So my wife wants something at the ranch to cool off in and we are thinking of doing a galvanized trough. We wouldn't do any pump, filter or any of that; just fill it up on Saturday morning and let it drain on Sunday before we leave. Anyway, here is the dilemma - New or used?
NEW - A new 8' diameter trough appears to be $599 at Tractor Supply. I can't find a 10' diameter online but we would prefer a bigger one. Either way, this would be a buy it and set it out type of deal, should be easy. Is there a better place to buy one or does anybody know of a place that sells a 10' diameter for a similar price?
USED - We have a 10' diameter old tank at the ranch. I pulled it home on a trailer this weekend. It would work perfect but will take some work. It has a 2" hole in the side bottom where a pipe came in and it has rusted through in some spots. So what I'm thinking if we go this route is to put another pipe in the 2" hole to use as a drain, apply some type of roofing tar on the outside (bottom and 2' up) and a coat of flex seal on the inside. Looking at materials I would be about $300 plus my wife and my labor. So about half price assuming everything works the way I hope. It will likely be a little more as I'm assuming I'm forgetting something but until I get into it I think I have everything covered. My fear is I spend $300 and it still doesn't hold water but I'm also a person who would rather build it then buy it. I'm also a couple of hours in just getting it out of the ground and back home. So that is the dilemma.
So the questions are, would you go new or used given this scenario? If you go used, am I missing something or would you do something different to repair the tank I have?
NEW - A new 8' diameter trough appears to be $599 at Tractor Supply. I can't find a 10' diameter online but we would prefer a bigger one. Either way, this would be a buy it and set it out type of deal, should be easy. Is there a better place to buy one or does anybody know of a place that sells a 10' diameter for a similar price?
USED - We have a 10' diameter old tank at the ranch. I pulled it home on a trailer this weekend. It would work perfect but will take some work. It has a 2" hole in the side bottom where a pipe came in and it has rusted through in some spots. So what I'm thinking if we go this route is to put another pipe in the 2" hole to use as a drain, apply some type of roofing tar on the outside (bottom and 2' up) and a coat of flex seal on the inside. Looking at materials I would be about $300 plus my wife and my labor. So about half price assuming everything works the way I hope. It will likely be a little more as I'm assuming I'm forgetting something but until I get into it I think I have everything covered. My fear is I spend $300 and it still doesn't hold water but I'm also a person who would rather build it then buy it. I'm also a couple of hours in just getting it out of the ground and back home. So that is the dilemma.
So the questions are, would you go new or used given this scenario? If you go used, am I missing something or would you do something different to repair the tank I have?
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