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<blockquote data-quote="Peter" data-source="post: 4178668" data-attributes="member: 548"><p>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.</p><p>This one was done by the </p><p><a href="http://www.wur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Research-Institutes/Bioveterinary-Research.htm" target="_blank">http://www.wur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Research-Institutes/Bioveterinary-Research.htm</a></p><p></p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter, post: 4178668, member: 548"] 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 [URL]http://www.wur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Research-Institutes/Bioveterinary-Research.htm[/URL] 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. [/QUOTE]
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