Best Place To Buy Milk Machine

[6e]

Husband has agreed to let me get a portable milk machine which I am SO excited about! The carpal tunnel in my wrists makes milking almost unbearable at times. Anyway, I'm wondering, where is the best place, with the best price to buy portable milk machines? I would love one that could do cows and goats, but I'm mainly interested in the cows. They're harder on my wrists. So, any place you'd recommend?

[loislanefl]

I have heard many good things about portablemilkers.com, but we bought our machines off of eBay. There used to be a couple people who sold rebuilt milking machines (complete) for around $700. I see there is one on there now for $690 which is pretty much the same thing we have. It is a surge milker that sits off to the side of the cow, it is not attached to the cow with a belt. The first one we bought was about 3-1/2 years ago and is still going strong. We then bought a second one (another refurb off of ebay) to keep as a backup, and we've never had to use that one.

So those are the two best options I know about. You will love having a machine, it makes milking so much easier!

[Cindy in KY]

We got ours online, Craigslist I think, and then we bought new nipples and hoses locally. I think total cost was about $130. It works great! Fast and easy to clean too. Plus we don't need a vacuum because we use the Pickup Truck vacuum. In the winter, we bring the vacuum lines inside.

Belly Milker

[6e]

Originally Posted by Cindy in KY

We got ours online, Craigslist I think, and then we bought new nipples and hoses locally. I think total cost was about $130. It works great! Fast and easy to clean too. Plus we don't need a vacuum because we use the Pickup Truck vacuum. In the winter, we bring the vacuum lines inside.

Belly Milker

Dumb question, but how do you control the amount of vacuum on the line? Is it strong enough to run for 2 cows at the same time?

[6e]

Originally Posted by Cindy in KY

We got ours online, Craigslist I think, and then we bought new nipples and hoses locally. I think total cost was about $130. It works great! Fast and easy to clean too. Plus we don't need a vacuum because we use the Pickup Truck vacuum. In the winter, we bring the vacuum lines inside.

Belly Milker

I showed a friend your idea and he was absolutely intrigued by the idea.

[springvalley]

When I was young my Father use to run two surge milkers off of our 3010 JD tractor. We used the vacuum from the intake manifold, and it worked quite well. Couldn`t use it anymore once we replaced the old milkers with the pipeline system. > Thanks Marc

[piglady]

We got ours off ebay and are very happy with it. I don't think you can do two at one time but it really doesn't take long to do one and then all you have to do is back the first cow out and bring the second one in.

[Mironsfarm]

i got one from www.perrysmilkers.com he is very helpful and full of info i did get mine from him love it had it almost a year and works very well. check his web site out and give him a call he will answer all your questions. good luck

[allenslabs]

Wow Mironsfarm, his milkers look to be a good price. Which one did you get?

[myersfarm]

you have to have a pressure relief valve they leaks off pressure when the presure get above 15 pounds

Originally Posted by 6e

Dumb question, but how do you control the amount of vacuum on the line? Is it strong enough to run for 2 cows at the same time?

[Cindy in KY]

We only milk our one Cow. We only use 2 of the nipples, not 4. The brake booster has just the right amount of vacuum for the milker. It is probably 10 minutes for 2.5 gallon.

I had an article link on my site, and now it doesn't go there. It was in a very old Countryside I think, I read it many years ago and remembered it. The guy milked his goats with his truck, he had no electric at his barn. So I found the old article, we tried it and it worked great.

[shagerman]

i have 4 surge milkers. a couple i need to go threw. and i have the belts for them also. i would say they are all complete sets