Dairy Chitchat 4, an udder new thread.

whelan2 · 09-01-2021 11:14am

mahoney_j wrote: »

Baltic ,crap at bottom of scraper runs frozen ,had to get tractor and bucket to cart it off ,2 troughs in shed flowing an outside trough they drunk from frozen

Got 6 units going in first row, 7 the next , up to 12 in last row out of 15 units. Dairy door frozen. Hopefully that's the end of it now

Mooooo · 09-01-2021 11:28am

Pressure switch went in main well pump last night, switched house well on to farm so have water but nothing flowing from Main pressure vessel has pipes cracked outside it. Ballsacks

GrasstoMilk · 09-01-2021 11:58am

Anyone have a cf moto quad doing farm work? Or know what there like?.

alps · 09-01-2021 12:12pm

Feed supplies could hit a hiccup....massive fire and damage at Halls in Cork this morning. They got a full boat load of maize 3 days ago..lot of damage from the videos..

mahoney_j · 09-01-2021 1:11pm

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Anyone have a cf moto quad doing farm work? Or know what there like?.

Bought one 2 years ago first quad ever had so can’t compare but so far so good few small niggly things but nothing major or expensive to repair ,think it’s hard enough on juice but again nothing to compare ,love the auto gear box

GrasstoMilk · 09-01-2021 1:23pm

mahoney_j wrote: »

Bought one 2 years ago first quad ever had so can’t compare but so far so good few small niggly things but nothing major or expensive to repair ,think it’s hard enough on juice but again nothing to compare ,love the auto gear box

First quad for us too, so have nothing really to go off only what others say

How long would it take it to burn 20l petrol of a typical week?

They're very well priced

Say my name · 09-01-2021 1:49pm

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Anyone have a cf moto quad doing farm work? Or know what there like?.

Seriously have a look at a kei truck with atv tyres and wheels.
Otherwise called a Quadtruck.

There's a lad on Twitter interested in dung beetles (you know who it is) and ask his opinion of his one.
You'd have drier land than me. It'd be an absolute perfect machine for you.

Say my name · 09-01-2021 1:53pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Got 6 units going in first row, 7 the next , up to 12 in last row out of 15 units. Dairy door frozen. Hopefully that's the end of it now

There could be more the end of the month.

Might be a few nights frost still after mid next week.

atlantic mist · 09-01-2021 3:41pm

would infra red lights work in a parlor?
would they melt the rubber tubing?
can you milk under the light?
frozen solid this morning even with a blow heater going all night

farisfat · 09-01-2021 5:35pm

atlantic mist wrote: »

would infra red lights work in a parlor?
would they melt the rubber tubing?
can you milk under the light?
frozen solid this morning even with a blow heater going all night

Infa red here on a frost stat,keep them away from the rubber.
Works very good.

straight · 09-01-2021 7:49pm

I was considering everything you all said here and others and decided to cancel the maize. He said I can think about it until april so we'll see. I have better silage this year and might shove the parlour feeding up to 6 or 7 kg and see how it goes.

Timmaay · 09-01-2021 9:13pm

kevthegaff wrote: »

Is there any spraying the maize?

The machine that sows the maize under plastic does the spray also, so very good targeted use of the spray. Last year however was the 1st year with me that this didn't work, that was due to the drought after sowing, in may, so I had to go back in with myown sprayer and the little 2wd yardsraper tractor (it fit between the rows well without too much damage). That spray the 2nd go did come to like 400e, however the weeds that were coming up would of seriously stunted the crop.

kevthegaff · 09-01-2021 9:14pm

kevthegaff wrote: »

Is there any spraying the maize?

Sorry timmy, didnt mean to thumbs down your post!

mahoney_j · 09-01-2021 11:39pm

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

First quad for us too, so have nothing really to go off only what others say

How long would it take it to burn 20l petrol of a typical week?

They're very well priced

From memory 12 euro filled it 4 days to a week depending on where cows are ,also use it a lot in spring carting my jfc milk cart/mixer around yard .def keenly priced and local dealer sells/services them .I’ve turned into a right lazy bastard since I bought it !!! Saying that it’s parked in a calf pen since early November .have to pull it out in an as have soil samples to take before slurry

cjpm · 10-01-2021 12:32am

atlantic mist wrote: »

would infra red lights work in a parlor?
would they melt the rubber tubing?
can you milk under the light?
frozen solid this morning even with a blow heater going all night

Used to have fierce hassle in our parlour.

What we now do is

1) drain everything possible and

2) leave the water heater on over night. Connect up a garden hose to it in the morning and wash anything still frozon on the milking machine.

We do have a infra red light for the milk pump and plate cooler

Timmaay · 10-01-2021 12:50am

mahoney_j wrote: »

From memory 12 euro filled it 4 days to a week depending on where cows are ,also use it a lot in spring carting my jfc milk cart/mixer around yard .def keenly priced and local dealer sells/services them .I’ve turned into a right lazy bastard since I bought it !!! Saying that it’s parked in a calf pen since early November .have to pull it out in an as have soil samples to take before slurry

That's a 400 or so cc engine? 12e a week isn't bad, I get about 2wks outa the 20l can so not much difference, that's on a 250 honda.

