llamedos
New Member
Just seen the last photo, attached but not in full size.......... class!
I hadn't noticed that either. your Mrs is a good sport @TALDLONKTUP
Prototype Shearing table - first glance
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I hadn't noticed that either. your Mrs is a good sport @TALDLONKTUP
banjo
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- Location
- Back of beyond
Drive on fella, let's see it in action.
If it makes sheering eisier it's a good thing, all good ideas start somewhere.
Good luck with it.
If it makes sheering eisier it's a good thing, all good ideas start somewhere.
Good luck with it.
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
You'd be better off with some shedders...
I was waiting for someone else to pitch in
---- & it's a pity to do it when so much work and effort has obviously gone into @TALDLONKTUP 's projectGood luck with it !
TALDLONKTUP2
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Well that's certainly a point (concerning shedders) but no one's yet provided real figures for energy cost/benefit for wool on sheep so I'm still sitting on the fence...And presumably some sheep somewhere will always need to be shearedI was waiting for someone else to pitch in
Good luck with it !
Yep, I've got 100 Charollais that will need doing if you fancy a little day trip!
TALDLONKTUP2
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Arrrh no, I'll take a video of it working (hopefully!).. The idea is that the sheep will be comfortable so won't need restraining so not requiring the straps, the roller bed is tilted back to take pressure off the lungs and the head rest stops the sheep from threshing the head around but still allowing easy shearing around the neck. This should save time in not having to strap sheep in and be easier to shear round. The sheep will be loaded in the tilted position either from a tilting raised platform which slides the sheep backwards onto 'seat' or backed onto it from a race and one way gate. The idea was to build in versatility so it can be used in several modes depending on the number of and size of sheep being sheared, not need any power and use gravity to reset at the end of the cycle. The sheep will be pushed off the side at the end......Hopefully I can get video of a working perfectly as intended before long and all will be explained !!
Keepers
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- Location
- South West
Just got to say....photo of it "in use" is just too funny
TALDLONKTUP2
Member
Are you joking?
All that complex mechanisation, power requirement and cost and faff to use.......Everything I wanted to avoid!
- Location
- Fife
Are you joking?
Its how I'm gonna get into contract shearing! Lol
TALDLONKTUP2
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I couldn't sell for less than £700 I don't think.........
- Location
- Breconshire
Looks like it would take longer to get the ewe in than it takes our lads to actually shear it. I'm not knocking it though. I'm one who appreciates good design and development of ideas and I look forward to seeing it in action.
What part of the country are you in , give it a good testing and then we'll talk
TALDLONKTUP2
Member
North Yorkshire, sounds good
CharcoalWally
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- Location
- West of Scotland
Too many shearers have knackered their backs so it's good to see someone trying to do something about it. Good luck with it from me too.
JD-Kid
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- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
thats due to shearing outside ewes full as ticks .. the draging out and turning on the pull is the hard partToo many shearers have knackered their backs so it's good to see someone trying to do something about it. Good luck with it from me too.
seen a test done on heart rate and body temp for good and bad set up catching pens there was quite a drop in both
it's a good idea but sheep will not just lay there hence why the retainers to hold the legs etc also kept hands more free to move wool or level out areas move neck etc etc
i looked at the moffet one and the front leg set up would be a pain in the arse for the neck
can recall seeing one of the aussie ones and there were a few made back a few years ago alot of money poured in to it and robot shearing can't recall the amount wasted on that i think the ozzie wool sold it to peak hill think the farmers in the end stoped funding it
there were other things tryed but did not fully work that well so guys went to hair sheep, goats or wool sheders in some areas also some breeding in less wool in low value areas crutch, belly , around ears , socks etc leading to more of a body style of shearing
it's a good idea and wish yer well with it and there maybe some market for it the whole chain needs to be thought out from paddock to wool in pack and sheep back in paddock to stream line it best use of labour lower health risks costs per head etc etc
with the drop in young fellas shearing i can see the industry going a few ways eather some form of eazer shearing system ,change in some breeds , or the use of a diffrent labour pool
exmoor dave
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- Location
- exmoor, uk
Genuinely good luck with it
I enjoyed building mine as it's all alot more complicated than first imagined so was a interesting challenge.
I fear it's buried in a shed but I'll see if I can get a photo