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The lambing shed can hold up to 600 lambs.
Waikato/Northland sales manager Gary Feeney says it was during Covid lockdown when WMS was asked to price a basic swingover milking system for James Wallace. He says the milking machine is a standard 30 swing-over with ITP sheep clusters and a 76mm milk line. “We included a blank section of milk line, enabling James to increase to 40 sets in the future.” Gary says the pulsator airline is 63mm, with WMS pulsation running at 180ppm at a 50:50 ratio. The receiving can and sanitary trap are a 90L/60L combination, while the main air line is 76mm. He says James requested a flexible impellor milk pump controlled by a 2.2kW variable speed drive. Milk filtration is via a WMS Maxi filter and cooling via a 7000L Sondex double bank PHE. The vacuum system is a BP400 blower type
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Milking time with staff member Fiona Libeau.
vacuum pump controlled by a 15kW variablespeed drive, says Gary. “A point of difference with WMS is the use of stainless steel for all milk and air lines. The standard option for filtered air is PVC (as this is atmospheric pressure) however this can be stainless steel if requested.
Covid impact “Covid did produce some challenges, as I’m sure other service providers have experienced,” says Gary. “It did necessitate having a ‘Plan B’ and in some cases a ‘Plan C’ and a lot of afterhours organising.” “The end result is a simplistic, easy-to-use mono slope sheep herringbone.” All electrical work was undertaken by Pukekohe-based EW Electrical. Director Eamonn Wallbutton says this included a new switchboard linked to a PTOdriven generator, which acts as a back up in
Staff member Abbie concentrating on the job at hand.
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Don Chapman Waikato director Shanan White in front of the Wallace shed.
case of power failure on the property. EW handled all electrical requirements in the pit, plant room and office. Out in the milking area, EW fitted the general power and lighting systems required. Eamonn says his team also worked on the control panel and associated wiring for the vat and chiller units. Refrigeration and compressor units were brought over from the Karaka property and wired-in by EW. Eamonn says 2-5 staff worked on site for about 260 hours from mid-May to mid-August.
Blank canvas This was the first sheep dairy operation EW has tackled and he pretty much started with a blank canva” at the Wallace property. James Wallace says EW Electrical was always
one step ahead of the rest and completed a tidy, efficient job ahead of schedule. The 45kVA generator was supplied by Norwood Pukekohe. Dealership manager Andrew Jameson says the Italian-made device is powered by a tractor PTO, with 1500rpm producing 50Hz. “You power up the tractor and lights are green,” says Andrew. “It is pretty fool-proof.” He says the generator is a sound back-up to the regular power supply on the Wallace property. “It’s something farmers should be thinking about.” Pit walls were finished courtesy of Acraflex Specialised Coatings from Waiuku. Director and franchise-holder Bruce Cameron says the long-lasting, easy clean coating is acrylic-based with a special glaze. It is also resistant to alkalis and acids, he says. Bruce says the material is sprayed on then rolled and sprayed again. “It’s equivalent to about 10 coats of paint.”
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