{"product_id":"hoskins-sc32-26-automatic-sheep-waterer","title":"Hoskins SC32-26 Automatic Sheep Waterer – 15 Gallon, 32 x 20 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFifteen gallons, up at 26 in.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only sheep model Hoskins offers in both frame heights. Same 32 x 20 in. tank as the SC32-16 and the same 15 gallons, on the tall frame. Ten pounds heavier, and ten inches further out of the bedding.\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;\"\u003eLambing barn bedding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA deep straw pack in a lambing barn comes up faster than anyone expects. If the waterer is going into one, the 26 in. frame keeps the rim where a ewe can still reach it in March.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a SC32-26 keep running in February is where the heat comes from. The Model B element is carried in the frame, so 500 watts warms the air in the cavity and the air warms the 15 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 SC32-26 that compartment holds a 3\/8 in. Bob valve on a 6 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 32 in. of it gives the flock room to crowd the rim at once. 100 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 SC32-26 footprint is 32 by 20 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 40 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 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 100 lb. Plan on a two people lift or a bucket on the loader to place it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated for 100 or more sheep, or 50 or more 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":54110112153795,"sku":"SC32-26","price":1135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/sc32-26_d1badb74-9187-4a3d-beba-0d4340ed4a35.png?v=1793305151","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-sc32-26-automatic-sheep-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}