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<blockquote data-quote="pappuller" data-source="post: 6670561" data-attributes="member: 40286"><p>Nearly 5 yrs in.</p><p>5.45am start all stock tasks completed for 9.30 if two of us on duty, no need to rush.</p><p>Lely t4c v user friendly as are the robots, never really wished I had manual attachment.</p><p>Reliability and support both excellent, they are machines and they will break down but not very often.</p><p>Electric usage £18000/yr for 2m litres and a 4 family farm house with kids who like to leave lights on.</p><p>Milk yield increase of 15/20%over the parlour and 2x milking.</p><p>Milk quality improvement but more diet related.</p><p>Cow health similar no real difference other than we see more ecoli mastitas but no more overall cases.</p><p>With a higher cop than our conventional system the extra output we still seem to be paying hector the tax inspector twice a year although due to AIA not as much as we used to.</p><p>Lifestyle is what you make it, I've always been in the work to live camp. Always like to finish before 6 and regularly have a few hours off in the day.</p><p>Would have put 4 bots in instead of 3 originally.</p><p>Happy with my decision and will give me a few extra years with the herd but not in the pit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pappuller, post: 6670561, member: 40286"] Nearly 5 yrs in. 5.45am start all stock tasks completed for 9.30 if two of us on duty, no need to rush. Lely t4c v user friendly as are the robots, never really wished I had manual attachment. Reliability and support both excellent, they are machines and they will break down but not very often. Electric usage £18000/yr for 2m litres and a 4 family farm house with kids who like to leave lights on. Milk yield increase of 15/20%over the parlour and 2x milking. Milk quality improvement but more diet related. Cow health similar no real difference other than we see more ecoli mastitas but no more overall cases. With a higher cop than our conventional system the extra output we still seem to be paying hector the tax inspector twice a year although due to AIA not as much as we used to. Lifestyle is what you make it, I've always been in the work to live camp. Always like to finish before 6 and regularly have a few hours off in the day. Would have put 4 bots in instead of 3 originally. Happy with my decision and will give me a few extra years with the herd but not in the pit. [/QUOTE]
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