Description
Two-stand shearing set on a bracket bolted to the rear of the Land Rover, with a gearbox V-belt driven from a pulley on the rear PTO shaft and designed to run at the vehicle's idling speed, feeding two Lister 'Ace' handpieces through 4 ft 6 in flexible drives (6 ft available). Combs and cutters in standard or wide widths, including hill-sheep combs that leave wool on the animal.
Leaflet drawing shows a Series I rear
Rarity. Farm accessory priced at £54 in 1958; Lister shearing gear is common but the Land Rover PTO bracket and pulley set has not been found offered for sale in this research.
Record: 2 sources; designation recorded; price recorded.
Specification
MAKERR. A. Lister & Co. Ltd, Dursley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTLister mounted sheep shear set with two 'Ace' handpieces (leaflet L.A.S./5M/958)
MADE1958–now
PRICE IN 1958£54.33 — £54 6s 6d with standard comb and cutter; £55 7s 6d with wide comb and cutter; flexible exhaust extension 11s 6d per ft extra; carriage extra
RARITYVery rare — Farm accessory priced at £54 in 1958; Lister shearing gear is common but the Land Rover PTO bracket and pulley set has not been found offered for sale in this research.
HANDPIECES2 x Lister Ace
FLEXIBLE DRIVES4 ft 6 in (6 ft optional)
DRIVEpulley on rear PTO, V-belt to gearbox, runs at engine idle
EXTRAS REQUIREDrear PTO; hand throttle recommended on petrol
Fitment
Leaflet drawing shows a Series I rear
Imagery
Sources
landrover.vlothuizen.nl/show/list/7067-1.htmltractors.fandom.com/api.php?action=parse&page=List_of_Land_Rover_approved_conversions&prop=wikitext&format=jsonEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.