Robotic milking

[Claas Andy]

Did I get a cow from you?

Yep - dare we ask if she's done ok? The robot just couldn't manage the rear teats!

 

[Milkcow365]

Yep - dare we ask if she's done ok? The robot just couldn't manage the rear teats!

3rd top yielder

 

[s line]

@pappuller your thoughts on this?

 

[upnortheast]

The A team have been at GYS all week so the super sub has been switched to the robot alarm phone.
Sunday to Friday without a call. Pheew

 

[Wesley]

One step closer to actually using the things rather than watching them gathering dust. Only took 14 months to get this part done!!

 

[coomoo]

Does anyone here use the Fullwood Merlin’s to milk there cow’s. Is there any big changes in the pipeline with Joz buying them over?

 

[Scholsey]

Does anyone here use the Fullwood Merlin’s to milk there cow’s. Is there any big changes in the pipeline with Joz buying them over?

Got 3 m2s, Had some improved serviceable parts a couple of months ago which have improved reliability massively already. Am more confident now than I was 3 years ago.

 

[happycows]

Does anyone here use the Fullwood Merlin’s to milk there cow’s. Is there any big changes in the pipeline with Joz buying them over?

Yes I do.
I see Fullwood Packo have now gone into receivership in Ireland last week following France a little while ago.
There’s barely a Fullwood presence in the west country any more. The Fullwood dealership is also a long term DeLaval dealer.
As far as I’m concerned the writing was on the wall a long time ago. You can’t run a company that poorly and have a long term future.
Barely any of the staff worth having are left any more.
Just proceed with caution if your spending serious money.
Things MAY improve with Joz but you can’t get back the skilled knowledgeable staff over night.

 

[coomoo]

Yes I do.
I see Fullwood Packo have now gone into receivership in Ireland last week following France a little while ago.
There’s barely a Fullwood presence in the west country any more. The Fullwood dealership is also a long term DeLaval dealer.
As far as I’m concerned the writing was on the wall a long time ago. You can’t run a company that poorly and have a long term future.
Barely any of the staff worth having are left any more.
Just proceed with caution if your spending serious money.
Things MAY improve with Joz but you can’t get back the skilled knowledgeable staff over night.

I like the robots and got a meeting to see about them but being new it’s the backup I’d need right.

 

[coomoo]

Got 3 m2s, Had some improved serviceable parts a couple of months ago which have improved reliability massively already. Am more confident now than I was 3 years ago.

What sort of milk per robot do you get each day?

 

[Scholsey]

What sort of milk per robot do you get each day?

4500 between the 3 from 140ish cows, being organic has kept the taps turned off slightly, hoping for a explosion of milk once we can start feeding decent cake again.

 

[Scholsey]

What sort of milk per robot do you get each day?

got upto 2200 from the single robot on its own but I find it quite stressful.

 

[coomoo]

got upto 2200 from the single robot on its own but I find it quite stressful.

That’s impressive! Was thinking more 1800, I’m at 4500 a day the now so 3 sounds more like it really not keen to drop milk sold.

 

[Milkcow365]

That’s impressive! Was thinking more 1800, I’m at 4500 a day the now so 3 sounds more like it really not keen to drop milk sold.

Who would look after yours

 

[pappuller]

That’s impressive! Was thinking more 1800, I’m at 4500 a day the now so 3 sounds more like it really not keen to drop milk sold.

We will look at around 7000l from 4 when at full capacity

 

[coomoo]

Who would look after yours

The ones here who’ve just put 5 in that I’m friendly with its Douglas dairies from you. Other side would be McCaskie’s, Fullwood reps coming over on the boat so see where it all stands.

We will look at around 7000l from 4 when at full capacity

5000 from 3 would be comfortable then.

 

[Wesley]

Once we were settled in & running properly we were aiming for 4000 from 2 robots. Thats not unrealistic is it?

 

[upnortheast]

Once we were settled in & running properly we were aiming for 4000 from 2 robots. Thats not unrealistic is it?

Needs everything to be going well. -- which in the real world doesn't always

 

[yin ewe]

Once we were settled in & running properly we were aiming for 4000 from 2 robots. Thats not unrealistic is it?

Yes it's doable but doing it 365 would be tough.

 

[pappuller]

The ones here who’ve just put 5 in that I’m friendly with its Douglas dairies from you. Other side would be McCaskie’s, Fullwood reps coming over on the boat so see where it all stands.

5000 from 3 would be comfortable then.

Thats about where we were