Used rotary parlours

[MattyB]

Anybody ever fitted a used rotary parlour or selling one. Or do I put in a new or nearly new big swing over rapid exit. What’s everyone’s thoughts.
Cheers in advance

 

[vantage]

I haven't but there's a 60 point Delaval not a long way away that's now redundant.

 

[Headless chicken]

I haven't but there's a 60 point Delaval not a long way away that's now redundant.

What’s the story?

 

[vantage]

What’s the story?

All I know is that I was shocked when I heard the farm had ceased milk production and a chunk of land sold to a neighbour.

 

[Headless chicken]

All I know is that I was shocked when I heard the farm had ceased milk production and a chunk of land sold to a neighbour.

Can you pm me some details please if you don’t want to state it publically. Never know when you may need a parlour

 

[O'Reilly]

Heard of a platform that was taken apart and it sprang when the bolts were undone, not sure if they got it together again. There's a lot of work done by the running gear too, not sure I'd want a second hand one

 

[MattyB]

Or maybe start your own post

 

[MattyB]

I haven't but there's a 60 point Delaval not a long way away that's now redundant.

I have sent you a message

 

[frederick]

Anybody ever fitted a used rotary parlour or selling one. Or do I put in a new or nearly new big swing over rapid exit. What’s everyone’s thoughts.
Cheers in advance

Is the actual platform that expensive. Surely the cost is in the building and any electronics you add.
If buying second hand i think i would still be tempted on new platform and running gear and re using the rest.

 

[Bald Rick]

Putting 30 tonnes of concrete into our platform would put me off buying a second hand one

 

[Dead Rabbits]

No experience with moving a rotary but I really can’t see how it would be even remotely cost effective. It would surely have to be nearly new and bought for scrap price. Unsure if a poured deck is even possible to move.

 

[Grassman247]

A used fullwood concrete platform was ripped out of my place and put back together down the road, it’s been milked in 3 times a day for the last 10 years, it’s a 40 point and o think he paid 50k for everything. It has had its problems though, more to do with the rubbish drive units than the platform. Would I do it myself, definitely not, if the guys who refit it get it out of line just slightly then it will never run right and then who do you hold responsible?

 

[Dead Rabbits]

A used fullwood concrete platform was ripped out of my place and put back together down the road, it’s been milked in 3 times a day for the last 10 years, it’s a 40 point and o think he paid 50k for everything. It has had its problems though, more to do with the rubbish drive units than the platform. Would I do it myself, definitely not, if the guys who refit it get it out of line just slightly then it will never run right and then who do you hold responsible?

How does that work? Does all the concrete have to be jackhammered off? It would be fairly straight forward from then on I guess.

 

[bigw]

A guy who used to do a bit of nutrition work for us spoke of someone who shifted a rotary and other than the hassle of breaking out the concrete it had worked well.

 

[Rossymons]

Anybody ever fitted a used rotary parlour or selling one. Or do I put in a new or nearly new big swing over rapid exit. What’s everyone’s thoughts.
Cheers in advance

From memory (so happy to be corrected) the price of a rotary and the equivalent sized rapid exit were similar but the rapid exit had a smaller footprint.

 

[Grassman247]

How does that work? Does all the concrete have to be jackhammered off? It would be fairly straight forward from then on I guess.

Yep you got it, jack hammered off and cut into quarters, I remember seeing a few in NZ moved and they just took the roof off, welded some cross supports in and picked it up in one piece with a crane

 

[Blue.]

Personally I’d put in new,the things I’d look for most is reliably and someone who could concrete with pin point precision.

 

[vantage]

Personally I’d put in new,the things I’d look for most is reliably and someone who could concrete with pin point precision.

The concrete part seems to be the problem on new decks,local new Milfos deck is a bit of a mess according to a mate about to do his,@Bald Rick had a problem aswell if I recall.

 

[Blue.]

The concrete part seems to be the problem on new decks,local new Milfos deck is a bit of a mess according to a mate about to do his,@Bald Rick had a problem aswell if I recall.

Nobody wanted to know about the groundwork for a local one as they had to be within 5mm.

I’ve had a measure up and we have the perfect spot for a 50point,I can’t get enthusiastic about it though.

 

[vantage]

Nobody wanted to know about the groundwork for a local one as they had to be within 5mm.

I’ve had a measure up and we have the perfect spot for a 50point,I can’t get enthusiastic about it though.

Is that lack of enthusiasm pre or post quote?