ambic teat sprayers

[Fergieman]

i dont want to sound thick but to be clear all i would need is to but the pump only option and fit it to my existing system

If your pump and pipework is OK all you would need to buy is 4 guns and 4 adaptors. The cotswold system uses 8mm (I Think) pipe with push fit connectors which is a more positive fit than the flared ends and screw caps on Ambic. Many time had an ambic gun come off through milking and teat spray everywhere.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Personally I wouldn't have a plumbed in teat spray system, I use the. Dairy spares up spray bottles, a few quid each and last for months. Yes you have to refill them between milkings but you don't have the clutter of pipes in the pit

 

[it's not over]

Personally I wouldn't have a plumbed in teat spray system, I use the. Dairy spares up spray bottles, a few quid each and last for months. Yes you have to refill them between milkings but you don't have the clutter of pipes in the pit

its the refilling for me, ive a 50 gallon barrel,last for 4 to 5 months

 

[Tarw Coch]

its the refilling for me, ive a 50 gallon barrel,last for 4 to 5 months

So you're using less than 2 litres a day, means you would need to refill 2 spray bottles before each milking, same as me. It takes a negligible amount of time,

 

[zyklon]

Debating getting one of these teat spray systems in. Thought about Ambic but it appears you guys have issues with it. There seems to be about 5 different types of guns/lances that you can get.

Is there any preference in one and does one work better than another.

Looking into the Cotswold system as mentioned previously.

 

[Sparkymark]

I have a tin of WD40 in the parlour specially for this problem.

 

[Keepitsimple26]

ive an ambic teat sprayer system in the palour,4 ambic sprayers. they are not the cheapest but they keep sticking on and have to bo hit against a steel rail so them turn off ,this happens very often, any solutions other than buying 4 more which will probably stick on too

It won't help for post spraying but for pre, this video shows a useful tool...

 

[Blue.]

I have a tin of WD40 in the parlour specially for this problem.

Thanks Mark sorted mine using Wd they need doing every 10days or so,saves dipsticks trying to stop them by tw@tting the kerb edge.

 

[it's not over]

Is the supaspray pump better than the ambic

 

[Keepitsimple26]

I think so. Just vacuum and easy to fit. Pumps are bulletproof. Identical system as the super foamer apart from the head piece

 

[tumbledown]

You can only buy the Supaspray foamer though CIDlines and was told by a CID lines rep that it will only foam CID foam. Is this true?

 

[Keepitsimple26]

Don't know but if so, it must be to do with the foam (Kenopure?) and how it goes through the foamer?

 

[Keepitsimple26]

You can only buy the Supaspray foamer though CIDlines and was told by a CID lines rep that it will only foam CID foam. Is this true?

Update: Apparently the foamer was tested on farms with lots of other dips/foams but none produced a stable foam that did not turn back to liquid in the cup (often cheaper but loads of waste). The CID Lines product is the only one that works apparently, hence the exclusivity. The foamer is being put on farms free with farmer buying Kenopure.

 

[it's not over]

Had a problem with teat sprayer. Two years old so bought a new one. Poor performance after six months so I was going to take it back but first I thought I'd check the filter in the barrel. Looked clean but had become glazed. Been using same filter for over 25 years. Took filter of. Going super now for last three months

 

[zyklon]

^^
What sprayer system are you using?

 

[it's not over]

Ambic

 

[Mr Mackay]

I wanted to fit the Cotswpld cupsprayer to our redundant Ambic double teat sprayer as we now cup dip post and pre. (We are trying this before we take the plunge with full cluster flush )
Would the Cotswold ones fit or is there an adaptor??

 

[hatchy]

They are crap. Buy some cotswold guns with ambic adaptor much better gun. (or buy the complete system)

http://www.cotswold-dairy.co.uk/products/supaspray-manual-teat-sprayer.aspx

I disagree, the ambic guns are way better than cotswolds, we have the cotswold supaspray body on both our parlours but I have converted both to use the ambic AT402 guns. Trick is not to press too hard hard but if it is a problem you can easily put a new seal kit in them AT405.