“Fitters” Like First Cordless Shears

“Fitters” Like First Cordless Shears LIVESTOCK Sheep/Goats After nearly five years of development a new cordless shears for grooming livestock debuts this year The Pro-Vadoä is the industry’s only cordless model says entrepreneur Nate Hitson of West Milton Ohio He and his wife Cindy Hitson began working on the shears in 2012 “I absolutely love fitting livestock for shows ” says Hitson who grew up showing sheep working for a fitter and competing in 4-H and FFA livestock judging He first experimented with a cordless multi-tool to see if the idea was feasible then connected with the University of Dayton’s Innovation and Design Center With the help of students Hitson decided a brushless DC motor was the best way to power the shears He made connections with Bosch to use their 2AH 30 min run time or 6AH 1 1/2 hr run time batteries The aluminum heads are from Germany’s Hauptner-Herberholz a well-known company in the shears industry The body of Hitson’s shears is similar to the Premier 4000 and the same blades and sheep shearing head work on both models It has been tested and approved by professional fitters “One fitter has finished 1 300 cattle on one with our shears ” Hitson says Professionals love the freedom of not having a cord Product-tester fitters say they appreciate the speed of a cordless shears as well as the smooth running quiet and quality of cutting With two batteries and a charger fitters can work continuously As the Hitsons make final adjustments before going to an Ohio manufacturer Pro-Vado is taking pre-orders The sheep shear combo with a battery charger and two 2 0AH 18-volt batteries costs $699 A clipping head combo suitable for other livestock is $679 Sullivan Supply will also carry the shears Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Nate Hitson West Milton Ohio ph 602 908-5784; www provadossi com; www facebook com/provadossi; nate@provadossi com

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