Hi all,
Looking at options to upgrade our ageing parlour.
Want to be able to milk 140 cows as a one-man set up in preferably no more than 90 mins, plus wash down time, without feeling jet-lagged at the end of it. Herd size unlikely to grow beyond this but would like to build some flexibility into the setup should the opportunity arise.
Looking at a fairly comprehensive spec to achieve the above (Auto ID, Feed to Yield, Cluster Flush, Auto Seg Gate, Auto Wash), but still a bit unsure on number of units.
Parlour engineer initially recommended 12/24 but my gut feeling is it will not be big enough to achieve the milking time savings I need. Recently milked in a 20/40 which I felt was overkill for one-operator with slower loading/unloading times and lots of units sat doing nothing half the time.
Thinking perhaps a 16/32 might be a good compromise?
Would appreciate any thoughts and experience from the TFF collective.
Thanks in advance,
p.s. the budget is not limitless so no daft suggestions please!
Looking at options to upgrade our ageing parlour.
Want to be able to milk 140 cows as a one-man set up in preferably no more than 90 mins, plus wash down time, without feeling jet-lagged at the end of it. Herd size unlikely to grow beyond this but would like to build some flexibility into the setup should the opportunity arise.
Looking at a fairly comprehensive spec to achieve the above (Auto ID, Feed to Yield, Cluster Flush, Auto Seg Gate, Auto Wash), but still a bit unsure on number of units.
Parlour engineer initially recommended 12/24 but my gut feeling is it will not be big enough to achieve the milking time savings I need. Recently milked in a 20/40 which I felt was overkill for one-operator with slower loading/unloading times and lots of units sat doing nothing half the time.
Thinking perhaps a 16/32 might be a good compromise?
Would appreciate any thoughts and experience from the TFF collective.
Thanks in advance,
p.s. the budget is not limitless so no daft suggestions please!