Which clippers? (links added)

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Have decided this year to buy some new clippers because I hate the masterclip ones I have. I want some really easy to use/tension clippers, would also like them to be quiet so not to scare my horse and able to go through thick winter cob coat

Do you have any of these? Would love to know if anyone has any thoughts on them

http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mv...iger-xplorer-cordless-clipper-set#description

http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mv...er-star-mains-clipper-deluxe-pack#description

http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mvf/store/products/lister-liberty-battery-clipper-deluxe-pack
 
I've just had the xplorer clippers very happy with them, the deal at mole valley is very good, better price than I paid at clipper sharp!
 
I'm not sure, what are you after?

The Liberty/Liberetto and Xplorer are both cordless clippers/packs.

The Star is a mains one and the meteor that you get with it is cordless but is only useful for trimming. That option will not fulfill your needs if you want to be able to clip without mains supply.

The Heineger is a Lithium Ion composition battery - the latest and best battery technology where as the lister liberty trails with its Nickel Metal Hydride composition. This means that the charge time is almost overnight for the liberty but only 90 minutes for the Xplorer. The Liberty supposedly lasts for up to 2.5 hours where as the Xplorer only 2 hours.

The Lister handpeice is lighter than the Xplorer but then you also have a battery on a belt with the liberty - an additional kg hung from your belt.

I would recommend the Xplorer over the Liberty but then the Xplorer has the same tension system as your Masterclip clippers. 2 screws hold the comb in place and then you turn the knob on top to adjust tension.

My gripe with Lister Star clippers is that they sound good in the shop and even in use for the first 20 hours or so but the motor develops bad vibration and never sounds quite the same. The eccentric cam and roller design is not a highlight of Lister clippers either, they develop play much quicker than comparable makes, adding to the noise. I like the clippers with a solid eccentic cam - yes they wear on one side but they are quick and cheap to replace.

The heineger is quiet and stays quiet, as do all heineger clippers. The drive mechanism is reliable and can be fully stripped when it comes time for servicing - meaning your head can and will be returned to new performance at every service - not the case with the lister clippers - the needle bearing in these are 'moulded' into the head meaning you have to break a small part of the head to change the bearings - not ideal!

Hope that is useful and not just confusing matters!
 
I do believe, that you will find the Heinegar Explorer c/w two sets of blades and two batteries for exactly the same price at Clippersharp. I know if I had the choice between buying clippers from a company that does its own repairs, stocks spares and does superb blade sharpening, or buying a loss leader from a corporate national, whose staff wouldn't know the business end of a clipper if it fell on them. I know where I would spend my cash. But then, it is the same as people who moan about the demise of farming and the dairy industry and still go and buy their milk from Stressco because they sell it as a loss leader whilst screwing the suppliers. When the farmers are all gone, you will be paying £5 a pint for white water, because that will be your only option..........and when big corperates have destroyed the small "service provider" clipper companies you will all be well and truly screwed....IMHO of course.
 
Ouch... fine form this evening MrEngineer!

Anyway, I'm off to Tesco to buy my milk and diesel, Asda for my groceries, Mcdonalds for dinner, Wetherspoons for a pint and finish off with X factor repeats in your honor good sir!
 
TheEngineer said:
I do believe, that you will find the Heinegar Explorer c/w two sets of blades and two batteries for exactly the same price at Clippersharp. I know if I had the choice between buying clippers from a company that does its own repairs, stocks spares and does superb blade sharpening, or buying a loss leader from a corporate national, whose staff wouldn't know the business end of a clipper if it fell on them. I know where I would spend my cash. But then, it is the same as people who moan about the demise of farming and the dairy industry and still go and buy their milk from Stressco because they sell it as a loss leader whilst screwing the suppliers. When the farmers are all gone, you will be paying £5 a pint for white water, because that will be your only option..........and when big corperates have destroyed the small "service provider" clipper companies you will all be well and truly screwed....IMHO of course.
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Mole Valley is a farmer co-operative that is owned by farmers for farmers not quite the corporate national that you are trying to depict.

http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mvf/info/general/About_Us
 
The engineer, Im sorry but I don't actually know what you are talking about

I went with the lister libertys in the end because they look like they are easy to use/tension/change blades etc.

Shear ease Thank you for your information about the different clippers :)
 
You're welcome!

Allow me, if you will, to impart some of the UK's finest advise on getting the very best out of your Lister Powerpack...

It has a charge time of 11-13 hours. The charger is not a 'smart' charger so will keep trying to charge your battery endlessly instead of stop charging when the battery is full. Easiest way to get this right is to plug it in in the evening 11-13 hours before you get up the next day. Unplug it when you get up.

Your battery will keep it's capacity better if you run it completely flat and fully charge it. Don't store it half charged (or fully for that matter) and don't charge it when it's half charged.

Store you battery discharged and charge it overnight the night before clipping. Unplug the handpeice when you store it.

Don't let you battery sit for months without use. They lose capacity when you do this. Charge and discharge it every fortnight or so.

When you have your clipper serviced, send in the charger. Either that or test the charger output yourself. The output should be 12vdc. It should be checked as often chargers develop a fault (I assume a short in the transformer) that results in an output higher than what is needed. Anything output over 15vdc would be considered by me to be faulty and will erode the capacity of the battery. (Could get technical on that but I won't!)

Happy clipping!
 
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