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Dairy Chit Chat- Please read Mod note in post #1

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  • #8312
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Dawggone wrote: »
    What did you buy?

    Stuck with what we know. Keenan.


  • #8313
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,750 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Stuck with what we know. Keenan.

    What size?


  • #8314
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    whelan2 wrote: »
    What size?

    100. A lot of 140s and upwards. Too big for us atm.


  • #8315
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,609 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    freedominacup wrote: »
    whelan2 wrote: »
    What size?

    100. A lot of 140s and upwards. Too big for us atm.
    You buy refurbished from them or sec hand elsewhere?


  • #8316
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Stuck with what we know. Keenan.

    Was looking at them at local harvest show last weekend. They look soft. I wouldn't be dropping a complete round bale into them. Tubs look robust.

    Anyhow well wear!


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  • #8317
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Dawggone wrote: »
    Was looking at them at local harvest show last weekend. They look soft. I wouldn't be dropping a complete round bale into them. Tubs look robust.

    Anyhow well wear!

    Not a machine for bales no doubt. Will be looking seriously at the tubs when we upgrade. Stopgap measure. We wouldn't know what to look for with other makes so as I said stuck to what we know going second hand. The paddles are very easily driven. I think Keenan didn't really grasp that a lot of their customers had grown herdsize dramatically and having a higher hp tractor available wasn't the same issue it had been when they started with the feeders first.


  • #8318
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Not a machine for bales no doubt. Will be looking seriously at the tubs when we upgrade. Stopgap measure. We wouldn't know what to look for with other makes so as I said stuck to what we know going second hand. The paddles are very easily driven. I think Keenan didn't really grasp that a lot of their customers had grown herdsize dramatically and having a higher hp tractor available wasn't the same issue it had been when they started with the feeders first.
    They were trying to sell me a 100 a few years ago and assured me that a 65hp tractor could drive it. I'm still not sure it actually would be able to do it.

    Oh, I didn't buy it anyway, there are a good few things on the list that would have a higher return for me than a diet feeder atm.


  • #8319
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,449 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    Quick question

    Is planning permission required for knocking an entrance into a field off a public road?


  • #8320
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Quick question

    Is planning permission required for knocking an entrance into a field off a public road?

    Yes


  • #8321
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    There's some amount of, ah, granlime and, ah, potassium going out round here today :pac:


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  • #8322
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    They were trying to sell me a 100 a few years ago and assured me that a 65hp tractor could drive it. I'm still not sure it actually would be able to do it.

    Oh, I didn't buy it anyway, there are a good few things on the list that would have a higher return for me than a diet feeder atm.

    I worked a Keenan 100 on a 4600 ford years ago. They can be geared for smaller tractors when ordering new.


  • #8323
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    freedominacup wrote: »
    I used a ford 4600 on a Keenan 100 years ago. They can be geared for smaller tractors when ordering new.

    You/Keenan were waaay ahead of the game 100yrs ago! (You're a good age now) :)


    I've a Sgaraboldi and can drop a full bale into it, but it needs at least 125hp...


  • #8324
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Dawggone wrote: »
    You/Keenan were waaay ahead of the game 100yrs ago! (You're a good age now) :)


    I've a Sgaraboldi and can drop a full bale into it, but it needs at least 125hp...

    Well fckn spotted.


  • #8325
    fepper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭fepper


    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Quick question
    Is planning permission required for knocking an entrance into a field off a public road?[/QUOTE
    If it is a local road of a certain width across I don't think you need pp. say they was a small opening there but are widening it if they ask


  • #8326
    farmerjj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭farmerjj


    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Quick question

    Is planning permission required for knocking an entrance into a field off a public road?

    Cant remember the width but if its a v small local road you don't but most roads will need planning.


  • #8327
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    I just got my latest tbc back at 8. Funny thing, I'm in the middle of an acid and caustic hot wash daily because there were ripples of gunk on the jars with one in particular being very bad. I should have checked more often, tbh.

    And the funny thing is my tbc is less now than when I last checked the jars and they were clean.


