- Description
Mobile Sheep Shower How It Started
Mark Kelly an experienced Sheep Farmer and Electrician, built the first Dipfast Sheep Shower 8 years ago. He utilised an old Oil Tank and materials he found on his farm. Finding the process of dipping sheep taking more time and becoming even more expensive. Figuring out a way to do it safer, easier and quicker became his top priority.
Mark’s prototype was so successful with treating his own flock of sheep that the neighbouring farmers came to him asking for treatment of their sheep.
Fast forward to 2017, Mark and his three sons, Aidan, Patrick and Colm were finally ready to release their Dipfast Mobile Sheep shower for sale after a 3 year R&D process. They were able to work closely with Harlequin Manufacturing. So that the final product, the first of its kind, became a tried and tested fully enclosed sheep showering system.
How the Sheep Shower works
- Sheep enter the unit via the ramp.
- The operator closes the entrance door using the pulley system.
- The Sheep are sprayed by 18 jets with a total flow rate of 140 litres per minute at 2 bar pressure.
- After dripping off, the operator opens the exit door using the pulley system.
- The Sheep exit the Dipfast via the ramp.
DipFast Independent Research
The DipFast product was independently submitted to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) for testing to prove the effectiveness of the product. Thereafter, AFBI produced a report with the objective of testing a new method to treat and control ectoparasites in sheep using a mobile showering unit.
“DipFast is an effective and safe apparatus, therefore, causing minimal stress to sheep. Also requiring considerably less product than traditional treatment methods. Operators have little exposure to the product and sheep are able to receive full fleece saturation after only a short time. With the product consistently saturating the fleece and the inside of the ewe’s ears.” - AFBI Research Report, August 2016
Lead Times
As the units are made to order see below for lead times
Skid Unit 4-5 Months
Basic Mobile Unit 6 Months
Hydraulic Axle 9 Months
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- Delivery
There may be an additional charge for delivery of items outside UK mainland and offshore addresses; under these circumstances, please contact us for an updated quote on delivery before placing your order. Further payment may still be required for larger items – Please get in touch with us and we can arrange an updated invoice to reflect this. Your purchase with us will be held and stock allocated.
This includes Scotland, the Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Wight and the Isle of Man.
Postcodes including (but not limited to) DD, PH, IV, KW, HS, AB, PA, KA, ML, EH, KY, FK PO (PO – Isle of Wight) and G.
If access to the delivery address is restricted, please advise when placing the order. This will allow us to arrange for a suitably sized delivery vehicle. The customer is responsible for arranging for large items to be offloaded from the delivery vehicle at the customer’s premises. Please allow up to 10 working days for delivery.
Our suppliers arrange delivery at the source, so carriage charges may vary based on your postcode. We will happily provide you with a delivery quote; just call us on 01722 442446.
Next-Day Delivery is not Guaranteed – The order Cut-off for Qualifying next-day delivery addresses is 3pm. But please contact us as some orders can still be fulfilled after this time.
- Returns Policy
In accordance with United Kingdom and European law, customers have an unconditional right to cancel an order for a full refund from Tank Services up to 14 days after the goods are received by you.
If a customer wishes to return an item and cancel an order with Tank Services, please contact us within the period outlined above to arrange for the goods to be returned at cost to you. It is not Tank Services’ responsibility to pay for the return of your goods (see T&Cs for more information ).
Please take care when ordering the correct product, as the cost of returning tanks and bulky goods can be expensive.
It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure that good care is taken of the goods whilst in their possession. Goods must be returned to Tank Services in a suitable resale condition and unused as determined by the Supplier. Please see our standard Terms & Conditions for further details.
For BUSINESS Customers & Bespoke items; any refund will be less an administration fee of 20% + VAT of the total order value.
Sheep Shower System - DipFast Static and Mobile
Excludes Delivery Please contact us with the Post code and we can get a delivery costing for you
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