Portable shearing machines

Andy84

Member
Struggling to decide between the smaller Razor type handpiece with the battery built in and yet Rambo set up with the bigger battery on a belt. Will be used for crutching in the Combi clamp, out in the field for victims of flystrike and a few ewes if I can’t be bothered setting up the proper machine and occasionally clipping cattle. What’s everyone’s thoughts?
 

Purli R

Member
Not long had a Horner Razor (green coloured) bloody handy, can take it on bike/landrover no cables getting in way.Dont know how long battery lasts yet tho, comes with 2 batteries but you can buy another so guessing you could tail as many as you wanted if you were at the clamp & could keep one on charge?
 

Al R

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Livestock Farmer
Location
West Wales
I Know someone who has a Rambo and he said if he’s shearing under 50 ewes he’ll use that to save setting up the fixed drive.

heard very mixed reports about the razor and shearcordless and every other alternative on offer. Mainly Chinese sh!te is what many have told me, I’ve been holding off and may buy a rambo but I brought a brand new 12v nova setup 3 years ago so reluctant to spend money out again to do the same job just more mobile
 

neilo

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
For an alternative viewpoint.....
I bought a Shearcordless three years ago and it's the worst piece of shite I've ever wasted money on. Even for the short time the batteries hold decent charge, it hasn't got enough power unless the blades are new, if there's any work to actually cut. I have hardly used it as it's so bad and it's stayed in the box ready to chuck on the scrap pile for 18 months.

A pair of Jakoti hand shears is cheaper, more reliable, easier and more effective IME.
 

Nithsdale

Member
Livestock Farmer
I've Jakotis which are great, but like any hand shears if you've a large number to do it's slow going...

Used the Horner Razor type ones and I quite like it but the issues around batteries and nobody knows how long they'll last yet puts me off, for the price
 

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
I find with Jakotis its harder to get a nice close clip without stripping skin , im no blade shearer mind.
problem with maggots can be dealt with with pourons and other type more reliable better longer cutting clippers can be used on the yard dagging.

trouble is with them spurious type batteries they can be short lived ,ive said it before but all batteries should be standardised to save on valuable resources, ,
got dewalt and makita ones here already that have performed and lasted well over the years.
wouldnt be too difficult to make one to take a main stream battery like them would it, but the clippers market is way smaller than the cordless drill etc market

:unsure:
 

Bluetrees

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Wales
I've a Rambo with one battery good for docking about 120 ewes on a charge. I bought a 24v inverter to go with it for shearing on 240v, my son's started using mine. Works really well with power cord hanging like a normal machine. If the sheep are shearing well it's no slower than a conventional machine. I sheared 600 ewes with it last year and docked/belly clipped 1600, and clipped cattle. Be interesting to see how long it lasts.
 

yellowbelly

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
N.Lincs
Had a Horner Razor for about a year now. Very handy for doing odd fly strike and the odd whole sheep when shepherding.

Use it when dagging in the Clamp rather than hanging up the conventional machine now.

You need to change the cutter and comb a bit more than you would with a machine otherwise you need too much tension on and it gets a bit hot.
Been doing the Herdys before shipping 'em back to the Warren today..
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Found a couple like this...
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:banghead:
 

Bluetree

Member
Livestock Farmer
I think a Rambo, battery and transformer to shear on 240v was about £600. It runs slightly faster on mains than battery.
 

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