Anyone use one , well for sheep mainly and it looks like Tepari are the only ones i guess ..... and bluetooth one to qualify for the grant ....
by tube in the usual way , looks like a cordless drill that's allIf it's cordless...
How do you get the dose from the bottle to the gun?
by tube in the usual way , looks like a cordless drill that's all
battery powered drench gun would be a better description i guess.
will still be subject to the same possible 'o ring' issues or bit of air bubble i suppose..
animal on weigher crate /clamp gun takes its weight from weigh head dose automatically adjusted, theyve been around for awhile.All well in practise dosing to what the animal is but what if the animals have been standing for a while so their 3-4kg less than full bellied, it doesn’t allow for that, what if an animal spits half of it out etc etc etc? Gimmick I think and I’ve torn tendons in my fingers from dosing and bolusing too much for 2 days solid Agony for 6 weeks too
i prefer the drench bottle hung up anyway if possible ,that stops airbubbles in use, and there must be a way to prime it simplyAhh I'm with you now. I had visions of the original dosing guns where you had to fill them manually and did not think this was progress
Be a bigger issue if it draws air, won't it? You won't can gently squeeze pointed straight up to draw the air out without wasting some dose
I’m well aware I’ve seen a few videos from the Southern Hemisphere about a few different makes of them. As Frank says, fine for cattle but sheep are a different kettle of fish.animal on weigher crate /clamp gun takes its weight from weigh head dose automatically adjusted, theyve been around for awhile.
is it much easier trigger pull than a ordinary gun tho? was thinking of ewes and fluke dose 15ml /\ , usually set it to use a bit more as a safety factor ..I have a Te Pari which we use for back lining cattle which takes the weight from the crush and blue tooth for the dose rate. It is very good for that and quick.
Wouldn't want to use it for dosing lambs as it is too cumbersome and I doubt it would be quick enough unless on a conveyor.
Can get o rings kit etc like a normal gun . is it a glass barrel or plastic?We have a te pari got it on the last grant scheme. Works well with the te pari handler, save a lot of dose especially if something expensive like fluke or the orange wormer and is very accurate when we calibrate it. Our ewes can vary from 60 to 90kg so accurate dosing is a good thing
Don’t find it bulky really but wouldn’t use it in a race as be too frightened of damaging it but it a static position like a squeezer it’s no problem. Just hang up the dose and we have a container tied to the side of the machine to drop it into if I have to leave the machine. Trigger very light so easy to dose with especially with thick fluckicide on a cold day. Never seems to suck any air but only had it a year now, it’s success will depend on its longevity as it cost about £400 after grant which it wouldn’t save here in a year but reckon it will be in profit this year. The battery lasts easily a full day.
No idea never checked on the gun.Can get o rings kit etc like a normal gun . is it a glass barrel or plastic?
you didnt fancey one of their weighheads then ? the lower end ones now are just like apps for tablets.
I’ve been waiting almost 2 years for a dosing injury operation! Torn a tendon and had similar to what you did the same thing again and after that now I have a trapped radial nerve in my forearm as a result, no joke I could do with an automatic dosing gun, my left arm is starting to play up now.All well in practise dosing to what the animal is but what if the animals have been standing for a while so their 3-4kg less than full bellied, it doesn’t allow for that, what if an animal spits half of it out etc etc etc? Gimmick I think and I’ve torn tendons in my fingers from dosing and bolusing too much for 2 days solid Agony for 6 weeks too
Does it work with the Tru test weigh head? i read somewhere its only compatible with the Te Pari weigh head and cant seem to get hold of anyone at Te pari to askWe have a te pari got it on the last grant scheme. Works well with the te pari handler, save a lot of dose especially if something expensive like fluke or the orange wormer and is very accurate when we calibrate it. Our ewes can vary from 60 to 90kg so accurate dosing is a good thing
Don’t find it bulky really but wouldn’t use it in a race as be too frightened of damaging it but it a static position like a squeezer it’s no problem. Just hang up the dose and we have a container tied to the side of the machine to drop it into if I have to leave the machine. Trigger very light so easy to dose with especially with thick fluckicide on a cold day. Never seems to suck any air but only had it a year now, it’s success will depend on its longevity as it cost about £400 after grant which it wouldn’t save here in a year but reckon it will be in profit this year. The battery lasts easily a full day.
Does it work with the Tru test weigh head? i read somewhere its only compatible with the Te Pari weigh head and cant seem to get hold of anyone at Te pari to ask
my weigh head is a tru test 3000, but it is programmed and set up through the psion hand held shearwell device