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Dairy chit chat II

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  • #3782
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Left young lad to put tar on dry cows today, tar everywhere, on gates in parlour , on walls and hoses :rolleyes: he also managed to get some on the cows


  • #3783
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Left young lad to put tar on dry cows today, tar everywhere, on gates in parlour , on walls and hoses :rolleyes: he also managed to get some on the cows
    Will you get someone in to do a bit of powerhosing for you?:D


  • #3784
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,577 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Left young lad to put tar on dry cows today, tar everywhere, on gates in parlour , on walls and hoses :rolleyes: he also managed to get some on the cows

    Make sure he does it again at some stage b4 he figures out the old "do a job badly so you wont be asked again " trick!


  • #3785
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    Will you get someone in to do a bit of powerhosing for you?:D
    He's doing it, it's killing me .... I'm topping and doing other stuff


  • #3786
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Mooooo wrote: »
    Make sure he does it again at some stage b4 he figures out the old "do a job badly so you wont be asked again " trick!
    He was putting his hand in in front of the cows leg :eek::eek: I told him never to do that again, he dried off cows this morning


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  • #3787
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Very good article on a boardsies farm in Wicklow in the building part of the farmers journal, looks a great set up


  • #3788
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    I was a bit disappointed with the money mentors reply to the farmers problems this week. Thought it could have been fixed better.. half the article wasnt about the farmer at all


  • #3789
    moneyheer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭moneyheer


    whelan2 wrote:
    I was a bit disappointed with the money mentors reply to the farmers problems this week. Thought it could have been fixed better.. half the article wasnt about the farmer at all


    To me it was all about how easy it is to pay down last year's debt with the money that is coming in but noting about how to pay the rest of this year's expense. Maybe I misted something in the reading of the article.


  • #3790
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    moneyheer wrote: »
    To me it was all about how easy it is to pay down last year's debt with the money that is coming in but noting about how to pay the rest of this year's expense. Maybe I misted something in the reading of the article.
    I thought there was going to be more on the next page, very poor reply imo


  • #3791
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    whelan2 wrote: »
    I thought there was going to be more on the next page, very poor reply imo

    That farmer should be going to the bank see can he get a loan for what money he owes in debts. He's supposed to be lowly borrowed so should get it. At the end of the day he'll be borrowing the money he should have borrowed to get expand in the first place.
    If not he's going to be using his cash which is what got him into this mess


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  • #3792
    blackdog1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭blackdog1


    Bloody cow slipped in the parlour today..I had some job lucky I had 3 people around. Took me 40 minutes to get her in a bucket and out to the field. She's standing now . So hopefully ok. Anyone do any concrete grooving or rubber matting in the parlour? If so how did you get on? I'll have to do something


  • #3793
    jaymla627
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,133 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    blackdog1 wrote: »
    Bloody cow slipped in the parlour today..I had some job lucky I had 3 people around. Took me 40 minutes to get her in a bucket and out to the field. She's standing now . So hopefully ok. Anyone do any concrete grooving or rubber matting in the parlour? If so how did you get on? I'll have to do something

    Done the whole cubicle shed/holding area in the spring, brilliant job cost 1000 euro all in for a 100 cow cubicle shed and holding yard was done in a few hours, think it works out around 4 euro m3


  • #3794
    kowtow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,135 ✭✭✭kowtow


    blackdog1 wrote: »
    Bloody cow slipped in the parlour today..I had some job lucky I had 3 people around. Took me 40 minutes to get her in a bucket and out to the field. She's standing now . So hopefully ok. Anyone do any concrete grooving or rubber matting in the parlour? If so how did you get on? I'll have to do something

    Mine are slipping around at the moment as well; about to raise the floor by a couple of inches and thinking of putting the coloured grit stuff right through the mix with extra on top as well. Do people find the grit is enough to stop slipping? Do you need to be careful of the floating or finish as well so that it works?


