Water drinker suppliers

st1979

Any suggestions on who to get drinkers from. Am looking for a good few around 300 gal mark. Only ones I know of are glanbia and Murphy Concrete. Preferably in southeast. And think I want bottom fill.

mahoney_j

st1979 wrote: »

Any suggestions on who to get drinkers from. Am looking for a good few around 300 gal mark. Only ones I know of are glanbia and Murphy Concrete. Preferably in southeast. And think I want bottom fill.

Spillane concrete in nenagh

orm0nd

Avoid Murphy

farmersfriend

McMahon in limerick, deliver to south east

mahoney_j

orm0nd wrote: »

Avoid Murphy

I'd agree here ball cocks are a ball of ****e and in middle of trough with bottom fill

yewtree

farmersfriend wrote: »

McMahon in limerick, deliver to south east

I bought mcmahon troughs, having a bit of buyers regret, finish is a bit rough and drinkets are deeper would be bettter to have a shallower trough with move space for cows to drink

The part time boy

orm0nd wrote: »

Avoid Murphy

Why so ?

Dozer1

Avoid mcmahon's aswell same as yewtree,
finish is rough and and I've 4 only 3 years and all ballcocks replaced and hairline cracks in a few already.

I got the ones Dairygold sell from a fella in Tipp and way smoother finished and a heavier trough

orm0nd

The part time boy wrote: »

Why so ?

Plus as stated their ballcocks are crap

The part time boy

orm0nd wrote: »

The part time boy wrote: »

Why so ?

Plus as stated their ballcocks are crap

Jesus that poor . Sound

larthehar

We have moore drinkers.. now they are top fill but very happy with the quality of finish versus some of the other crowds ..

freedominacup

larthehar wrote: »

We have moore drinkers.. now they are top fill but very happy with the quality of finish versus some of the other crowds ..

If I was putting in a good few or setting up a new system I'd be going with moores all the way. Well finished and well designed.

GrasstoMilk

orm0nd wrote: »

Plus as stated their ballcocks are crap

Have you rang John? He will replace them

49801

I got few concrete ones from coop. Top fill with a big rubber bung for a drain. Good solid trough. https://www.coopsuperstores.ie/Farming/Farm-Hardware--Equipment/Water-Troughs/Top-Fill-Concrete-Water-Trough-300gallon-0740526


Consider low pressure ball cocks rather than standard ones. Not a fan of the Phil mac high flow ones either.

Wildsurfer

49801 wrote: »

I got few concrete ones from coop. Top fill with a big rubber bung for a drain. Good solid trough. https://www.coopsuperstores.ie/Farming/Farm-Hardware--Equipment/Water-Troughs/Top-Fill-Concrete-Water-Trough-300gallon-0740526


Consider low pressure ball cocks rather than standard ones. Not a fan of the Phil mac high flow ones either.

They're the Spillane troughs that are selling in Dairygold

mahoney_j

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Have you rang John? He will replace them

There still crap ,have a few Murphy and mostly Spillane troughs ,Murphy have 1/2 inch ballcock whichbis ridicoluus if your comming off a 1 or 2 inch main line

GrasstoMilk

mahoney_j wrote: »

There still crap ,have a few Murphy and mostly Spillane troughs ,Murphy have 1/2 inch ballcock whichbis ridicoluus if your comming off a 1 or 2 inch main line

How old are yours? We bought ten last year and all are 3/4 inch inlet and outlet. No issue when them yet

FeelTheBern

Anyone have any recommendations for good drinkers to use in slatted house? Doing suckler shed at moment. Have various types here over years and all gave some sort of trouble. Fellow I know says he put in these ones where the cow must push to get water out and found them good

http://www.odonovaneng.ie/product/f40/

Don't know if would want to leave bigger head room for cow to get in at them though - and presume may not work for calves.

49801

FeelTheBern wrote: »

Anyone have any recommendations for good drinkers to use in slatted house? Doing suckler shed at moment. Have various types here over years and all gave some sort of trouble. Fellow I know says he put in these ones where the cow must push to get water out and found them good

http://www.odonovaneng.ie/product/f40/

Don't know if would want to leave bigger head room for cow to get in at them though - and presume may not work for calves.

Some alternative ideas for thought.

Depends on your layout but some ppl have a hole in the wall of shed for animals to reach a standard field trough.

Other idea other there is to have a single ball clock on a tank and connect all troughs together. Only one ballcock to maintain then.

Worth not forgetting the cold winters and freezing pipes either though and protecting pipes