Whats the best type of parlour?
- Thread starter CroftSpec
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- Location
- Northumberland
Do you currently milk in front of the leg? We used to milk in a 16:16 Jar parlour in front of the leg and had lots of cows kick off, moved to a 28:28 milking from the rear and we hardly ever have a problem with cows kicking now.
100cows and a single operator 16:32 or 20:40?
100cows and a single operator 16:32 or 20:40?
More to life
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- Location
- Somerset
Kicking is probably over milking, future plans should dictate parlour size . A 8:16 with acrs and meters if perfectly adequate for 100 cows.
- Location
- Derbys/Bucks.
Make the Parlour an 16:32, remove the jars, make it direct to line (4" milk line) low as possible headroom allowing. waikato light weight 330ml claws. No ACRs. Keep it simple.
Oh and don't forget , clear access and exit for good cow flow.
Oh and don't forget , clear access and exit for good cow flow.
- Location
- Northumberland
There is pro's and con's for both types, swing over will be more efficient though, but need a longer pit so more shed room. Less twisting & turning for the milker in a doubled up.
- Location
- Derbys/Bucks.
Swingover better than double up . More efficient.
Keep the milk line as low as possible
Keep the milk line as low as possible
Scholsey
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- Location
- Herefordshire
24:24 directline, most of the cost is in concrete, shed and stallwork, might aswell milk as many as one man can in one go.
Milkcow365
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- Location
- Sw Scotland
Think a doubled up would be better for a routine to?
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
We doubled up 8:16 to 16:16 and I wish I had a 16:36or 20/40
16:32 would work better
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
What do you want your cell count and bactoscan to be ?
It's all very well milking quick, but altogether a different matter maintaining high standards
- Location
- East meath/dublin
Milk 100 cows with a 20 40 with swing over arms and fold down wash tray no more sticking up jetters.cows stand straight so milk through the back legs and very rarely have trouble with cows kicking clusters more likely to kick one another!! I had the cluster kicking problem in the old 8 16 herringbone Whatever you decide the thing to remember is its units that milk cows so put in as many as possible , im not as young or fast as i used to be but i find the 20 40 very easy and fast as you only have five lines.
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Definitely don't agree that it's number of units that affect throughput, I used to milk in a 90deg 20 40, it was no faster and also much more than work than a 16 32 locally
- Location
- East meath/dublin
Why was it more work ? I would hase thought 4 extra cows a line would mean you were washing up in the 2040 when you would still have a line to milk in the 16 32 . Also in a 90 degree parlour you have less walking as the cows are tight which is a big help .
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Far far too much time taken to load the cows in the 20 40, also a very awkward parlour, almost impossible to get all 20 clusters on before first cow finished
Yield and cow type?
100 cows in an hour is perfectly achievable in a 12 or 14 unit with one person with good cow flow.
A parlour is some metal, concrete and clusters. It doesn't really need anything else, even if the salesmen tell you that you need all the bells and whistles.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Cow flow is probably up there when it comes to speed
