{"product_id":"hoskins-h9-34s-ss-automatic-hog-waterer","title":"Hoskins H9-34S SS Automatic Hog Waterer – 6 Gallon, 17 x 34 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe lighter 34 in. single\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSame 17 x 34 x 9 in. body and the same 6 gallons as the standard H9-34S, listed at 70 lb. against 75, with the same AA element and 3\/8 in. RM 153 valve.\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;\"\u003eSS means a stainless steel frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eHoskins lists these as \"Hog SS Frame\". The standard build carries the insulated galvanized frame; the SS build swaps that frame for stainless steel. The tank is stainless either way. Stainless costs more and weighs a little less, and it is the one to take where the frame spends its life wet, or where a hog pen gets washed down hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift the cover on a H9-34S SS and the order of things is plain: a stainless tank holding 6 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 H9-34S SS that compartment holds a 3\/8 in. RM 153 valve and float assembly, with no separate rod to match. The drain takes a 1 1\/2 in. rubber stopper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trough itself is 9 in. tall and 34 in. across with a single drinking compartment, low enough that weaned pigs reach it without help. This version carries a stainless steel frame rather than galvanized, which is why it comes in lighter at 70 lb. and takes repeated washing better.\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 H9-34S SS footprint is 17 by 34 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 25 by 42 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 AA element draws 4.2 amps at 120 volts, so a dedicated 15 amp circuit is enough.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpty weight is 70 lb. Two people can set it, which is part of why this size gets picked for pens that move.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoskins rates the H9-34S SS at up to 150 hogs. Measure the pen opening before ordering, because the H9 line is sized by width and the 34 in. body is what has to fit.\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":54110112776387,"sku":"H9-34S SS","price":1153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/h9-34sss_604c71ec-b0ef-496f-9465-fb4cde523c4b.png?v=1793305188","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-h9-34s-ss-automatic-hog-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}