Large containers for soaking hay??

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I need to think of a large container to soak two decent sized hay nets over night. I am currently using a water butt which is great as can drain the water easily but doesn't quite fit the second net in. Bath is not ideal as it ideally needs to be upright due to space.

Any ideas welcome!
 
Wheelie bin? You can get various sizes and a drain tap fitted. I put a long length of hose to the bottom, and lots spare, before filling with hay and siphon for draining as I don't trust my skill at putting a tap on. No point in asking OH, he can't change a light bulb! lol
 
I use a really large plastic wheelbarrow one of the ones with 2 wheels. It was about £80, so not cheap but it's had a lot of use. It soaks two very large nets at one time. I drain the water then use it to take the nets to the stables.
 
I use giant trug tubs. Easy to tip over and clean, one per hay net. I currently have three in use - 3 soaking and one hay net drying, one in with pony (he needs 24hr soaked hay).
 
I also have a wheelie bin, one from B&Q, although it is a bit smaller than the council ones; bigger would be better.
Also siphon the water out and straight down the drain as I hate the constant wet and mess of hay soaking.
The only disadvantage is that it's awkward to scrub out when it gets slimy
 
I used to have access to used bins from a chip shop. They are ideal, large, sturdy and with a drain hole and bung. Still have one and have used it for many years.. the only proviso is never drag it across concrete as this is what wears the bottom out. I would love to find similar as new they are now in excess of £60 each.
 
I just use a couple of the cattles empty mag lick tubs.... they fit a large net in quite easily as they're huge. They're situated about three foot from the drain and hosepipe so got a good set up really and easy to empty out and rinse off and re-fill without water going everywhere. My nets are hung very near to the drain so when they're rinsed off, the excess water drips away into the drain too. Just keeps all the water spillage area to a minimum.

Sorry I know that doesn't help your situation, but thought I'd mention them as they do the job pretty well for me!
 
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I use these http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Cold-Water-Tank-25-Gallon/p/443154 they also do a separate lid, which means that you can keep both nets submerged for however long you want. Haynets can be easily rolled out over the edge of the tank to drain and can be emptied quite easily by tipping them over from the short side after the haynets are removed.

I also use them as water troughs in the fields.
 
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nicelittle said:
We use plastic dustbins, one for each net. No drains, but easy to tip out, and cheap!
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we put haynets in black dustbins and let the ponies eat the hay out of them so we're not lugging wet haynets around which are really heavy. They are attached to the walls with cycle bungy cords.
 
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