- Location
- Eastern Ontario Canada
That is a robot ID unit. But not for responders, they use RFID, not infrared. The one in the picture is for the Qwes h and hr tags.
Robotic milking
- Thread starter newholland
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Claas Andy
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- Location
- South West Scotland
Anybody have their Lely robots working on EID ear tags? Lely say it can be done but having trouble setting it up at the moment. Ta.
AlexBY
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But all responders in our country are responders working on an infrared channel. HR tags only.. And what do your reception rfid units look like?
- Location
- Eastern Ontario Canada
Solid orange/reddish plastic. Hangs under cows neck. Two types. Responders ID number only. Respactors ID and activity. Only used on the A2 and short time on A3. Get interference from rfid ear tags. A3 got updated. Know 4 years ago they still sold and used on A4. Cheaper and no battery in ID only. Don't know if they still do. All new ones I have seen now are putting in the long range antenna so data collected even if cow is not going in robot.
At present there are 35,000 robotic milking systems.
- Location
- South Molton
Only need moveable if more than 120 cows grazing or your buildings are all at one end of the farm.
pine_guy
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- Location
- North Cumbria
- Location
- Eastern Ontario Canada
Got a link to this video? Have searched but can't find it. Thanks
Horn&corn
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I've looked around you tube but can't find it. It was blue stall work on the robot and on the back of a shipping container on tracks. Appeared to move v slowly over field. Saw this a few years ago and thought what a daft idea. Now we've upped cow numbers and have a block of land too far to walk to over a road. Would happily support 120 cows for the grazing season
this one?
madscientist
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- Location
- omagh N.I.
Much feedback on refurbished robots finding their way from Europe. Value and Less risk than used tractors etc
happycows
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- Location
- North Devon Cornwall border
Yes he's saying what a bloody stupid idea with all the wet weather..... i just wish i'd bought a zero grazer.
Do you know of any local to you? Are they considered essential risk than a used tractor?
- Location
- Eastern Ontario Canada
Logistical nightmare. Notice you can't hear the generator running in container. It would need to be a big one, add the milk cooler to that as well.
This one was done by the
http://www.wur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Research-Institutes/Bioveterinary-Research.htm
Video was posted in 2009. Looks like it went no farther than an experiment. The amount of work to keep it fueled, feed and water. Then unloading the milk and transporting to your main tank. Your milk buyer would not be too impressed with milk that has been pumped two more times, especially cold milk. The tank on the unit would need cooling and washing as well.
Have sat at lunch a few times and talked with the guys about doing this. But as we worked out the logistics it would become a nightmare. Much easier and cheaper to redesign pasture layouts and let the cows do the walking. They got legs.
Clay52
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- Location
- Outer Space
Not many robotic dairies here but more than a couple of them are pulling the robots out and going back to conventional milking. The reason being too high running costs.
- Location
- South Molton
Where is here?
What costs are high
Electric?
Water?
Spares?
Servicing?
Labour?
Management?
Chemicals?
I've just serviced a tractor cost over £400 in filters....wonder where i can buy a cart horse ?
madscientist
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- Location
- omagh N.I.
Just responding to hearsay. Talk going £30k for used units.
Clay52
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- Location
- Outer Space