New milk silo

Holsteinfriesian90

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Location

Cornwall

• Oct 18, 2020

• #21

Keep On said:

30k mueller here. Go bigger than an artic, the extra cost is negligible. Cooled through a 3.5t Ice bank, 2 compressors on the silo but don’t rely on silo to cool much

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How many cows do you milk?

 

Sparkymark

Member

• Oct 18, 2020

• #22

I got a 28k mueller silo going in next month. My old tank then becomes my buffer tank.
The Arla bonus for every other day collection and any time collection will be worth £20k/year on my milk sales.

 

Devon lad

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Location

Mid Devon

• Oct 18, 2020

• #23

Be careful where the agitator is and that it doesn’t need a minimum amount in it to agitate and cool. Our Kristal needs 2500L in it before It agitates and cools which is pretty annoying with block calving

 

Scholsey

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Location

Herefordshire

• Oct 18, 2020

• #24

Devon lad said:

Be careful where the agitator is and that it doesn’t need a minimum amount in it to agitate and cool. Our Kristal needs 2500L in it before It agitates and cools which is pretty annoying with block calving

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especially if you ask if it will be a issue and they say no!

 

Devon lad

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Location

Mid Devon

• Oct 18, 2020

• #25

Scholsey said:

especially if you ask if it will be a issue and they say no!

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Exactly

 

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dairyrow

Member

• Oct 22, 2020

• #26

Hi. Hope these help. Apparently it's the first one put in. But have got quite a few silo and horizontals going in later. Might be working tomorrow.

 

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dairyrow

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• Oct 30, 2020

• #27

Hi. Here it's in it's finished state.

 

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vantage

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Pembs

• Oct 30, 2020

• #28

dairyrow said:

Hi. Here it's in it's finished state.

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Good idea with the peristaltic pumps having a clear cover so you can see if the pipes are flattened.

 

Milkcow365

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Location

Sw Scotland

• Nov 4, 2023

• #29

Anyone had any prices for silos recently?

 

Scholsey

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Location

Herefordshire

• Nov 4, 2023

• #30

vantage said:

Good idea with the peristaltic pumps having a clear cover so you can see if the pipes are flattened.

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About the only good thing about them, got them on fullwood robots and they are shite

 

Durry cows

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Location

Derbyshire

• Jan 23, 2024

• #31

Milkcow365 said:

Anyone had any prices for silos recently?

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Or know of any second hand for sale?

 

Milkcow365

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Location

Sw Scotland

• Jan 25, 2024

• #32

Durry cows said:

Or know of any second hand for sale?

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Priced a 50k one and it was £70k