Our new(ish) parlour

[Real cool]

Usually de Laval run a bus cable to a central box and the feeders are fed off that box there wasn’t a square white box with the feeders

 

[Real cool]

Yea we are not de Laval dealers I left there many moons ago

 

[Tim G]

No worries @Real cool and thanks for looking. I'll have a play about, I'm sure I'll work it out!

 

[dinderleat]

@jimmer

 

[Tim G]

Big occasion this afternoon, bulk tank got plumbed in and gassed yesterday.

First of the milk going in.

 

[Real cool]

Great to see

 

[cull cows]

Big occasion this afternoon, bulk tank got plumbed in and gassed yesterday. View attachment 1017178
First of the milk going in.

Good job
How many you milking now ?

 

[Tim G]

Good job
How many you milking now ?

Just the 15 at the moment. Off to do a DIY AI corse tomorrow so might be increasing.......

 

[Whitewalker]

Just the 15 at the moment. Off to do a DIY AI corse tomorrow so might be increasing.......

U get the washing sorted out ?

 

[Tim G]

U get the washing sorted out ?

I've got chemical, a hose and brush. Keeping my eyes open for a small auto wash unit.

 

[upnortheast]

I've got chemical, a hose and brush. Keeping my eyes open for a small auto wash unit.

Few years ago neighbour put a bigger tank in. Asked him if it had a tank washer with it. No, he says, and the one from the old tank is no good. Why's that, I said.
Her arms aren't long enough

 

[Tim G]

Few years ago neighbour put a bigger tank in. Asked him if it had a tank washer with it. No, he says, and the one from the old tank is no good. Why's that, I said.
Her arms aren't long enough

My bottle filler isn't working very well on this tank.

Moaning about her hands getting too cold from the milk.

 

[upnortheast]

Good to see you provide a seat
How many bottles do you do in a "sitting"

 

[upnortheast]

Look out for a s/h one of these.
We had a 5 valve one. Poly bottles in a crate & slide it under
It`s what we started with, just sold it last year

 

[Tim G]

Good to see you provide a seat
How many bottles do you do in a "sitting"

'I' don't bottle unless it's an emergency! Apparently I fill them too full. It was a standing job until using the bulk tank.

Look out for a s/h one of these.
We had a 5 valve one. Poly bottles in a crate & slide it under
It`s what we started with, just sold it last year

View attachment 1017453View attachment 1017454

I saw one for sale recently, but like all things made of stainless and that mention 'dairy', was a bit out of my price range. There's a local company that used to make and sell dairy equipment like this and I'm told they still have the designs etc for them, I just need to learn to weld stainless.

 

[upnortheast]

I saw one for sale recently, but like all things made of stainless and that mention 'dairy', was a bit out of my price range.

Look on it as an investment. Stainless kit holds its value & more

 

[Whitewalker]

'I' don't bottle unless it's an emergency! Apparently I fill them too full. It was a standing job until using the bulk tank.

I saw one for sale recently, but like all things made of stainless and that mention 'dairy', was a bit out of my price range. There's a local company that used to make and sell dairy equipment like this and I'm told they still have the designs etc for them, I just need to learn to weld stainless.

Saw a guy with a pipe through the big stainless steel disc stopper and something like a 10 mm silicon pipe , gravity fed . Very simple

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Can’t remember if I’ve put this on here. Single head filler and capper. Only one I’ve ever seen.

I’ve been to several smaller operations that just elevate the tank a bit to hand fill easier.

 

[thorpe]

What a fantastic thread, thanks very much Tim! We are just about to buy a handful of Shetlands which I want to milk by hand and sell direct to existing customers. Currently trying to work out what kind of milking setup to have, probably going for an in-field setup so it works with the rotational grazing.

shetlands! good luck with that one.

 

[Tim G]

A big (for us) investment this week, small pastueriser/mixer unit at the top, and batch freezer at the bottom. Winter is a good time to make icre cream, right?