IBC Tanks As Water Troughs?

mikefoxo · 02-01-2017 07:54PM #1

Would like to split up one or two fields into paddocks and I'm wondering would ibc tanks be an economic solution? Cut the tanks in half and hook them to a pipe. I've read one or two threads and it looks like I'd need to secure them to stop the cattle pushing them around. Would this be feasible?

Nekarsulm · 02-01-2017 08:00PM

The plastic is quite thin. and Will get brittle in a couple of years. If you get then free or near free they would do for a while.

dh1985 · 02-01-2017 08:02PM

mikefoxo wrote: »

Would like to split up one or two fields into paddocks and I'm wondering would ibc tanks be an economic solution? Cut the tanks in half and hook them to a pipe. I've read one or two threads and it looks like I'd need to secure them to stop the cattle pushing them around. Would this be feasible?

Make sure you know what has been in them or it might turn out expensive. Heard stories of lads losing cattle due to chemicals in tanks like those

Who2 · 02-01-2017 08:34PM

Most lads are between 50-80 a piece for them, ball cock and fittings around 20 a grinder blade another 3. Then 2 hours cutting and getting ready. By the time it's all added up you'll buy a decent sized concrete drinker and you've a proper job done.

greysides · 02-01-2017 09:05PM

dh1985 wrote: »

Make sure you know what has been in them or it might turn out expensive. Heard stories of lads losing cattle due to chemicals in tanks like those

Me too!!

trixi2011 · 02-01-2017 09:16PM

Know a farmer who cut them in half and buried the base of them, they worked but farmer has since moved to all concrete troughs due to the hassle of constantly fixing them.

mikefoxo · 02-01-2017 09:56PM

Hmmm.... oh well, I suppose it was worth asking. Thanks for the quick replies

patsy_mccabe · 03-01-2017 12:05PM

Changed the ballcock in the concrete trough in the yard yesterday. I reckon it's there over 20 years now and the cattle are constantly scratching off it.

IBC Tanks As Water Troughs?

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