Getting water to the cattle

[JMTHORNLEY]

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Pasture pump on a sleeper and just keep moving it on with each fence move provided you’ve got somewhere to draw water from

I plan to put some infrastructure in over the winter providing I get some good results this summer and things work the way I plan. I will run water pipe from the farm to fields or at the very least a central point from where I can then put hose in to reel out for the drinkers. I suppose I’m just still sceptical and want to try things out.

If all takes off I will run electric and fence off the boundaries round ditchs ect to make life that bit easier for moving blocks

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

When you say IBC, I assume you mean the square 1000 l " shuttle " ?
How many head / class of stock you planning on watering out of it ?

Correct Sir Roy, it will need to feed 20 per block as I’ll run the followers separate from the cows and calves

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

Bloody great tanker/water cart with a crappy old tractor on the front and just leave it in the bit you are grazing

haha - that would be my solution

Could take the old Nash up there and mount a IBC on the back of that.

In the process of welding up an old axle frame to sit said tank on, seen a few on the net that have given me my inspiration.

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

IBC in back of pickup, half (500l) sizes are available and a petrol driven transfer pump?

This could also work, just have to ride round with the dogs licking my face in the cab

 

[Sharpy]

This could also work, just have to ride round with the dogs licking my face in the cab

No real downside then!

 

[Chasingmytail]

We have a water tank behind the shed. The tank fills and the submersible pump takes the water some height to the top of the hill. It fills very efficient. We then T-off from that big huge tank (ebay 2nd hand) It takes some spending and effort to set up a good water system. But we def don't IBC water and get tractors out every day especially if the ground is wet and seeing that the boss is out working off farm in the week it needs to be efficient and quick. The system is set up so the kids can do a lot of it. They can unplug the JFC trough and either drag it or pop in the quad trailer to the text T off. Then set up the electric fence. Like I said there is a lot of spending and time to set up but it works.

 

[Farmer Roy]

I don't know if this is of any value to you ?

http://www.theconsciousfarmer.com/stock-water-options/

 

[edwhite]

We have 25mm pipe running out from points at all of our old static water trough points. Then we have a small 150 litre water trough we move into each patch as we mob graze. As we are on borehole water supply with good flow and pressure the 60 head don’t drain the trough. Just tip it out and drag it along

 

[ShooTa]

Im using an IBC with sheep (beware the tap cracking) due to shocking layout for water on the farm - we fill one ibc and tow it up in a trailer - and feed it to a working ibc in the field at a convenient high point - then we can come and put a second ibc infront of the sheep and fill from the higher one - thus the sheep catch up with the water. - ive been feeding from the ibc via hoses to cut up 50lt barrels

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

I have finally got a solution. Pictures to follow tomorrow

 

[ShooTa]

nice - looking foward to the system.

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

The solution. Good base just got to sort a small leek and some new tyres. Pick of paint and it’ll do the job just perfect

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

Wouldn’t let me post both images