Premier 4000s Shearing Machine
Has a high torque, rare-earth, permanent magnet 110 volt motor that glides through dense wool and hair.
Only the most-experienced shearers can push it fast enough to cause it to lose cutter speed.
Premier 4000s Packages includes:
- Premier 4000s Shear
- Spirit or Phantom R Comb
- 4 point Spitfire Cutter
- Case
- Screwdriver
- 4 oz bottle of oil
- Instruction manual
Instruction Manual 
Benefits
- Lighter
- Quieter
- Easier to handle
Common Uses
- Blocking show sheep
- Shearing smaller flocks
- Shearing fiber goats
- Peeling and blocking beef & dairy cattle
- Shearing alpacas and llamas
Use with our combs and cutters.
Specs
- 110 volt
- Quieter. Less motor "whine", kind to your ears and less likely to upset animals.
- 2700 strokes per minute cutting speed
- Permanent rare-earth magnet motor enable more torque (power) and require less space and weight than ordinary motors. Less heat is produced by the permanent magnet motor and the fan forces air forward through our heads—so the heads run 20°F cooler.
- Up to 20% shorter in length than other motors
- Weighs up to 15% less than other motors
- Smaller grip than other motors
- Sleek, low profile head design (sharp visual look that catches your eye and impresses observers)
- Internal roller bearings instead of bushings (less heat, less wear and greater longevity)
- Suspended fork system (reduces risk of stripping the gear drive or breaking comb teeth)
- No cutter retainer or retaining spring (both caused hassles and broke too readily)
- Improved tensioning concept (spring clip is more effective at retaining tension than cupped washers)
- Only 3 minutes to change a shear head to clipper head
- Motor has a 16 ft electrical cord
- Designed and assembled in USA from domestic and foreign parts
Tips
Preparing the Animal for Clipping
- Remove the dirt from the hair first. If this is not done, expect accelerated blade wear and a reduction in animals clipped between blade sharpenings in exact proportion to the amount of dirt present. The benefits of dirt removal prior to clipping cannot be over-emphasized. Example: Those who wash their lambs prior to clipping often clip 20–30 club lambs between sharpenings (if the blades have been sharpened properly on a lapping machine). Those who don’t and have lambs with sand and soil in the wool often clip less than two lambs between sharpenings.
- Washing the animal with soap and water removes the most dirt. If this is not practical, use a high power vacuum or blower to remove as much dirt as possible from the hair or wool.
- Restrain the animal. Few animals like the sound of a clipper or the feel of vibration on their skin. When they react to either without warning, accidents can and will happen. Therefore, for the sake of you, your animal and your clipper, restrain the animal properly prior to clipping.
Precautions
Failure to oil as often as recommended may lead to excess heat and premature wear and tear.
Warning: Unlike some other clipper motors, this motor will neither slow down nor sound different when oil is needed. But failure to oil will quickly cause damage to the blades and drive head. So you MUST apply oil by time instead of sound. Apply a small amount of oil every 3 minutes to the tips of the teeth and each side of the blade by dipping them into a dish of oil or pouring oil directly onto the teeth with a small oil container and every 10 minutes drip oil into the small hole behind the tension knob assembly. Excessive wear can occur if not oiled properly!
Warning: Risk of electrical shock—Connect only to a branch circuit protected by a ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI). Contact a qualified electrician if you cannot verify that the circuit is protected by a GFCI.
Warranty
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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Accessories
#10 White Clipping Oil, 4 oz bottle
Item #258200 -A high-quality clear clipping and shearing oil to lubricate blades, combs and cutters. Reduces risk of stain to wool fibers and hair.
$3.20 -
Professional Shears
Spitfire Cutter
Item #850000 -Standard 4 point cutter for shearing machines. Works well with Premiers combs and shearing heads.
$9.50 -
Professional Shears
Spirit Shearing Comb
Item #861200 -An excellent comb for beginner shears. Easy to control while providing a quality finish. Can be resharpened by Premier.
$28.00 -
Professional Shears
Phantom R Shearing Comb
Item #863300 -Sheep shearing comb for Premier's shearing machines. For shaping show animals or shearing sheep with course wools.
