Smidley #3 Combination Cattle Fountain 9130CHC with Center Float Box

Smidley rates it at 40 to 60 head. That is the number it keeps up with through a hot afternoon, when every animal wants a drink at once, not just the number that fit around it.

It comes heated. Each of the two troughs carries its own heat and its own self regulating thermostat, so neither side is the one that freezes. The thermostat is the part that keeps the bill down, because the heater only draws when the water actually needs it rather than running all winter.

It is 100 percent 304 stainless steel in a heavy 14 gauge, inside and out. There is no paint to chip and no galvanizing to wear through, which is what usually fails first on a steel waterer, right at the water line.

That is what it is built for. The taller trough is set at cattle height and the lower trough at hog height, and each one is fed by its own valve, so one side filling does not pull the other down. It saves running a second water line and a second circuit for a mixed group, which is why it suits hobby farms and smaller mixed herds.

This one ships freight at 130 lb. You can also pick it up in Britt, Iowa if you would rather collect it yourself. Add it to the cart and enter your address at checkout, or send the freight quote request before you order.