Heavyweight cordless clippers

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So I have done a search and read various back posts - which told me to be careful about which clippers as some can't cope as well with giving a smooth clip/don't cope with thick coats. I have looked at the ones recommended and the sites and finally - has anyone actually bought a pair of proper heavyweight cordless clippers? I don't have cobs but I do have 2 large (16.2 and 16.3) horses who while clean now have mega long and thick coats as they have both effectively missed out on their second clip and I won't do them till I know I can ride them again.

I want cordless for safety reasons - I never have liked wires trailing in a damp yard with a twitchy horse but am beginning to think I can't find a cordless that will do the job as well. One cordless which seemed to tick all the boxes only had 60 minutes of timings. Fat chance on either horse.

So, starting ahead, I read your comments that Liveryman Harmony are considered too light for my requirements - what about the Moser Avalon or Heingers?

This is my christmas present to myself - my elderly ones start to overheat after being used for an hour!!
 
I have now got lister liberty's, i was a bit concerned about cordless as have only ever had corded and i clip my horses legs and also hog her. However the Lister Libertys are fantastic and very lightweight and clip just as well as my previous clippers ( Wolesey Swifts.)
I bought the yard pack which includes a mains adaptor so you can run them off the mains if needs be, but i manage to full clip including hog and legs on a 16hh mare off the battery with out it running out.
 
I second the Lister Liberty - OK not completely cordless (battery pack worn on the waist and short curly cord) but no trailing wires and they are as powerful as mains ones.
Avalon, Liveryman Harmony are really just glorified trimmers (Just my opinion) - I have a similar Laube version and though they do hog my cob easily, they have piddly little blades and it would take forever to do a full clip. The other thing is IMO the blades heat up much quicker in the "snap on" pre-tensioned blade type of clipper, meaning you have to switch off and let them cool much more ofter than the Libertys.
I do have both sets, but only really use the smaller ones in SUmmer now, for hogging and trimming legs/shortening tails - never use them to actually clip with since I bought the Libertys, which are worth their weight in gold!
 
SilverSkye said:
I have now got lister liberty's, i was a bit concerned about cordless as have only ever had corded and i clip my horses legs and also hog her. However the Lister Libertys are fantastic and very lightweight and clip just as well as my previous clippers ( Wolesey Swifts.)
I bought the yard pack which includes a mains adaptor so you can run them off the mains if needs be, but i manage to full clip including hog and legs on a 16hh mare off the battery with out it running out.
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Totally agree with above - I have liveryman arena corded and like them but wanted cordless so went for the liberty's and am delighted with them. Only ever get the liverymans out if I forget to charge up powerpack
 
Thank you very much. I was admiring (not) the really heavy thick coats of both of mine and lightweight would not cut it - literally!
 
This is a very interesting post for me as my Wolsely Swifts have just died after about 15 years. One of my mares is very nervous of clipping so I wanted battery operated clippers that could also be run off mains (for my other horse) and were proper clippers rather than trimmers. I didn't know if such a think existed, but sounds like these Lister Liberty's are ideal? But I have to say having just googled them, they look quite plasticy compared to my Swifts?

That said, my old ones were bl00dy heavy!

Sorry for hijack, OP.
 
Not hijacking - more info the better - these clippers are blooming expensive! and I wasted £90 earlier this year buying some for trimming which can't even get through the hair on my ISH legs!
 
I have the Avalons, bought mainly because my horse was terrified of the wire and was what my budget at the time could stretch too. I have been more than happy with them. They arent heavyweight but are better than a trimmer as a trimmer wont even trim my horses feathers for some unknown reason. He is ID x Shire X TB though and is quite hairy. When they die which I think is on its way :( (sounded a bit ropey this year) I wouldnt rule them out again. For a small clipper, they are good
 
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