Elevated Water Wagon

Elevated Water Wagon WAGONS/TRAILERS Conversions In order to get water to livestock out in the field Jim Criger of Springfield Mo built a water wagon to fill troughs The wagon attaches to the hitch on an ATV or truck and can be pulled anywhere water is needed Jim started with a trailer frame he had on hand welding pieces of angle iron to the trailer frame to create tracks so the water tower itself could slide on and off the trailer That way the water tower can also be used in the back of a pickup if necessary The water tower is made from welded angle iron cross supports that form a triangular pattern with angle iron cross supports at the top It holds two 55-gallon barrels 6 ft above the base of the trailer “It gets the barrels high enough to gravity feed ” says Jim A couple of tow straps across the top of the barrels helps hold them securely in the frame A 1 1/4-in metal pipe was attached to the barrels with fittings and a 1 1/4-in shut-off valve installed A garden hose attached to the pipe is used to fill the barrels and a length of braided hose is what’s used to fill troughs out in the field Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jim Criger 2986 N Farm Road 103 Springfield Mo 65803 mailto:jimc417@yahoo com

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