Another parlour output thread

[dinderleat]

Just the job, unfortunately I’d need another 30, the op another 70+ potentially.

I’ve got 32 now it’s surprising what’s out there I’ve bought a 26/26 delaval alpro for 10k

 

[Grassman247]

Our old rotary was crap with feeding on. Wouldn't want to be feed to yield in one.

I flat rate feed on mine, no problems at all. Milk 275cows an hour at peak milk and near on 400 an hour in late lactation. A rubber mat hanging in the right place makes all the difference

 

[vantage]

I’ve got 32 now it’s surprising what’s out there I’ve bought a 26/26 delaval alpro for 10k

Where did you find that? We’re putting auto id in now, a lot of used but the keypads new. Labour to install is the biggie.

 

[Fergieman]

Why not buy second hand I bought 16 of these for £100 each View attachment 851649

I would buy some at that money for spares!!

 

[jimmer]

You say 36/36, do you actually mean 72/72?
If you say you have enough room for a 36/72 then this is what I assume you mean
A 48/48 would shift 200/hr high yielders with 2 milking

 

[Headless chicken]

You say 36/36, do you actually mean 72/72?
If you say you have enough room for a 36/72 then this is what I assume you mean
A 48/48 would shift 200/hr high yielders with 2 milking

I disagree Jim. Milked 400 through a 50:50. With full routine it was sluggish and not really enough units but too many at the same time. ADF did helpI must admit.

 

[jimmer]

 

[More to life]

I see you modeled your style on that video

 

[More to life]

I disagree Jim. Milked 400 through a 50:50. With full routine it was sluggish and not really enough units but too many at the same time. ADF did helpI must admit.

That’s the thing two very fit Milker’s going like hell in the night might do 200/h occasionally. It’s not the parlour that’s the limiting factor it’s cows and people 150 an hour is far more realistic in an herringbone.

 

[dinderleat]

Where did you find that? We’re putting auto id in now, a lot of used but the keypads new. Labour to install is the biggie.

It was 2 parlours a 16/16 and a 10/10 but didn’t have auto ID. Where I got the feeders from was selling all the rest that was alpro as well 16/16 but looked a little tired. The only trouble is mine are on mm15 milk meters so at some point could do with upgrading to the infra red ones.

 

[Martyn]

All these massive parlours i find interesting and impressive but in our parlour 20/40 our cows run in flat out, milk well, but even with a 25ft clear entrance it takes forever to empty of cows for next shift. Our cows always stop, have a lick, bottom scratch, a chat and nose about! we are going to reduce the size of it this summer, less washing out, less electricity, think we can achieve similar milk output.

 

[Headless chicken]

All these massive parlours i find interesting and impressive but in our parlour 20/40 our cows run in flat out, milk well, but even with a 25ft clear entrance it takes forever to empty of cows for next shift. Our cows always stop, have a lick, bottom scratch, a chat and nose about! we are going to reduce the size of it this summer, less washing out, less electricity, think we can achieve similar milk output.

I agree. I’m fairly happy that our 16/32 is pretty close to as fast as we can sensibly go. Times of year a 20/40 would work I think.

 

[Martyn]

I agree. I’m fairly happy that our 16/32 is pretty close to as fast as we can sensibly go. Times of year a 20/40 would work I think.

we are going to reduce to a 14/28, 6 weeks of the year parlour turned off, 12 weeks we are calving and dont want massive of cows and like to give a lot of time to settle heifers /fresh cows. 8 weeks of the year im picking AI cows so that always slows milking up. That leaves about 24/26 weeks of a year a bigger parlour may be used to full output. Dropping back on units reduces back to 1 vacuum pump and less hot water.

 

[Jamer]

I agree. I’m fairly happy that our 16/32 is pretty close to as fast as we can sensibly go. Times of year a 20/40 would work I think.

15/30 here. Would do a 20/40 if I was building tomorrow.

 

[vantage]

15/30 here. Would do a 20/40 if I was building tomorrow.

Shortly moving up from 16/32 to 20/40 here. Will save about 20 mins a milking, no extra hot water as the pipeline was already there, electric neutral as my vacuum pump is now too tired to manage the extra four units so another s/h one is going in.
Anyway IMO if the op wants to milk 200/hr + he needs to make space for a rotary, 2 men, 60 pointer.

 

[Barmyfarmer]

We will be going 20/40 here, did think about going 16/32 but I think while we are doing we may aswell go straight to 20/40 and have done with it

 

[dairyrow]

there's a 2nd hand 50 point fullwood rotary for sale in the kivells dairy catalogue 2015 with feed bin and auger

 

[In the pit]

We've a 40/80 here for 2 men
In spring when settling heifers in we start on maybe 16 units and as heifers settle and milk increases we move up to the full 40 for 3 ish months then drop back to maybe 24 units for last few weeks .
We do this to prevent over milking as no acrs but it does slow down milking time.
When we are on 40 unit time unloading parlour is slow but we make sure the front gate is open so we swing the last unit over and spray her as she starts to move out

 

[Beef farmer]

there's a 2nd hand 50 point fullwood rotary for sale in the kivells dairy catalogue 2015 with feed bin and auger

30k would buy that. Quoted 100k to move and re instate.

 

[Headless chicken]

30k would buy that. Quoted 100k to move and re instate.

a fair saving on new.