Paddock Cleaner
PADDOCK CLEANER FEATURES AND BENEFITSPaddock cleaner range from Trafalgar are designed for poo picking horse manure from the fields and paddocks.
Parasites and horse health is ever more important therefore good paddock maintenance is essential and veterinary surgeons are encouraging horse owners to poo pick the fields to maintain a low worm count. These equestrian paddock vacuum cleaners are available as manual, towable and self-propelled models and are rugged, yet lightweight in design and easy to start and simple to use. The unique clean fan vacuum system means there is less chance of horse poo blocking up, unlike other dirty fan paddock cleaners. They are powered by Honda four-stroke (unleaded petrol) engines for reliability, low maintenance and fuel efficiency. They are also very easy to clean. Whether the horse poo is old or new, in short or long grass, wet, dry or even scattered, the Trafalgar Paddock Cleaners will vacuum it up all year round. |
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WHY USE A PADDOCK CLEANER
Paddock and stable clearing just couldn't be quicker or easier.
The unique clean fan paddock vacuum system enables you to suck horse poo, alpaca droppings, dog faeces, poultry and game shed bedding, shotgun cartridges, spent clays, garden waste, wood shavings, sawdust, shredded paper, acorns, conkers, chestnuts and general litter. It can also suck up leaves from a gravel driveway without sucking up the stones (just adjust the engine revs accordingly) and can even be used for cleaning out the bottom of water troughs and ponds.
Paddock Maintenance
Good pasture management is the key to clean paddocks and healthy horses. Manure contaminated with parasite eggs is the most common way in which worms re-infect your horses' environment. Exposing your horse to the minimum amount of manure is the best way of reducing, if not eliminating harmful parasites.
The early lifecycle of most internal parasites involves eggs and larvae which are dropped onto the ground in the poop by an infected horse which could end up infecting other horses when grazing in the fields.
Picking up droppings as often as possible with a paddock vacuum cleaner will reduce the number of parasites and encourage the horses to eat from the whole of the field reducing selective grazing.
The Trafalgar clean fan paddock cleaner system sucks the poop straight into the collection tub via a 5-inch diameter hose. The fan is located on the outside of the paddock vacuum cleaner and has a filter sock positioned inside the vacuum to stop any manure or other debris from causing damage to the paddock cleaner. They work in all weather conditions and on wet and dry poo.
The paddock cleaners can also be used to clean out water troughs, muck out the stables as well as cleaning up loose hay where the hay nets are filled for example. Mucking out your horses regularly with a paddock vacuum cleaner will help eliminate the risks of infection in confined areas.
Poo picking your pastures regularly is the most effective way of reducing your horse's parasite problem. Paddock vacuum cleaners are a huge help with this arduous task, especially in large fields. Paddock cleaners are quicker, easier, and more efficient at poo picking when compared to manual back breaking, time consuming methods such as the shovel and wheelbarrow.
Good paddock cleaning helps reduce the risk of infection and contributes to a low worm count. If you're not sure of the worm situation, it is best to consult a veterinary surgeon.
Features:
The unique clean fan paddock vacuum system enables you to suck horse poo, alpaca droppings, dog faeces, poultry and game shed bedding, shotgun cartridges, spent clays, garden waste, wood shavings, sawdust, shredded paper, acorns, conkers, chestnuts and general litter. It can also suck up leaves from a gravel driveway without sucking up the stones (just adjust the engine revs accordingly) and can even be used for cleaning out the bottom of water troughs and ponds.
Paddock Maintenance
Good pasture management is the key to clean paddocks and healthy horses. Manure contaminated with parasite eggs is the most common way in which worms re-infect your horses' environment. Exposing your horse to the minimum amount of manure is the best way of reducing, if not eliminating harmful parasites.
The early lifecycle of most internal parasites involves eggs and larvae which are dropped onto the ground in the poop by an infected horse which could end up infecting other horses when grazing in the fields.
Picking up droppings as often as possible with a paddock vacuum cleaner will reduce the number of parasites and encourage the horses to eat from the whole of the field reducing selective grazing.
