sheep Shearing 491 in a day

[malleefarmer]

$3.50 per sheep not a bad days work

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-04-27/world-record-for-most-merino-ewes-shorn-broken-by-lou-brown/11051584?fbclid=IwAR0l5PT_qxRE8h3JgSarpU0zCCR_I6rp RSYaQ74QfyEo3s4ROr3kAstaskg https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-04-27/world-record-for-most-merino-ewes-shorn-broken-by-lou-brown/11051584?fbclid=IwAR0l5PT_qxRE8h3JgSarpU0zCCR_I6rp RSYaQ74QfyEo3s4ROr3kAstaskg

[LEP]

In the early 80's when I was in Australia they had said the average shearer expends as much energy in a day as running a marathon. This world record holder expended twice that. Pretty amazing.

Also, I remember there was quite a controversy about the width of the comb on a shearer. We thought it to quite silly, however it meant fewer shearer would be needed, so jobs were on the line.

How did that all end up Mallee?

[grassfarmer]

It's funny how there seems to be so many different sets of rules and standards on shearing records. The merino fleeces used in this attempt had to average 3.4kgs yet a fellow that I knew in Scotland sheared 589 in a day back in 1996 but they were only 2kgs full fleeced sheep. I read since then a guy in England did 731 in a 9 hour day.
In terms of herculean effort it'll be tough to beat the young Scotsman Grant Hurcolm's 2017 effort where he did 2142 sheep in a 50 hour marathon! Allowing for breaks he still averaged more than 50 an hour but I don't think there would be any fleece weight requirement on that one.

[sumdumguy]

Maybe he just gave the sheep the Irakwa cut. 😂

[malleefarmer]

It's funny how there seems to be so many different sets of rules and standards on shearing records. The merino fleeces used in this attempt had to average 3.4kgs yet a fellow that I knew in Scotland sheared 589 in a day back in 1996 but they were only 2kgs full fleeced sheep. I read since then a guy in England did 731 in a 9 hour day.
In terms of herculean effort it'll be tough to beat the young Scotsman Grant Hurcolm's 2017 effort where he did 2142 sheep in a 50 hour marathon! Allowing for breaks he still averaged more than 50 an hour but I don't think there would be any fleece weight requirement on that one.

Found a link to the 731 looked like romney lambs or borders.
Couldnt find the 2142 though.
There has been several marathons huge totals here as well usually for charity.

Merinos a tad harder to shear than british breeds.


A guy we have in our shed is ranked number 1 to 4 in our state/province and about number 7/8 in australia a machine went he wants to be but when he goes for it over a period of a week or so always succumbs to tendenitis. Pushing the woggle.

[samhill]

Wow, that’s a back breaking talent. Hard working men down under.

[grassfarmer]

Found a link to the 731 looked like romney lambs or borders.
Couldnt find the 2142 though.
There has been several marathons huge totals here as well usually for charity.

Merinos a tad harder to shear than british breeds.


A guy we have in our shed is ranked number 1 to 4 in our state/province and about number 7/8 in australia a machine went he wants to be but when he goes for it over a period of a week or so always succumbs to tendenitis. Pushing the woggle.

Here is one story Mallee, full wooled suffolk in these pictures but I think most were crossbred ewes that would be easier shearing.

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/pics-scotsman-shears-2000-sheep-in-50-hour-marathon/ http://https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/pics-scotsman-shears-2000-sheep-in-50-hour-marathon/