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I can't speak to the cheap machines, we use a Gold Medal machine (can't recall the model off the top of my head) we run a 3:1 ratio. Seems to give it enough flavor to make people happy, it is...

For a small bottler like the Smoky Lake, there's nothing wrong with a steam pan, the biggest trade off would just be having to refill the tray. I have one of their earlier versions of the...

Breezy, are you using a milk transfer pump for yours or something else? I keep going back and forth over whether to buy the setup from my family and hook it up as is, or to use the glass receiver...

Well, I guess I'm not positive on that. It appeared to be a relief, there is just a spring loaded ball under the filter when I remove the cover, but I'm really not certain. My family has done dairy...

I've got a glass receiver jar that I bought with my Surge Alamo 60 a few years ago, never used it yet since I didn't have a pump for it, so I could plumb it up instead of the stainless tank, but...

So, my family was finally forced out of the dairy business about a year ago, and they've been gradually getting rid of the equipment from the parlor and milkhouse. I am finally getting ahold of all...

I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get above 20" since the pump appeared to be in really good shape when I rebuilt it....then as I was walking the lines, I came across a Y in one of my mains that...

My outlet just has an elbow directly on top of the reclaimer going out horizontal maybe a foot. I'll have to see if I can get it broken free and put a longer section in to try.

I was playing...

We had the first extended trial of our Surge Alamo 60 today, and overall it was a success, but the amount of oil most that it sprays out even with the reclaimer is really bothering us. I just...

It sure is bizarre the way things work like that, strange enough to get offered an old Delaval pump when talking about pumps, but even more strange that it was the more obscure one that I was asking...

Thanks for all the info, Ben! It sounds like I probably should go ahead and jump on it as long as he isn't wanting a super high price for it. Funny you mention bartering, he actually asked me a few...

A friend of mine recently cleared out his father-in-law's old dairy equipment to make room for other ventures at their farm. I couldn't compete with the Amish guy who took the milk tank, but he left...

If you don't mind me asking, roughly how much did it cost you to build this? I've been thinking about trying to build one in the next year or two (once the sugarhouse is finished and we upgrade our...