DukeCaboom · 10-01-2021 10:45am

Sorry if this was discussed already but anyone know if the fire yesterday in Ringaskiddy will upset the availability of ration?

alps · 10-01-2021 11:09am

DukeCaboom wrote: »

Sorry if this was discussed already but anyone know if the fire yesterday in Ringaskiddy will upset the availability of ration?

Availability no...price yes..

mahoney_j · 10-01-2021 11:24am

alps wrote: »

Availability no...price yes..

And it was already rising ,fire was where thousands of tonnes of maize was I believe

DukeCaboom · 10-01-2021 11:37am

mahoney_j wrote: »

And it was already rising ,fire was where thousands of tonnes of maize was I believe

Ya it was shooting up anyway.
I got a couple of loads of maize out the whisky factory for the back end, suppose the likes of that now will go up too.

Mooooo · 10-01-2021 11:44am

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Anyone have a cf moto quad doing farm work? Or know what there like?.

The utvs are near half the price of a gator as well, kitted out to be road legal

mahoney_j · 10-01-2021 11:45am

DukeCaboom wrote: »

Ya it was shooting up anyway.
I got a couple of loads of maize out the whisky factory for the back end, suppose the likes of that now will go up too.

Will be looking at make up of my dairy nut for coming season during the week I’d say gone up anywhere from 10/20 euro tonne on what I paid for last load in November ,fertiliser on the shopping list too which I’m sure has risen too ,Pity price of milk wouldn’t keep up ....

mahoney_j · 10-01-2021 11:48am

Mooooo wrote: »

The utvs are near half the price of a gator as well, kitted out to be road legal

The gators are bananas money was my first preference till I saw price

Reggie. · 10-01-2021 11:49am

mahoney_j wrote: »

And it was already rising ,fire was where thousands of tonnes of maize was I believe

Did the maize cause it? Like it heated or something

DukeCaboom · 10-01-2021 11:51am

Reggie. wrote: »

Did the maize cause it? Like it heated or something

Conveyer belt going between sheds is the rumour.

Say my name · 10-01-2021 12:05pm

Mooooo wrote: »

The utvs are near half the price of a gator as well, kitted out to be road legal

My thing was €5,500. Way more comfort than a gator or quad.
Farms in Asia, Australia, NZ use them and there's a market of U.S. importers buying them second-hand from Japan.

There's a serious opportunity for more operators to import them second-hand from Japan for here.
I think new they're around 10k new in Japan.

https://www.ts-export.com/page.php?page=about_kei_mini_trucks

Edit: on that site there were 2020 4wd's auctioned and sold for 6100 Euro.

Site that sells imported one's in the U.S. and does them up for farm, hunting, etc.
https://samuraimini.com/buy/

And eBay's offering.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/Suzuki-Carry-Manual-Commercial-Vans-Pickups/122202/bn_7038081332

Castlekeeper · 10-01-2021 12:25pm

Say my name wrote: »

My thing was €5,500. Way more comfort than a gator or quad.
Farms in Asia, Australia, NZ use them and there's a market of U.S. importers buying them second-hand from Japan.

There's a serious opportunity for more operators to import them second-hand from Japan for here.
I think new they're around 10k new in Japan.

https://www.ts-export.com/page.php?page=about_kei_mini_trucks

They seem a job alright, what way are they on ground vs a utv? 4wd? diff lock? Engine size?
Are they peppy? Would they outdrive a cow for herding a breakout? What weight and engine size?

alps · 10-01-2021 12:27pm

mahoney_j wrote: »

Will be looking at make up of my dairy nut for coming season during the week I’d say gone up anywhere from 10/20 euro tonne on what I paid for last load in November ,fertiliser on the shopping list too which I’m sure has risen too ,Pity price of milk wouldn’t keep up ....

Price of fertiliser still has not gone up...should move on it though..

alps · 10-01-2021 12:30pm

Castlekeeper wrote: »

Would they outdrive a cow for herding a breakout?

Couldn't be remotely compared with a quad..had a gator for a weekend....it was like trying to turn the Queen Mary..

Say my name · 10-01-2021 12:42pm

Castlekeeper wrote: »

They seem a job alright, what way are they on ground vs a utv? 4wd? diff lock? Engine size?
Are they peppy? Would they outdrive a cow for herding a breakout? What weight and engine size?

You'd do 80km/hr. Mine has 4wd high and low range. Some have diff lock mine doesn't.
I'm not at home now. I think it's a 660cc engine.
It's peppy enough. It would just about herd a breakout. But for your 90% dairy farmer does that really happen much?
I haven't weighed mine but it's feck all weight.

I reckon they sell quads and gators here as that's all the European and U.S. farmers know and afford and they make the profit on and keep these purposely for their own lot.
Why buy a quad so someone ends up paralysed on? Doesn't make sense.

Tom Pemberton on YouTube has one too.
Bart van der Ven on Twitter another.

Dairy Chitchat 4, an udder new thread.

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