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    All things Dairy

    That’s the one
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    All things Dairy

    We’ve used first circle (Nampak) for about 5 years now, not perfect by any means but we prefer them to Blowplast, they are made with a % of recycled plastic so occasionally get an imperfection in the plastic. Not sure if we have the same supplier?
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    Milk tanker trailer

    I have tried them and didn't get an overwhelming response, we would be using it 4 times per week and would ideally need a flowmeter and pump.
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    Milk tanker trailer

    Does anyone know of a trailer tanker to transport approximately 5000 litres of milk, either new, used or even someone that would make something for us?
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    Glass bottling woes

    Although a defect is possible, chances are its something in your process, we have bottles bought this year although not used any yet so can't comment on that.
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    Glass bottling woes

    Yes we are using steam, it heats the soak water so not 100° . All ours were breaking either in the washer, on the conveyor or on the filler, we didn't have any break outside the dairy really. 75° us fine as long as chemical % is correct. We have a Send and return washer (not 100% what make it...
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    Glass bottling woes

    We had similar, we found the water was too hot (85°+) its a lot better at 75° ish. Might not sound much but made a difference for us.
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    Electric motor question

    More to do with the fact it is worn and about 60 years old. Parts are also nearly impossible to come by. The setup is driving a bottle washer constantly for around 3-4 hours per day. The clutch is there so that if a bottle becomes jammed it doesn't end up broken.
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    Electric motor question

    Dont know exactly but would guess 5-7kw and yes 3 phase
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    Electric motor question

    We currently have an electric motor that drives a clutch, which in turn drives a highly reduced gearbox (pic 1) the cluch gives us quite a bit of trouble. Is it possible to remove the clutch and drive the gearbox direct but still retain the protection that the clutch provides?
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    Roundup onto cuttin ground

    Roundup is a herbicide not a pesticide...
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    Wellys

    Ive never understood wanting wellies to last ages. We often spend 8+ hours per day in them. Your feet are massively important and if it comes down to it i would happily buy a new pair every month and still consider it cheap..
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    Bottled milk

    Which part of the country are you in?
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    Manitou629 stuck in neutral

    Is it in gear?
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    Clamp silo Lancashire

    Which part of Lancashire?
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    20ft fridge/freezer container

    20ft fridge/freezer container, insulated and lined with a cheqer plate floor. Air tight doors. Gets down to temperature really quickly. All reasonable offers considered
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    Load all bucket

    Yes if you don’t mind?
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    Load all bucket

    Thought as much, the price we have is for an albutt.
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    Load all bucket

    we are in the market for a new bucket for our manitou 629, the plate has disappeared off our old one and not sure where to measure to (curved) what is a reasonable size? Currently have a price for a 7ft 6, 1.5 cu m.
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