youngfarmer08
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Do you mean Bavanmore farm? or somebody else?
Robotic milking
- Thread starter newholland
- Start date
Do you mean Bavanmore farm? or somebody else?
- Location
- Eastern Ontario Canada
All gone from my end of the country. Never heard if the lawsuits have been settled.
ollie989898
Member
I'm still impressed by the farms running robots and still managing to graze their cows. Do you still have to go out and hunt cows into the robot every day? I wonder if there is a system or something where you can just avoid/ignore cows that are overdue. Having to fetch them to go through strikes me as being a pain in the chuff as you are committing to it forever.
ABC grazing here 3 years,never have to gather cows
ollie989898
Member
Excellent. I like the sound of that. Freedom for man and machine alike.
Furthest paddock is one mile
ollie989898
Member
That is impressive. I wonder if in time a system could be devised that lets them access multiple paddocks. Given how clever cows can be I bet someone will develop it in time.
Barmyfarmer
Member
What happens if it comes some heavy/driving rain? How many cows end up back waiting at the robot? This would be my concern with robot grazing
- Location
- North yorks
Yes some might come inside, some might shelter down a hedge side, at least they not all stood in a sea of mud in the gateway looking miserable.
When the sun comes out again they clear off back outside. With the Lely grazeway system they dont have to milk before going back out, (they only need to milk if close to their 'thoretical' milking interval)
If its a really miserable day I have been known to stick a bale or two of silage out, to help maintain DM intakes and yeild.
Scholsey
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
Cows running in and out 9am-4pm 7pm-7am here, 2 windows to chase up late cows, heifers etc. Milkings dropped from 3.4-2.8 from housing to turn out majority of cows still going in every 8 hours.
Think we are down 2 litres from reduced intakes and milkings but glad to see cows out.
Think we are down 2 litres from reduced intakes and milkings but glad to see cows out.
Wishful Thinker
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- Location
- Northern Ireland
What would folk consider an acceptable wait for an emergency call out?
Scholsey
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
Anymore then 4 hours if dealer does the servicing and robot is broken down and F’s would be flying.
- Location
- North yorks
Depends if on call engineer is out at another repair, don’t think I’ve had to wait more than 2 hours for an emergency call, often it’s only been 15-20 mins
Me thinks you put in the wrong robot ?.
Similar here, but half an hour seems like half a day when you're pacing up and down the yard waiting on him.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
how long did you have too wait?
Wishful Thinker
Member
- Location
- Northern Ireland
2hrs. Felt like a lifetime, usually quicker but they were at another call. Annoying thing about it was I could have fixed it, was raging with myself. Just heard the noise and immediately thought seal in pump but ballcock inside was sticking.
I see the van in a whole lot of red yards. They all have their problems
Makes you feel like a right plonker when they come out and fix it in 2 minutes without even getting a screwdriver out of the van.
Scholsey
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
How many parts do people source away from dealer? Can order a replacement pneumatic brush arm ram, festo, exactly the same ram £139.45 from festo wholesaler, from fullwood, £362.50, chemical pump Tygon tube, wholesaler £2.79 for 30cm, fullwood £30, i understand everyone needs to make a profit but it seems to be massively at the expense of farmers!
- Location
- North Devon
They’re all as bad. Solenoid coil fails on OCC water valve it’s a complete assembly £250ish from DeLaval.
Won’t supply just coil.
Coil around £12 and complete unit for around £50 if sourced direct
Won’t supply just coil.
Coil around £12 and complete unit for around £50 if sourced direct