  • #8328
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    I just got my latest tbc back at 8. Funny thing, I'm in the middle of an acid and caustic hot wash daily because there were ripples of gunk on the jars with one in particular being very bad. I should have checked more often, tbh.

    And the funny thing is my tbc is less now than when I last checked the jars and they were clean.

    It's wan o' dem tings.


  • #8329
    Keepgrowing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Keepgrowing


    Does anyone know of an engineering company making adjustable tractor/loader mounted yard scrapers?

    Came across one in UK earlier in the year that can be hydraulically adjusted to 12'.


  • #8330
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,609 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    Does anyone know of an engineering company making adjustable tractor/loader mounted yard scrapers?

    Came across one in UK earlier in the year that can be hydraulically adjusted to 12'.
    Local fabricator/ welder throw one together for ya?


  • #8331
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,750 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    freedominacup wrote: »
    It's wan o' dem tings.

    When I was on holidays the lad that was milking sent me a text to say he let a load of water into the milk tank. Was waiting for a text from glanbia but the milk went for disease screening that day :)


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  • #8332
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    whelan2 wrote: »
    When I was on holidays the lad that was milking sent me a text to say he let a load of water into the milk tank. Was waiting for a text from glanbia but the milk went for disease screening that day :)
    And how much did the water make, including 2c top up and vat?:pac:


  • #8333
    Keepgrowing
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    Mooooo wrote: »
    Local fabricator/ welder throw one together for ya?

    I have a guy for that but would buy off the shelf just to avoid the bollixology


  • #8334
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    Does anyone know of an engineering company making adjustable tractor/loader mounted yard scrapers?

    Came across one in UK earlier in the year that can be hydraulically adjusted to 12'.

    Little bit different to the one you have a pic of.
    But my god the price.:eek:
    https://www.kitt.eu.com/product/m7000-adjustable-manure-scraper

    They shouldn't really be that hard to make though.


  • #8335
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    Does anyone know of an engineering company making adjustable tractor/loader mounted yard scrapers?

    Came across one in UK earlier in the year that can be hydraulically adjusted to 12'.

    I think I saw an ad for those in fw the last time I bought it. They had euro prices incl shipping. Iirc.


  • #8336
    Waffletraktor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭Waffletraktor


    freedominacup wrote: »
    I think I saw an ad for those in fw the last time I bought it. They had euro prices incl shipping. Iirc.

    There is a design that has the scraper mounted on a shaft in 2 elongated holes verticaly on a frame, so you pick it up and can flick it over push it down and locks tight on its self on the frame on the ground. Be easy to make up one side with a ram and 2 hinge like original pic.


  • #8337
    Keepgrowing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Keepgrowing


    Waffletraktor wrote: »
    There is a design that has the scraper mounted on a shaft in 2 elongated holes verticaly on a frame, so you pick it up and can flick it over push it down and locks tight on its self on the frame on the ground. Be easy to make up one side with a ram and 2 hinge like original pic.

    That's the one


  • #8338
    Waffletraktor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭Waffletraktor


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    That's the one
    Well done on being able to hopefully make some sort of sense of the description, normally have to draw pictures :pac:.

    Ive seen it a few times as grazier here has 2, though not the vari-widt addition. Will try get a brand to replicate or even just a design style.


  • #8339
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    First of the non irrigated maize results back.

    15.5 t Dm/ha.

    Dm 30.3%
    Energy 31.7%
    Protein 6.9%
    Sugars 1.5%

    Sugars disappointingly high and protein low, but happy enough for the year that's in it.


  • #8340
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Dawggone wrote: »
    First of the non irrigated maize results back.

    15.5 t Dm/ha.

    Dm 30.3%
    Energy 31.7%
    Protein 6.9%
    Sugars 1.5%

    Sugars disappointingly high and protein low, but happy enough for the year that's in it.

    It'll be interesting to see if your irrigation efforts have been worth it in a few weeks.


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  • #8341
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    freedominacup wrote: »
    It'll be interesting to see if your irrigation efforts have been worth it in a few weeks.

    It will.
    Huge maize crop. Expecting well over 22tDM/ha. Severe drought since mid June so I'm pleasantly surprised with non irrigated results.

    That's an analysis that a farmer dropped in for invoicing.


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