Field troughs?

[Merlod]

I've always had galvanised water troughs, I could do with new ones and was wondering what was better - galvanised or plastic. I would have thought the latter would clean up better?

 

[OWLIE185]

When I moved in many years ago my neighbour warned me about metal ones as if a horse kicks them they can fracture a leg.
I installed plastic ones (which I put on concrete bases) and each with their own stopcock so that I can turn them off (to make it easy to clean them out).
http://paxtonagri.com/Troughs_and_feeders/Rectangular_water_troughs.aspx
I use the 272 litre ones and plumb them in with 25 mm blue poly pipe and plastic fittings.

 

[meleeka]

I have a small plastic one auto filling one (about 50 litres I think). It's about 3 years old now. I didn't want a huge one that took an age to clean out and it's perfect. I just empty and clean once a week. It just has a standard hose pipe attached with adapter.

I'd go for plastic if you don't have horses that might end up in it.

 

[*Sahara]

I've always used plastic ones

 

[DD]

I now use those plastic trugs which come in multi colours and sizes. easy to clean and move and fill. depends on how many horses you have.

 

[Merlod]

I have a herd of 8, my current trough is self filling so it would just be a case of changing the trough fortunately. I think I will go for plastic ones, hopefully they won't freeze up in winter so much!

 

[Dry Rot]

If your water is at all acidic, I'd suggest the plastic ones as they won't rust.

 

[PorkChop]

Another vote for plastic, never had any problems with them and they have gone on for years and years

 

[*Sahara]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-Rou...303156?hash=item56796beb34:g:O6MAAOSw74FXPJLy

This is the type I use, had my for about 8-9 years, still going strong, mine is a heavy duty one, very easy to keep clean

 

[gnubee]

I have old cast iron baths. So much higher capacity than plastic trugs and way easier to clean. horse would also fracture a leg kicking any other hard surface (wall, tree etc) I dont really think that putting my metal bath against the wall increases the risk. I like that they have no sharp edges and appear to last forever, and the old overflow hole conveniently holds the hose in place.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Cold water storage tanks from plumbing suppliers (round ones you find in the loft).
I have a couple, easy enough to keep clean, take a great deal of bashing from equines too

Also have a couple of smaller ones, holding around 30 and 45 litres or so too.

In the winter I keep both big ones filled to brim, in a sheltered place - and in really bad weather I can use them for dunking water buckets in for stable use.

 

[VikingSong]

Alongside mucking out straw beds, scrubbing metal troughs is something I do not miss. I use a giant trug. Easy to clean and, as their field is not situated too far from my hose, easy to fill.

 

[Esmae]

Plasterers baths. Marvellous, inexpensive, lightweight and easy to scrub and hold plenty of water. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-BATH-Plasterers-Bath-4ft/dp/B001DZVHO4.

 

[annunziata]

i use a plastic heating tank (giant bucket!) scrubs out really well and holds soo much water

 

[SuperH]

Ours are nearly all concrete in the fields, the ponies summer grazing field has a small galvanised. The interior ones are also a mixture of concrete and galvansied. We don't have any plastic ones as they don't withstand tractor and cattle impact as well!

 

[MrsMozart]

Our last metal water troughs went walkabout one night

Current one is a big stone (concrete?) thing. If I were getting a new one I'd go for the solid plastic type.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Plasterers baths. Marvellous, inexpensive, lightweight and easy to scrub and hold plenty of water. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-BATH-Plasterers-Bath-4ft/dp/B001DZVHO4.

Another vote for these......marvellous, good size & cheap. If you can buy something to use for your horse without it being labelled 'equine' you can save a fortune!!!