6270red wrote: » Just had a look at quote there put in 14 unit with jars and a good few extras like auto wash, acrs, individual feeding system, dumpline, swingover arms. Completely new build nothing kept from old one new kerb steelwork the lot. Also put in a tank from them but that has turned out to be a disaster! €55,000 not including the tank. Was cheapest I could get at the time and I priced them all. Was the time of the first round of grants. Just another point too I found it hard to get this parlour with jars only 3 companies would have put them in and that narrowed my options.
Milked out wrote: » What was up with the tank if u don't mind me asking?
6270red wrote: » Not washing correctly have to go in with hose afterwards to wash it out. The lads fitting it never levelled it right so had high tbc for ages. Probes failed, thermostat failed gas leak. Working ok at the min but it shouldn't have given so many Probs! Got no satisfaction form Dairymaster either. Posted bout this before and lots of fellas happy out with them. I got sold a lemon!😄😄
Timmaay wrote: » Why would anyone want jars on a new machine? They rob vacuum reserves, slow down milking, take more water to wash, and add afew 100 per unit.
kowtow wrote: » And in a pit as narrow as mine (4 foot 6) you are in constant danger of knocking yourself out unless you place them high.But they have a certain mesmeric quality, like a log fire. And you can see what's going on. So I put them in.
Milked out wrote: » Have one goin in here, seperate crowd install g it tho
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » True, that. I have them in too. It gives me a constant check of the quantities that a cow is giving so I know if she is down in milk and I can check out any problems like mastitis or off her feed straight away. Where I find it really pays is in checking the milk for blood. I have a few cows that bleed fairly easily so I can spot the colour change straight away. And it's good for spotting if the plant wash isn't good enough with deposits on the side of jars. But we have always had jars and I always found it strange not to see the milk hitting the jars when I was milking in other plants.
kevthegaff wrote: » Any idea price of 20 unit now with acrs, swing over arms, just roughly? Might throw in application!
kowtow wrote: » While we are on the subject of parlours - in my quest to make the most of four and a half feet of pit I managed to get the jars high enough not to brain myself (just over head height). My issue now is with the amount of tubing & jetters etc. on the drops. I know there are plenty of wash trays that fold down etc. but is there one that can work inverted, overhead? Thought I saw a waikato one one time but I might be dreaming.. does anyone have one? Could I use a normal jetter tray upside down?
6270red wrote: » Would a lighter cluster work in that scenario? Something like milkrite do? You'd think the weight of the normal one would cause it to drop. I've seen jars up really high and a low level wash fitted under the kerbing it was a lovely job. No clutter at all.
mahoney_j wrote: » Good milk meter that will measure conductivity will do same and more and also take up less space ,measure yield and conductivity every milking and get red lights and report of any irreguralities after milking .feeding and drafting also managed from it as well
kowtow wrote: » Our jars are pretty high now, bottom of the tap is about my eye level, and they can go higher because we set things up with this problem in mind. I took pity on the cows at the last minute and kept the height of the milk line to 1.40m above the platform so as not to stress them too much with the new jars but certainly would be happier the further up we could get them. I Like the idea of a separate wash-line under the kerb, we still have one kerb to bring in at the moment as milking on one side while we upgrade. In the parlours you saw what did they do on the drops and the servo switches?, just keep them really short and hang the cluster up out of the way when not in use?
6270red wrote: » One I saw had acrs and swingover arms so cluster just hanging there when comes off a cow. Switches were above head height below jar. Set up for the height of the operator.
Greengrass1 wrote: » http://www.fullwood.com/news/content/546 The new fullwood system looks very clean and simple. Love how the control pad looks
6270red wrote: » You'd think the weight of the normal one would cause it to drop.
Greengrass1 wrote: » AnyOne chancing urea atm? Local coop looking to get rid of what he has. 370 he's offering
ellewood wrote: » Ahh jezus, couldnt get urea off 3 different co ops last week so went with Can it prob is too dry around here now for urea now too.. Was ideal for it last week tho!! Only urea could be got was some from another farmer that was returning it as he didnt want it and bags wernt 100% and some lumpy/wet no thanks I said
Greengrass1 wrote: » Too dry here atm I think. Very dry wind going around. Be next Mon Tuesday before we could get it. Weather might be differ by then
mahoney_j wrote: » If you can get it spread away ,very dry here too but also very heavy dew in morning .id chance spreading but Im done with fertiliser for year mixture of can and pasture award put out earlier in week .370 for gran urea good price ,if it's prilled wouldn't bother as its afull ****e to spread accurately
