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Buying an Ultrasound Scanner

  • 03-12-2011 9:08pm
    #1
    wexf0rd
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    I was thinking of investing in a scanner. i have heard that they have come down in price. Has anyone any idea what a 2nd hand scanner would cost and any dealers names. There are plenty of possible customers in my area
    Thanks


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  • #2
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Is this a pregnancy scanner ? you would want to be well experienced ,have had the chancers... not worth it unless you know what you are doing


  • #3
    limo_100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭limo_100


    whelan1 wrote: »
    Is this a pregnancy scanner ? you would want to be well experienced ,have had the chancers... not worth it unless you know what you are doing

    sure it couldn't be that hard. i'd say you'd pick it up quick enough if you shown


  • #4
    wexf0rd
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭wexf0rd


    limo_100 wrote: »
    sure it couldn't be that hard. i'd say you'd pick it up quick enough if you shown

    yeah it supposed to be easy enough. i know people who trained themselves and are pros at it now


  • #5
    limo_100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭limo_100


    wexf0rd wrote: »
    yeah it supposed to be easy enough. i know people who trained themselves and are pros at it now

    the battery ones are the way to go cause you can use it anywhere


  • #6
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭funny man


    wexf0rd wrote: »
    yeah it supposed to be easy enough. i know people who trained themselves and are pros at it now

    Yea self trained pros, i'd say i've come across a few and very few of them are any good and a bad one can cost you thousands.


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  • #7
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    A few years ago we had to get in specialist scanners, now at least 2 AI men in our area offer the service.
    I could be as far out as a lighthouse here but I think one of them told me it cost him €12K to get set up :eek:.


  • #8
    mantua
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭mantua


    The equipment itself is extremely expensive!! Don't hold me on this but im nearly certain that eddie lynchs scanning equipment cost near 40 grand:eek: but thats what I heard.
    Any person would be able to tell you if she's incalf or not with the equipment but a good scanner will tell you why she isnt in calf or if she's going to abort down the line and bad scanners work could but a farmer in the red fairly easily and leave him in a bad position.
    Is there not courses you can do?? not saying that you mighted be good at it but they could show ya things that ya might not know or help ya with some aspects that ya might not be good at.
    Best of luck with it if ya decide to go ahead with it because there can great money in it if ya get a good name for yourself..


  • #9
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    have had my fair share of crap scanning people over the years, one lad perforated a few cows -which died due to this- he is still scanning but not on my farm... another guy ,a vet, said some where in calf when they where not and said some where not in calf- which i estrumated and they threw calves :mad: ... also the equipment seems to break very easy and can take a while to get fixed... the fella that scans for me now takes his time and does the job right


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