Wildsurfer wrote: » So you'd slope it off and roll it, would this be just disturbing a lot more of the pit than is necessary? If Tim could get a loan of shear grab for next while so he would have a clean pit face and just leave open maybe?
freedominacup wrote: » What type of ballcocks are you using. I found the few brass ones we had left on the early part of the dry spell. Could not match demand at all. Last few replaced a couple of weeks ago. All inch and a half here. Got caught one Sunday morning 3 weeks ago. Cows beating each other away from the water trough. The leg was actually broken on a low pressure standard ballcock so flow was at maximum. Not nearly enough. Fitted a hi flow one drama was over in 30 mins.
cjpm wrote: » Using the black and green hi flow philmac ones. Valve isn't the problem, the water pressure at the trough just collapses as soon as the valve opens. 1 inch pipe just isn't good enough for me. Just for the first 2 hours after milking.... Do ye find a trough either in the collecting yard, or on the way out of the parlour is worth installing. Opinions appreciated
straight wrote: » 80 cows. I'll prob need alot of new troughs and valves. Troughs are mostly downhill with a few uphill of the pumphouse. I just don't like the idea of putting in a pipe too big as I dread leaks with them. They say 25mm mdpe is the same as the old 3/4 inch.
GrasstoMilk wrote: » You wouldn't stop the air getting at it. Best thing to do is break down the face and roll it to exclude the air and recover it
Injuryprone wrote: » I've 90 cows. I've 3/4 normal guage pipe sitting on top of the ground under the fences, 240gln concrete troughs with fast flow valves. Working away grand. Over the hot spell, theyd have the troughs emptied for maybe a couple of hours after milking but there wouldn't be too many waiting around to get into it either. Level would start building after that and after about another hour the trough would remain full
freedominacup wrote: » What pressure is your pump cutting in at? We have always had a couple of troughs on the run out of yard along roadways. Sometimes they get well used sometimes ignored.
cjpm wrote: » Cuts in at 40psi Cuts out at 60
freedominacup wrote: » That was costing you milk yield. Conservatively €1800 over the eight weeks warm weather.
Signpost wrote: » 22mm Thursday, 20 mm Friday, 8mm so far saturday, all 8 am to 8 am. Would gladly take the dry weather back rather than this ****e
Signpost wrote: 22mm Thursday, 20 mm Friday, 8mm so far saturday, all 8 am to 8 am. Would gladly take the dry weather back rather than this ****e
lab man wrote: » Ah here ffs
Reggie. wrote: » Some lads are unreal. A few days rain. Next week is to be back to dry hot weather again. A few mixed days won't kill anyone
whelan2 wrote: » Had to resurect my Reggie hat again today
Reggie. wrote: » Jaysus it's a wonder you still have it/ wasn't stolen
whelan2 wrote: » It was hidden in the dairy, he never goes in there
Say my name wrote: » Dairying how are ya!! I've a gate in the parlour that keeps the cows in the holding pen from coming into the parlour. Anyways I have the system set up that I don't have to leave the pit only reach in and grab the gate to close. To cut a long story short I reached in to grab the gate and the last cow in the row kicked me square on in the head. Only for I was wearing glasses I most likely could have lost an eye. I'm thinking of sueing my employer. I'm not sure who that is though? It's either myself, Glanbia, the dept of ag or bord bia.
Reggie. wrote: » ?
whelan2 wrote: » Milk urea gone crazy here, last one was 40 :eek::eek: I think it's down to fertiliser on the ground?
Say my name wrote: » What's the protein % in your meal? Any scope to reduce that?
Mooooo wrote: » If it happened to someone working for ya they'd get more of the insurance than you would when it would happen to yourself
whelan2 wrote: » 16% only getting 3kg
