{"id":4517,"date":"2021-03-26T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmhacker.com\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2021-05-19T18:57:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:57:31","slug":"portable-pig-waterer-drinker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmhacker.com\/portable-pig-waterer-drinker\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Portable Pig Waterer From a 275 Gallon Tote"},"content":{"rendered":"
Do you move your pigs around your farm? Today, I want to show you how to make a portable pig waterer drinker out of a 275 gallon tote that you can move with your hogs to keep them hydrated.<\/p>\n
When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I raise pigs<\/a> and rotationally graze<\/a> them around my property through various fields and paddocks. With that being the case, having portable waterers for my pigs is a must. I primarily use 275 gallon totes for this purpose.<\/p>\n My favorite thing about 275 gallon totes is how portable they are. If you have a tractor with forks, it’s real easy to just to pull up to it, lift it up, take it some place else, and set it down where you need it. When they’re empty, it’s also pretty easy for two people to move one as well.<\/p>\n Another great thing about them is that they hold 275 gallons of water. That’s a lot of water and it lasts my pigs quite a while.<\/p>\n Also, on the top, they typically have a pretty large opening which makes it easy to fill them up or use a pressure washer to clean them out.<\/p>\n With that being said, today what I want to show you how to take one of these and turn it into a pig waterer for your pigs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first thing you need is a 275 Gallon IBC Tote. I have found the best place to find these is either on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. Some of these have had toxic liquids transported in them so make sure you get one that previously had food grade liquids in it or is brand new.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <\/span><\/p> <\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t The next thing you’ll need is this adapter that connects to the tote itself and converts it into a three-quarter inch male connector.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <\/span><\/p> <\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t Then, you’re going to need this pipe coupler which is a three-quarter inch female to half inch female adapter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <\/span><\/p> <\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t And then, you’ll need the nipple drinker itself which is a half inch male connector.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Once you have all of the parts, you’re going to connect all three of these together.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You should wrap the threads using Teflon tape to help to avoid leaks. Once your parts are assembled it should look like the picture above.<\/p>\n\n\t\t \t\tIntroduction<\/h2>\n
Parts You Will Need<\/h2>\n
275 Gallon IBC Tote<\/h3>\n
275 Gallon Tote Drain Adapter<\/h3>\n\n\t\t \t\t
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1\/2″ Female to 3\/4″ Female Adapter<\/h3>\n\n\t\t \t\t
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1\/2″ Thread Pig Nipple Drinker<\/h3>\n\n\t\t \t\t
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Putting the Parts Together<\/h2>\n