I have an older 4-hole Ritchie waterer that fits that description. The cracks don't bother me. It froze during the cold spell, however, the cattle have access to multiple waterers. When the weather warmed up, I found the donut heater had failed.I have a Ritchie two hole waterer with some age on it, about ten years or more. It has faded to a mild pink where it was once red.
The upper plastic housing is full of cracks. It does not leak and functions, but froze solid during the recent cold spell.
I would add, that you should wear gloves when using it. It starts curing the minute it hits air and will not wash off because it is waterproof. A solvent might work, but I am not sure on that.I should add the crack/leak was low enough to keep the float from shutting off.
This is what I've heard, though I haven't tried it. Find out what type of plastic the waterer is made of. Patch using a piece of the same plastic and a butane torch. Heat the edges until it bonds to form a patch. Plastic of a different type will not bond with the Ritchie plastic.It's a Ritchie, plastic.
I'd think that the plastic in a lick tub would have less brittleness over time. Milk cartons shatter within a year.Are milk jugs the same plastic as Ritchie waterers?
I once welded a plastic canoe with a section of milk carton and it held up well.
Lick tub plastic has about a million year half life.I'd think that the plastic in a lick tub would have less brittleness over time. Milk cartons shatter within a year.
Didn't work on my cracked fiberglass swimming pool steps. They're slightly textured (nonslip) and I never could get it to stick. The commercials show the guy just sticking it on and presto! it's instantly sealed, but the instructions on the tape are a lot different. Plainly states that pressure applied to the tape and how long it's applied are instrumental in getting a good seal and that the surface needs to be smooth..I wonder if that flex seal stuff on TV would work?
I have tried it on other things like water buckets and water hoses and was not impressed.I wonder if that flex seal stuff on TV would work?