"Reduce The Physical Impact Within A Shearers Work
Environment And You Will Increase Safety, Injury Risk
Management And Productivity Tenfold Regardless of
Whether A Shearer Is Capable Of Shearing 100 Sheep
Per 8 Hour Day, OR 100 Sheep Per 2 Hour Run..."

Not only that but a safer, injury free and more productive working environment is every shearers right!

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The statement above pretty well sums up why Rapidfire Shearing exists as a company today and truly defines our purpose and mission as a specialised business within the shearing industry. I am 100% committed to designing, manufacturing & sourcing quality products that offer all of the above benefits to EVERY SHEARER.

It's been over 100 years since the industry became truly mechanized and it astounds me that the industry has become so fixated on the next "Greatest Handpiece Ever Made" or "The New Improved Comb & Cutter" that recognizing the shearer's body is still the most important piece of equipment has been lost somewhere along the line.

If you're hurt, that "You Beaut" handpiece & comb doesn't drive itself. Near Enough to 30 years in the game & I've seen more than my fair share of injury and fatigue caused by problems that I've helped shearers overcome, for under fifty bucks that no one else gave a second thought too.

A good case in point is the first product I ever made,The Rapidfire Shearing Rope. In my early shearing years, I made a name for myself as a Gun Crutcher setting an Australian Record in 1988 full crutching 1570 weaner weathers in 7 Hours,13 minutes & with that territory came aching hips & persistent leg pain.

To cut a long story short I designed a rope that reduced the amount of upper body pivoting and both problems disappeared!!

Another pet hate of mine is the modern version of the humble shearing singlet...

100% synthetic fibre because it can be produced and screen printed like a bloody billboard for peanuts, then charged through the nose for. It's just a pity that synthetic fibre is absolutely brilliant at raising body temperature while it's ability to absorb and wick away perspiration to accelerate the body's natural cooling ability, is near enough to zero!

The marketing message for these singlets should read: "Buy a singlet and we'll throw in the muscle burn and dehydration for free!!"

My guarantee to you is that every product you see on this site has been personally tried & tested by me where it counts "In the shed,On the job" & I'm here to tell you (and those that have worked with me and know me can attest to it) I'm the toughest critic there is!!

All my products are guaranteed to be of the highest quality and I pride myself on only ever promoting quality shearing products to the shearing industry, regardless of whether they are products I've designed and manufactured myself or sourced from other reputable providers.

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to provide you with Quality Products designed specifically for the most important machine in the shed - YOU!!!

All the very best,

Chris Taylor
CEO - Rapidfire Shearing Australia.

After years of re-development and re-design, with improvements in the quality of the material (the first or prototype was a very crude model) I now realise that to not provide this as a tool to other shearer's like yourself, would be a bloody tragedy, particularly as I know how much it has helped and continues to help me, how much easier it has made life in the sheds and because I can see the results it has given me and can give you too.

Here's just a few ways in which the Rapid Fire Shearing Rope will immediately benefit you:

Allows you to get into gear (and out of gear) easier, safer and faster,         creating stress free gear switching between sheep

No more having to chase a swinging rope which in turn reduces hip and upper body strain and pivoting, allowing you to feel less tired

Rope connects directly to your downtube, giving you easy and effortless access...

More time in 'hassle free' shearing allowing you to concentrate better on the job

Your productivity and output will increase as a result and the flow on effect of this will be...YOU EARN MORE MONEY!

The RAPIDFIRE SHEARING ROPE offers a superior alternative to the normal free swinging rope by using a handgrip made of the highest quality ribflex tubing that is easily attached to the downtube. The rope provided with the RAPIDFIRE kit attaches to the handgrip & to the in/out tumbler on the overhead gear, quite simply placing your rope in the same position every time.

No more chasing a swinging or tangled rope & in the event of machine lock-up you can be out of gear in a fraction of the time it takes to grab a normal rope. Two very common problems with old shaft style gear are wiped away using the RAPIDFIRE ROPE.

The tumbler bouncing & shuddering into gear - GONE !!!

The rope hanging way behind you causing you to pivot severely from the hips to reach in & out of gear - GONE!!!

This product is not a gimmick. It is a high quality piece of equipment that offers the user real benefits that far exceed it’s exceptionally low cost. I want to take the hassle out of your job, as I know the difference it makes having a time saving and labour saving tool to help you do what you do better. I want you to imagine for a moment how much more productive you'll be just by having access to not one but my complete range of products I have to offer.

This device or indeed any of my products, won't do the shearing for you but they WILL take the hassle out of the job itself. To see my current product range, click here.