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Originally posted by hillcountryhunter View PostHere is a water source I just put in with a 300 gallon tank. The picture was taken the same night I put it out.
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Okay, here is my new setup, inspired by the TBH brotherhood... It is a Roundup tote (275 gal), sitting on two crossties. I did not paint it for the camo effect, but rather to keep the sun off the plastic as it will last MUCH longer that way. The trough is a 17" x 22" x 9" pan I made here at work, and it has a ramp so any critters that fall in can get out instead of dying in there. It is 1/2" thick polypropylene cut and welded together. We build water and foam tanks for fire trucks, and I welded it together out of scrap. Regular old stock tank float valve, plumbed in with 3/4" pvc. I use a second tote to haul the water in, 1/2 a load at a time. 2" hose and it gravity dumps pretty quick. My BIL's shop is just about a mile away so it is no big deal just getting half a load at a time.
Gonna use it to drip irrigate some trees next summer also to keep them from dying the first couple of years.
I put one of my cameras up over it, so hopefully I will have some pics when I run it this weekend.
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Thanks to raiderbowhunter I was able to get a couple of totes and put out by the feeders. Here is my setup:
and here are a couple of pixs with deer -- took them a total of about 3hrs to find it and use it.
I have two totes and did not have much luck with gravity flow to fill the one in the field so I went to acadamey and got this biluge pump. It takes about 15 mins to transfer water. works great.
Good luck with your set up.
Eddie
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