JFC Milk Cart

Fergieman

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Northumberland
I had the basic one with mixer but no pump. Worked well and we just mixed up the batch, wheeled to the calves and used buckets to dispense it. We have now upgraded to a Volac Urban Milk Shuttle which is a different beast. Temp controlled, driven wheels and pumped out in measured amounts - every calf gets the same amount of milk every feed.
 

HarryB97

Member
Mixed Farmer
We started with a 100 litre Wydale mixer and now we have two 170 litre JFC Carts as well with out the pump which we use with our two heatwave milk warmers. Easy to move around as they have four wheels, pretty easy to clean and mix really quickly and thoroughly.
 
Location
Cornwall
We started with a 100 litre Wydale mixer and now we have two 170 litre JFC Carts as well with out the pump which we use with our two heatwave milk warmers. Easy to move around as they have four wheels, pretty easy to clean and mix really quickly and thoroughly.

Does the milk stay warm for very long once it’s mixed?
 

Scu6499

Member
We have a 170 litre Jfc with mixer with dispensing gun fed 60 calves tonight 39.8 c when I started the last milk out 37c all done in 26 minutes. A brilliant bit of kit no more mixing and carrying buckets the display says 76k litres in 12 months but 15% of this would be washing out we had put 11 ton of milk powder through it in 12 months upto the beginning of October. £1700 well spent.
 

mghley

Member
Location
Derbyshire
We started with a 100 litre Wydale mixer and now we have two 170 litre JFC Carts as well with out the pump which we use with our two heatwave milk warmers. Easy to move around as they have four wheels, pretty easy to clean and mix really quickly and thoroughly.
Are you feeding calves with your Heatwave machines ??
 
Location
Cornwall
We have a 170 litre Jfc with mixer with dispensing gun fed 60 calves tonight 39.8 c when I started the last milk out 37c all done in 26 minutes. A brilliant bit of kit no more mixing and carrying buckets the display says 76k litres in 12 months but 15% of this would be washing out we had put 11 ton of milk powder through it in 12 months upto the beginning of October. £1700 well spent.

Did you get the heater that goes with it?
 

Scu6499

Member
No we have a 120 litre hot water heater which heats to about 75 c from the heater it run through a thermostatic mixer valve with a cold supply delivering water to the mixer at around 42c it sounds very elaborate but it was all bought off eBay for a few £100
 
We started with a 100 litre Wydale mixer and now we have two 170 litre JFC Carts as well with out the pump which we use with our two heatwave milk warmers. Easy to move around as they have four wheels, pretty easy to clean and mix really quickly and thoroughly.
Hi I’m currently looking about purchasing milk kart with mixer no pump. Wydale 110litre (£600) or jfc 170litre (£960). Both prices exc vat. You have both is the JFC worth the extra money? Considering spending extra money for the ease off mixing 1 bag off milk (no measuring/splitting bags) on first mix. And less too measure on 2nd mix. 80 calves too feed. Possibly sturdier with 4 wheels. Thanks in advance.
 

HarryB97

Member
Mixed Farmer
Hi I’m currently looking about purchasing milk kart with mixer no pump. Wydale 110litre (£600) or jfc 170litre (£960). Both prices exc vat. You have both is the JFC worth the extra money? Considering spending extra money for the ease off mixing 1 bag off milk (no measuring/splitting bags) on first mix. And less too measure on 2nd mix. 80 calves too feed. Possibly sturdier with 4 wheels. Thanks in advance.
Worth every penny extra
 

Samcowman

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Cornwall
We took the jump from the 2 wheeled with mixer to the 4 wheeled bugger one with mixer, pump and dispensing gun. Game changer for me wouldn’t have been able to do 300 calves lifting buckets twice a day this autumn.
 

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