You should maybe have a crack at doing your silage too @Bald Rick bound to be a big saving and no hassle........
You should maybe have a crack at doing your silage too @Bald Rick bound to be a big saving and no hassle........
You should maybe have a crack at doing your silage too @Bald Rick bound to be a big saving and no hassle........
Collecting milk while you are still milking is a major no no
@Bald Rick is like me,always questioning,If I posted about every idea ? I’ve had the forum would be clogged up.?
Not a massive issue but the local collection only has 18000 litre tankers so having to part load every other day which can be a minor nuisance as we need to insert a T piece so they can collect if we’re milkng
Sorry i can't see how it would be cost effective? You would need 2 lorries minimum, the spare lorry would provide cover whilst the main one was in for inspections, garage time etc. You would need a minimum of 2 x hgv drivers again a spare to cover for holidays and illness. You would have more paperwork so more office hours, you would need a transport manager if you did haulage for others ....By the time you deduct the outgoings there is very little profit in haulage.
Additionally, once you've spent in the region of £2000 on an employee to obtain his/her hgv licence, he/she becomes more skilled so the hourly rate has to go up, which then upsets the remainder of the workforce.
Don't see the need for 2 lorries as they would have a full day for psv/repairs/garage checks etc, if he was on eodc. Loads of straw or feed can be planned around maintenance work.
The drivers would be employed on the basis that they would have to do other farm work when there was no lorry work. Covered by the 'any other duties' part of my work contract which means anything from sweeping the yard to cutting the lawn at the bosses house.
Sorry i can't see how it would be cost effective? You would need 2 lorries minimum, the spare lorry would provide cover whilst the main one was in for inspections, garage time etc. You would need a minimum of 2 x hgv drivers again a spare to cover for holidays and illness. You would have more paperwork so more office hours, you would need a transport manager if you did haulage for others ....By the time you deduct the outgoings there is very little profit in haulage.
Additionally, once you've spent in the region of £2000 on an employee to obtain his/her hgv licence, he/she becomes more skilled so the hourly rate has to go up, which then upsets the remainder of the workforce.
Tractor and drawbar hauling 6 miles. Apparently all (???) we need is DFCA (or summat like that) accreditation - which is the haulier "Red Tractor" scheme.
We will shortly be sending 5m litres plus/yr so if the creamery are charging even 1ppl, that's £50k alone in haulage but averaged across their milk pool, it would be more like 2ppl
Not to be sniffed at
Tractor and drawbar hauling 6 miles. Apparently all (???) we need is DFCA (or summat like that) accreditation - which is the haulier "Red Tractor" scheme.
We will shortly be sending 5m litres plus/yr so if the creamery are charging even 1ppl, that's £50k alone in haulage but averaged across their milk pool, it would be more like 2ppl
Not to be sniffed at
Hope your going to clean the milk tanker afterWould only work if you had a driver who loved the job and could organise his work to make the most of having a truck. Get a couple of other guys tooled up with HGV ticket to act as relief. Could cart slurry with the truck to keep it busy.
Trouble is 36K a year doesn't seem a big enough cherry for buying a truck and the trailers to go with it, plus finding a bloke?
It could also get him in trouble with his tachometerOne of our livestock lorries has been with Scania all week with adblu issues, they have a tendency to break down. Therefore, having a back up is good practice.
I presume most farms already have staff who sweep the yard etc, employing a driver to carry out a duty which is already being carried out by another employee wouldn't really be in the best interests of the business.
Just my opinion, may make sense for others.
That is a lot of milk.
What's the capacity of your tractor and drawbar?
Not really. Only 13600 litres a day. Medium sized farm these days
Fastrac 4220 using ball & spoon hitch and not much in the way of hills or long uphill/down dale drags but needs a lot of thinking through yet.
Just cogitating
Let`s assume you a having a mega bad day. Your tanker has a breakdown. The dairy has no spare tankers to lift your milk. ( Its the spring flush & they are awash with milk ) You loose over £4000 ? Maybe not significant in the big scheme of things ?Just cogitating
Not really. Only 13600 litres a day. Medium sized farm these days
Fastrac 4220 using ball & spoon hitch and not much in the way of hills or long uphill/down dale drags but needs a lot of thinking through yet.
Just cogitating