Milking Robot Bases.

Cast to the robot maker's drawing you send us.

WCCP cast level milking-robot bases, referred to as DeLaval & Lely Sumps, for DeLaval VMS and Lely Astronaut (A3/A4/A5) installations, to the manufacturer's drain-and-cable specification. Please call to check current yard stock or current lead times; we work directly off the robot manufacturer's installation drawing.

A milking robot base is cast in reinforced concrete, 250 mm (10in) minimum depth. WCCP supplies bases drilled to the manufacturer template you send us, levelled to within 2 mm.

Manufacturer-specific precast bases for DeLaval VMS and Lely Astronaut, offered in left-hand and right-hand formats for mats. Vibration isolation, cast-in drainage, anchor pattern poured to the millimetre, cast in our Holsworthy yard.

· DeLaval / Lely
· Vibration isolated
· Cast-in drainage
· Left/right-hand for mats

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Lely milking robot precast concrete base and surround dimensions — West Country Concrete Products

Specification

Robot models, base sizes and weights.

Catalogue bases for current-generation robots. We need the manufacturer's install drawing before we cast.

Robot model	Base size	Weight	Drainage	Notes
Lely Astronaut A3 / A4 / A5	Sump + surround + machine base	On application	110mm (4in) sockets	Left-hand or right-hand format; with or without weighing floors
Lely Astronaut	Cast to the installation drawing you supply	On application	Per the install pack	Single-box free-cow-traffic herds
DeLaval VMS V300 / V310	Cast to VMS install drawing	On application	Integrated V-channel + sump, with or without clean-room drain channel	Single-box and multi-box VMS installs

Lely A3 / A4 catalogue kit

Sump, surround and machine base.

The kit we supply for the Lely A3 and A4 milking robots consists of a sump, a surround and a machine base. The machine base is handed — there are different left-handed and right-handed versions.

Sump:: Integrated V-channel and sump with socket connections for 110mm (4in) drain pipes
Surround:: Smooth-cast surround that frames the machine base
Machine base:: Left-hand or right-hand format for mats — specify when ordering
Weighing floors:: Available with or without weighing floors

DeLaval VMS — built-in features

Dedicated DeLaval VMS bases.

WCCP casts dedicated DeLaval VMS bases. Drainage and pipework cast in.

·Integrated V-shape channel, sump and drainage pipework cast in
·Available with or without clean-room drain channel
·Integrated drain gully on clean-room side runs into the sump
·Push-fit socket connections for 110mm (4in) soil pipe to three sides — flexibility for the drain run
·50mm (2in) waste connector on cleanroom side for machine washout — runs into V-channel and sump
·Drain gully also functions as the guide for finishing the clean-room floor at 300mm (1ft) below outside floor level
·VMS machine fixes 75mm (3in) below outside floor level — keeps the machine floor level with the floor outside
·Raised edge offset from the machine on the cow-shed side — easy angle-bracket fixing of the machine base

Drawings & dimensions

Robot base drawings + on-farm photos.

Precast concrete Lely A4 milking robot sump base cast by West Country Concrete Products, Devon — Lely A4 sump (cast)

Dimensioned drawing of the Lely A4 precast concrete sump base and surround by WCCP Devon — Lely A4 base + surround dims

Dimensioned drawing of the Lely A4 precast concrete milking-robot sump by WCCP Devon — Lely A4 sump dimensions

Perspective drawing of the WCCP precast concrete DeLaval VMS robot base with main dimensions and integrated V-channel and sump, Devon — DeLaval VMS base · perspective + dims

Cast precast concrete DeLaval VMS robot base in the WCCP yard at Holsworthy showing the integrated drainage gully and sump, Devon — DeLaval VMS base · cast in the yard

Top view of cast precast concrete DeLaval VMS robot base showing socket connections for 110mm soil pipe, Devon — DeLaval VMS · 110mm pipe sockets

Where they go

Common applications.

From a single-box first installation to a six-box expansion, we cast each base to the manufacturer's anchor pattern and drainage detail.

·New-build robotic milking parlours — single and multi-box
·Conversions from rotary or herringbone to robot
·Replacement bases on first-generation robot upgrades
·Multi-box dairy expansions
·Dry-cow and fresh-cow group robot bases
·Cleanroom-integrated bases with tanked floor gully
·Mixed-fleet farms running two manufacturers across boxes

Standards & references

Cast to manufacturer and British standards.

British Standards: Our products are manufactured in compliance with applicable British Standards. For information regarding the specific standards applicable to a particular product, please contact us.
Manufacturer install drawings: DeLaval and Lely published install tolerances followed exactly.
Eurocode 2: Structural design of concrete — base reinforcement designed in-house.

Configure your robot base

Tell us robot model, box count and shed dimensions — we will quote it.

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Common questions

What do buyers ask about milking robot bases?

Do you make milking robot bases?

Yes — bespoke pre-cast bases for DeLaval VMS, Lely Astronaut and similar robot systems. Cast with the right falls, drainage, cable ducts and bolt-down points. Please call to check current lead times from drawing approval.

What concrete grade do you use?

Standard mix is C40/50 sulphate-resisting with CEM III/A cement (around 50% GGBS) for slurry and cubicles, with silage clamp walls at C50/60 sulphate-resisting, cast with a DC-3 or DC-4 designation where the ground or exposure class calls for it. Lightly reinforced items such as padstones use C40/50 (50 N/mm² at 28 days, CEM I); prestressed panels and robot bases use C50/60 high-strength. A C40/50 low-carbon mix with CEM III/B (around 70% GGBS) is available for retaining walls. Bespoke mixes available on request.

What's the lead time?

Please call to check current yard stock or current lead times — we'll give you a real date once we've seen what you need, not a guess.

Do you offer installation?

No — we manufacture and supply only. We don't have an install team and we don't fit, erect or build in anything we make, on any product line. Installation is down to your groundworker or civils contractor. What we will do is give them what they need to get it right first time: setting-out drawings, lifting anchor positions and fixing details, plus a phone call with the yard if they want to talk it through before the load arrives.

How are products craned into place?

Panels are supplied with cast-in lifting anchors (Halfen-style). Units are delivered by artic or rigid lorry — on site you'll need a telehandler, forklift or crane to unload and position panels, depending on weight.