Concrete Trough floating Valve Setup!

[RMW]

Just put in a trough for my deer, used and old 9ft diameter concrete trough that’s probably close to 70 years old, buried it in the ground to help keep the water cooler during the summer months. I used a Hudson type float valve, have had really good luck with these, also ran 700 ft of the poly gas line plastic pipe underground, it comes in 500ft rolls and it’s a lot cheaper than pvc and 4 times as strong. Used an adapter to come up out of ground to pvc at the trough.

[Wolfpack0311]

Nice setup!!

[hog_down]

Finished my concrete trough setup, used a Jobe topaz float valve, ran 430ft of pvc, next project will be to clean up our small pond and put a liner and river rock and keep it full year round!

Wolfpack: I would brace or support your PVC pipe coming out of the ground, so it has more protection. Don't want it breaking off or getting rubbed on. Just my opinion.

[Wolfpack0311]

what would you suggest brotha, like opinions!!

[Big pig]

Funny. I spent all morning working on mine.
I like the yellow floats on the string plumbed from underneath.
Those valves do have to be cleaned occasionally, but really safe from breakage in the bottom/ middle of the trough

for exposed pipe I cage them with pieces of cattle panel and posts.
my cows love to rub.

[Wolfpack0311]

10-4 , will make adjustments, notice pigs have been rubbing up against the trough!!

[wickll]

I use the trough o matics. But I modify the clamps (cut and weld) to allow clamping to the width of the concrete trough. I put a faucet on the riser pipe and go from it to the float with a short length of garden hose.

I just believe that this gives you flexibility and prevents breakage if/when cattle manage to jostle it around.

[HunterMatt]

I use the trough o matics. But I modify the clamps (cut and weld) to allow clamping to the width of the concrete trough. I put a faucet on the riser pipe and go from it to the float with a short length of garden hose.

I just believe that this gives you flexibility and prevents breakage if/when cattle manage to jostle it around.

i hear washer machine hose is more durable, that what we use

[Big pig]

i hear washer machine hose is more durable, that what we use

Yep. Good call.
Just costs a little more! I used them in my solar well plumbing.

[wickll]

i hear washer machine hose is more durable, that what we use

Yep, I actually make up my own with fittings and 300 psi hose. But I have saved some washer hoses for emergency situations.

[HTOWN]

10-4 , will make adjustments, notice pigs have been rubbing up against the trough!!

I have some troughs and the pigs kept rubbing on it. So I put some screws into it, let them hang out about an inch. Then cut the heads off with bolt cutters. They quit rubbing on them.
but my troughs are small like 2ft x 2ft