20 : 40 Milking Parlour

[Will Blackburn]

That's 1600 l an hour with no prep what's the difference I did ask how you benchmark your costs per liter or per cow

At the moment 1.7ppl or 45p/cow

 

[More to life]

Includes wash down!

Which is impressive beefy is at peek milk now, liters an hour are not going to be crash hot in June it's all about averages. I might add that his lovely sand beds are not without cost and hassle.

 

[supercow]

Milking 187 cows in 1 hour 50, average 95/96 cows an hour, one man dip wipe cluster on spray, 28/28. I think 28/28 is more suited to one man rather than 20/40

 

[vantage]

At your yields you need good pulsation and milkmeters I wouldn't buy Irish or NZ kit it's not made for the job. Swing overs aren't the best at high yields cluster flooding can be a problem que everyone telling me that's not true.

Rubbish!
DL harmony claw ,no problems.
Pre rotary Michael Eavis had a swingover,12000l ,2x day milking.

 

[More to life]

Rubbish!
DL harmony claw ,no problems.
Pre rotary Michael Eavis had a swingover,12000l ,2x day milking.

Funny the man that told me this was Michaels vet

 

[vantage]

Funny how he did so well then!

 

[Beef farmer]

Which is impressive beefy is at peek milk now, liters an hour are not going to be crash hot in June it's all about averages. I might add that his lovely sand beds are not without cost and hassle.

Yes the beds are work, but I need sand to spread in the farm. There is NO WAY sawdust would work in this farm. The sand blows out of the cubicles as it is.

 

[More to life]

Funny how he did so well then!

I will piont out that the two were unrelated conversations

 

[farmboy]

Yes the beds are work, but I need sand to spread in the farm. There is NO WAY sawdust would work in this farm. The sand blows out of the cubicles as it is.

Do you not get sand clinging on the teats then? Never worked with it before

 

[Beef farmer]

Do you not get sand clinging on the teats then? Never worked with it before

Not really, it's dry sand so doesn't really stick. If it's really wet sand you may get a bit, but try and keep a few loads in stock so it's not fresh out the sea and damp.

 

[farmboy]

Not really, it's dry sand so doesn't really stick. If it's really wet sand you may get a bit, but try and keep a few loads in stock so it's not fresh out the sea and damp.

I see just cos you said you didn't need to wipe was wondering if you ended up with a filter full of sand!!

 

[Beef farmer]

I see just cos you said you didn't need to wipe was wondering if you ended up with a filter full of sand!!

An egg cup full maybe, lots of neighbours on sawdust and mats, they have dirtier filters by a country mile.

 

[farmboy]

An egg cup full maybe, lots of neighbours on sawdust and mats, they have dirtier filters by a country mile.

No problem then, don't see the point in doing more than you have to

 

[Rossymons]

I see just cos you said you didn't need to wipe was wondering if you ended up with a filter full of sand!!

I have that problem and its a bloody nightmare!!

Don't want to have to start foaming but I might end up having to

 

[Beef farmer]

I have that problem and its a bloody nightmare!!

Don't want to have to start foaming but I might end up having to

Looking at your cubicles and mine, I believe I use a lot more sand than you. As in top up 3x a week. I think you are monthly.

 

[In the pit]

Cleaner the cows enter the parlour the less prep needs doing . The parlour should be setup to the man who does the most milking ,that's pulsators and vacuum , and not setup to what the parlour Egineer says

 

[Rossymons]

Looking at your cubicles and mine, I believe I use a lot more sand than you. As in top up 3x a week. I think you are monthly.

We only have the digger in monthly but we shovel fresh sand onto the beds daily. Perhaps I should be more liberal with it

 

[farmboy]

I have that problem and its a bloody nightmare!!

Don't want to have to start foaming but I might end up having to

Won't a wet wipe get it off?

 

[Beef farmer]

Or even just dry wipe.

 

[Rossymons]

It does but the filters still seem to get clogged every washdown. I dont remember having this problem when I used Valiant foam wipes so i might try a pack of those.