smelly hands from silage

Tomjim

anyone any solution to the problem above smelly hands from silage

someone told me to wash my hands when I come in with cold water as it doesn't open up pores etc

Buford T. Justice XIX

Wear nitrile disposable gloves, no smells and easy to keep your hands clean.

_Brian

Hard to shift.

If mine are bad I'll grab a handful of washing powder, soapy and a bit of grit in it to help give a good scrubb

Panch18

Milking gloves do the trick here

Lady Haywire

Gloves don't work when you've long nails! I found diluted dettol got it off earlier, though I was more or less tying to get pour-on off them first so I grabbed the first bottle in the shed

Most evenings I use swarfega, can't use that on my trousers though so I still smell lovely......to cattle.

pedigree 6

If there's a smell off silage, it's butryic acid in the silage.Too much clostridia bacteria and not enough lactobacillus bacteria is the cause.

If there's a smell on my hands, I wash them with those antibacterial wash gel.
Wash with soap first and then a few squirts of the gel. Works.

Edit: just seen that Lady Haywire has got in with the antibacterial first.

me_right_one

Why on Earth would anyone want to get rid of the smell of silage? Its the nicest smell in the world!

siblers

https://www.proweld.ie/product/hand-cleaner-fast-orange-3ltr/
We have this at home, it's the only thing I find that works. Smells pretty nice too

pedigree 6

me_right_one wrote: »

Why on Earth would anyone want to get rid of the smell of silage? Its the nicest smell in the world!

Depends what kind of silage you make.

Also depends on your relationship status.

me_right_one

Eau D'Silage

pedigree 6

me_right_one wrote: »

Eau D'Silage

Cos you're worth it.

inthepit

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Depends what kind of silage you make.

Also depends on your relationship status.

Pam has no sense of smell

pedigree 6

inthepit wrote: »

Pam has no sense of smell

Yea but her five sisters might complain.;)

Edit: pedigree then falls asleep.

50HX

dilute some milton in a sink of water - works every time

davidk1394

If there's a smell of silage or slurry offy hands. I give them a good wash using soap and a bit of sugar as grit if I don't have loctite. If the smell is still there i grab a small bit of coffee and running on my hands and rinse it off. The smell is gone immediately

patsy_mccabe

I always use the red builder gloves here. Bit of a pain taking them on and off as I hop up and down off the tractor but it works.

Sam Kade

me_right_one wrote: »

Why on Earth would anyone want to get rid of the smell of silage? Its the nicest smell in the world!

I was watching a film last night where this young vet joined the circus and they put him cleaning dung out of the rail carriages with another man. The vet asked him how do you stick the smell? His co worker replied what smell?

whelan2

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Gloves don't work when you've long nails! I found diluted dettol got it off earlier, though I was more or less tying to get pour-on off them first so I grabbed the first bottle in the shed

Most evenings I use swarfega, can't use that on my trousers though so I still smell lovely......to cattle.

Cut your nails.....Used to suffer badly with cracks in my hands. I wear the blue milking gloves now and no cracks. During the winter I might go through 10 pairs in a day. They are great. Now to sort out my arms

Tail painter

Tomjim wrote: »

anyone any solution to the problem above smelly hands from silage

someone told me to wash my hands when I come in with cold water as it doesn't open up pores etc

wash with soap followed by rubbing in bread soda. Works a treat.

White Clover

All bales here and never a smell from the hands. I use gloves to open plastic and take off net. Use four prong pike then to fold/roll plastic and drop in heap. My hands don't go near the silage after that.

me_right_one

Sam Kade wrote: »

I was watching a film last night where this young vet joined the circus and they put him cleaning dung out of the rail carriages with another man. The vet asked him how do you stick the smell? His co worker replied what smell?

There's a big difference between the smell of dung or slurry, and the smell of lovely silage!

freedominacup

whelan2 wrote: »

Cut your nails.....Used to suffer badly with cracks in my hands. I wear the blue milking gloves now and no cracks. During the winter I might go through 10 pairs in a day. They are great. Now to sort out my arms

Long sleeves. Buy a few pairs of builders gloves. The black ones for preference. Wear them over the milkers gloves. You'll use a lot less of the milkers ones.

