Milking pump oilers

Milkman

Member
My Fullwood vacuum pump oilers are going to put me in the home for the bewildered what with reserve little see through plastic container with far too many compartments, wicks little floating things in there as well to really confuse my tiny addled brain.
Can we get a simple container with tubs and let pump suck in.

We have two pumps and have only one oiler working when other stops.
Bearing on pump failed,had to get rotor skimmed then rebuild up
 

Blue.

Member
Livestock Farmer
My Fullwood vacuum pump oilers are going to put me in the home for the bewildered what with reserve little see through plastic container with far too many compartments, wicks little floating things in there as well to really confuse my tiny addled brain.
Can we get a simple container with tubs and let pump suck in.

We have two pumps and have only one oiler working when other stops.
Bearing on pump failed,had to get rotor skimmed then rebuild up

They work with a float and a pair of wicks,always thought they are fairly simple.

Only problems I've ever come across is maybe a fly blocking the nozzle above the float.
 

tanker

Member
Yes,that little needle gets blocked and needs to be cleared every now and again,other than that they seem to tick along reliably enough though with one word of caution,use the decent red pump oil,some people sell cheap crappy stuff packaged as vacuum oil and it's a disaster, we got caught and three different engineers told me to only use the better stuff,no pump or oiler problems since(&there's three pumps in the new parlour though one of them has come over from the old parlour..)
 

Blue.

Member
Livestock Farmer
Oil comes in via the brass adjustable fitting under the A in the pic below,two pipes feed the bearings out of the grey plastic fittings,that's it!

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farmboy

Member
Location
Dorset
Yeah mine stops every now and then and it's just a bit of crap blocking the needle. I just unscrew it and blow it out with the air line. You adjust it with the needle screw it out so it moves away from the float and it will let more oil through
 

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