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<blockquote data-quote="fargus" data-source="post: 1018476" data-attributes="member: 13480"><p>We used an old running gear from under a bale wagon, shortened the reach up as much as we could, put two sleeper beams on the frame and mounted an old 500 gal fuel tank with a box float in the top. Took the core out of an old water heater, put it between the sleepers at the rear and ran a 1 1/2" pipe from the bottom of the 500 gal tank into the water heater tank with a high-flow valve. Strapped that down, and covered the work hole on the water heater tank with roofing steal so the cattle can't get at the float mechanism. Cut a hole in the top of the water heater tank for the cattle to drink out of. Still had room in front of the 500 gal tank to cut a plastic barrel in half, lag it to the sleepers and use it for salt and mineral. Pretty slick, I can hook on with a loader tractor or pickup truck, use quick connect couplers on the water lines and the garden hose so it's fast to move around.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s544.photobucket.com/user/houlagan/media/steersinjune_zpsac4018dc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh338/houlagan/steersinjune_zpsac4018dc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Not a great picture, but you can see the ugly thing in the corner. Kept up to 100 yearlings no problem, and heavy enough that they couldn't really push it around. Likely going to build another one this summer. I'll try and remember to get some better pictures this week. It was pretty cheap to build, mostly recycled materials from around the shop. Had to spend about $100 on plumbing and floats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fargus, post: 1018476, member: 13480"] We used an old running gear from under a bale wagon, shortened the reach up as much as we could, put two sleeper beams on the frame and mounted an old 500 gal fuel tank with a box float in the top. Took the core out of an old water heater, put it between the sleepers at the rear and ran a 1 1/2" pipe from the bottom of the 500 gal tank into the water heater tank with a high-flow valve. Strapped that down, and covered the work hole on the water heater tank with roofing steal so the cattle can't get at the float mechanism. Cut a hole in the top of the water heater tank for the cattle to drink out of. Still had room in front of the 500 gal tank to cut a plastic barrel in half, lag it to the sleepers and use it for salt and mineral. Pretty slick, I can hook on with a loader tractor or pickup truck, use quick connect couplers on the water lines and the garden hose so it's fast to move around. [url=http://s544.photobucket.com/user/houlagan/media/steersinjune_zpsac4018dc.jpg.html][img]http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh338/houlagan/steersinjune_zpsac4018dc.jpg[/img][/url] Not a great picture, but you can see the ugly thing in the corner. Kept up to 100 yearlings no problem, and heavy enough that they couldn't really push it around. Likely going to build another one this summer. I'll try and remember to get some better pictures this week. It was pretty cheap to build, mostly recycled materials from around the shop. Had to spend about $100 on plumbing and floats. [/QUOTE]
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