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Dairy Chitchat 3

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    #6182
    visatorro
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    Will the keenan take a bale?


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    #6183
    whelan2
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    visatorro wrote: »
    Will the tyre be able to push in half a bale iykwim?

    Iv no feed trough here at all, nothing against them just never had one.

    I'd be using the tyre to push in the stuff from the feeder wagon. Digger could push in bales. As it is we have to feed twice a day , so new shed should be once a day. This will be a game changer


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    #6184
    Mooooo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    Used the brackets of the old shear grab to make up one for here for the loader. Just a blade at an angle, drive along and the silage gets pushed on to the side. If you want something that can go on the loader without having to take off the grab I think some lads make those tyre ones so the grab can pick them up.


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    #6185
    whelan2
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    visatorro wrote: »
    Will the keenan take a bale?

    Wont be putting bales in it. Plan is to have milkers on one side of the shed getting feeder silage. Drys on other side getting baled silage.


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    #6186
    visatorro
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    visatorro wrote: »
    Will the tyre be able to push in half a bale iykwim?

    Iv no feed trough here at all, nothing against them just never had one.

    I'd be using the tyre to push in the stuff from the feeder wagon. Digger could push in bales. As it is we have to feed twice a day , so new shed should be once a day. This will be a game changer

    Have to feed milkers twice here, it's a pain alright.


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    #6187
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Am thinking of not putting feed troughs in my new shed. Would put a silage pusher-assume a tyre one- on my 35. This will mean I can feed bales or with feeder. Is this workable or are there other options for pushing in the silage?

    My 4512 struggles to push in silage in the evening and she would be pretty much the same as a 135.

    I have a tire and prong bracket for pushing in the silage and it puts a lot of pressure on the prong at that side. I'm thinking of putting a wider bracket in to distribute the weight across the grab or making an angled slide to push it in?


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    #6188
    whelan2
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    visatorro wrote: »
    Have to feed milkers twice here, it's a pain alright.
    With oh away a good bit , it will take agood bit of pressure off me. Just need to get shed done now. Steel is up, walls going in this week . Nearly every person I meet asks me about it.


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    #6189
    straight
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    With oh away a good bit , it will take agood bit of pressure off me. Just need to get shed done now. Steel is up, walls going in this week . Nearly every person I meet asks me about it.

    Nobody around this part of the country has feed troughs.


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    #6190
    whelan2
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    straight wrote: »
    Nobody around this part of the country has feed troughs.
    In my old shed I was the one to have to fork them out , wasnt so bad whe I was younger but now I dont need to be doing that


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    #6191
    kevthegaff
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    visatorro wrote: »
    Have to feed milkers twice here, it's a pain alright.
    With oh away a good bit , it will take agood bit of pressure off me. Just need to get shed done now. Steel is up, walls going in this week . Nearly every person I meet asks me about it.
    Post up pics when your finished!


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    #6192
    visatorro
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    straight wrote: »
    Nobody around this part of the country has feed troughs.
    In my old shed I was the one to have to fork them out , wasnt so bad whe I was younger but now I dont need to be doing that

    At least without feed troughs you can clean away waste with loader of tractor. It might be a pain pushing in silage but you'll save the back anyway!

    Will feed be covered?


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    #6193
    whelan2
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    visatorro wrote: »
    At least without feed troughs you can clean away waste with loader of tractor. It might be a pain pushing in silage but you'll save the back anyway!

    Will feed be covered?
    yes, will take a photo tomorrow of what's done, 10 bay shed, slatted tank at the end


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    #6194
    GrasstoMilk
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    We got precast concrete blocks here last year, one block per bay and you slot timbers in between to make a trough.
    You'd put them together and take apart in a few hours.
    Might be an option for you whelan.

    We've pit silage here for the drys and then bales and maize for when they're milking


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    #6195
    GrasstoMilk
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    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    We got precast concrete blocks here last year, one block per bay and you slot timbers in between to make a trough.
    You'd put them together and take apart in a few hours.
    Might be an option for you whelan.

    We've pit silage here for the drys and then bales and maize for when they're milking

    https://www.mcgrathquarries.com/?product_items=concrete-feeder-blocks


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    #6196
    Wildsurfer
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    With oh away a good bit , it will take agood bit of pressure off me. Just need to get shed done now. Steel is up, walls going in this week . Nearly every person I meet asks me about it.
    Have you decided on cubicles? Did you see the new Condon rubber cubicles. Saw them at the ploughing and they looked a good product.


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    #6197
    Wildsurfer
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    Sorry made a mess of the quote there! In reply to Whelan


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    #6198
    whelan2
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    Wildsurfer wrote: »
    Have you decided on cubicles? Did you see the new Condon rubber cubicles. Saw them at the ploughing and they looked a good product.
    Ye going with Condons steel ones. Better the devil you know. Dont know about the lifespan of the rubber ones and they are more expensive afaik


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    #6199
    awaywithyou
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Ye going with Condons steel ones. Better the devil you know. Dont know about the lifespan of the rubber ones and they are more expensive afaik

    what you doing for mats??? the roll out mat by Condons?


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    #6200
    whelan2
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    awaywithyou wrote: »

    what you doing for mats??? the roll out mat by Condons?

    Yes roll out mats the cheaper of the two types condons have


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    #6201
    whelan2
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    Progress so far


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    #6202
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Progress so far

    When do you expect to move the cows in?

    Well wear, btw.


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    #6203
    straight
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Progress so far

    Big shed. I'm afraid I'm only in the ha'penney place. Where u going to store all the slurry


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    #6204
    whelan2
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    straight wrote: »
    Big shed. I'm afraid I'm only in the ha'penney place. Where u going to store all the slurry

    There's a new tank at the end , this will hold a out a weeks slurry and then it will flow to my existing slurry tower. The fall is good so hopefully wont need to pump it


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    #6205
    whelan2
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    Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »
    When do you expect to move the cows in?

    Well wear, btw.

    Thanks, hoping to be in an a month


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    #6206
    Keepgrowing
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    5/6/17 NPK per 1000 gallons
    Will be applied at 3000 per acre
    Great stuff almost stirred

    Edit: should read 5/3/17


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    #6207
    Say my name
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Progress so far

    Bloody hell Whelan!

    Glanbia ''ll be dropping your milk price 3 cents a litre next month after seeing that..:D

    Some job in fairness and some commitment to dairy farming.
    Well it may ware.


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    #6208
    whelan2
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    Say my name wrote: »
    Bloody hell Whelan!

    Glanbia ''ll be dropping your milk price 3 cents a litre next month after seeing that..:D

    Some job in fairness and some commitment to dairy farming.
    Well it may ware.
    Thanks, will be a milking parlour going in the near side of it hopefully in a few years, will be great to have everything under 1 roof


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    #6209
    Say my name
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    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    5/6/17 NPK per 1000 gallons
    Will be applied at 3000 per acre
    Great stuff almost stirred

    As long as the weather plays ball now..
    Do you mind me asking where you got that tested?
    IAS?


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    #6210
    Keepgrowing
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    Say my name wrote: »
    As long as the weather plays ball now..
    Do you mind me asking where you got that tested?
    IAS?

    IAS

    Lucky here as weather not really a factor unless it becomes monsoon. Will be injected in


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    #6211
    Base price
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    @ Keepgrowing, do you mind me asking what type of whisk you are using and how long is it. We will have to replace our old Abbey as someone borrowed it last year and damaged the gearbox. I wondering how much a new/second hand one will be.


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