice of machine. Some makes of horse/cattle clippers offer blades suitable for certain breeds of goats, Some of the cutters and combs within the sheep shearing sector are better suited to the “fleece” merchants. If in doubt seek advice!

SHEEP

Clipping machines using “hair” cutting type blades are not suitable for the purposes of shearing, dagging or trimming sheep.

To shear sheep a “shearing” machine is required, which has a head mechanism designed to accommodate the more “open” toothed blade required to penetrate the wool type fibres (staple) which are far denser that of animal hair. Some hair type blades attached to certain clippers can be used for facial and leg purposes on show sheep (KM1/Charollais Sheep) as well as being used to clip certain goat breeds and alpacas (KM1) but this is the exception rather than the rule. (Please consult us if you are seeking advice in this area)

Owners of certain makes of “heavy” duty clipping horse/cattle machines may find they are able to obtain as an optional extra a “sheep clipping head”. This “head” can be inter changed with the cattle/horse head of machine and with the use of a cutter and comb, can be used to shear a limited number of sheep. The reference “limited” is applied not so much to the capabilities of the machine as the human factor – large flocks are better sheared with a “solid” or “flexidrive” type machine. In recently years the manufacturer (Lister) has introduced a dual Horse/Sheep blade and Cattle/Sheep blade, which combines to allow the clipping of both species.

For more detailed information regarding sheep machines

Clipping Alpacas, Lamas, Deer and Rabbits.

With these species the top priority is the need for a really quite machine, especially for deer, whilst clipping effectively and relatively quickly. Some of the most suited clippers are to be found within the dog clipper sectors with highly suitable choices being the Wahl/Moser KM1 & Moser Max 45 also Laube and Oster models. Wide blades are generally preferred for body clipping on the large animals, with the small traditional dog-sized blades suitable for most rabbit breeds. For rabbits, especially the Angora breeds, the Aesculap Favorita II is a popular choice when fitted with the GT746 blade designed for just that breed.

For more detailed information on the suitability for your particular requirements please (01424 882900/882211 or e-mail info@peasridge.co.uk

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