12L Cow Milking Machine, Rechargeable Battery Powered Speed Adjustable Pulsating Vacuum Pump, 304 Stainless Steel Milk Bucket with Auto Stop Check Valve Cow Milker Machine (Pro Model)

Last year, we milked our jersey cow with this unit. This year we're milking our goats. It's easy to use and does a good job. So much better then hand milking! Easier and a whole lot cleaner (no flies in the milk!). It's easy to clean and holds a charge well. I would definitely recommend it!

So I want to say like every first time dairy cow mama, I had dreams of hand milking. Well, a few days in I realized it takes a long time to milk out and she was kicking, pulling out of the stanchion as soon as her food was done. We were not emptying her fast enough and going through way too much feed. I researched and decided on this one since we were calf sharing. It was great and delivered exceptionally fast without prime. We milked the left and he milked the right. It worked for months because she wouldnt let down for us unless he was nursing. I had ordered a second one in case the first broke. Fast forward to 6 months in and we decided to wean him amd put a nose ring in. We opened the second milker and now use both. They work great. I ordered a third for the same reason as the second. These milkers are tough. They withstand kicking them off and being stepped on. If there's a hole in a tube somewhere you can snip it off or replace with some of the extra tubing they give. My son set it up wrong once and milk was going in the machine. I stopped it, fixed it and shook it out and all is fine. I made that mistake a few months back and it recovered well. I dont know how but they both work great. I've researched more expensive milkers, 500$-1000$ and these are the easiest to clean and are perfect for someone with unreliable electricity. Just charge it after a few milkings. My only request is that they make a 4 teet milker. These are wonderful especially if one quarter had mastitis. I just milk that one into one milker and the 2 higher producers first in the second then when one is empty move it to the 4th teet. It works very well and I am happy to have now bought 3 of these wonderful savers. Anyone that says it's junk either doesnt realize it has a hole in the tubing or is not making sure to clamp and take off when the teet is done. Any milker will ruin a teet if left on after emptied. Milking only takes 10-15 minutes and I am able to brush and spray with homemade fly spray while it's milking. Truly a blessing we found this milker when we did.

I’m beyond frustrated! I was going to return it but figured it was something I was doing wrong with the seal for the lid. It has been a constant struggle. Now the seal for the lid is not working. The pump works great. I have 3 does I’m trying to milk once a day and I have to reposition the seal 6-8 times.If the seal was different it would be a great product but with a bad seal you can’t even use the stupid thing.

Short answer is after having this milker for 2 weeks I am really pleased with it. It is a great milker if you just have a couple/few goats that you milk. Time will tell how long it lasts but it seems well made.Long answer for those who want more detail and like me a little nervous about some of the reviews. I currently milk 2 well bred full size nubians. I say well bred because it makes a big difference when milking in regards to the bag and teet structure. I have been hand milking them for 2 years but the farm I purchased them from used a milking machine so they were already accustom to both. I have found that the suction amount is just fine, my girls have not objected to the milker and have not had any swollen teets or damage. They actually prefer the milker to my hand milking.Just as a test I had a first time mom boer doe with itty bitty bags and teets smaller than my pinky finger that I put on the stand and put the milker on just to see if I would have any issues. The milker worked perfectly fine on her and she objected to my hand milking but had no issues with the milker on her.The lines come off of the milk pail and motor just fine for me, I hqve not struggled with that. It is easy to break the suction on the teets after you clamp the lines and turn the machine off by slipping your thumb against the teet. The lines are short but for me its not an issue since the machine is portable. I have the pail sitting in a 5 gallon feed bucket(not a 5 gallon utility bucket its not wide enough) I set a rag on top of the pail and put the motor on top of that. My lines wrap neatly on top. It makes it easy to carry to and from the barn and set out of the way until I get the goat o. The stand then put in place next to the goat to milk.It has cut my milking time in the barn way down as well as my frustration because my girls seem to prefer the milker to my hand milking. I may spend a little more time overall when you add the cleaning but I would rather spend less time in a freezing cold barn and a little more time inside cleaning.I do hand strip the last bit of milk from my girls once it seems the machine has gotten all it can, this is standard practice with any milking machine, its not much usually 3-5 squirts per teet. If you find its more you probably didn't massage all the milk out of the bags while the milker was running and/or just needed to leave it on a little longer.Its nice that everything is numbered for hooking up the lines, it also comes with a spare gasket, line, and the cleaning brushes for the teet cups and lines.I only gave it 4 stars for 2 reasons, the milk pail was very slightly banged up, I honestly don't care but some people may be really put off by that. And I wish the lip design on the pail was a bit different, the milk is a bit clumsy to pour off through a filter so I pour it into a gallon pitcher then from the pitcher through the strainer. It would be nice to avoid this step and the extra clean up.Cleaning the machine is easy enough, I wash the outsides of the cups and lines with warm soapy water then hook the machine up and run warm sopy water through the lines after every use. Once a week I run the brushes through the lines and I am happy with that.So far the only time I have had an issue with it "not working" was one day when I couldn't clean the machine right away and it set for a couple of hours. When I went to hook it up to run clean soapy water through it the suction was not working, everything was hooked up properly and the motor was running. I finally realised the check valve in the lid was stuck closed due to dried milk, once I cleared that it went back to operating perfectly.I hope my review helps others on the fence. I am happy with my prurchase.