Trough fixings

[Man_in_black]

Buying a cheap plastic Trough on some temporary grazing; would that brass fitting be 3/4"?

http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eB...009&category=139590&pm=1&ds=0&t=1490224288999

 

[bovine]

You'd hope for a cattle trough but many are only 1/2"

 

[GTB]

1/2" usually

 

[Bury the Trash]

if its for sheep...we use these ..14 litre ...small capacity ,easy to clean out , ...just lay thyem on the ground or on a concrete block and tip it to clean
one screw just takes the cover off the float box to service .and upright ....unlike the plastic one ..


but the best thing in practice is that the float stops rigid ..not dribble on ...unlike some of the plastic ones we tried.
42 quid in mvf

 

[Man_in_black]

Ideally want a double sided so can split paddock but both sides able to drink.

 

[v8willy]

View attachment 490012 if its for sheep...we use these ..14 litre ...small capacity ,easy to clean out , ...just lay thyem on the ground or on a concrete block and tip it to clean
one screw just takes the cover off the float box to service .and upright ....unlike the plastic one ..


but the best thing in practice is that the float stops rigid ..not dribble on ...unlike some of the plastic ones we tried.
42 quid in mvf

Have 1 of those fitted for cattle in a tempoary shed, they haven't killed it so far.....

 

[TexelBen]

We've just fitted one in the lambing shed, time will tell....

 

[Grassman]

View attachment 490012 if its for sheep...we use these ..14 litre ...small capacity ,easy to clean out , ...just lay thyem on the ground or on a concrete block and tip it to clean
one screw just takes the cover off the float box to service .and upright ....unlike the plastic one ..


but the best thing in practice is that the float stops rigid ..not dribble on ...unlike some of the plastic ones we tried.
42 quid in mvf

I have had some terrible plastic troughs where access to the float valve is ridiculous.

 

[S J H]

I have had some terrible plastic troughs where access to the float valve is ridiculous.

There's a couple of jfc ones on some rented ground, terrible things to get to and if there not fully supported they're forever leaking.

 

[Ukjay]

They are 1/2" reading this and it may be cheaper if you order from amazon as you have delivery below 100 squids on the diy website (their selling on amazon for 64.99 and 66.99 from diy shop?). Also, it reads as though you get the fitting as well on amazon?