Thanks again for the tumbler, I have been running it a ton, and I love it!!! I

 

 really, really love it! It is cutting off SO much prep/cleaning time! And I

 

 had a bunch of tumbled alpaca at a fiber festival this weekend and people

 

 loved it and were amazed  Thank you!!

Maegan Burkart

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My mill was honored with evaluating the initial prototype of this puppy. First lesson was it worked SO well, outside was a saving grace!(it knocks out the dirt really good).  Second was my ability to mount it wherever I wanted. I was not stuck with a location as I am with our huge one. Third was the ease of loading and unloading. I'm short and ALL woman. Climbing down into the big tumbler is beyond a pain. Why do we have a different tumbler? This one wasn't designed yet. So a couple years later.....the Tumblomatic has over 5000 hrs on her. And she's working while I type without a hitch. If you are into creating true QUALITY fleece products...this is an important tool. And NO Don's not paying me! Lol. Seriously, a fabulous machine. I wouldn't be endorsing it if it was anything less then awesome.

PacaTrapper- Over 465 units
installed in 7 countries as of 

January 2015
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Jody Beskini  facebook

Just wanted you to know that the Pacatrapper is awesome and my veterinarian  

really likes it as well. Works just fine for my mini llamas.

Merry Christmas & New Years to you and your family....................

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 We use the paca trapper/ toothomatic and the fightomatic with the new bite

 block also.. we used to use a chute and a table but honestly now that i'm older

 and my hubby is also and the neighbor boys are older and more expensive it's 

a fast two person job to just use  the paca trapper for everything these tools 

make life easier/safer for both humans and alpacas,.. you can get them 

all from www.thealpacarosa.com, don marquette sells 

them and he designed them also. tell him safa sent you, grin..

sandy
glacial ridge alpacas in
Minnesota
safa president

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OK, I don't normally do testimonials, but one is due for the Pacatrapper. 

Thanks Don Marquette & Carolyn Darr Marquette. Last nail 

clipping we did on AJ took 2cc's of Ace and 3 6'4" men and AJ tied to a fence 

post and he still managed to not get his nails clipped, he basically beat us 

down and we gave up, as not to stress him out any further. Today we hooked

 him up in the Trapper and 2 of us were done in minutes! 

This was one piece of equipment we should have bought years ago!

Randy Scott (facebook)

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--- In SmallAlpacaFarms@yahoogroups.com, "RWCatwoman" wrote:> >
Best thing in the world is training your animals to stand
 still for toe nail trimming.  Larry and I can handle all
 the girls and most of the boys by ourselves.  The key
 is a small (9x9 or no larger than 10x10) catch pen. 
The more animals you can get in there, the better,
because that way they can't kick.  We train our cria
to accept us picking up their legs/feet.> > Teeth
trimming is something else altogether.  We have a
PacaTrapper and it works like a charm.  Although,
one can handle strapping an animal into it, it's
best done by two.  It makes life so much easier. 
We also do toe nails on those boys who just don't
 want to cooperate the other way...  ;-)  Two more wonderful 

assistants to have for doing teeth are the
Tooth-O-Matic and Fight-O-Matic.  We bought both and
 don't dread teeth trimming time at all anymore! 
All three devices are worth their money.> > One more
great thing about the PacaTrapper is, that you don't
need any larger space to store it.  We have the
holder on a post in our alleyway between the pens
and the two arms are stored in the garage.> >
Rose

Linda Slicker (facebook)

The PacaTrapper makes life easier for the pacas and their loving

care givers.

 We have used it to treat infections, skin conditions, and to hold a
 
girl still so we can check out a wound. We are 2 0ver 60 yr old

women - bad knees, etc. Actually I used it by myself to treat a facial
 
infection, was surprised I could do it! lol - so much easier than a
 
shute - sold our shute to people who had goats, sheep, etc.

 L & B Acres

 

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Good Morning Don (from Australia). 

Well, I have put it all together and it looks absolutely bloody TERRIFIC!!!!!

