Waikato manual milk meters are they anygood

Runty · 27-10-2014 3:27pm #1

As title says are Waikato manual milk meter any good for everyday use

sh1tstirrer · 27-10-2014 4:45pm

They will do the job fine you just have to get them calibrated once a year.

freedominacup · 27-10-2014 5:59pm

Runty wrote: »

As title says are Waikato manual milk meter any good for everyday use

No good for everyday use. Painful yokes to use when you have to nevermind daily use.

Runty · 27-10-2014 6:30pm

freedominacup wrote: »

No good for everyday use. Painful yokes to use when you have to nevermind daily use.

What makes them painful to use ? What would you recommend instead for a cheap option ?

Future Farmer · 28-10-2014 2:15pm

Runty wrote: »

As title says are Waikato manual milk meter any good for everyday use

Do you milk record? Because EDIY milk recording could be an option...

We've had them at home since circa 2000 and they do the job. We've never had a problem with them.

How many clusters you talking about?

Link: http://www.icar.org/pages/sub_committees/sc_recording_devices_approved_milkmeters.htm

freedominacup · 28-10-2014 2:43pm

Runty wrote: »

What makes them painful to use ? What would you recommend instead for a cheap option ?

I have no recommendation for a cheap option but I heartily recommend you forget about Waikato meters for anything including a monthly recording. Pricks of things. You're guaranteed a new tbc level for starters as well as a sore head unless your pipelines are very high.

Runty · 28-10-2014 4:37pm

No we dont milk record it's just to give is an idea how much a cow Is giving because silage is very poor this year an some cows are milking better than others and need to know witch ones to feed better in the parlour . Only a 8 cluster direct line . How much did your meters cost you ?

bogman_bass · 28-10-2014 5:02pm

A cheaper and less stressful option is to get the recorders in. Where are you based?

Runty · 28-10-2014 5:17pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

A cheaper and less stressful option is to get the recorders in. Where are you based?

Co Derry

Future Farmer · 29-10-2014 12:12pm

Runty wrote: »

No we dont milk record it's just to give is an idea how much a cow Is giving because silage is very poor this year an some cows are milking better than others and need to know witch ones to feed better in the parlour . Only a 8 cluster direct line . How much did your meters cost you ?

How are you paid for your milk? It's per litre isn't it, NOT (A+B)-C like down South?

Runty · 29-10-2014 4:59pm

Future Farmer wrote: »

How are you paid for your milk? It's per litre isn't it, NOT (A+B)-C like down South?

Yeah per litre

Future Farmer · 30-10-2014 9:34am

Runty wrote: »

Yeah per litre

Some people are slating the metres here as cheap and awkward, we have them at home and have never had a problem.

Call to a few of your neighbours and see what they are using, you're better off seeing things in action.

Sam Kade · 30-10-2014 10:57am

Future Farmer wrote: »

Some people are slating the metres here as cheap and awkward, we have them at home and have never had a problem.

Call to a few of your neighbours and see what they are using, you're better off seeing things in action.

I've used them on a farm where they have been used since the 70's no problems either. It's seems people have stopped believing in practical and low cost everything must be state of the art now.

Runty · 30-10-2014 7:30pm

Future Farmer wrote: »

Some people are slating the metres here as cheap and awkward, we have them at home and have never had a problem.

Call to a few of your neighbours and see what they are using, you're better off seeing things in action.

Yeah might just fit jars if we can get them at the right price should be a lot of 2nd jars around the north the all these robots goin in .

Sam Kade · 30-10-2014 9:20pm

Runty wrote: »

Yeah might just fit jars if we can get them at the right price should be a lot of 2nd jars around the north the all these robots goin in .

You'd want to know your stuff going north buying. A neighbour of mine bought jars for around 600 up north a few years ago when he wanted them fitted the milking machine technician said they were outdated and only fit for flower pots.

Runty · 30-10-2014 9:45pm

Sam Kade wrote: »

You'd want to know your stuff going north buying. A neighbour of mine bought jars for around 600 up north a few years ago when he wanted them fitted the milking machine technician said they were outdated and only fit for flower pots.

I'm from county Derry anyway the man we would be buying them of wud be fitting them he usually does the servicing of the parlour anyway .

Markcheese · 31-10-2014 7:31am

I always thought jars were awkward yoke, just get in the way and the controls are a pain ... Do people leave the Waikato's on all the time or just fit them to record ?

Milked out · 31-10-2014 7:57am

Just for recording, record every month. Would doing a recording every month suit the op? Would give u scc, bf, p, , L and a good indication on each cows yield

Runty · 31-10-2014 5:00pm

Milked out wrote: »

Just for recording, record every month. Would doing a recording every month suit the op? Would give u scc, bf, p, , L and a good indication on each cows yield[/quote. Maybe but we are a flying herd so aslong as the scc isn't threw the roof and the cows are milking well we don't need much more info as we won't be breeding from them

farmerjj · 31-10-2014 7:08pm

Markcheese wrote: »

I always thought jars were awkward yoke, just get in the way and the controls are a pain ... Do people leave the Waikato's on all the time or just fit them to record ?

Jars are a pain, and ya we take the meters down after ever recording, would serious slow down washing if we left them up.

Waikato manual milk meters are they anygood

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