best inflations for goats?

[TroutRiver]

I need to buy inflations for my home-built milking machine (which is still in the planning and collecting parts stage) and I'm wondering if there is a specific brand or type of inflation that is best for goats. Unfortunately, there is quite a lot of variation in the teat size/shape of my goats, and I have 4 FFs and cannot be sure what their udders will look like. If need be, I can get 2 different types of inflations, since I have 4 teat cups and I'm hoping to be able to milk 2 goats at a time. just wondering what you all use. Thanks!

[Farmers Pride]

Hamby has a nice goat claw with valves, shells, and inflations just for goats. Seems to fit them all good. You can get clear plasitc shells or stainless for the same money. They have both silicone or black rubber inflations to fit them. I like the black rubber better. They last much longer and cost a little less.

Greg

[Hollowdweller]

http://www.partsdeptonline.com/cgi-b...exact_match=on

I use these.

I use a clear plastic bucket and then a plastic lid also. Then all my lines except the air lines are silicone and I have the auto on off claws on the lines.

Besides being so much easier to clean the silicone inflations and lines let you see if you have a teat folded over, or somehow cockeyed in the inflation. You can see how fast a doe is milking out, and with the clear bucket you even have some idea of the volume.

http://www.partsdeptonline.com/silicone.htm

Several of my does are hosers so instead of using the plastic Y and simultaneous pulsation like is pictured in the above link I use one of the vented Vanguard Claws set up for alternate pulsation in place of the "Y" to prevent those goats from sort of flooding out the line.

[sammyd]

we use a narrow bore cow inflation in Universal plastic shells with weights. I can buy 4 inflations for the cost of 1 special goat inflation. We also use a standard 60/40 60 bpm pulsator with alternating pulsation.
We have never had a case of mastitis in the 5 years or so we've been milking.
We use a standard cow claw as well and can see if both sides are milking properly after hooking them up.