Robotic milking

[Demolition Man]

Milking permission and ABC grazing through timed gates will get them to move.
Water in paddocks on our system

Thanks Sid, I'll get the troughs ordered ?, are all yours 300 gallon? How many de laval gates are you operating? Does a single gate take care of ABC? Sorry about all the questions just trying to get my head around this job.

 

[Sid]

Thanks Sid, I'll get the troughs ordered ?, are all yours 300 gallon? How many de laval gates are you operating? Does a single gate take care of ABC? Sorry about all the questions just trying to get my head around this job.

We have a mixture of 300 down to 90 gallon which were inherited.

4 smart gates came with sh robots

 

[Sid]

We have a mixture of 300 down to 90 gallon which were inherited.

3 smart gates came with sh robots

Summer smart gates. We had 3 with robots not 4 my fat fingers.
Out through "square" smart gates, can go in 3 directions.
Back through saloon gates from each paddock or robot/vms area.

Forgive my drawing skills.

Edit
R is return if they haven't got permission to go other 2 ways

 

[DickDastardly]

Thanks for you're input. Every day is a school day.

 

[Sid]

Thanks for you're input. Every day is a school day.

I learnt from Ireland on s trip with @Magners

 

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[dairymandave]

I have been reading a lot of the threads on this forum for a while now. I currently work away from the farm 40 hours a week and Dad is at home full time. Currently we have around 72-75 cows milking all year round (total cows around 90) and breed our own replacements.
Its getting to the stage where dad isn't fit for full time farming anymore and we need to start looking at the best way forward. there is a mountain of great info on here for pros and cons for robots and I think I'd like to go down the robot route as getting a relief milker round here is near impossible. I'd still like to graze the cows during the day but would need to keep them in at night as we only have 15-18 acres access to grass before we need to go on the road. Is this a realistic approach for a robot? From reading other threads people seem to have cows either 24hours indoors or 24 outdoors.
I also realise that id need to cut down numbers for 1 robot to 60-65 but would there be enough extra yield from the robots to cover this? Don't think id have the acreage to be able to up numbers for 2 bots but after installing heat detection and moving to sexed semen I'm hoping the excess heifers to sell should bring in a good income too.
Are there many farmers on here from round the north of Northern Ireland that would be willing for me to visit and ask a few questions?

 

[yin ewe]

I have been reading a lot of the threads on this forum for a while now. I currently work away from the farm 40 hours a week and Dad is at home full time. Currently we have around 72-75 cows milking all year round (total cows around 90) and breed our own replacements.
Its getting to the stage where dad isn't fit for full time farming anymore and we need to start looking at the best way forward. there is a mountain of great info on here for pros and cons for robots and I think I'd like to go down the robot route as getting a relief milker round here is near impossible. I'd still like to graze the cows during the day but would need to keep them in at night as we only have 15-18 acres access to grass before we need to go on the road. Is this a realistic approach for a robot? From reading other threads people seem to have cows either 24hours indoors or 24 outdoors.
I also realise that id need to cut down numbers for 1 robot to 60-65 but would there be enough extra yield from the robots to cover this? Don't think id have the acreage to be able to up numbers for 2 bots but after installing heat detection and moving to sexed semen I'm hoping the excess heifers to sell should bring in a good income too.
Are there many farmers on here from round the north of Northern Ireland that would be willing for me to visit and ask a few questions?

We are basically doing what you have described although I only work out about 20 hours a week. Have a Lely here, welcome to come here for a nosey, we have nothing special to see though.

 

[Limefield]

I’m exactly same as yin ewe, daytime only grazing and going very well. Lely as well.

 

[steer]

Anyone know what's in Lely's vacuum pump cleaner?

 

[Spear]

Anyone know what's in Lely's vacuum pump cleaner?

No idea but I’m sure diesel is cheaper

 

[youngfarmer08]

Yes went to Holland to see the boumatic double bot before we went Lely, not overly impressive and the low numbers installed over here speak for themselves

Could you advice any farm which is still using the Galaxy Starline?

 

[youngfarmer08]

The galaxy under a number of names has bankrupted a number of companies. Pulled 10 insentec out of one farm here. Replaced with 9 lely. Bou-matic has their own design robot now. Though the robot head quarters is in holland. Parent company american

Could you advice any farm which is still using Galaxy Starline?

 

[youngfarmer08]

From the pictures it's the same as an SAC ( S A Christienson ) sp ? Robot .

I know of a UK user , I could ask him if he would chat to you whe I next see him ?
Personally I would go for DeLaval or one of the established brands .
But then I work for a DeLaval dealer !

Can you advice anybody (any farm) which is still using the Galaxy Starliner?

 

[youngfarmer08]

I see the Insentec ones on your website. Have you got any working over there?

Hi, can you advice if you are using Galaxy Starline robot or may be you know anybody who uses it?

 

[youngfarmer08]

i spend too much time on you tube looking at milking parlours and the such
i like the concept of the boumatic and sac robots even insentec have a decent looking machine , does anyone know of any in operation in this country

Hi, could you advice anybody who is still using the Galaxy Starline/SAC? Thanks.

 

[Scholsey]

Hi, can you advice if you are using Galaxy Starline robot or may be you know anybody who uses it?

isnt that what was sold as Insectec over here, think most were ripped out and involved in a nasty court case over here.

 

[TheRanger]

Hi, could you advice anybody who is still using the Galaxy Starline/SAC? Thanks.

I believe there is a farmer from Northern Ireland still using them that posts on here.

 

[youngfarmer08]

yes, that was Insentec from Holland.

So you say there is nobody left over here who is still using this robot?