Jalopy
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Does anyone have one? I am preparing to install one that will be shared by four pastures. Any words of wisdom from anyone with experience with them? Thanks in advance. JLP
Then what happens when a cow or calf gets in the tire and breaks the float? The reason I never put them in the tire.jedstivers":enfmamno said:I'm going to put the float in the bottom of mine. I like those real well.
Then what happens when a cow or calf gets in the tire and breaks the float? The reason I never put them in the tire.[/quotkenny thomas":gdev4x78 said:jedstivers":gdev4x78 said:I'm going to put the float in the bottom of mine. I like those real well.
Thinking about how your fields are you may have to do it that way. With ours if you get 12ft away the slope allows you to at least half bury the culvert so it will not freeze. 12ft in your fields means .0000001" so it is just not the same.jedstivers":1f6002ot said:Then what happens when a cow or calf gets in the tire and breaks the float? The reason I never put them in the tire.[/quotkenny thomas":1f6002ot said:jedstivers":1f6002ot said:I'm going to put the float in the bottom of mine. I like those real well.
Don't have that with the tanks I'm using now ( cut 1000 gal. metal tanks in half). On the tires I'm going to try putting a board fence across it to divide it an hope that works.
kenny thomas":2ba1oo7g said:If you build a hill AC will never go home. :lol2:
I'm going to use combine tires, they aren't as big as the 12 foot ones but they are FREE. I know Iowa should have plenty of them.Jalopy":3k7j9t5z said:I am planning to put the riser and float in the tank and put double 2 x 12's across the tank to keep calves out and divide for the different pastures. The water line will be down 4' the same as all the lines here. But under the tank I plan on a 16-18" tube 8foot in the ground to supply ground heat up to help heat the tank. I agree that with the heavy rock around the tank at least four foot.
I wish I could find a free tire but I haven't yet.
Thanks for all the ideas and responses. JLP
kenny thomas":1awdbp5a said:Then what happens when a cow or calf gets in the tire and breaks the float? The reason I never put them in the tire.jedstivers":1awdbp5a said:I'm going to put the float in the bottom of mine. I like those real well.