Adapting an Old Surge Bucket Milker for Goats?

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amandarenee

Discussion Starter · Mar 29, 2022

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone had experience adapting an old Surge Bucket Milker to use for goats?

I have been trying to find a milker that doesn't break the bank and won't destroy my goats' teats, and ran across an old thread on here with a member mentioning using a Surge. I, oddly enough, found one for free long before I got my goats and use it as decor on my front porch. 😆 I'm guessing it's from the 40s or 50s based on some old ads/photos. I found that Hambry Dairy Supply still offers parts/kits for them, and it looks like they have everything to make it work, but I was curious if anyone had done this before, and if it was worth investing a few hundred dollars into parts to get it up and running again? I only have the bucket, and would need everything else, which would run me about $300-400.

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ksalvagno

· #2 · Mar 29, 2022

Did you look at simple pulse milking machines? It is certainly doable what you want to do.

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amandarenee

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 30, 2022

ksalvagno said:
Did you look at simple pulse milking machines? It is certainly doable what you want to do.

I did look at the Simple Pulses, but once I add the 6 CFM system (I live at 7k' elevation) and the accessories, it comes to $999, which is just too costly for me to justify. I only have two does, one who is pregnant and won't be milked for a few months yet, and I was trying to find a ~$500 machine option that could be used daily. But it seems like this is very much a "you get what you pay for" situation, and anything under $500 is going to either be unreliable or too hard on the girls' teats.

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ksalvagno

· #4 · Mar 30, 2022

There have been a couple people on here who have built their own milking machines. Certainly not impossible to do.

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Goats Rock

· #5 · Mar 30, 2022

Do you have a vacuum pump? Many people have started with a surge bucket. You just have to get 2 goat inflations.(they go on the udder), and a tube to block off
the unneeded 2 on the milker lid and regulator. Make sure the milker has a regulator- so you can control the vacuum sucking amount. The photo is off of Ebay. The little square box is the
regulator- you can buy the rebuild kit for it. The insides are a leather gasket and a slide.

They work just fine on goats- just make sure you wash everything well after milking. Generally, you get longer hoses, so you can sit the entire thing off to the side and only deal with
the 2 inflations that get put on the teats.

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