recommend me some clippers

[muffinino]

As title says, really as I'm thinking of buying clippers all of my own and have no idea where to start. I've clipped before (love it, so satisfying

) but haven't had to buy/maintain clippers up to now.
My horse is great to clip so no probs with wires/noise, would be clipping for my self 3-4 times a winter, possibly for a couple of friends too, so they might be used 10-15 times every year. I want easy to use, easy to clean, straightforward, bog standard clippers. My YM has a blade sharpener and will do that for a charge, so getting the blades done isn't a problem. I also need a bit of advice on what oil to buy to use when clipping - is it usually available from tack shops?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Baileyhoss]

would you be looking for new or second hand & what's your budget. I would recommend lister for their ease to use and maintain.

 

[muffinino]

Not that bothered about new or second hand, really, I know they tend to cost around £200 new, so am preparing my credit card for the bad news

I've been having a look and there's so many brands, it's all a bit confusing! Ease of use and maintainance are my priority, tbh, as I won't be using them all that often, really.

 

[K27]

I used to have a pair of Heineger Handy Clippers and I reckon they would be perfect for you- they are easy to use and maintain, they seem to cope with clipping lots of horses and the blades are easy to tension and use and replacement blades are quite a good price. They are slightly over the £200 mark.

I now have Hauptner 2000's and I wish I had never got rid of the Heinegers!

 

[Baileyhoss]

I have lister stablemates. they are really really simple to use, clean and change blades, tension etc. Have seen lots of people struggle with other brands, so would definitely recommend mine or any other listers I have seen work the same way.
They come with a bottle of oil and it's cheap to order more as well.

I hope to sell mine to get a set of the cordless ones (lister liberty) at some stage.

F x

 

[muffinino]

Thanks both, I shall have a quick look at the stats for those.

 

[ss1]

Another supporter of the Heinger Handy clippers. I have a pair and they are fab, do a google search for farmcare uk, I got mine from here and they are the cheapest around by far.

Also offer sharpening at about £3 a set and have other blades stocked. Bought mine last year, got an extra pair of fine blades and it all came to just under £200!

Happy shopping!

 

[JenHunt]

a vote here for any of the heiniger range, but also for the wahl avalon clippers. they are dead quiet, but really efficient and super easy to clean....

 

[Happy2Hack]

I have the Lister Liberty as I now prefer cordless clippers. Previous to these I had some Liveryman Arena clippers which lasted me for years and are cheaper than the cordless ones.

 

[almorton]

my liveryman clippers overheated were a pain in the **** and finally blew up as i was clipping out the inside of a horses back legs. nice. my friends also lasted 5 minutes. and they were looked after, correctly tensioned and serviced properly! you have been warned!

 

[karenpi]

I bought new Heiniger handy on eBay from farmcareuk. I paid about £160, think they are £185 now. They were brand new and exactly as they should be. Still working 2 years later. Hope this helps.

 

[Guinness]

I have the Heiniger Handys too, had them about 4 years now and still going strong, never had any problems with them. Love them!

 

[muffinino]

Thanks all, the Heineger ones seem to be getting support and I found them at a good price. Time to abuse the old credit card

 

[TheEngineer]

Hi, you said your YM has a blade sharpening machine, just a word of warning. Is it a blade sharpening machine for horse/cattle blades or for saw and tool/chisel blades. The difference is amazing and the wrong machine will totally "goose" your blades and stop your clipper working. Whatever clipper you buy, I always reccomend the manufacturers own service dept for sharpening, or third parties like clippersharp in Devon or HCS up north have very good reputations.

All the best and happy clipping

Ian

The Engineer