The Trafalgar clean fan paddock cleaner system sucks the poop straight into the collection tub via a 5-inch diameter hose. The fan is located on the outside of the paddock vacuum cleaner and has a filter sock positioned inside the vacuum to stop any manure or other debris from causing damage to the paddock cleaner. They work in all weather conditions and on wet and dry poo.
The paddock cleaners can also be used to clean out water troughs, muck out the stables as well as cleaning up loose hay where the hay nets are filled for example. Mucking out your horses regularly with a paddock vacuum cleaner will help eliminate the risks of infection in confined areas.
Poo picking your pastures regularly is the most effective way of reducing your horse's parasite problem. Paddock vacuum cleaners are a huge help with this arduous task, especially in large fields. Paddock cleaners are quicker, easier, and more efficient at poo picking when compared to manual back breaking, time consuming methods such as the shovel and wheelbarrow.
Good paddock cleaning helps reduce the risk of infection and contributes to a low worm count. If you're not sure of the worm situation, it is best to consult a veterinary surgeon.
Features:
- Now with new & Improved Fan System
- Easy to use
- Easy to empty
- 2 year warranty
- 5 year bin warranty
- Low engine noise
- Sucks up manure from long grass
- Non corrosive bin
PADDOCK CLEANER MODELS
PC1000 Paddock Cleaner
The PC1000 series is the largest of the paddock cleaner range offering a bulk capacity of 1000 litres as a towable version.
Dimensions : Length - 2450mm |Width - 1100mm | Height - 1360mm
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
PC1000 Swivel Paddock Cleaner
The PC1000 Swivel model compared to a fixed chassis paddock cleaner reducing the poo picking time by up to 50%. The whole collection tub is mounted on a circular bearing similar to the type used in construction on mini diggers, this design enables you to poo pick in a 7.5M circle before moving the ATV quad bike or other vehicle. This paddock cleaner has become our most popular tow-able model and is ideal for horse owners.
Dimensions : Length - 2450mm | Width - 1100mm | Height - 1360mm.
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
The PC1000 Swivel model compared to a fixed chassis paddock cleaner reducing the poo picking time by up to 50%. The whole collection tub is mounted on a circular bearing similar to the type used in construction on mini diggers, this design enables you to poo pick in a 7.5M circle before moving the ATV quad bike or other vehicle. This paddock cleaner has become our most popular tow-able model and is ideal for horse owners.
Dimensions : Length - 2450mm | Width - 1100mm | Height - 1360mm.
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
PC500 PLUS Paddock Cleaner
The Trafalgar PC500 Plus model is the original model, being on a fixed chassis design and 500 litre capacity. It has wide flotation tyres to protect your horse paddocks in wet winter conditions and a swivel ball hitch fitting.
The Paddock Cleaner petrol engine creates a vacuum in the large container to offer a powerful suction through the 5 " pick-up hose. The lightweight but rugged construction allows the machine to be easily pulled around the yard or paddock. The Paddock Cleaner can be towed behind most ATV quad bikes, ride-on mowers and compact tractors. The Paddock Cleaner performs well in any conditions, wet or dry.
The Paddock Cleaner Vacuum is powered by a powerful yet quiet Honda 4 stroke petrol engine. This 4 stroke engine can produce more suction power than many larger 4 stroke engines. The clean fan system means no muck passes through the fan. The advantages of this design are less chance of blockage, easy cleaning and reduced maintenance and wear.
Technical Data:
Fuel type: Petrol 4 stroke
Hopper Capacity: 500 ltr
Hose Length: 2.5 metres
Hitch Optional: Ball/ Pin
Dimensions: Length -1950 | Width - 900mm | Height 1200mm
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
PC500 Swivel Paddock Cleaner
The unique PC500 Swivel paddock cleaner is set on a 360° rotating turn table giving a 7.5m cleaning circumference area. When compared to a fixed chassis paddock vacuum the poo picking time is typically reduced by up to 66%.
Dimensions: Length - 2350mm - Width - 1000mm - Height - 1350mm.
