Pasture Pipelines...

[smcgrath76]

thanks FS. We have used a little Pacer pump for years that I bought for $250 on sale. We pump in the winter until there is enough snow, and pumping can be a challenge, especially when you can't get a truck near the dugout and have to walk in with an axe and a pail of hot water for priming the pump. Once cows are on swaths they come up to the yard.

[cswilson]

I've got a wetwell dug in off my dugout-it's a 30 inch cribbing and I think oit's 20 feet deep so some storage in the pipe-I'm thinking of putting a ore truck tire over it with a the riser pipe installed already-how would be the best way to pump into it in winter-I wasgoing to build a little shack over the riser and heat it with propane-but wondering what pumping system to use.

[smcgrath76]

CS - do you have power out there?
We have used tractor tires with risers in cement centres for years and in our experience they are far better than the commercial waterers.
If you have power, just throw a good sump or regular well pump down the hole.
If you are looking at solar or wind try the lorentz pumps (they sell them at Battleford).
We are looking at playing around with solar heat collectors that can be built or bought cheap to keep at least some heat in the water and potentially to heat the concrete pad and trough centre. I know a guy that heats his 3 car garage with 2 of these units and it never gets below -5.

[cswilson]

No there's no power out there at all-I'll have to stop by your place sometime on my way through.