Plastic or Concrete water troughs?

[Beef farmer]

I've 4 x 500gal concrete troughs coming from moore concrete products this week's hopefully.... 4m long....looking forward to getting them installed while it's dry

Unless they have altered the service box, your nuts

 

[Ormond]

I've been use to IAE service boxes so I'm sure they'll be grand ....50% payment before delivery 50% 7 days after soi if there is any problems.....whats the issue with them?

 

[Dragon]

I've been use to IAE service boxes so I'm sure they'll be grand ....50% payment before delivery 50% 7 days after soi if there is any problems.....whats the issue with them?

You cant get a float valve in them

 

[Beef farmer]

I've been use to IAE service boxes so I'm sure they'll be grand ....50% payment before delivery 50% 7 days after soi if there is any problems.....whats the issue with them?

You cant get a long arm and a decent size ball in the available space, so of you've decent pressure you cant stop it running

 

[vantage]

You cant get a long arm and a decent size ball in the available space, so of you've decent pressure you cant stop it running

Not even a diaphragm type?

 

[Ormond]

Surely you can get something in....we've the big plastic round troughs....aka...rubbish...anyway they've not much room in at all...they have the diaphragm type in but next to no up and down movement so as the trough moves and settles in and it's not 100% level...its difficult to have it to shut off

 

[Ormond]

You cant get a long arm and a decent size ball in the available space, so of you've decent pressure you cant stop it running

We haven't the best pressure...its off a borehole....distance is the issue

 

[Shane_watertrough]

Plenty of space in a forden concrete trough. Has its own internal pipe feed where you can even put an inline stop tap to aid servicing. Good frost protection and will take any ball valve or float.

 

[farmertom]

Forden concrete being put in here at the moment , plenty of room for long arm and big ball , pleased with them so far

 

[pappuller]

View attachment 872252View attachment 872253Forden concrete being put in here at the moment , plenty of room for long arm and big ball , pleased with them so far

Farmertom junior keeping you lit [emoji23]

 

[Shane_watertrough]

View attachment 872252View attachment 872253Forden concrete being put in here at the moment , plenty of room for long arm and big ball , pleased with them so far

Now that's a very nice trough Did you buy direct or through an agent?

 

[farmertom]

Now that's a very nice trough Did you buy direct or through an agent?

Through an agent .

 

[farmertom]

Farmertom junior keeping you lit [emoji23]

Always lit here !

 

[onesiedale]

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Liked your idea, so I borrowed it.
Manitou tyre off the silage pit, bottom fill valve, old sheet of plastic board and some serious evostick/filler ?

 

[farmershane]

Has anyone had any issue with concrete tanks cracking due to frost. I am thinking of buying a 300 gallon tank.

 

[vantage]

Has anyone had any issue with concrete tanks cracking due to frost. I am thinking of buying a 300 gallon tank.

No. They’re tapered, so isn’t an issue.

 

[blackisleboy]

No. They’re tapered, so isn’t an issue.

Certainly is an issue...
I have 3 Moores type which were bought last summer cracked over the last winter, and I wouldn't say it was that frosty!!
So far the agent and Moores haven't responded to my complaint

 

[Shane_watertrough]

Hi we do a 300 gallon water trough at 8 foot long by 4 foot wide. As you can see the internal pipe feed and service area are in there own compartment. The cover seen in the trough then locates on 2 pins to keep everything from prying cattle. They come complete with the ball valve and float and will accept Apex Xtraflo and Jobe fast flow valves.
We still use steel as our reinforcement with each corner wrapped using 10mm re-bar.
www.fordenconcreteproducts.co.uk

 

[O'Reilly]

Certainly is an issue...
I have 3 Moores type which were bought last summer cracked over the last winter, and I wouldn't say it was that frosty!!
So far the agent and Moores haven't responded to my complaint

I had a load of circular Moore troughs years ago, nearly every one cracked, some before we had a frost. Didn't want to know then either.

 

[Water Wheel]

Numerous Foden here 5-15 years old , never drained, never crcacked. The big ones as pictured above are great.