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Candice Burger
10-07-2006, 09:34 PM
Anybody know about these nippers? I was wondering how they might compare to bud nippers. For the price they might be worth trying out.

http://www.enasco.com/farmandranch/ProductDetail.do?sku=C07828N
Terry Wallace
10-07-2006, 11:56 PM
Definitely worth the money...I can already tell you what you will not like about them, and that will be that the jaws will not open as wide as conventional nippers...just like the Budnips don't.... so you will end up using two pairs of nippers, conventional and compound when you trim.

Compound nippers are GREAT for really hard feet...they will cut tough hoof like butter...but only in smaller "bites"...they will allow a weaker hand to close the jaws with ease...that maybe you can't on conventional nippers....but you can really only "go round the hoof" and not anything else...like trimming up ratty frog, or cleaning up bars...

Compund nippers are a LOT heavier than conventional nippers too...

I don't regret buying Budnips one bit....but for me they do not replace a conventional nipper 100%

Here is what I'm talkin' about... see how much handle spread you have on a compound nipper and how they are limited in jaw opening.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/twobarwpaso/BudnipsoneBB.jpg
appyday
10-08-2006, 12:08 AM
Yep you can see the difference in the opening..
Heidi
10-08-2006, 02:39 AM
Why do they have to open so wide?
Terry Wallace
10-08-2006, 06:45 PM
Because that is how compound nippers work....look closely at the closed nipper, and then you can see its not open until the ends of the jaw arms "make a circle"
Heidi
10-08-2006, 08:00 PM
Ack! But then look how far apart the handles are...how on earth do you get them closed!

Do they move easily until they contact hoof, and by the time the nippers contact hoof, are the handles close enough for a small hand (like mine) to have enough strength to close them?
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Terry Wallace
10-08-2006, 08:05 PM
Ack! But then look how far apart the handles are...how on earth do you get them closed!

Do they move easily until they contact hoof, and by the time the nippers contact hoof, are the handles close enough for a small hand (like mine) to have enough strength to close them?

You close them with both hands...they work just like bolt cutters

No, they don't move easily. Yes, they are easy to close, but you must use both hands.

If you are looking for a one-handed nipper...the 12" Mustads would be worth looking into. They are conventional nippers...I'm going to get a set ...they would be great for hoof "clean-up" on young stock, that you may not want to put their hoof between your knees...
Terry Wallace
10-08-2006, 08:07 PM
The Nasco nippers are 16.5" long..they won't be light weight!
Heidi
10-08-2006, 08:09 PM
I'm going to dig out my "Horseshoeing for Horseowners" book and see if this is something I really want to do...
Terry Wallace
10-08-2006, 09:01 PM
There is a better book on the market..it is "Well Shod" by Don Baskins.
I knew him when I was a young person... Western Horseman publishes this paperback, large size book with lots of photos...

Don used to shoe everthing from cow horses to race horses in Texas, New Mexico, and many other places....
motorgypsy
10-08-2006, 09:51 PM
Let me know how the 12 inch mustads do. I have 18 inch diamonds that do pretty well but take two hands and I want a one handed set for the small stuff. I just use a file for hard hooves and it takes forever and is so tiring I only do two hooves a day but I just can't close even the 18 inchers on some of our guys with hooves like epoxy.
Linda Y
10-08-2006, 10:42 PM
I will be interested in this too. I have the Diamond nippers with the blades on both sides. They work ok, but I just don't have the strength to trim like I should. End up breaking some off.
Do the budnippers or the Nasco nippers have replaceable blades?
Terry Wallace
10-09-2006, 01:05 PM
Budnips have replaceable blades..I have a set. The Nascos LOOK like they do too... LOOK at how wide the handles are already spread on the nascos with the blade CLOSED....

Compound nippers weigh appx two times more than conventional nippers.
They cut hoof like butter though...they will ad many PSI of power to your grip...that is for sure!

Look at it this way......2 trims here would PAY FOR a set of Nasco's...trims are $30.00 per horse. The Nippers would trim likely close to 100 head of horses before needing new blades... they would pay for themselves very quickly.
Candice Burger
10-09-2006, 01:59 PM
Nasco's have replaceable blades. I'm thinking about these and a pair of GE Forge 12" half rounds. If the horses are looked at often enough, the nippers should go into storage. But for now, I have a bunch of hooves in a mess and me totally soft. This is gonna take time and hurt until I get back into shape!
motorgypsy
10-09-2006, 03:36 PM
ibuprofen before you trim. Works everytime. Gotta do two more feet today. Two feet a day keeps the chiropractor and farrier away!! ;-) ;-) ;-) But don't do one side or they'll list to that side til the next day when you even them up! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
GeorgeGuns
10-10-2006, 08:36 PM
Oh I just love my GE's. After seeing those compound or bud nippers, I don't think I want a pair anymore. I'ev had my GEs close on 4 years, and except for one draft cross they still cut just about anything. On the draft cross I learned that if I just lightly rasp off the lower 1/4 inch of the very outer wall, I get rid of the hardest part of his wall and its gonna get nipped or rolled anyway.