GrasstoMilk

whelan2 wrote: »

Cut your nails.....Used to suffer badly with cracks in my hands. I wear the blue milking gloves now and no cracks. During the winter I might go through 10 pairs in a day. They are great. Now to sort out my arms

Wouldn't like to see your glove bill whelan :eek::eek:

whelan2

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Wouldn't like to see your glove bill whelan :eek::eek:

just under 9 euro for a box of 100. 89 euro for 10 boxes on magenta direct. Sure real gloves would work out more expensive

kowtow

GrasstoMilk wrote:

Wouldn't like to see your glove bill whelan

If I die early I'm going to make one of those video appearances to the children, to be played by my lawyer, explaining patiently with a cigar in my hand that I've nothing left to leave them because it's all gone in to milking gloves.

And those bloody elasticated neoprene sleeves that tear on the first day you use them.

GrasstoMilk

whelan2 wrote: »

just under 9 euro for a box of 100. 89 euro for 10 boxes on magenta direct. Sure real gloves would work out more expensive

Would you use 2 boxes a month? We use them too for silage but we'd get a few days from a pair. Take them off so there reusable

whelan2

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Would you use 2 boxes a month? We use them too for silage but we'd get a few days from a pair. Take them off so there reusable

Migjt use 2 a month in the winter. I would be going into house during milking to get kids up and would normally put a new pair on when I come back out. Crap flavoured toast isnt nice I'm told :-)

J.O. Farmer

whelan2 wrote: »

Migjt use 2 a month in the winter. I would be going into house during milking to get kids up and would normally put a new pair on when I come back out. Crap flavoured toadt isnt nice I'm told :-)

At 9c a glove I think it's worth splashing out. I wear disposable latex/ nitrile gloves a lot for work and change regularly. Gloves can get sweaty and that'll make your hands more prone to get sore.
I even started to use moisturiser. It's just some cheap stuff in a dispenser on the wall but my hands aren't drying out and peeling now.

Lady Haywire

whelan2 wrote: »

Cut your nails.....Used to suffer badly with cracks in my hands. I wear the blue milking gloves now and no cracks. During the winter I might go through 10 pairs in a day. They are great. Now to sort out my arms

Don't have cracks/hacks in my hands though. I'd probably be really annoyed at myself for wasting so many gloves and then dumping them without thinking of the environment. Bit ironic when cutting open huge plastic covered bales but I'd prefer to just scrub my hands to get the smell of silage out.

That moogoo stuff is supposed to be very good for dry skin.

MickeyShtyles

We've almost elbow length gloves for sprouts. Keep yer hands dry, cold though.
Or ya can get thermal gloves, not entirely waterproof.
Heavy duty Swarfega will get rid of the smell of leeks so I'd say silage would be a doddle!

Wildsurfer

kowtow wrote: »

If I die early I'm going to make one of those video appearances to the children, to be played by my lawyer, explaining patiently with a cigar in my hand that I've nothing left to leave them because it's all gone in to milking gloves.

And those bloody elasticated neoprene sleeves that tear on the first day you use them.

Yeah they don't last long do they. Check out the New Zealand arm length cuffs on greggcare.ie. got them at ploughing this year and they're a great job, really protect the wrists too so should be handy training in heifers next spring! They are like the material a wetsuit is made from and they don't tear.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Yeah they don't last long do they. Check out the New Zealand arm length cuffs on greggcare.ie. got them at ploughing this year and they're a great job, really protect the wrists too so should be handy training in heifers next spring! They are like the material a wetsuit is made from and they don't tear.

These?

https://www.greggcare.ie/product/sleeve-protectors

whelan2

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

These?

https://www.greggcare.ie/product/sleeve-protectors

Do they stop water running up your arm when washing clusters, if I dont dry my arms properly after washing clusters I get wind burn on my arms.

Buford T. Justice XIX

whelan2 wrote: »

Do they stop water running up your arm when washing clusters, if I dont dry my arms properly after washing clusters I get wind burn on my arms.

Maybe these?

https://www.greggcare.ie/product/milking-dry-cuffs

whelan2

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Maybe these?

https://www.greggcare.ie/product/milking-dry-cuffs

might get santa to bring me them

Buford T. Justice XIX

These might be worth looking at,OP.

https://www.greggcare.ie/product/maxidry-zero-waterproof-thermal-glovenew

Green farmer

whelan2 wrote: »

just under 9 euro for a box of 100. 89 euro for 10 boxes on magenta direct. Sure real gloves would work out more expensive

Keep an eye out in motor factors or safety clothing outlets. Picked up a box or two recently on special offer around €7 a box, so even less of an excuse not to wear them. Always have them in tractor, old man reckons hydraulic oil ain't good for your hands

kowtow

Wildsurfer wrote:

Yeah they don't last long do they. Check out the New Zealand arm length cuffs on greggcare.ie. got them at ploughing this year and they're a great job, really protect the wrists too so should be handy training in heifers next spring! They are like the material a wetsuit is made from and they don't tear.

