Canesisters 2024 journal

[SageHill]

Still a long way to go... either to purchase a system or to partially build one.
She's not even bred yet.

I say that's doing a lot of ground work so I wouldn't say way too much time!! In the end you'll have exactly what you want/need.

 

[farmerjan]

The vacuum is critical and the pulsator is very very important.....

 

[rachels.haven]

I'm not sure on the order of the pulsator and vacuum gauge-i switched them when I built the one in my barn now- but here's a bare bones one. A bigger vacuum chamber would be nicer.

 

[rachels.haven]

I think a cow would need a cow claw and weighted cow inflations (which autocorrect always wants to be possessive)...and I'm sure other things I'm missing. Idk what the ideal pulsations per minute or psi would be for a cow.
*Also, for goodness sake, I wish they'd use both pulsator lines, one for each inflation, and not just one!

 

[Baymule]

I’m out of this conversation, I am clueless. LOL

 

[farmerjan]

Vacuum for cows should be about 12.5-13 and the pulsation should be 60/40 .... they are doing more experimenting lately on a faster pulsation of 70/30... will have to ask at a dairy. Too many dairies had vacuum at over 13 and it causes teat end damage. Most big dairies now have variable vacuum to adjust for more machines on and off cows. The milk does not come out of the cow during the on... it comes out of the teat as the pulsation is off of the teat while it relaxes... kinda opposite of how it works hand milking....

 

[canesisters]

I'm not sure on the order of the pulsator and vacuum gauge-i switched them when I built the one in my barn now- but here's a bare bones one. A bigger vacuum chamber would be nicer.

This is one of the ones I watched!

 

[rachels.haven]

Vacuum for cows should be about 12.5-13 and the pulsation should be 60/40 .... they are doing more experimenting lately on a faster pulsation of 70/30... will have to ask at a dairy. Too many dairies had vacuum at over 13 and it causes teat end damage. Most big dairies now have variable vacuum to adjust for more machines on and off cows. The milk does not come out of the cow during the on... it comes out of the teat as the pulsation is off of the teat while it relaxes... kinda opposite of how it works hand milking....

Very similar for goats. Fascinating because a cow's udder is a different texture.