Un-attended cow crossing .. for Robot system

[Sid]

really there are plenty of folk would like to milk a few cows

Not round here that are reliable - thought there were loads of threads on here with folk saying same ?

Think he means their own not someone elses

 

[Henarar]

Think he means their own not someone elses

to right
but some seem to want more tits than they can pull on there own

 

[Philip Watkins]

can think of worse
nice udder as well

Dairy maid not bad either

 

[chaffcutter]

I was involved with the construction of the underpass at Staffs Showground under the main road to the car parks. It would be of a size OK for cows but not vehicles. Admitted there were long ramps installed to make it easy to walk, but iirc the estimate started at about £110K and ended up at nearer £200K !

 

[Foregoneconclusion]

Are you going to running a ABC grazing system or will it be set stocked?
How much extra grazing will it give you 20,30,50%?
Why not buffer feed either as fresh grass or silage that block.(presuming your not organic)

We are hedgemonkeys so will be going for abc set -up.. at various points of the year the shed may well be one or two of the grazing areas.. I do that now (not right now obviously!)with night and day grazing with a bit of grub in the shed.. hay, silage fresh grass..

@Foregoneconclusion how about a really wacky idea, make your robot portable and take it to the field

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One like this?

Um... .. best not.. my daughters and wife would not be impressed!

 

[Foregoneconclusion]

whats wrong with my bridge idea ? I thought you would have got it built by now and taken some pics

theres a walking floor truck coming next week to drop some silage off....i ll swipe his trailer and the cows can have a conveyor belt across the road!!

 

[Foregoneconclusion]

I know a guy with a red robots making his cows walk a fair distance and up and down but he has no water in paddocks

My cows will walk 500 metres or more early mid lact if you've got the grazing right and theres an incentive for them to come back to the shed .. such as the prospect of tasty silage or fresh grass.. i position my troughs about half way between the bots and the fld... In late lactation the only thing that brings them in is rain.. flies.. or that they have really run out of grass..

 

[thesilentone]

I think this is a great idea, and one that should be supported.

It would cost more than 45k to design an underpass, never mind build it.

There are many rural locations where this type of crossing would be a massive benefit.

Get some support from interested parties, get the highways agency to consider an 'experimental ' project.

Put together a very strong benefit to your business, the local community and farming in general.

This will need ' high level ' lobbying, so get a very credible land agent/chartered surveyor on your team.

 

[Steevo]

There’s only one way I can see this ever getting widely supported....

Delete the word COW.

Add the words GREAT CRESTED NEWT, BADGER, etc.

Farming is ignored by most.

The environment, however, gets money thrown at it for mad experimental projects. Especially endangered species.

£4million to rehouse a newt?! But of course!!

 

[Foregoneconclusion]

There’s only one way I can see this ever getting widely supported....

Delete the word COW.

Add the words GREAT CRESTED NEWT, BADGER, etc.

Farming is ignored by most.

The environment, however, gets money thrown at it for mad experimental projects. Especially endangered species.

£4million to rehouse a newt?! But of course!!

Perhaps we can agree to putting in a badger underpass...

and possibly add temple of doom styleee booby traps (allegedly)...

 

[ollie989898]

45K is small change for the safety and peace of mind in my book. You will only get some d**k who will try to ram through the cows and you will wish you had never thought of walking them across.

Also, ability to pass an umbilical pipe under the road and electric or water is no small bonus also.

 

[Foregoneconclusion]

I think this is a great idea, and one that should be supported.

It would cost more than 45k to design an underpass, never mind build it.

There are many rural locations where this type of crossing would be a massive benefit.

Get some support from interested parties, get the highways agency to consider an 'experimental ' project.

Put together a very strong benefit to your business, the local community and farming in general.

This will need ' high level ' lobbying, so get a very credible land agent/chartered surveyor on your team.

I plan to involve the CLA, the Pembs coast national park and the NFU.. might have a chat with my AM and MP

I agree that if a precedent is set it will make a difference to others.. as the main hurdle for my highways guys is that there is no other like it in the uk..

 

[ollie989898]

I would not even entertain some kind of unattended crossing. Car drivers are all prunes these days, you will not make it intrinsically safe unless you put in vehicle barriers which can actually stop a car. Look at the grief and nonsense Railtrack have with divvies crossing level crossings. The first cow you have to have shot because some plonker has hit it will make you regret the whole job. I've seen muppet cyclists try to battle their way through a herd of cows before, your insurers are going to hate you.

Underpass or a bridge, it's the only way. Make sure the plan is wide enough in case 'they' widen the road one day.

 

[jamj]

There’s only one way I can see this ever getting widely supported....

Delete the word COW.

Add the words GREAT CRESTED NEWT, BADGER, etc.

Farming is ignored by most.

The environment, however, gets money thrown at it for mad experimental projects. Especially endangered species.

£4million to rehouse a newt?! But of course!!

Local road collapsed in middle due to badger set below.
Road closed and concrete 'bridge' built over it.
Not sure if badgers stayed to see completion.