I saw them there and meant to buy a pair but was already loaded up with stuff and running late.. they were brilliant but quite dear if I recall. Love Gregg care, amazing customer service.

alps

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

These?

https://www.greggcare.ie/product/sleeve-protectors

NOOOO....

Don't get the ones with the strap around the back of the neck....uncomfortable..

Get the origi rubber cuff dairy sleeve...a great job and whelan, arms will be as dry as a bone after washing clusters. Turn them inside out after milking to let the inside perspiration or whatever dry before the next milking.

I would rate the kaiwaka waterproofs (coats,leggings etc)better than the oringi however, and they cost just a couple of more...worth it..

FortySeven

Go to your local Ford dealer and ask for a bucket of Ford hand cleaner. It's a blue bucket, costs about 20 quid. It's like soft sawdust, the tinniest bit will clean anything off your hands once you rib them and then add a bit water on it to get a lather. Lovely smell, cleans everything.

We couldn't keep them on the shelves, every mechanic in the west of Ireland begs us for it. A tub would last you months.

Worth a try?

MF290

I never seem to be able to detect any "farm smells" from the van during the weekend. I bring it up to the big smoke for the week and by god I get a good waft of silage getting into it on a Monday evening after a day in college...

Wildsurfer

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Maybe these?

https://www.greggcare.ie/product/milking-dry-cuffs

Yep those are the ones, I have the sleeve type too that you had in first link but couldn't get them to fit properly as in to have them tight enough on my wrist the strap was too tight around my back. These dry cuffs are perfect as long as your hands aren't too large as they need to be snug around the wrist to stop water runback.

blue5000

MF290 wrote: »

I never seem to be able to detect any "farm smells" from the van during the weekend. I bring it up to the big smoke for the week and by god I get a good waft of silage getting into it on a Monday evening after a day in college...

It's better to leave the used bale wrap and net out of the van before you head to Dublin:D

kowtow

Wildsurfer wrote:

Yep those are the ones, I have the sleeve type too that you had in first link but couldn't get them to fit properly as in to have them tight enough on my wrist the strap was too tight around my back. These dry cuffs are perfect as long as your hands aren't too large as they need to be snug around the wrist to stop water runback.

So do these ones go over the gloves and stay in place. And how large would be large hands? Are you sure they didn't accidentally send you an order bound for donald trump?

As whelan says it's the glove filling with water when washing clusters which is irritating. Was thinking switching to the longer milking gloves might be an answer as well but sleeves would be best.

Will give them a try.

MF290

blue5000 wrote: »

It's better to leave the used bale wrap and net out of the van before you head to Dublin:D

I'm not that bad.... usually find a recycling centre half way up

Timmaay

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

At 9c a glove I think it's worth splashing out. I wear disposable latex/ nitrile gloves a lot for work and change regularly. Gloves can get sweaty and that'll make your hands more prone to get sore.
I even started to use moisturiser. It's just some cheap stuff in a dispenser on the wall but my hands aren't drying out and peeling now.

I use them magenta direct ones the whole time also. I've paid up to 17e for boxes of gloves previously which have been utterly dirt (threw 3/4 a box out once), no other glove as good as theses, not even the proper black milker gloves etc. Don't think I've gone through 10pairs in a day ha, but 5 or 6 during the spring often ha, but even 10pairs, 90c a day for abit of comfort, ya shouldn't bat an eyelid about it. The same with rain gear which I use for milking, stuff I get is lightweight and very comfy, but not the most durable, However at about 50e for a jacket and pants I'll happily go through 6 or 7 sets a year.

vincenzolorenzo

siblers wrote: »

https://www.proweld.ie/product/hand-cleaner-fast-orange-3ltr/
We have this at home, it's the only thing I find that works. Smells pretty nice too

Thats great stuff

kollegeknight

If I can't get it out using the antibacterial no smell soap, I use a bit of toothpaste. Minty smell off my hands then.

kowtow

I told the OH the other day that she should make a perfume out of cows breath. She's been looking at me very strangely since.

Funny how the sense of smell changes so much between people and depending on what they do.

patsy_mccabe

How many bales go into making a bottle of this;

http://houseofsillage.com/pages/mens-fragrance

Lady Haywire

kowtow wrote: »

I told the OH the other day that she should make a perfume out of cows breath. She's been looking at me very strangely since.

Funny how the sense of smell changes so much between people and depending on what they do.

Oh my! You're not alone. I find even ceratin cows have a sweeter smell off their hair. It's prob due to the meal they eat.