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
PC450 Self Propelled Paddock Cleaner mounted on a Muck Truck Power Barrow
FREE Mucking out skip!
The PC450 is a self propelled paddock cleaner offering horse owners the flexibility of poo picking without the need of an ATV quad bike, UTV utility vehicle or any type of towing vehicles. The paddock vacuum is mounted onto the four wheel drive muck truck. There are also many other useful muck truck attachments such as the ramp kit for loading the poo directly into a muck trailer, ball hitch attachment for moving horse trailer plus others.
Dimensions: Length - 1500mm | Width - 850mm | Height - 1350mm
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
FREE Mucking out skip!
The PC450 is a self propelled paddock cleaner offering horse owners the flexibility of poo picking without the need of an ATV quad bike, UTV utility vehicle or any type of towing vehicles. The paddock vacuum is mounted onto the four wheel drive muck truck. There are also many other useful muck truck attachments such as the ramp kit for loading the poo directly into a muck trailer, ball hitch attachment for moving horse trailer plus others.
Dimensions: Length - 1500mm | Width - 850mm | Height - 1350mm
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
PC360 Paddock Cleaner
The Paddock Cleaner is mounted onto a UTV Utility Vehicle. The paddock vacuum is a self contained unit mounted on its own frame which can then be fitted to a utility vehicle. This type of Paddock Cleaner can be fitted onto the following utility vehicles: Kawasaki Mule, John Deere Gator and Kubota RTV utility vehicles plus others, provided the sides either drop down or can be removed, ensuring the collection tub has room to fit without any obstructions.. The PC360 Paddock Vacuum is in fact the same vacuum unit as the PC500 models and the base frame is then secured to the utility vehicle. The PC360 Paddock Vacuum is also available as a swivel model (as shown in photo). Dimensions: Length - 142cm | Width - 84cm | Height - 107cm. Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation. |
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PC50 hand pull Paddock Cleaner
This Paddock Cleaner is compact, quick and easy to to use. It is ideal for sucking up animal poo such as alpacas, goats, sheep and other small rare breed animals.
The clever designed trolley and balloon tyres ensure easy operation. It is light and easy to breakdown to 3 parts and fit into most cars making it fully transportable from farm to field.
Easy to empty onto a muck pile or better still fill direct into bags and sell as bagged manure. The PC50 Paddock Cleaner will also suck up acorns, leaves, conkers, general litter, cigarette ends, dog and fox poo and much more.
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
This Paddock Cleaner is compact, quick and easy to to use. It is ideal for sucking up animal poo such as alpacas, goats, sheep and other small rare breed animals.
The clever designed trolley and balloon tyres ensure easy operation. It is light and easy to breakdown to 3 parts and fit into most cars making it fully transportable from farm to field.
Easy to empty onto a muck pile or better still fill direct into bags and sell as bagged manure. The PC50 Paddock Cleaner will also suck up acorns, leaves, conkers, general litter, cigarette ends, dog and fox poo and much more.
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
PC500 Swan Neck Hand Pull Paddock Cleaner Poo Vacuum
This model of paddock vacuum cleaner is in fact just a slightly modified version of the PC500. The only difference is the drawbar, which instead of it being straight and fixed to a towing vehicle the swan neck design converts it to a hand pulled poo picker.
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
PC1000 Honda Wide Axle Swivel Paddock Cleaner
The PC1000 Honda powered wide axle swivel paddock vacuum cleaner is simply a modified standard PC1000 swivel model, it is capable of being used on sloping fields and horse paddocks but gives the operator the full benefits of reduced poo picking time that is gained from the swivel tub design.
The paddock cleaners petrol engine creates a vacuum in the large container to offer a powerful suction through the 5" pick-up hose. The lightweight but rugged construction allows the machine to be easily pulled around the yard or paddock.
You will also find that the paddock cleaner has many other uses around the estate. For example, collecting leaves, litter and cleaning out water troughs.
