While it’s been 100 years since the business was launched from a Papanui garage – and more than five decades since its move to Rangiora (1965-1966) – Reads remains a rare commodity in a fast-paced world.
A time-honoured business that has never wavered from its course to serve and to support its clients.
We complete the entire project from start to finish. Design, in-house machining & finishing.
Internal 40 bail sheep milking system. Pulsations rates, clusters, vacuum levels, and pipeline sizes have been adjusted to suit the lower milk flows that we get. The owner put his trust in Reads to design and build a system that fulfilled his requirements.
Internal Sheep Milker
Simple technology that adjusts based on cow flow. Teat spraying that’s suitable for Pre and Post milking. Compatibility with rotary and herringbone sheds.
“It’s great to be finished this New Shed the 54-bail Read Milking Machine in Fairlie. Setting the pace, it was completed in 2-months from the last cow walking out of the old shed. The build started with driving a bulldozer through the old shed 45 Bail herringbone shed and building the new shed on top of the old footprint. Builders and engineers battled getting concrete and steel onsite due to severe weather causing damage to roads and bridges being down. Thus, the excavation site had to be constantly pumped out during the entire build. Said, Andy Garth “Senior Read Milking Technician”.
Read Milking Systems is at site G90, 16-19 June at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton. Join us at the biggest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere.
Portable 20 Bail Sheep Trailer
Choose Reads as your milking system contractors. Read technicians are available 24hours a day, 365 days a year for Servicing & MPTA testing of milking machines in the Canterbury region. In Canterbury alone, we have 6 testers on the road with current MPTA registration and 5 ex MPTA testers backing up the team from the factory. >>>Book your test today!
New Zealand wide servicing & MPTA testing is made easy with Read Milking Systems agents through most regional territories. >>>Find your local agent.
Automate your system with the simple upgrade of automatic cup removers, including; Quickstart: kick-off alert & air sweep. Perfect for Herringbone and Rotary milking systems. Simple to use. Installations throughout New Zealand. Read Milking Systems. Trusted by farmers since 1922.
Read Agents based in Oamaru are Ahoy Engineering. Read Milking Upgrades. Read full System conversions in the Waitaki district. 021 125 4057