New milk silo

[Holsteinfriesian90]

30k mueller here. Go bigger than an artic, the extra cost is negligible. Cooled through a 3.5t Ice bank, 2 compressors on the silo but don’t rely on silo to cool much

How many cows do you milk?

 

[Sparkymark]

I got a 28k mueller silo going in next month. My old tank then becomes my buffer tank.
The Arla bonus for every other day collection and any time collection will be worth £20k/year on my milk sales.

 

[Devon lad]

Be careful where the agitator is and that it doesn’t need a minimum amount in it to agitate and cool. Our Kristal needs 2500L in it before It agitates and cools which is pretty annoying with block calving

 

[Scholsey]

Be careful where the agitator is and that it doesn’t need a minimum amount in it to agitate and cool. Our Kristal needs 2500L in it before It agitates and cools which is pretty annoying with block calving

especially if you ask if it will be a issue and they say no!

 

[Devon lad]

especially if you ask if it will be a issue and they say no!

Exactly

 

[dairyrow]

Hi. Hope these help. Apparently it's the first one put in. But have got quite a few silo and horizontals going in later. Might be working tomorrow.

 

[dairyrow]

Hi. Here it's in it's finished state.

 

[vantage]

Hi. Here it's in it's finished state.

Good idea with the peristaltic pumps having a clear cover so you can see if the pipes are flattened.

 

[Milkcow365]

Anyone had any prices for silos recently?

 

[Scholsey]

Good idea with the peristaltic pumps having a clear cover so you can see if the pipes are flattened.

About the only good thing about them, got them on fullwood robots and they are shite

 

[Durry cows]

Anyone had any prices for silos recently?

Or know of any second hand for sale?

 

[Milkcow365]

Or know of any second hand for sale?

Priced a 50k one and it was £70k

 

[Milkcow365]

Any preference on size? Is there much point having more than a artic load sized silo? I had thought a 40 but now thinking when doing it a 50k one isn’t that much more expensive. My milk gets collected twice a day atm and with yew tree selling to muller i can’t see that still happening. Plus the stress of cooling milk just now is high. As tanker is normally sitting waiting on our milk after each milking so no room for error.

 

[Will Blackburn]

Any preference on size? Is there much point having more than a artic load sized silo? I had thought a 40 but now thinking when doing it a 50k one isn’t that much more expensive. My milk gets collected twice a day atm and with yew tree selling to muller i can’t see that still happening. Plus the stress of cooling milk just now is high. As tanker is normally sitting waiting on our milk after each milking so no room for error.

Muller leave artic tank trailers at some suppliers.

 

[vantage]

Muller leave artic tank trailers at some suppliers.

Cheaper buying a snap chiller than a huge silo.

 

[Milkcow365]

Anyone care to share pictures of there silos tied into existing dairy’s ?

 

[Headless chicken]

Anyone care to share pictures of there silos tied into existing dairy’s ?

All the ones I’ve seen are just butted up tight to the side. Cut a hole in the wall and then stainless steel insert to join the two

 

[Enry]

Muller leave artic tank trailers at some suppliers.

how does that work re sampling etc? if you get a high bactoscan it could be their tanker?

 

[Will Blackburn]

how does that work re sampling etc? if you get a high bactoscan it could be their tanker?

Should be traceable to the tanker as they get swapped? Just a guess.

 

[Will Blackburn]

Anyone care to share pictures of there silos tied into existing dairy’s ?

We used UPVC to do the tank room doorways and butt up to the tank i'll get some pictures, cheap easy and very cleanable.