  • #3795
    Keepgrowing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Keepgrowing


    I love these jars, sometimes


  • #3796
    kowtow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,135 ✭✭✭kowtow


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    I love these jars, sometimes

    Have you gone OAD? :)


  • #3797
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    kowtow wrote: »
    Mine are slipping around at the moment as well; about to raise the floor by a couple of inches and thinking of putting the coloured grit stuff right through the mix with extra on top as well. Do people find the grit is enough to stop slipping? Do you need to be careful of the floating or finish as well so that it works?

    Tap don't float.

    Edit: 40N put down 7 years ago.
    Never had a cow loose grip and fall in the parlour yet. (Touch wood).


  • #3798
    kowtow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,135 ✭✭✭kowtow


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Tap don't float.

    Edit: 40N put down 7 years ago.
    Never had a cow loose grip and fall in the parlour yet. (Touch wood).

    looks tamped down with the edge of a timber / back of a concrete rake?


  • #3799
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    kowtow wrote: »
    looks tamped down with the edge of a timber / back of a concrete rake?

    Nope no rake. Just a have it nice and sloppy on top (thats where the 40N comes in) and then tap with a timber and person on each end but the taps very close together.

    Edit should say the more tapping you do it'll bring up more of a skin on top to work with.


  • #3800
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Last cow calved finally! One more heifer who is afew weeks away (my dad saw her bulling and the bull had to be let out ugh), that will be a wrap on spring calving season 2017 lol.


  • #3801
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Getting prices on 20 unit parlour, going with removers , low line wash line, ( dumpline more than likely) mats maybe as bad knee from hurling, 😠.. any suggestions on extras and makes?


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  • #3802
    farisfat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭farisfat


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    I love these jars, sometimes

    how do you find the acrs work with jars.thinking of extending here and fitting acrs


  • #3803
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    farisfat wrote: »
    how do you find the acrs work with jars.thinking of extending here and fitting acrs

    Have acrs here with jars. All good.


  • #3804
    farisfat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭farisfat


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Have acrs here with jars. All good.

    have you swing arms with them.


  • #3805
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    No


  • #3806
    farisfat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭farisfat


    whelan2 wrote: »
    No

    sorry for all the questions but never worked in parlour with acrs.
    do you have to flick a switch to activate.My parlour man is pushing for a new parlour and recons they don't work great with jars.
    time to find a new fitter.


  • #3807
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,817 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    We have westfailia ones. Push button to activate


  • #3808
    Keepgrowing
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    farisfat wrote: »
    how do you find the acrs work with jars.thinking of extending here and fitting acrs

    They are an utter waste of time and money both the jars and acrs. You'd need to be passing 20 units to consider Acrs

    I'd personally go for auto drafting


  • #3809
    Keepgrowing
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    blackdog1 wrote: »
    Bloody cow slipped in the parlour today..I had some job lucky I had 3 people around. Took me 40 minutes to get her in a bucket and out to the field. She's standing now . So hopefully ok. Anyone do any concrete grooving or rubber matting in the parlour? If so how did you get on? I'll have to do something

    We have all area where animals walk grooved including the parlour. No splits since


  • #3810
    farisfat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭farisfat


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    They are an utter waste of time and money both the jars and acrs. You'd need to be passing 20 units to consider Acrs

    I'd personally go for auto drafting

    Reaching a certain age here and slowing a little.
    Would be going to 16 units from 12 and don't want to spend a lump of money on a new parlour.


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  • #3811
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    farisfat wrote: »
    sorry for all the questions but never worked in parlour with acrs.
    do you have to flick a switch to activate.My parlour man is pushing for a new parlour and recons they don't work great with jars.
    time to find a new fitter.

    Have acrs with jars with 3 years now. Get the auto activated ones so they switch on as soon as you lift the cluster. Neighbour retro fitted them after milking here one evening for €100 a unit iirc. A bit cheaper if going in first day I'd say.


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