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Agricultural · cattle · drinking water

Drinking Troughs.

Cast in one piece. Built to sit outside.

What are precast concrete water troughs?

Precast concrete drinking troughs from a 30 Gallon Inline 'Cube' to the 500 Gallon flagship (3,930 × 1,285 × 800 mm / 12'11"×4'3"×2'7", 2,340 kg / 5,160 lb), cast with an integrated pipe void to base. Drinking-trough designs for dairy cattle, beef herds, youngstock and other livestock. Please call to check current yard stock or current lead times.

Eight sizes, 30 to 500 Gallon, plus single and double cubicle end-wall troughs. Integrated pipe void to the base, concrete lids, large drain holes, rubber bungs and either XtraFlow or brass valves to fit.

  • · 500 Gal flagship
  • · 8 sizes + cubicle
  • · Pipe void to base
  • · Concrete lids
  • · XtraFlow / brass valve
500-gallon precast concrete drinking trough — West Country Concrete Products, Devon

Specification

Sizes, capacities and weights.

Eight sizes from 30 Gallon to 500 Gallon, plus single and double cubicle end-wall troughs that finish a row of cubicles with an integrated drinker.

Type Size (L×W×H) Weight Typical use
500 Gallon 3930 × 1285 × 800mm (12ft11in × 4ft3in × 2ft7in) 2,385 kg (5,260 lb) Largest flagship trough — high-yield groups, robotic herds
400 Gallon 3000 × 1250 × 800mm (9ft10in × 4ft1in × 2ft7in) 1,837 kg (4,050 lb) Main parlour cross-overs, large dairy groups
300 Gallon 2450 × 1250 × 800mm (8ft0in × 4ft1in × 2ft7in) 1,600 kg (3,530 lb) Cubicle row dividers, two-sided drink
180 Gallon 2200 × 1140 × 700mm (7ft3in × 3ft9in × 2ft4in) 1,250 kg (2,760 lb) Long, low trough for field and yard runs
100 Gallon 2400 × 800 × 420mm (7ft10in × 2ft7in × 1ft5in) 600 kg (1,320 lb) Mid-size cubicle service
80 Gallon 1500 × 820 × 600mm (4ft11in × 2ft8in × 2ft0in) 635 kg (1,400 lb) Calf pens, smaller groups
40 Gallon 1200 × 800 × 420mm (3ft11in × 2ft7in × 1ft5in) 398 kg (880 lb) Field troughs, sheep and youngstock
30 Gallon Inline 'Cube' 890 × 800 × 750mm (2ft11in × 2ft7in × 2ft6in) 597 kg (1,320 lb) End-stop in line with feed troughs to increase water availability
Single Cubicle End-Wall 2420 × 785 × 1200mm (7ft11in × 2ft7in × 3ft11in) 1,440 kg (3,180 lb) Finishes a single row of cubicles with integrated drinker
Double Cubicle End-Wall 4400 × 785 × 1200mm (14ft5in × 2ft7in × 3ft11in) 2,250 kg (4,960 lb) Finishes a double row of cubicles with integrated drinker

Built-in features

Cast for the long haul.

Every WCCP drinking trough ships with the service-space and drain detailing already cast in. The valve is supplied, not cast into the trough — internal pipework is protected from animals and the weather by the pipe void.

  • ·Integrated service space and pipe void through to the base — extra protection from elements and livestock
  • ·Supplied with concrete lids
  • ·Large drain holes
  • ·Rubber bungs
  • ·Universal XtraFlow valve, or brass high/low pressure valves to fit
  • ·The 'Cube' Inline trough designed to fit in line with the standard and youngstock feed troughs as an end-stop and increase water availability

Where they go

Common applications.

  • ·Cubicle-housed dairy parlour cross-overs
  • ·Robotic-milking herd pre/post-robot drink stations
  • ·Outdoor livestock handling yards and crushes
  • ·Dispersed wintering pads
  • ·Beef finishing units and youngstock pens
  • ·Sheep handling races and lambing yards
  • ·Field troughs for grazed paddocks — suitable for cattle, sheep and other livestock

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