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OT - Portable milking machines

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CB in central N

12-11-2006 07:34:24




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Greetings.

I have been looking for a portable self-contained milking machine on the web and found a few companies that have them / make them. Do any of you have any experience with portable milkers? I am talking about milking just one cow for personal use and a lot of these companies seem to cater to goat and sheep owners (for obvious reasons). I have a beef operation and don"t have a dairy setup, nor do I plan to invest in one.

There does not seem to be a lot out there. Any recommendations as to brand, durability, safety, effectiveness would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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msb

12-11-2006 21:29:50




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
Surge is the best in my opinion ,but people are even collecting them now too.Not cheap anymore if you can find one complete.



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jiskies2

12-11-2006 18:58:44




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
our 601 is setup so you can run 1 vacuum pump type milking machine ! now that brings back some memories without electricity...
jeff



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sammy the RED

12-11-2006 20:12:03




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to jiskies2, 12-11-2006 18:58:44  
My Uncle had his Farmall H setup to milk.



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TomH in PA

12-11-2006 17:55:46




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
As the others said, milk her by hand. And get a few barn cats so you can practice squirting it into their mouths. My grandfather could get it in their mouth everytime, us grandkids left the cats needing a bath.



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JK-NY

12-11-2006 17:43:22




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
Conde Milking machine Co. in Sherrill NY made a portable vaccuum pump and milker set up. Not sure if their still in business anymore.



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Tom in Central Pa

12-11-2006 14:20:19




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
As Michael stated, using a gasoline engine.
At home on the farm, when the power went off, we just parked a running Silver King tractor nearby. We had a stallcock threaded into the intake manifold, just ran a hose into the barn system. We used the Surge brand system, it requires only vacum to operate, no electric signal required.



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Don L C

12-11-2006 14:04:49




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
We lived on a dairy farm in the 40 and 50s..... I was too young to have an opinion,my Dad alwaws said that Surge was the best milker.....that milker hung on a strap that went over the cows back and hung under her.....that way she couldent kick the milker off..... Every thing we had was IHC even the milkers (3)..... ..my Grandfather was a dealer..... Don



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msb

12-11-2006 21:26:01




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to Don L C, 12-11-2006 14:04:49  
That strap was called a surcingle or sursingle ?



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kyhayman

12-11-2006 13:41:29




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
I've been looking at them for a while. Not something I need very often but the times I have needed one, Ive needed it bad. I want it for that occassional beef cow who either loses her calf (gets me a stash of clostrum) or wont own her calf and I have to feed it. People can say what they want about hand milking but my hands are too valuable to me to risk them down there any longer than necessary. Not to mention now with a bad knee sitting down there to milk just isnt practical.

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Don LC

12-11-2006 14:14:23




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to kyhayman, 12-11-2006 13:41:29  
Youl have one "hello" of a time training a beef cow to allow a milker put on her..... the only way is to put her in a stsnchion.....have another person push her tail straight up over her back.....apply some pressure,now she cant kick..... .good luck Don



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kyhayman

12-11-2006 14:18:48




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to Don LC, 12-11-2006 14:14:23  
When I have had to hand milk them I normally put them in the head gate and squeeze chute with a set of kickers on them. Crank them in tight as it will go and go to work.



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Don L C

12-11-2006 14:17:25




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to Don LC, 12-11-2006 14:14:23  
If you can find an old milker.....the manifold vaccum on your gas tractor will run it....



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Tramway Guy

12-11-2006 11:29:15




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
I have seen milking done on a mountainside in Switzerland, without benefit of a barn. I think they used portable machines.



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kent

12-11-2006 11:02:13




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
I SEE THEM ON EBAY OFTEN----HTH
KENT



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Michael In Southcentral P

12-11-2006 10:49:10




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
If the power goes out, I get by with a bucket milker run off of my truck's vacumn. I T-spliced a stallcock into the power brake booster line. I made a vacumn reservoir out of some 4" PVC, with a simple regulator (see PartsDeptOnline dot com) and a gauge. The reservoir is some 50 feet away from the truck, connected by a 1" hose. Clean up is a 5 gallon bucket of soap and water in which I throw the claw and let the vacumn suck it through into the milker. Follow with a rinse of hot (170 F) water and you are done.

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Kent in NB

12-11-2006 09:48:11




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
There used to be a machine shop in Ithaca, NY, that built small portable milker pumps. I can't remember the name of the place. I did pick up one of the these pumps about 12 years ago from that shop. You might ask some of the locals for some leads. Good luck!



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sammyd

12-11-2006 08:38:10




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
Have to second HW on this one. Milking one cow by hand will probably be faster and less hassle than using a portable system. Clean up and maintenance on a portable setup take time. By hand all you need is a bucket, a stool, and a few minutes.



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HW

12-11-2006 08:23:51




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
One cow and you want a milking machine? Used to milk 20 twice a day by hand. You can milk one by hand in less time than it would take to properly (very important) clean it after each use. Hand milking is better for the cow than improperly milking with a machine.



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Sid

12-11-2006 10:47:17




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to HW, 12-11-2006 08:23:51  
Yep I agree with you. I do recall an intresting story about why a guy with one cow went to buy a milking machine.



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JMS/MN

12-11-2006 08:03:07




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
Used to use a similar setup for 'dumper' cows- fresh or treated cows whose milk would contaminate the bulk tank. Bought a Surge SP 11 for $35, used a DeLaval vacuum pulsator floor milker. Added two wheels and a handle to the pump- plugged in to 110V. AB in the tank would contaminate the truckload, and I'd have to pay for the whole load. No mixups this way.



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GregCO

12-11-2006 07:57:13




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 Re: OT - Portable milking machines in reply to CB in central NY, 12-11-2006 07:34:24  
I have seen and used a few different systems. Hamby in my opinion has the best system. The bucket milkers are not to bad but the vacuum pumps are what will set you back a little. If you buy just the bucket milker and can find a good vacuum pump you can get started at a reasonable cost.

Greg

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