Hoskins C28-16 Automatic Cattle Waterer – 20 Gallon, 28 x 26 in.
Stainless steel tank in an insulated galvanized frame. 20 gallons, 28in/71.12cm long, rated for 75 to 100 head.
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Available for pickup in the following locations:
- Hoskins, NE
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Hoskins C28-16 Automatic Cattle Waterer – 20 Gallon, 28 x 26 in. is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Common Applications
Common Applications
Features
Features
Specifications
Specifications
Warranty
Warranty
Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
The C28-16 is a freight item. Ask us for a freight quote and we will price it to your address, or collect it at Hoskins, NE if that suits you better.
Freight items typically take 1 to 2 weeks for delivery. Allow extra time during peak season.
Hoskins C28-16 Automatic Cattle Waterer – 20 Gallon, 28 x 26 in.
Hoskins C28-16 Automatic Cattle Waterer – 20 Gallon, 28 x 26 in. is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Description
Description
The small end of the cattle line
Twenty gallons sounds modest next to a ten-foot trough, and that is rather the point. A small tank turns over several times a day with 75 to 100 head on it, so what a cow puts her nose into has been in the trough for hours rather than days. The 16 in. frame keeps the rim low enough for everything from a yearling up.
Capacity is not the number to watch
Hoskins rates by head, not by gallons, because the figure that matters is how fast the tank refills after a bunch has been through. The C28 runs a 1/2 in. Bob valve, which keeps 20 gallons ahead of 100 head without trouble.
What is inside the frame
Lift the cover on a C28-16 and the order of things is plain: a stainless tank holding 20 gallons, an insulated 16 gauge galvanized shell wrapped around it, and an air gap between the two where the heating element lives.
The valve sits in an insulated compartment of its own beneath a removable cover, reached through a service door big enough for a hand and a forearm. On the C28-16 that compartment holds a 1/2 in. Bob valve on an 8 in. float rod. The drain takes a 2 in. rubber stopper.
The 16 in. frame keeps the rim low, which suits calves and smaller cattle, and 28 in. of open trough lets a good many head at the water at once. 95 lb. empty.
Before you order
- Water and power both arrive inside the base, so the trench carries two things and should be dug once. The C28-16 footprint is 28 by 26 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.
- Pour a reinforced pad about 36 by 34 in. and set it a few inches proud of the surrounding ground. Manure that cannot pack against the frame is manure that cannot rot it.
- The Model B element draws 4.2 amps at 120 volts, so a dedicated 15 amp circuit is enough. Have the ground checked while the electrician is there: poor grounding makes stray voltage, and stock that feels a tingle at a trough quietly stop drinking.
- Empty weight is 95 lb. Plan on two strong backs or a bucket on the loader to place it.
- Rated for 75 to 100 cattle. Rim space matters as much as gallons, because cattle drink in groups: 28 in. of open trough is what decides how many get at it at once.
- Take your water pressure reading at the waterer itself rather than at the well, and at more than one hour of the day.
Need help working out which unit you already have? Measure the outside of the base and use our waterer size finder, or browse Hoskins waterer parts.
C28-16 Documents and Parts
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Hoskins Installation Instructions
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Hoskins Wiring Diagram
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C28-16 Parts List
Twenty Gallons, 28 Inches of Rim, a Low 16 In. Frame.
The low frame, for stock that will not step up. The C28-16 is the 16 in. version of the 28 in. tank. A lower rim suits calves, smaller cattle and anywhere a short step up matters. Same 20 gallon stainless tank either way.
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Why producers stay with Hoskins
Hoskins has been welding these in Hoskins, Nebraska since 1966, and the recipe has not needed changing: a stainless tank you can see into and brush out, an insulated 16 gauge galvanized frame around it, and the heating element held clear of the steel so warmth comes up through the air instead of from one hot patch on the tank wall. Open troughs give up a little more heat than a sealed plastic unit, and we will not pretend otherwise — what you get back is rim space, reach, and a tank that is still sound in twenty years.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sizing
How many head will a Hoskins cattle waterer handle?
How many head will a Hoskins cattle waterer handle?
Hoskins rates every model by head rather than by gallons. The C28 carries 75 to 100, the C36 75 to 125, the C48 100 to 200, the C75 150 to 250, the C95 250 to 350 and the C120 up to 500. Size on peak demand rather than daily average, because cattle come to water as a bunch after feeding.
What is the difference between a 16 in. and a 26 in. model?
What is the difference between a 16 in. and a 26 in. model?
Only the frame height. A C36-16 and a C36-26 are the same 36 x 26 in. stainless tank, the same 31 gallons and the same head rating. The 26 in. frame lifts the trough out of mud, snow and bedding pack, and adds about 25 lb. to the shipping weight.
How much water does a cow drink in a day?
How much water does a cow drink in a day?
Extension figures put dry and bred cows at 6 to 15 gallons a day, nursing cows at 11 to 18, growing cattle at 4 to 15 and dairy cattle at 15 to 30. Hot weather pushes every one of those toward the top of its range.
Installation
What electrical supply does a Hoskins waterer need?
What electrical supply does a Hoskins waterer need?
Give each unit its own breaker and have the ground checked properly. The C120 at 2,100 watts draws roughly 17.5 amps at 120 volts, which is more than a general purpose circuit should carry, so settle the supply with your electrician before the trench goes in. Poor grounding is the usual source of stray voltage, and stock that gets a tingle off a waterer will quietly stop drinking from it.
Does it need a concrete pad?
Does it need a concrete pad?
A reinforced pad set a few inches proud of the surrounding ground is what makes one of these last. It keeps manure and mud out of the frame, gives the cattle clean footing, and stops the unit settling out of level. Grade so that water runs away from the pad rather than toward it.
Parts and service
What size valve is on my unit?
What size valve is on my unit?
The C28, C36 and C48 run the 1/2 in. Bob valve. The C75, C95 and C120 run the 3/4 in. All cattle models use an 8 in. float rod and a 2 in. rubber stopper. Read the model number off the plate on the service door before ordering.
Will a Hoskins waterer freeze?
Will a Hoskins waterer freeze?
The heated models combine ground heat with an electric element mounted clear of the tank, so heat reaches the water through the air space rather than through a hot spot on the steel. Keeping one open still depends on the power staying on, the element and thermostat working and the riser being protected, so check all three in autumn rather than in January.
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