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<blockquote data-quote="bigbluegrass" data-source="post: 984122" data-attributes="member: 15537"><p>I called Hamby, asked him all my questions and bought one of their clear top milkers - a used one they had. Got answers to pretty much everything. He recommended the Surge type like I luv hrfds has if you do not have hot water in the barn - because you can take it to the house and clean it easier. If you have hot water and plan to wash it in the barn, he recommended the two other kinds. He said all the ones they have do a good job milking. They recommend taking all the milkers off at once unless one quarter is really fast (like 30 seconds and the others are 5 minutes). Milker works best if it is on 4 quarters. For the vacuum pump, he said the ones they have are 8 CFM at 12" Hg and can be set up for two milkers. I have a 4 cfm at 12" Hg and he said that should be fine for one milker. The surge type milkers use less vacuum and are easier to run on low vacuum. He said the vacuum line should be set for 12" Hg. I got the vacuum regulator from them as well. Should be here Monday or Tuesday. So I only have a few days of hand milking this cow. She has tiny tiny teats - like 1/2" long and 1/2" round. Not even two finger teats. It takes forever to get anywhere. I need to get her bag loosened up a little. He said to rub peppermint oil or tea tree oil in a base and massage it on the udder. I would have ordered that as well, but it needs to be done ASAP. </p><p></p><p>The whole thing comes with instructions so I can read up on the whole procedure. I imagine I will still have questions, but there are great people on here!</p><p></p><p>Thanks to everyone who commented and posted answers and PICTURES<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I would put some cool smileys and the jumping banana guy in here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbluegrass, post: 984122, member: 15537"] I called Hamby, asked him all my questions and bought one of their clear top milkers - a used one they had. Got answers to pretty much everything. He recommended the Surge type like I luv hrfds has if you do not have hot water in the barn - because you can take it to the house and clean it easier. If you have hot water and plan to wash it in the barn, he recommended the two other kinds. He said all the ones they have do a good job milking. They recommend taking all the milkers off at once unless one quarter is really fast (like 30 seconds and the others are 5 minutes). Milker works best if it is on 4 quarters. For the vacuum pump, he said the ones they have are 8 CFM at 12" Hg and can be set up for two milkers. I have a 4 cfm at 12" Hg and he said that should be fine for one milker. The surge type milkers use less vacuum and are easier to run on low vacuum. He said the vacuum line should be set for 12" Hg. I got the vacuum regulator from them as well. Should be here Monday or Tuesday. So I only have a few days of hand milking this cow. She has tiny tiny teats - like 1/2" long and 1/2" round. Not even two finger teats. It takes forever to get anywhere. I need to get her bag loosened up a little. He said to rub peppermint oil or tea tree oil in a base and massage it on the udder. I would have ordered that as well, but it needs to be done ASAP. The whole thing comes with instructions so I can read up on the whole procedure. I imagine I will still have questions, but there are great people on here! Thanks to everyone who commented and posted answers and PICTURES:) I would put some cool smileys and the jumping banana guy in here. :) lol [/QUOTE]
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