That will be the normal soon. It is too hardof work for the young ones these days.
Neil
HunnyBunny said
07:19 PM Dec 15, 2016
Thank you for this! I have shared it with my Son who is also a shearer. At the ripe old age of 36 he grumbles about the toll on his back. Great to see the oldies still having a bit of a go!
Tony Bev said
09:01 PM Dec 15, 2016
HunnyBunny wrote:
Thank you for this! I have shared it with my Son who is also a shearer. At the ripe old age of 36 he grumbles about the toll on his back. Great to see the oldies still having a bit of a go!
Many years ago a saw a device which looked like a kidney belt, it had a spring/rope attached to the rafters, using it to shear sheep helped a sore back
Thank you for this! I have shared it with my Son who is also a shearer. At the ripe old age of 36 he grumbles about the toll on his back. Great to see the oldies still having a bit of a go!
Many years ago a saw a device which looked like a kidney belt, it had a spring/rope attached to the rafters, using it to shear sheep helped a sore back
Meet the WA shearing team with an average age of 75
Link below
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/old-shearing-team-still-fit/8121768
Many years ago a saw a device which looked like a kidney belt, it had a spring/rope attached to the rafters, using it to shear sheep helped a sore back
Below is a site for such a device
http://www.shearingsupplies.com.au/buyonline/index.php/shop?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=131&category_id=20