Technical Data:
Engine Model: Honda
Fuel type: Petrol 4 stroke
Hopper Capacity: 1000 litres
Hose Length: 3m
Hitch: Optional Ball/ Pin
Swivel: 360° movement
Overall Dimensions: Length 2450mm | Width 1100mm | Height 1360mm
Idle: 0.236 m/s²@ 465rpm
Full: Revs 0.175 m/s²@ 1150rpm
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
The PC1000 Honda powered wide axle swivel paddock vacuum cleaner is simply a modified standard PC1000 swivel model, it is capable of being used on sloping fields and horse paddocks but gives the operator the full benefits of reduced poo picking time that is gained from the swivel tub design.
The paddock cleaners petrol engine creates a vacuum in the large container to offer a powerful suction through the 5" pick-up hose. The lightweight but rugged construction allows the machine to be easily pulled around the yard or paddock.
You will also find that the paddock cleaner has many other uses around the estate. For example, collecting leaves, litter and cleaning out water troughs.
Technical Data:
Engine Model: Honda
Fuel type: Petrol 4 stroke
Hopper Capacity: 1000 litres
Hose Length: 3m
Hitch: Optional Ball/ Pin
Swivel: 360° movement
Overall Dimensions: Length 2450mm | Width 1100mm | Height 1360mm
Idle: 0.236 m/s²@ 465rpm
Full: Revs 0.175 m/s²@ 1150rpm
Call us on 0845 3731 832 for more information or a quotation.
PADDOCK CLEANER USERS
People that have a use for our Trafalgar paddock vacuum cleaners:-
- Equestrian Centres of all types, from the one horse owner to livery and stud yards, riding schools
- Alpaca and Llama owners in the UK
- Poultry and game rearing farms and estates
- Wildlife Parks and Zoos
- Race Courses
- Clay pigeon shoots, collecting spent clays and cartridges.
PADDOCK CLEANER AT A GLANCE
The Trafalgar Paddock Cleaner at a glance:
The PC450 self-propelled paddock vacuum means no need to invest in a towing vehicle, saving a lot of money, with muck truck attachments available to make it a multi-purpose machine. It also includes a FREE Mucking out skip.
- Clean Fan system means ALL year round usage that will suck up horse manure from long, wet grass in the fields
- Superior suction
- Towable and self-propelled models
- 450, 500 and 1000 litre size collection tubs
- Quick and easy to clean
- Easy to empty
- Non corroding collection tank
- Picks up leaves and litter from gravel and flower beds
- 2 years warranty (includes the engine, excludes flexi hose and door seal)
- 5 years warranty on collection tank
- Unique 360° swivel model – when compared to other paddock vacuum will typically reduce poo picking time by up to 66%
The PC450 self-propelled paddock vacuum means no need to invest in a towing vehicle, saving a lot of money, with muck truck attachments available to make it a multi-purpose machine. It also includes a FREE Mucking out skip.
HOW TO EMPTY THE PADDOCK CLEANER
Empty the Trafalgar Paddock Vacuum
Simply release the catches and pivot the rear lid into its locking position and tip the paddock vacuum container to release the poo from the paddock cleaner.
To clean the paddock cleaner, again just couldn't be easier, no need to even use a hose pipe, instead of sucking up poo, just suck up water, air, water, air, water to clean out the paddock vacuum, empty and store ready for the next time.
Worming and parasite control being ever more important in maintaining fit, healthy animals is assisted by good paddock maintenance. The range of unique Trafalgar ‘clean fan’ paddock cleaners are proven to speed up the paddock cleaning process and are easy to use. You'll wonder how you ever managed without them!
FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE CALL US ON - 0845 3731 832
Simply release the catches and pivot the rear lid into its locking position and tip the paddock vacuum container to release the poo from the paddock cleaner.
To clean the paddock cleaner, again just couldn't be easier, no need to even use a hose pipe, instead of sucking up poo, just suck up water, air, water, air, water to clean out the paddock vacuum, empty and store ready for the next time.
Worming and parasite control being ever more important in maintaining fit, healthy animals is assisted by good paddock maintenance. The range of unique Trafalgar ‘clean fan’ paddock cleaners are proven to speed up the paddock cleaning process and are easy to use. You'll wonder how you ever managed without them!
FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE CALL US ON - 0845 3731 832
PADDOCK CLEANER ENGINE OPTIONS
Paddock Cleaner Engines
The PC450, PC500 and PC1000 models are all fitted with the ever popular Honda GXH50 4-stroke engine.
The PC50 Hand Pull and Back Pack Vacuum models come fitted as standard with the Honda GX25 4-stroke engine.
The Wheelie Bin PC240 model comes fitted as standard with the Honda GXV57 4-stroke engine.
The Honda 4-stroke engines offer the paddock cleaner range many advantages, some are listed below:-
- Run on normal unleaded petrol, no need to mix oil and petrol like old style 2-stroke engines
- Quieter
- Cleaner
- Easier to start
- Typically 50% to 70% more fuel efficient offering considerable running costs compared to 2-stroke engine
- Better performance and more reliable
- Oil: 10W-30 Multigrade (DO NOT USE Semi or Fully Synthetic Oil)
PADDOCK CLEANER REVIEWS
Paddock cleaner review
Sandy Easton
Hassall
Cheshire
We bought our Trafalgar paddock cleaner back in October 2009. It is regularly used for poo picking 3 paddocks, spread over 4 and a half acres situated on flat ground. My wife and I both use the paddock cleaner, with me being in my 60s and my wife in her 50s, we find it very light and easy to use in every aspect. I would say that with the paddock vacuum cleaner we do the work 3 times faster than when we did it manually!
Very impressive, to us anyway! is the fact that we use the paddock cleaner seasonally to keep a 14-acre estate clear of leaves and debris. We have more than 100 deciduous trees dropping their leaves regularly. We have 6 copper beech trees (we call them dirty trees), 2 of which are 80 ft tall, which require a lot of clearing up after at various times of the year. The Trafalgar paddock cleaner is used to vacuum up the leaves, sheaves, and kernels (spiky shells) from the trees. To top it all we have 5 oak trees shedding their acorns and leaves and when using the paddock cleaner to vacuum them up, I would say the job gets done at least 6 times faster than doing it manually.
Unfortunately, we recently seized the paddock cleaner which has a 2-stroke Kawasaki engine, so we contacted Fresh Group as they supplied us with the paddock cleaner originally. We got the same prompt and professional service from Keith as previously, and he is supplying us with the replacement which has a Honda 4-stroke engine.
I have to say that the Trafalgar paddock cleaner is very light and easy to use, it does a fantastic job and is a time saver. I would thoroughly recommend both the Fresh Group and the paddock cleaner, first class service.
Paddock cleaner review
Grant Buchanan, animal rescue centre and feed supplier, Banffshire, Scotland
PC1000 Swivel Honda Paddock Cleaner
Testimonial for Fresh Group. We bought the large swivel paddock cleaner which has proved invaluable and is about 70% quicker in clearing the paddocks of manure. Being an animal rescue centre with 50 or so animals at any one time consisting of horses, Kunekune (pot-bellied) pigs, Castlemilk Moorit sheep (rare breed horned sheep) and donkeys, doing the paddock cleaning manually was just taking too long, hence the need to consider a paddock cleaner. Already having a very old Honda farm quad we opted for a towable model. We also liked the fact that the hose and actual paddock cleaner itself are very easy and light to use as both myself and my wife do the poo picking. The paddock cleaner is normally used every two to three days and we clear sixteen acres of paddocks, normally emptying a maximum of 3 times each time we poo pick the fields.
Earlier this year we needed to replace the hose and then a damaged wheel and the aftersales service was there when we needed it. Your advice and service has been 1st class and I would happily recommend Fresh Group both for product advice and suitability and aftersales care
Grant Buchanan
Paddock cleaner review
Ruth Tector, Trethurgy, Cornwall
PC450H4 Self Propelled Paddock Cleaner
Thank you, Keith, for supplying me my second paddock cleaner. As you know you supplied me my original tow-able paddock cleaner at the Alpaca show back in 2008 which was a swivel tow-able model which I used when living in Nantwich, Cheshire for poo picking after my fourteen alpacas and two goats. The swivel paddock cleaner was great behind my very old Honda ride-on lawnmower. Having now moved to Cornwall, where the land shall we say is somewhat more undulating with some slopes to contend with, I replaced the old tow-able paddock cleaner with my lovely new self-propelled muck truck paddock cleaner which of course you supplied to me recently. Being a single lady and managing my land and animals on my own I need machinery that is easy to use and does what it should without being hard work!
