{"product_id":"hoskins-sc120-16-automatic-sheep-waterer","title":"Hoskins SC120-16 Automatic Sheep Waterer – 64 Gallon, 120 x 20 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTen feet on the narrow body\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe largest sheep unit Hoskins builds: 120 in. long, 64 gallons, two Model C elements at 1,400 watts, and a 3\/4 in. valve. It carries 350 to 500 sheep, or around 400 cattle, which makes it the one for a large flock or a big mixed lot.\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;\"\u003eA long unit wants a long pad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eTen feet of trough at 200 lb. empty and roughly 730 lb. full needs a reinforced pad its whole length, set above the surrounding ground so mud and manure do not pack against the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no mystery inside a SC120-16. The 64 gallon tank is stainless and rounded at the corners; the frame around it is insulated 16 gauge galvanized steel; and the Model 2C element sits in that frame, not against the tank.\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 SC120-16 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 body is 20 in. wide, narrow enough for a sheep pen that a cattle trough would crowd, and 120 in. of it gives the flock room to crowd the rim at once. 200 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 SC120-16 footprint is 120 by 20 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 128 by 28 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 200 lb. Plan on a loader rather than a carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated for 350 to 500 sheep, or around 400 cattle. If the pen runs both species, buy on the sheep number and the cattle figure follows.\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":54110112252099,"sku":"SC120-16","price":1771.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/sc120-16_e69380f2-e734-4d8f-a13a-279e00009d45.png?v=1793305158","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-sc120-16-automatic-sheep-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}