{"product_id":"hoskins-c95-16-automatic-cattle-waterer","title":"Hoskins C95-16 Automatic Cattle Waterer – 78 Gallon, 95 x 26 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEight feet of trough\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNinety-five inches, 78 gallons, and 250 to 350 head. At this length the unit is less a tank and more a drinking line, and what it is really buying you is space at the rim. A pen that comes to water together after feed can put a lot of heads down at once without shoving.\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;\"\u003ePeak demand is the test\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eCattle do not drink evenly through the day. They come as a bunch after feeding, and a waterer that is fine at two in the afternoon can be empty at the one moment it matters. Size on the peak, not the average.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a C95-16 keep running in February is where the heat comes from. The Model 2C element is carried in the frame, so 1,400 watts warms the air in the cavity and the air warms the 78 gallons of water. No single hot patch anywhere on the tank wall.\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 C95-16 that compartment holds a 3\/4 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 95 in. of open trough lets a good many head at the water at once. 185 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 C95-16 footprint is 95 by 26 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 103 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 2C element draws 11.7 amps at 120 volts, so a dedicated 15 amp circuit is enough.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpty weight is 185 lb. Plan on a loader rather than a carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated for 250 to 350 cattle. Rim space matters as much as gallons, because cattle drink in groups: 95 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":54110111760579,"sku":"C95-16","price":1748.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/c95-16_917d6729-6faf-472b-b722-5aaff121cf37.png?v=1793305128","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-c95-16-automatic-cattle-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}