As a returning long-term customer, I would like to thank you again for your advice and guidance on what paddock cleaner would be most suited to my set up. It was lovely to see you again working as hard as ever at the Alpaca show earlier in the year and seeing your smallholder product range expand. Please feel free to use me as a reference for any future customers. You know your stuff.
Regards, Ruth
Adam Neave, Manor Farm Livery, Norfolk.
Keith, thank you so much for supplying us our paddock cleaner. We operate a DIY 12 horse livery which is spread over 25 acres with 26 paddocks. You may recall we purchased the large swivel paddock cleaner with a Honda engine which we tow behind our Iseki compact tractor. It is used to poo pick the paddocks on a weekly basis. We also use the paddock vacuum cleaner to clean out the water troughs of which we have 17 shared between the paddocks. Another use we have for the paddock vacuum is sucking up leaves, we have 4 acres of garden and yard areas where we have an annual task of gathering up the leaves, we manually push the paddock cleaner which the girls find easy. It sucks up wet leaves no problem and because we are only gathering them up without other debris, we now rot them down which produces excellent weed free compost.
It has been one of our best purchases, thanks again Keith. We will be in touch when we need other equipment.
Richard Pitman
Retired Jump Jockey, Author and BBC and Sky TV Horse racing Commentator
I purchased a paddock cleaner last year and cannot express enough how pleased I am with it. I have 12 acres of land, split into paddocks and we poo pick all 12 acres on a daily basis. The paddock cleaner is used by several people, including my daughter, who is only 5’ tall.Prior to this, we poo picked manually, which was simply slow and hard work. The shaving fork was leaving some of it behind and the shovel picked up the poo as well as half the turf. It was just a “pain in the***”. Paddock maintenance and cleaning is now 3 times faster. Based on Keith’s advice, we chose the PC1000 swivel paddock cleaner and as he suggested the benefit of the 360° swivel and the large collection tank has considerably cut down the time we spend poo picking. The machine is light and easy to manoeuvre. The paddock cleaner is fantastic: easy to hitch up and light and easy to start. Apart from the poo picking, we use it for sucking up leaves and grass and sucking up the conkers from 38 mature conker trees which fall over 2 paddocks. We also intend to use it for cleaning out the water troughs and cleaning the horseboxes.I would “absolutely 100% recommend” the product and the service provided by Keith at Fresh Group. He got back to me immediately following my initial inquiry and his knowledge and advice of both the product and our needs was excellent. The demonstration was also useful as it enabled us to purchase the correct machine to suit our needs.Once again Keith, a big thank you for your professional service. The product and your company are first class.
Caroline & Martin Day
A PC50 paddock cleaner was supplied to Caroline and Martin Day from the New Forest, having a few Alpaca boys as pets she needed an easy solution for poo picking her fields.
"I ordered the paddock cleaner at 6:30PM on the Friday, Keith at Fresh Group did advise that it might not fit into my Mini Cooper being such a small car but I wanted to try so Keith met me at his works unit at 11:45PM on the Saturday where he "carefully" loaded it into my new "Goodman" Mini Cooper and to all our astonishment it fitted in nice and snug. I now am happily poo vacuuming my paddocks keeping the Alpacas clear of infections from poor paddock maintenance. Thank you Keith for great service and advice, happy to recommend you" Caroline.
David Townsend
"Hello Keith, just to let you know that having used the paddock cleaner for 2 months now I can honestly say that it exceeds expectations, it picks up anything even in long wet grass and my wife remains delighted with her Birthday present although many of our friends still think it was a strange present". Regards David
