How many more years will you need to clip do you think, before your new shedding revolution is up to speed ??
Finish mine yeaterday and had 6 struck, set trailer up at a mates today ready for Saturday, shearers coming, he clipped 4 today just starting to show the signsThat's my own shearing finished for 2020
Good timing too, there were 4 ewes struck in the lot today!
First day on the new handpiece, and it is nice!
Glad to see the back of it a wee bit, the ewes were very inconsistent. You could get 2 ewes look and feel identical in condition and wool openness but they'd shear totally different...
Had worm on mine, switched back to pin for that reason, real pita.
My horner used to fall out all the time. Filled the cup up with water for a week to get a bit of rust in there. Been sound since even though all rust looks to have worn off may have jinxed it now!!
Our first of three new shearing trailers is on its way to its new home today (pictures in the thumbnails below). The bulk of the design and steelwork was done by me, benefitting from @sheepwise 30 years experience contracting and learning what makes a good trailer.
We have a second and third under construction, one with a stepped race and side extension for even more room to work. One is intended for our own use but would sell both if a buyer came along. PM myself or @sheepwise for details. Taking orders for next season too, with a three stand version potentially still to come
- Two stand trailer with chutes for sheep to exit and fold-out front extension for extra space.
- Fully hot dip galvanised frame to last a lifetime.
- Paneltim plastic sheeting on the race supplied by @JP1
- Wooden boards on the floor for longer life than plywood
- LED lights for maintenance free operation
- Mains wired through a circuit breaker. Sockets for two machines plus extra socket for kettle/radio.
- Hinged and sprung back race makes for a much faster and easier setup than races at a fixed angle that need assembled. Works at any angle from about 1 foot below the wheels to two feet above the deck.
- Wooden blade boxes next to each stand
- Ratcheting front yoke to hold decoy sheep
It's older brother built last year can be seen working on The Sheep Game on YouTube:
Nearly got the same Saturday but not the pro
Lovely well made piece of kit with a lot of thought gone in to it. Glad the Paneltim worked for your projectOur first of three new shearing trailers is on its way to its new home today (pictures in the thumbnails below). The bulk of the design and steelwork was done by me, benefitting from @sheepwise 30 years experience contracting and learning what makes a good trailer.
We have a second and third under construction, one with a stepped race and side extension for even more room to work. One is intended for our own use but would sell both if a buyer came along. PM myself or @sheepwise for details. Taking orders for next season too, with a three stand version potentially still to come
- Two stand trailer with chutes for sheep to exit and fold-out front extension for extra space.
- Fully hot dip galvanised frame to last a lifetime.
- Paneltim plastic sheeting on the race supplied by @JP1
- Wooden boards on the floor for longer life than plywood
- LED lights for maintenance free operation
- Mains wired through a circuit breaker. Sockets for two machines plus extra socket for kettle/radio.
- Hinged and sprung back race makes for a much faster and easier setup than races at a fixed angle that need assembled. Works at any angle from about 1 foot below the wheels to two feet above the deck.
- Wooden blade boxes next to each stand
- Ratcheting front yoke to hold decoy sheep
It's older brother built last year can be seen working on The Sheep Game on YouTube:
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Its hollow inside with internal ribs arranged in 100x50 squares a bit like an internal honeycomb if you see what I mean. That makes it far more rigid than the stockboard or even a bit of thin sheet steel.
What weight is it?Our first of three new shearing trailers is on its way to its new home today (pictures in the thumbnails below). The bulk of the design and steelwork was done by me, benefitting from @sheepwise 30 years experience contracting and learning what makes a good trailer.
We have a second and third under construction, one with a stepped race and side extension for even more room to work. One is intended for our own use but would sell both if a buyer came along. PM myself or @sheepwise for details. Taking orders for next season too, with a three stand version potentially still to come
- Two stand trailer with chutes for sheep to exit and fold-out front extension for extra space.
- Fully hot dip galvanised frame to last a lifetime.
- Paneltim plastic sheeting on the race supplied by @JP1
- Wooden boards on the floor for longer life than plywood
- LED lights for maintenance free operation
- Mains wired through a circuit breaker. Sockets for two machines plus extra socket for kettle/radio.
- Hinged and sprung back race makes for a much faster and easier setup than races at a fixed angle that need assembled. Works at any angle from about 1 foot below the wheels to two feet above the deck.
- Wooden blade boxes next to each stand
- Ratcheting front yoke to hold decoy sheep
It's older brother built last year can be seen working on The Sheep Game on YouTube:
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I'm not sure. Half the first cross should shed and all of the second cross will or should. So I'll be shearing everything again as normal next year, then only half the hoggs will/should need shearing he next year until they have worked their way through till old age so half the flock with half shed or even full fleeces for 5-7 years or so? (until the first crosses are full mouth and going as culls) and then the second cross daughters should all shed. It should snowball pretty quickly when the first cross shearlings lamb their second cross lambs.
Designed to be just under the 750kg to avoid hassle with brakes
Yes that's true but I think most farmers who need a trailer license make a point of getting it anyway so they can pull their livestock trailers etc. It's not hard to get if you make a point of doing it reasonably quickly after your car test before you've had a chance to pick-up bad habits and/or forget the technicalities! I remember the examiner telling me that farmers fly through the test without issue because it is easy to anyone with experience with trailers, even on a tractor. He said the test was brought in to get rid of people with more money than sense towing huge caravans and horseboxes with no idea what they were doing.
You should loan one to your uncle for a couple of days, just to see how hardy the construction really is? ???Our first of three new shearing trailers is on its way to its new home today (pictures in the thumbnails below). The bulk of the design and steelwork was done by me, benefitting from @sheepwise 30 years experience contracting and learning what makes a good trailer.
We have a second and third under construction, one with a stepped race and side extension for even more room to work. One is intended for our own use but would sell both if a buyer came along. PM myself or @sheepwise for details. Taking orders for next season too, with a three stand version potentially still to come
- Two stand trailer with chutes for sheep to exit and fold-out front extension for extra space.
- Fully hot dip galvanised frame to last a lifetime.
- Paneltim plastic sheeting on the race supplied by @JP1
- Wooden boards on the floor for longer life than plywood
- LED lights for maintenance free operation
- Mains wired through a circuit breaker. Sockets for two machines plus extra socket for kettle/radio.
- Hinged and sprung back race makes for a much faster and easier setup than races at a fixed angle that need assembled. Works at any angle from about 1 foot below the wheels to two feet above the deck.
- Wooden blade boxes next to each stand
- Ratcheting front yoke to hold decoy sheep
It's older brother built last year can be seen working on The Sheep Game on YouTube:
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