Help me choose Shearers, ASAP!

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I need to order sheep shears and I need help choosing which brand and from website or seller.
It needs to be cabled [plugs into wall, NO batterys], clipper and head, a kit would be nice so I don't have to buy all the other stuff separately. I rather not spend more than $150. A lot on ebay that are under $100 add 30-40 for 'shipping' just to get the full price.

Any others or anyone selling???

$120 shipped.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/320W-Electr...A%2BFICS%2BUFI&otn=21&pmod=250947775881&ps=54

$245 + shipping.
http://www.sheepshear.com/details.a...D=0&mfgID=8&keywords=&pTitle=Wahl-Lister Star

 

[goodhors]

Have you checked on nearby Craigslist sites? Seems like you can find everything
on Craigslist if you check. Search using clipper, Oster, Sunbeam, Clipmaster, Shearing,
Sheering, Cattle, sheep, horse clippers.. They may not have the sheep head, but the
body is the same if you locate a sheep head. You could change it over.

You probably will want to get your purchase checked over by a service guy,
blades sharpened, parts running smoothly, before heavy use. I use sewing machine oil
on the blades and oil holes to keep it lubricated. Sewing machine oil takes heat well,
easy to locate and non reactive on any animals I used the clippers on. Kool-lube is good
to help prevent blades overheating, losing their sharpness from heat. Happens fast, so
be careful. Put blades on your skin, too hot for you, is too hot for the animals. may need
to set the clippers down and let things cool off for a while.

I know with the big Oster/Sunbeams that everything is repairable, on the Clipmaster
models. The older model red ones work fine, take the same blades, but you can't
get parts if they die. I found one pair in a Pawn shop! $20, and they work pretty well.

Other brands, Lister, etc. should be pretty fixable too. Just not as common in my
area, might have to mail them in for repairs if no one services them locally. We
have an excellent sharpening and repair service, he fixes everything!

 

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Now I gotta ask, what do all the different combs and cutters do?

 

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Looks like the professional AC Sheep clipper[below links]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320W-Electr...A%2BFICS%2BUFI&otn=21&pmod=250947775881&ps=54
http://nbdarfoe.en.made-in-china.com/product/XeEmBbWlbPhu/China-AC-Sheep-Clipper-SC-0703-320W.html

Is a Chinese product, so who knows if parts are available and how well it would hold up. So I should pass it, no?





What about this one?
http://www.amazon.com/EXCEL-Electri...34Z8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1326927383&sr=8-3

 

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Well, I went with this.
http://www.goodmans.net/i/2732/oster-78153-003-shearmaster-ew311-single-speed-cli.htm

 

[aggieterpkatie]

The more teeth there are on a comb, the less easy it is to cut them and the nicer finishing job it does. If you're just starting out, I would start with at least a 20 tooth comb. Look up some videos on Youtube for properly tensioning the clippers, and proper blade placement.

 

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It came in the mail today! Huge box in another box and the shearer is huge in itself! Says not to use on wet wool, so I'll have to wait for all the muck to dry up a bit. Hopefully this weekend I can post an update on how it went.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Good luck! Remember, keep the skin taught but don't pull the wool out (since that will pull the skin up and make it easy to cut). Also, make sure you know absolutely sure where teats, vulvas, sheaths, etc are while shearing!

 

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Hopefully they only have 2 teats to find and worry about. Not shearing the ram, he can wait until I turn them all into bald sheeps.
I have no idea what and how to deal with the wool after washing it, so for now I'll be using it for insulating the Well House if it doesn't sell as raw, unprocessed fiber.

 

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Done!

Took a good 2 hours and 35 minutes, but two [yes, 2] ewes are done! Had to make a corral and then redo it as they are little smart *sses. Ewe w/o ear tag[fell off at last owners place] was so not ok with me messing with her. I believe she is the one with twins for sure. I used the hand shears first and did the large sections with the machine. Her bum isn't so nice and neat, but it'll do.

The other ewe, #8, was much more calm, stood and sat fairly peacefully while I shaved her. Much better time shaving this girl than the last and thus a neater trim. Now they both have bright white hinnies!

I'll try and get pictures later today.