Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

In your picture is a Surge milking machine, those machines actully had a strap that went around the cow and under the handle of the machine this held the machine in the area of the cows udder so the teat cups ( the 4 shiny cans) could slid up on the cows teats, the teat cups had what was called an inflation inside the can. The inflation sealed both ends of the teat cup and the small line to the nipple on the teat cup got the pulsator vacuum, this pulsed on and off, when it pulsed on the vacuum would stretch the inflation out, then went the pulsator vented the vacuum out the inflation would squeeze the cows teat. So the pulsator would open the inflation then release it, stretch out, squeeze, stretch out, squeeze continually with constant vacuum at the end of the inflation through the claw which held the 4 teat cups sucking the milk the inflations squeezed into the milkers pail. This would actually simulate a calf sucking on the cows teats.

Surge, Universal, and Delaval had pulsators that worked on strictly vacuum, later they went to electrically controlled powered by vacuum.
A gas engine tractor could run one or two machines.

Most farms had an electric powered vacuum pump with vacuum lines run down the roll of stanchions in the barn.
When the power failed you would bring down a tractor and run a hose out to power the machines temporarily.

Lou, I always enjoy your posts. You have and share a lot of wisdom. Thank you.

 

[LouNY]

LS, where you buy geo textile? Looks like you can order thru Lowe’s. Searching shows mostly the garden fabric I bought, guess it’s about the same.

Here is a link to an article on fabrics there is a considerable difference in fabrics;
geo tex for roadways and driveways is considerably different then garden fabric.
The Importance of Selecting and Using the Correct Geotextile Fabric

 

[sodamo]

Per usual, educational time on GM

 

[sodamo]

Congrats, Dennis. Let the fun begin.
Curious what land prices are like. Just did a quick search locally and 13 acres listed at $595K. Smaller parcels even higher per acre. Ouch.
So blessed with our property, only about $6500/acre, but almost 20 years ago.

 

[Thomas]

Dug another bucket of potatoes last night before dark. Ran out of buckets. Need to put potatoes in something else anyways. What do you all store potatoes in? On the farm we had 2 big wooden potato bins in a cold room in the basement. Dad insulated the ceiling, and would leave a window open in that room. Above the potato bins were shelves for all the canning jars.

Need to mow. Been needing blades sharpened half the summer now, never seem to find time.

When I was tadpole parents had dirt floor root cellar and no sun could shine on vegs in wooden box.

Notice it's that time of year grass etc. more coarse come compared to summer months.

 

[Thomas]

2022-09-17, 0936

44° right now...high about 70 or so...sunny

Stepdaughter's test (yesterday) came in negative, so she went to work. Wife and I weren't so lucky...if any of you had this bug, you know what it's like...

Should make a dump run, but not enough energy for that today

Hope your whole better to day Roy.

 

[Thomas]

has anyone seen a milking machine powered off engine vacuum? Pretty neat, not sure how well it worked.

Interesting.

 

[Thomas]

Congrats on the deal BEF hope you don't stench your bones and muscles to thin.

 

[Thomas]

Mostly very hard some days thanks for asking

Busy day today looking at jobs grass needs mowed weed eated etc. almost time to go

BEF hope land search proves successful

Prayers for all our Country

Very best thoughts for the both of you.

 

[m7040]

had a fun time at the Old Time Power show. Fun old tractors, hit and miss engines, steam/coal powered log mill and just a wide variety of cool stuff.
lots of pics.
some things I had never seen before. Powered potato and peach sorter. El Camino is for Scaredy
And I loved the Lo-Lo Boy. Very nice pristine Z28.

The Frederick fair week has started and there are plenty of animals and equipment on display as always. Dennis are you going?