Replacing Rubber pipes

[Fergieman]

What sort of lifespan do you expect to get out of rubber milk pipe? Do most people use silicon pipe now or are you sticking with black rubber?

 

[buffalo_soldier]

All silicon here

Probably going to replace this summer.
So that will be 8 years give or take.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

What sort of lifespan do you expect to get out of rubber milk pipe? Do most people use silicon pipe now or are you sticking with black rubber?

We have just changed a lot of pipes and bends it’s surprising how the black rubber pipes break down. Silicon pipes would be best.

 

[Monty]

20+ years

Nah we use silicon for the clusters and it does 5-10 years before splitting or being shortened too much and rubber for the jetter pipes which lasts 3 or 4 years. All the fixed pipes and joints last much much longer before needing a change. Replaced some rubber pipes recently around the top of jars that were close to 30 years in service and very perished inside but still looked ok on the outside

 

[Fergieman]

We have just changed a lot of pipes and bends it’s surprising how the black rubber pipes break down. Silicon pipes would be best.

Yes, thats why I asked the question. 5 years here and stick your finger in the pipe and it comes out black!

 

[vantage]

Yes, thats why I asked the question. 5 years here and stick your finger in the pipe and it comes out black!

Bloody DELAVAL cheap jacks! Why do they insist on fitting rubber to new parlours. Changed all ours to silicon at about 5 years, 11 years ago.

 

[coomoo]

Yes, thats why I asked the question. 5 years here and stick your finger in the pipe and it comes out black!

Mines are rubber and 7 years, do you think their tainting your milk/ quality?

 

[upnortheast]

Yes, thats why I asked the question. 5 years here and stick your finger in the pipe and it comes out black!

Think someone told me once that can be made worse if the cleaning chem brew is too strong

 

[Fergieman]

Think someone told me once that can be made worse if the cleaning chem brew is too strong

Yes you are correct. Too much Hypo can do it according to the engineer.

 

[TheRanger]

Rubber pipes seem to last longer with us than silicone in the parlour.

Silicone needs replaced when the pipe eventually tears or breaks (anywhere between 1-5 years). The condition of the silicone is pretty much brand new internally and externally, it just seems to tear/burst eventually.

The rubber pipes seem stronger and I don't think I'v ever had one tear. They eventually become brittle and you get the blackness coming off of the inside as @Fergieman says. This is usually sometime between 5 and 10 years.

Officially you should be changing them annually, if you listen to the manufacturer

 

[Blue.]

Only rubber I have is liners and short pulse tubes.

Bought my silicone direct far cheaper than a dealer.

 

[Tim G]

Slightly off topic, but is it possible to get silicone moulded short milk tubes to fit vaccar red liners? The rubber ones are forever splitting.

 

[Real cool]

Great to see vaccar red liners still being used

 

[Real cool]

Silicone competitively priced these days

 

[Real cool]

We sell milk rite cos they make for most manufactures and don’t tell me they don’t know what they are doing we also sell dairymaster not everybody agrees with their philosophy but can’t argue it does what it says on the tin

 

[JackoTS90]

are you using silicone for just milkline and airline or are you using silicone for inflations aswell? We used silicone for everything, but found teats we’re getting cut and splitting because of the plasticy toughness of the silicone. Changed to rubber inflations and had no problems since. Airline is silicone but milkline is rubber. I wouldn’t go silicone imo but we are milking 700 cows through a 50 bale twice daily so it does get worked.

 

[JackoTS90]

are you using silicone for just milkline and airline or are you using silicone for inflations aswell? We used silicone for everything, but found teats we’re getting cut and splitting because of the plasticy toughness of the silicone. Changed to rubber inflations and had no problems since. Airline is silicone but milkline is rubber. I wouldn’t go silicone imo but we are milking 700 cows through a 50 bale twice daily so it does get worked.

 

[Tim G]

Great to see vaccar red liners still being used

We went with them on the recommendation of another farm milking Jerseys, they are a nice soft feeling liner but the issue with the milk pipe is making me think again. I don't know what alternative there is.

 

[Real cool]

We do great price on rolls of silicone otherwise loook at Milkrite ultra coils got a great lining inside look up on line we do order with us and we send direct cash and carry

 

[Tim G]

We do great price on rolls of silicone otherwise loook at Milkrite ultra coils got a great lining inside look up on line we do order with us and we send direct cash and carry

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