$28.00 -
Professional Shears
Phantom S Shearing Comb
Item #863400 -For shaping show animals. 20 tooth comb fits Premier machines. Not for against the skin use.
$28.00 -
Combs and Cutters - Large
Comb Lifter
Item #862700 -Leaves a layer up to 0.75" of uncut fiber on camelids, goats and other hair species.
$5.00 -
Professional Shears
Camelid Comb
Item #862600 -Specialized Heiniger comb for shearing llamas, alpacas and camels.
$54.00 -
Professional Shears
Heiniger's Mohair Shearing Comb
Item #862500 -A good beginner shearing comb. Also used for llamas, alpacas and Angora goats.
$51.00 -
Professional Shears
Apache Shearing Comb
Item #862000 -For shearing range ewes, feeder lambs and winter farm flocks.
$28.00 -
Professional Shears
Blackhawk 94 Shearing Comb
Item #861800 -For blocking show sheep and shearing fine and medium wools with sticky fleeces.
$28.00 -
Professional Shears
Blackhawk 92 Shearing Comb
Item #860500 -Sheep shearing 13 tooth comb for farm/range flocks and blocking show stock.
$28.00 -
Combs and Cutters - Large
Ceramic Cutter
Item #850040 -Holds cutting edge up to 3 times as long as normal cutters.
$16.00 -
Professional Shears
Storm Shearing Cutter
Item #850030 -The tooth shape of this cutter enables it to run evenly across the comb. Use with 9-tooth combs like our Apache.
$11.00 -
Clipping and Shearing Machines
Clipper Head Only
Item #828004 -Two uses in one! Interchangeable clipper head fits onto same motor as our shearing machine.
$73.00 -
Accessories
Shear Machine Sleeve
Item #824607 -Protective sleeve that fits over Premier's 4000s sheep shearing machine.
$16.00 -
Accessories
Comb Screwdriver
Item #824600 -For securing combs to shearing machines. Provides more leverage than a normal screwdriver and fits comb screws on all major shearing units.
$3.00 -
Resharpening Service
Resharpen a COMB (each)
Item #870000 -Resharpen your blades, combs or cutters. Rapid turnaround, precision finish, low cost! Custom-engraving available.
$2.00 -
Resharpening Service
Resharpen a CUTTER (each)
Item #869000 -Resharpen your blades, combs or cutters. Rapid turnaround, precision finish, low cost! Custom-engraving available.
$1.50 -
Accessories
Premier Clipper/Shearer Case
Item #824000 -This carrying case protects your clipping or shearing machine and accessories from damage. Internal pre-molded tray hold everything in place.
$44.00
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Clipping and Shearing Machines
Shear Head Only
Item #829004 -Two uses in one! Interchangeable shear head fits onto same motor as our clipping machine.
$159.00 -
Clipping and Shearing Machines
Premier 4000 Clipper/Shearing Motor Only
Item #828007 -Drives either Premier's shear head or clipping head. Powerful permanent magnet motor with high torque.
$218.00
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Mindy L from Wisconsin
Crappy scheers bought them for my angora goats a few years ago they cut like crap. I’ve had nothing but issues with it. It gets hot fast and has started smoking. It’s been sent in for this once already and its back to the same crap. I scheer no more than 4 animals once a year. Would rather have an Oysters even though I’ve herd they are heaiver with I used for dairy cattle for years.
Mary M from California
Fine so far. I hope they last longer than the other ones purchased for the price paid.
Mitzi C from Tennessee
Worked great.
Danielle M from Tennessee
These are easy to use for a beginner. The only thing I did not like was that I bought sheep that were not sheared last year so their wool was pretty thick. These seemed to get hot really quick. I do wish I had watched the video on how to change the blades before I ever used them.
Chris C from Montana
Clipper is light-weight, fast and stays cool. Nicely balanced, powerful motor and cuts through dirty wool easily.
Not sure on the actual durability of the shearing head, used shear to body clip my forty club lamb type ewes and seven rams and finished them all but feel like the top tension forks for the top blade are bent after use. Purchased new in May of 2021. (Maybe several of my Oster blades are warped or bent.)
Happy with clippers, have owned a couple pairs of the Premier hair head clippers and purchased these clippers when my Osters shears gave up due to my positive experiences with Premier clippers.
