When I was milking cows as an employee for another farm we were milking 450-600 cows depending on the time of year. They have a double 12 parlor, 2 guys milking. Their herd was 99% holstein, I don't remember what the butter fat content was but the cows averaged around 75-77 #/day. I loved that job, not the milking part but all the other stuff we got to do, just din't pay enough.

I need to come visit AZ. When I think AZ I think about cactui and sand, not corn and cows lol.

Nick too bad its so hot up there. We are having about the coolest wettest year on record here.

 

It has been dry here. We've barely seen enough rai to wet the ground in the last 6 weeks. I'll probably have to buy hay this year and my corn is going to suffer huge. The cows are taking it well though. I have lot of air flow and lots of fresh water available to them. I really can't complain about the production. I just did the conversion and 38 kgs works out to 83#'s. Mostly Holstein with a few jerseys. I don't like jerseys though. I keep trying to breed them out and my wife keeps trying to breed them in lol

 

My 95 did the same thing on me, but it started smoking(diesel) right before it died. Put the computer on her and everything is good. Noticed I had no fuel pressure, I just tried the bleeder valve while I was standing there. Pulled the pump this morning and it has been broke off. I thought I did it pulling it, but noticed the edge has been broke and just one small shiny spot that was probably all that was holding it, but I could tell the plunger has been broke for some time. I don't see how she ran that long like that. Might check your fuel pressure.

 

Ok so I don't get a CEL when I leave the key on for a few minutes, I do get oil pressure and the tach to move when I do crank it. So probably a blow CEL light and a bad fuel pump. Pretty common issues I'm guessing. Guess it's time to order some parts? What say you all?

 

Before you get a pump I would check the pressure. My new pump was $100.00, I didn't check mine, but it wasn't even filling the filter housing up with fuel.

 

You should see the CEL blink VERY briefly when you FIRST turn the key to RUN.

DEF check fuel pressure before just throwing the part at it.