Milk bucket with very short lines that's not a belly milker?

[allenslabs]

Do they make buckets for milk machines that can sit on the floor but don't have the real long lines as I am not wanting to worry about cleaning a bunch of lines every day. Shorter the better. I'm only wanting maybe a 2 or 3 gallon bucket as I just have the one cow and a sink that doesn't have very deep wells. LOL!

[sammyd]

the length of the hoses is up to you.
Whatever will reach from your vacuum line to the bucket and from the bucket to the udder.
A hose cleaning brush actually makes quick work of the job and the length really doesn't matter much as long as the hoses aren't longer than the brush.

[allenslabs]

Awesome. I'm still learning how all of this ties in together. The pictures Cheryl posted really helped me to understand how it all goes together. I do better with pictures that include explanations versus an explanation. LOL!

[springvalley]

DeLaval is the milker of choice for me, I use old ones and have been very happy with them. I grew up using surge belly milkers, and they can be very awkward and hard to handle. Mostly on first time heifers, those buckets become projectiles, even the smallest heifer can send them sailing. I have found that rubbing the belly of a heifer when you are milking for the first few times seems to help me when breaking heifers to milk. But you can`t mess with a heifer to much when your getting her ready to start milking. The time spent on her ahead of time, will be paid back ten fold when it comes time to putting a milker on her. And yes as others have already said patients is golden, take your time and be gentle, jersey`s never forget. > Thanks Marc

[Madsaw]

Originally Posted by springvalley

DeLaval is the milker of choice for me, I use old ones and have been very happy with them. I grew up using surge belly milkers, and they can be very awkward and hard to handle. Mostly on first time heifers, those buckets become projectiles, even the smallest heifer can send them sailing. I have found that rubbing the belly of a heifer when you are milking for the first few times seems to help me when breaking heifers to milk. But you can`t mess with a heifer to much when your getting her ready to start milking. The time spent on her ahead of time, will be paid back ten fold when it comes time to putting a milker on her. And yes as others have already said patients is golden, take your time and be gentle, jersey`s never forget. > Thanks Marc

ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So very true Marc, jersey never forget. Also they can smeel a gate open a mile away. In all praticle sense if your gentle raiseing the heifers. They turn out so much easier to handle come the first milking, Been a long time since I had a nasty one. Still got scar tissue from that round. Only cost 1400 in doc bills. Lesson learned there. If a heifer is nasty the first week. SHIPPER HER!!!!!!!!!
Bob

[allenslabs]

LOL! Very true. I will keep that in mind.

[65284]

Originally Posted by Madsaw

ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So very true Marc, jersey never forget. Also they can smeel a gate open a mile away. Bob

Too true, and no matter which side of the gate they are on they insist on being on the other.

[Cindy in KY]

Our belly milker sits on the stall floor while milking. It has 2 very short lines I take apart and clean twice a day. Here is some pics. It runs on the vacuum lines of our Truck or Van too. We are still milking with it.

Belly Milker used with Pickup Truck