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[jotomac]

Hi everyone,

If you have the time, and if this is of interest to you, I was wondering if you'd take a look at the following website: www.jotomac.co.uk

There's a video on the site of a machine called the Muckuum, which is a vacuum machine designed for mucking out stables.

If you have any questions, I'd be happy to help.

Thanks.

Eleanor

[jotomac]

Sept 2, 2010 11:36:20 GMT ISRT said:

I'd be there all day doing my beds with that! How much does it cost?

Hi,

The Muckuum costs £1195 per unit, with increasing discounts for the purchase of two machines or more.

The machine is actually a lot quicker to muck-out with than by the usual methods. Using the timings from the video, it takes approximately 12 seconds to suck up the manure. It takes around 30 seconds to expose the wet bed, and 15 seconds to remove it. So, all in all, imagining you had a stable containing 5 piles of manure and two areas of wet bed, it'd take you around 3 minutes to do a full clean out of your stable. This figure is of course only a guideline, as the muck-out time depends on factors such as how big your horse is, but it is certainly a much quicker way to muck-out your stable thoroughly - each time you use the machine, it's not just a skip out, you're removing all waste and creating a very clean new bed each time.

It has other benefits in addition to time-saving, such as less bending and lifting, so it relieves your back, and because of its effective separation system, you save money on shavings as well.

Thanks for your response.

[princessstacie22]

That would take me ages to do all my three. I'll stick to my £19.99 shavings fork and £20 wheelbarrow thanks x

[sageandonion]

I feel mean because I am all for innovative ideas and people trying to set up new businesses etc. However, that is complete faffing around. What would you do with a pony that mixes his poo? Where would you store a big machine like that?

I reckon it takes me 5 seconds to expose a wet patch with a fork and about 2 seconds to fork it up.

I hope you were wanting feed back and even negative feed back because the investment you will need to take that to a market that will probably not be interested at all will be huge.

[jotomac]

Sept 2, 2010 15:30:02 GMT said:

What would you do with a pony that mixes his poo? Where would you store a big machine like that?

Hi,

Thanks for your response - all comments, positive or negative, are gratefully received.

The Muckuum would still work if a pony had mixed his poo. In fact, in this situation, a vacuum machine would likely be a great advantage. The machine separates the manure from the clean shavings, depositing the waste in the waste container, and the good, reusable shavings into the shavings bag. If a horse was a particularly bad stable-walker, and broke up his poos into tiny, tiny pieces, we wouldn't recommend purchase of the machine, as these are not optimum conditions in which the Muckuum could perform to its full potential. However, it would still work.

With regards to storage, the Muckuum is 85cm long, 72cm wide and 108cm high, so it doesn't occupy an awful lot of space, not much more than a wheelbarrow.

This information, and more, can be found on the website, most specifically on the FAQ page.

Thank you for your questions.