That cheap rasp from the farm store cost me 40 bucks and 2 hours of fighting

Picked up a no-name rasp at Tractor Supply for $12 and it went dull halfway through the third hoof. Anybody else had luck with just sticking to the name brands for rasps?

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christopherw341mo ago

Yeah "basically scrap metal with teeth drawn on" is exactly right. I read an article in a farrier magazine that said the cheap ones are made with softer steel that can't hold an edge, and @nathan100 is right that Grobet and Hoof Boss are the only ones worth buying.

jana8811mo ago

@nathan100 nailed it with "scrap metal with teeth drawn on." I read somewhere that the cheap rasps are basically reject steel from factories that didn't pass quality checks for name brands. It makes sense when you think about it. My Grobet Nicholson has seen five sets of trims and still bites like new. The farm store ones feel like they're made from old file cabinets or something.

nathan1001mo ago

Yeah the cheap ones are basically scrap metal with teeth drawn on. I got burned on a $15 one from Rural King and it was useless by the second hoof. Grobet Nicholson or Hoof Boss are the only ones I mess with now, and they actually last years if you don't drop them on concrete.