water bowser

[big rough farmer]

does anybody use an old slurry tanker to water cattle eg put atrough on to it and cattle help themselves to water.

 

[JSmith]

Only been on about this today, we used to on some away ground years back, put a trough under the outlet pipe an just let it drip! That was for sheep, would need to be set up with pipe work an ball valve for cattle due to the amount they drink but would depend on how many in the field I guess

 

[AftonShepherd]

Need to protect the pump with cattle. Did it years ago and the ungrateful barstewards pulled off all the rubber hoses for the oil dripper!

 

[big rough farmer]

Need to protect the pump with cattle. Did it years ago and the ungrateful barstewards pulled off all the rubber hoses for the oil dripper!

yes was hoping to get an old tanker that will not spread anymore so pump would be redundant.

 

[AftonShepherd]

yes was hoping to get an old tanker that will not spread anymore so pump would be redundant.

How would you fill it? I was assuming you'd use the pump to fill it out of a pond or river.

 

[Enfoff]

We have one to water outdoor pigs. Not got a trough but I took the back door off and drilled two holes near the front for mdpe pipe connectors. Took off the pump too and fill it via a pipe hole in the top.

 

[liammogs]

Father has one, old slurry tanker, all welded up sealed etc then underneath at the lowest point there's a pipe welded on to attach a hose to connect too the water tank that's attached to the side of tanker, filled using a hose pipe takes 4hrs too fill

 

[Ffermer Bach]

When I walked the Camino, in Galicia (North West Spain) I saw loads of them with the trough attached at the back, they were very small tankers, probably 800 gals or less, it was all very small fields too to be fair.

 

[big rough farmer]

Father has one, old slurry tanker, all welded up sealed etc then underneath at the lowest point there's a pipe welded on to attach a hose to connect too the water tank that's attached to the side of tanker, filled using a hose pipe takes 4hrs too fill

thanks for info did water come out quite clean and how many cattle did it water

 

[liammogs]

It was washed out a few times, will water up too 30 stores lasts around a week-10 days depedns on the weather

 

[big rough farmer]

It was washed out a few times, will water up too 30 stores lasts around a week-10 days depedns on the weather

thanks again will have to make decsion re water for next summer have winter to think and decide !

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I have seen adverts on facebook for solar powered pumps, I would be inclined to think of something like that if no access to mains or a borehole supply. I have laid a lot of pipe (behind the fences, but on the surface) from the borehole, and added kiwi Tech portable troughs with quick attach fittings. Apart from wishing I had used 32mm pipe instead of 25mm, I have no complaints. I think if I had used to bigger pipe for the main, there would have been less pressure loss to the top fields. I also need to fit a drain, so I can empty the system for the winter.