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Parlour size for one-man set-up 140 cows
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<blockquote data-quote="AE01" data-source="post: 8036477" data-attributes="member: 156850"><p>Hi all, </p><p></p><p>Looking at options to upgrade our ageing parlour. </p><p></p><p>Want to be able to milk 140 cows as a one-man set up in preferably no more than 90 mins, plus wash down time, without feeling jet-lagged at the end of it. Herd size unlikely to grow beyond this but would like to build some flexibility into the setup should the opportunity arise. </p><p></p><p>Looking at a fairly comprehensive spec to achieve the above (Auto ID, Feed to Yield, Cluster Flush, Auto Seg Gate, Auto Wash), but still a bit unsure on number of units. </p><p></p><p>Parlour engineer initially recommended 12/24 but my gut feeling is it will not be big enough to achieve the milking time savings I need. Recently milked in a 20/40 which I felt was overkill for one-operator with slower loading/unloading times and lots of units sat doing nothing half the time. </p><p></p><p>Thinking perhaps a 16/32 might be a good compromise? </p><p></p><p>Would appreciate any thoughts and experience from the TFF collective. </p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance, </p><p></p><p>p.s. the budget is not limitless so no daft suggestions please!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AE01, post: 8036477, member: 156850"] Hi all, Looking at options to upgrade our ageing parlour. Want to be able to milk 140 cows as a one-man set up in preferably no more than 90 mins, plus wash down time, without feeling jet-lagged at the end of it. Herd size unlikely to grow beyond this but would like to build some flexibility into the setup should the opportunity arise. Looking at a fairly comprehensive spec to achieve the above (Auto ID, Feed to Yield, Cluster Flush, Auto Seg Gate, Auto Wash), but still a bit unsure on number of units. Parlour engineer initially recommended 12/24 but my gut feeling is it will not be big enough to achieve the milking time savings I need. Recently milked in a 20/40 which I felt was overkill for one-operator with slower loading/unloading times and lots of units sat doing nothing half the time. Thinking perhaps a 16/32 might be a good compromise? Would appreciate any thoughts and experience from the TFF collective. Thanks in advance, p.s. the budget is not limitless so no daft suggestions please! [/QUOTE]
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