Compressor oil

[Qualitig7]

Hiya guys.

Im struggling to find a manual for my 200l air compressor and i was wondering if there was a standard oil i need to use.

 

[wristpin]

A possible starting point

http://www.morrislubricants.co.uk/scripts/prodList.asp

They have a usually helpful technical dept either by email or on the phone.
If you can give them the make and model, so much the better.

 

[Turbo]

Go into any motor factors or Agri supplies and get milking machine oil (a milking machine is basically a compressor with the input/output swapped over)

 

[Qualitig7]

Thats great guys, thanks for the help :-)

 

[AndyStobbs]

Suppose the only real consideration would be whether the compressor has an oil pump or is splash fed.

 

[Kent]

Go into any motor factors or Agri supplies and get milking machine oil (a milking machine is basically a compressor with the input/output swapped over)

Is it just me that thought "what if" and "could I blow a cow up?" on reading that and do i have a problem?

 

[normspanners]

I have never thought about------- blowing a cow,-------- I think it is illegal.
Mind you there are some pretty ones.

 

[Kent]

I have never thought about------- blowing a cow,-------- I think it is illegal.
Mind you there are some pretty ones.

trust someone from Wales to come up with that

 

[SmartWerks]

I have never thought about------- blowing a cow,-------- I think it is illegal.
Mind you there are some pretty ones.

I think it's the bulls that need the blowing, not illegal and leaves a nice shine

http://www.ehow.co.uk/list_5828509_uses-bull-sperm.html#page=1

 

[normspanners]

trust someone from Wales to come up with that

Wales where men are men and sheep are nervous.

 

[Cobbler]

I have never thought about------- blowing a cow,-------- I think it is illegal.
Mind you there are some pretty ones.

I had a car once that blew a seal!

 

[rikrobson]

I had a car once that blew a seal!

No i was just eating an ice cream

 

[normspanners]

Do you know how many skin divers it takes-------- to circumcise a seal?


answer----Four

 

[Turbo]

Before any of you non-agri types get any more funny ideas about blowing up cows I'll explain.

A milking machine uses suction to extract the milk from the cow. There is a large vacuum pump to produce the suction and it works exactly the same as a compressor pump only with the inlet & outlet reversed.

An old milking parlour vacuum pump could probably be re-engineered as a compressor, probably make a good one as they are belt driven & slow running.

 

[normspanners]

I am not a as you call it a 'non-agri type' and have milked cows since I was 12, so I know exactly what a vacuum pump is like and what it does thanks
And I am sorry but you are wrong, in actual fact, The milking machine works on the principal of providing a vacuum that alternates and pulses with atmospheric pressure to draw milk from the teats. A continuous vacuum would soon become painful for the cow and cause teat damage and so the pulsating system used to milk provides a cycle that can, when correctly set, remove milk efficiently without damage to the teat or udder.

The correct vacuum and pulsation levels are essential to this process and are checked when a milking machine is fitted to the teats

 

[normspanners]

And I have just remembered, I did just the opposite to your idea, I converted a small compressor to work as a vacuum pump to get the milking done in an emergency one harvest night when the motor spit its dummy out and the cows where bellowin coz they were fit to explode and leaking everywhere and we didnt fancy handcranking 70 head ------.

 

[Turbo]

I am not a as you call it a 'non-agri type' and have milked cows since I was 12, so I know exactly what a vacuum pump is like and what it does thanks
And I am sorry but you are wrong, in actual fact, The milking machine works on the principal of providing a vacuum that alternates and pulses with atmospheric pressure to draw milk from the teats. A continuous vacuum would soon become painful for the cow and cause teat damage and so the pulsating system used to milk provides a cycle that can, when correctly set, remove milk efficiently without damage to the teat or udder.

The correct vacuum and pulsation levels are essential to this process and are checked when a milking machine is fitted to the teats

Sorry, I was not giving anyone a dig, it was meant in jest. I just forgot to add smileys. This is how it should have looked.

'Before any of you non-agri types get any more funny ideas about blowing up cows I'll explain.'

Good explanation on how a milking machine works, mine was a simplified version. When I posted earlier I was still groggy from a trip to the dentists. Tooth wouldn't freeze & she had to use the strong anaethestic. Good stuff - she could've chopped off half my jaw and I would not have felt a thing. But it left me groggy, mrs had to drive home! Mouth still feels slightly numb now, 9 hours later!

 

[Kent]

if there are any non-agri types out there if you do reverse a milking machine into a compressor be very aware that any milky-ness in your paint is likely exactly as it seems. I honestly didn't know you sucked the milk out of a cows udder I thought it all came from Tesco . You could just blow it out via the nostrils much faster and catch it in the plastic bottles at the other end this should give a large cost saving on time and pipe-work / machinery, important consideration with this price war going on at present.

 

[normspanners]

You could just blow it out via the nostrils much faster and catch it in the plastic bottles

If you have been at the receiving end of a cow after being on fresh pasture and they blow out through the nostrils( sneeze/cough) just after lifting their tails i tell you watch out mate, I have seen a bucket full of smelly green semi liquid fly for several metres !!! at the speed of sh*te -------then slowly run down the shippon wall---------If you are lucky and it misses you. I'm sure they do it on purpose.

 

[Kent]

If you have been at the receiving end of a cow after being on fresh pasture and they blow out through the nostrils( sneeze/cough) just after lifting their tails i tell you watch out mate, I have seen a bucket full of smelly green semi liquid fly for several metres !!! at the speed of sh*te -------then slowly run down the shippon wall---------If you are lucky and it misses you. I'm sure they do it on purpose.

Yeah, funny as sometimes though init I don't really like cows much but they are so much better than sheep at breaking stuff I suppose I should appreciate them more.