{"product_id":"hoskins-c28-16-automatic-cattle-waterer","title":"Hoskins C28-16 Automatic Cattle Waterer – 20 Gallon, 28 x 26 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe small end of the cattle line\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #b9902a;background:#fdf8e9;padding:16px 18px;margin:18px 0;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#8a6a1f;\"\u003eCapacity is not the number to watch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eHoskins 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 36 by 34 in. and set it a few inches above the surrounding ground. Manure that cannot pack against the frame is manure that cannot rot it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Model B element draws 4.2 amps at 120 volts, so a dedicated 15 amp circuit is enough.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpty weight is 95 lb. Plan on a two people lift or a bucket on the loader to place it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake your water pressure reading at the waterer itself rather than at the well, and at more than one hour of the day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeed help working out which unit you already have? Measure the outside of the base and use our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/automatic-waterers-and-parts\"\u003ewaterer size finder\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hoskins-waterer-parts\"\u003eHoskins waterer parts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hoskins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54110111498435,"sku":"C28-16","price":1071.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/c28-16_2299b6b4-1b05-4895-bd88-43485ff6e624.png?v=1793305110","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-c28-16-automatic-cattle-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}