 Tried a 6 month old little female in there this evening and Paca Trapper

  is everything I had hoped it would be. I used it to keep her still to clean 

her fleece up for show this weekend, including clippering around the

eyes and down through apron and also thought of other uses such as 

one person eartags. It also made it easy to lift her legs through the rear 

leg straps on her paddock coat to get it on/off.  Will put a bigger male 

in  tomorrow morning for the final test !!!!!!!! I’m loving it........ 
Cheers, 

Mark

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Don,

 Jay sheared all of the pacas with the incredible 

PACA-TRAPPER!!!! by himself.  Pretty cool tool.

KathyBigger
AleGria Alpacas

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Laurel Shouvlin posted on AlpacaSite Oct 2,2010

.............There is a new product called a "PacaTrapper
built by Don Marquette of  Alpaca Rosa Farm. It is an
excellent restraint system that would work very well with

 this fellow, butthat won't help you today.

I installed my "trapper" in less time than it took me

 to gather my tools together (tools scattered
and seemingly hidden in 2 barns and a house). It 

works so well, that
you can even trim teeth if need be. A belly band is used,

 not to suspend the alpaca, but to keep them from vaulting

 to moving side to side.

Disclaimer... Don and Carolyn are my friends, but I have no
financial interest in their product, but very grateful that 

I have one!

Laurel

The Shouvlins
Bluebird Hills Farm
Springfield, Ohio
937-206-3936
www.bluebirdhills.com
bluebirdhills@...

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704 Hillcrest Avenue
Nekoosa, WI 54457

low and behold!! I clipped her toenails all by myself!! Now , I just 

Used our Fight-O-Matic for the first time yesterday to trim 

fighting teeth.
 
AWESOME tool, and well worth the investment. Trimmed 

six teeth in a

fraction of the time that it takes with the Dremel and NO bleeding!!!

Marian Sykes here from Alpaca Ridge. I am the coordinator of the
Silent
Auction and Raffle for Mapaca. I was wondering if you would be
willing to
donate to the auction and raffle again this year. Your teeth trimming
tool was
loved by everyone last year. Let me know and have a great weekend.

Hello Don. Thanks so much for your prompt reply. I will go ahead and
send you the $37, along with a diagram of Chaz's teeth so you can get
an idea of the shape that
would have to filed. I must tell you that the tool works great and, even
more
important to me, your responsiveness and willingness to help is very
refreshing and, unfortunately, very unique in today's business world.
If you ever need any
endorsement or testimonial, please feel free to refer potential clients to us.
Have a great rest of the weekend and we will get the drawing and check
out to you within the next day or so. All the best,

………….like the tooth a  matic. It is wonderful! The two of us use it on
our girls
who need trimming, but do usually get a third person with one of our bigger
boys.
We also have taken it to a few other farms to help with trimming chores.
Prior to
getting that tool, we too had dreaded trimming teeth, as it took so long, and
yes, we were always worried about getting a tongue or lip caught. This tool
protects the
alpaca from the cutting surface. We have found, though, that the incisors on
either side of the two central ones, can end up being sharp (if they are high
enough
to be included in the cutting). But we've never seen it affect the alpaca's dental
pad
or lip afterward. My husband accidently got his finger in the mouth right after
the trimming and found out first-hand how sharp the teeth could be. But that
sharpness seems to be only temporary. This style tool certainly is fast, which
relieves the
alpaca's stress considerably. (And ours too.) It is designed so that you cut the
proper amount of tooth off, but getting the angle right takes a bit of practice.
We sometimes
do two cuts, but that still is extremely fast compared to a dremel. We do it
with the alpaca standing with it's rump against a wall, head held firmly, but it
is really easy
when they are on the shearing table. It really doesn't seem to bother them
when the grinder blade cuts. The worst part for them seems to be when you
put the device in
their mouth. I've held enough of them to know for sure that they don't flinch
at all
when the actual cutting is being done. Their teeth are different than ours for
sure...
Lana Nickerson
Foss Mountain Farm