How many clips from one set of blades?

[djlynwood]

How many clips can you get before the clipper blades need re-sharpening?

 

[crabbymare]

depends on the clips you are doing how thick and or coarse the coat is and how much grease or deep down dirt is in the coat. also on the person clipping to a smaller extent you could get 3 clips you could get 10 or more

 

[clydesdale]

on average i get 3/4 full clips on around 17hh horses

 

[TheEngineer]

i would agree with "Clydesdale", on clean well groomed horses, using the correct tension, the right oil, 4 to 5 clips should be achievable. However I have seen people get half a clip, then blades blunt, due to grease and dirt in the coat or too much tension. Also to the other extreme one of my old contacts in the Household Cavalry clipped over 20 horses with one set, but his were shampooed, groomed and immaculate.

Happy Clipping

Ian (The Engineer)

 

[djlynwood]

Thanks everyone. Ive kindly been offered some clippers to use which have already done 3 full clips.
I was wondering as dont want to start and not be able to finish!

 

[PennyJ]

What about if you sent the blades off to be sharpened before you used the clippers? They would be good for a further 2 clips at least when you sent them back. the company I use, they seem to turn them round in 24 hours. Incredibly quick service.

 

[ribbons]

I clip for people and insist horse is thoroughly thoroughly groomed prior to my clipping. I don't insist on bathing due to cold weather so expect some grease but not mud scurf and general dirt. If this isn't done well enough I add the cost of blade sharpening to the bill and everyone knows this in advance. I generally get 4 or 5 clips per set.

 

[Honey08]

Gosh, I'm doing pretty well. I do about 15 clips with mine (mixture of blanket and traces). I've had my clippers 5 years, they came with two sets of blades, and I'm only just needing to get them sharpened. I never bath the horses before either, as we're in a windy exposed area. OH is a mechanic and really looks after the rest of the clippers, don't know if that has helped..

Out of interest, where do you send your blades?

 

[mhorses]

i get mine sharpened in a local agricultural shop which sell all types of clippers. I got 10 full clips with my heiniger handy clippers which i have had 5 years!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I get 8-10 clips on the racehorses. It depends which blades they are. Some of the older, regularly sharpened ones only get 4-5 clips in before going off, the newer ones get the 8-10 clips.

Well groomed horses, well maintained clippers, blades and well oiled keeps them going.

 

[djlynwood]

Im confused.

Is it 3/4 clips and then you need to get new blades or 3/4 clips and you need to get them re-sharpened?

 

[Littlelegs]

Resharpened, not new blades. And the number really does vary. I've had 6 first full clips from a set & a few reclips on clean horses. Whereas clipping a friends shetland who has a cushings coat I'm lucky to get a low trace on her other with. His coat is too thick to bath prior to clipping, so no matter how well she grooms & hot towels, its always hard on the blades. And I find it depends on clippers too. Same pony has killed cheaper medium duty blades halfway through.

 

[Nightmare before Christmas]

Grooming the horse with mane and tail or coat shine makes the blades last longer

I get 5 or 6 full clips out of my normal blades and 3 or 4 out my fine blades

 

[Merrymoles]

Well-groomed, clean thoroughbred that has been rugged before clipping, quite a few. Big hairy filthy cob, one if you're lucky!

 

[Clippy]

I'm feeling rather inadequate I get barely 2 hunter clips (16.2hds horses) I must be doing something wrong

 

[Polotash]

I get about 8 out of mine, but they're traces and blankets....