Setting Up a Water Trough to Last a Lifetime!

In this video I walk you through each step of setting up a good cattle water trough. From pouring the slab, tapping into a pipeline, plumbing and setting everything up, I cover it all. Plus some great shots of Northern California rice harvest and saying hello to the cows!
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[@jeffharvey6768]

Great job Tyler

[@pattylcravatta]

Callie, you’re a good helper! I love how you stand and let Callie have the sit! You make this look easy, but I know it’s your skill making! Callie’s Paw Prints 🐾! Thinking of the Safety of your herd! One Nice Thing! Great Thought! Plumber! Handyman! California is dry so grass isn’t growing! Garden Hose! Maybe give the Bulls a bath! Thank-you! Great Video! Second Part coming soon!

[@carolyost6733]

You do it all, Farmer Tyler. Nice job

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great helper you have Tyler

[@johnking8679]

I enjoyed watching you build that water connection to the trough. Good job, Tyler !!

[@annebell4112]

Callie driving the tractor lol. She looked very much at home 😊😊 🚜🚜🚜👍👍

[@debthill8285]

Hello Farmer Tyler!!!

[@carlinkay1151]

Great job, it all looks fantastic! 👍🇦🇺🦘👋

[@Ariel-xz8lg]

Thanks Farmer Tyler! So good to see just how you did that. Thank you for showing and sharing! Awesome!

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Nice job. Like how you used some T-Post rebar. It’s all about using what you have around the farm.

[@nadeenflynn9673]

Great job, Tyler.

[@bamboozler8459]

Still enjoying your videos from Bakersfield! Lovin the pup!

[@131dyana]

Your puppy loves riding with you. Loved this video.

[@mikebonge7206]

That is a lot of work for one man. Great job

[@kopenhagenkid]

Awesome drone footage Tyler

[@dm55]

T-bars good. My friend used old golf clubs 35 years ago and that sidewalk is still perfect. 👍😀

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Haha now there’s a good idea!

[@ardurbin2]

Callie kept lookin' at you for a signal so she could help you dig. Metal rebar is metal, good choice. Never put smooth finish on any concrete that animals will step ON. Teflon pipe tape to the RESCUE. Thanks for the drone shots of CA rice harvest. 👍💪👍💪

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yeah she always wants to help in the wrong spot!

[@abc-coleaks-info3180]

@@farmertylerranch4399 Will you be able or are you planning to backfill around the pad, or let it fill naturally to reduce 'hock-knock' lameness? (Sorry, I also watch the hoof G.P. and am always curious.) Great video's!

[@miriambertram2448]

@@abc-coleaks-info3180 were you as shocked as I was that there are now 1 million subscribers for the hoof GP?

[@jennifershephard6638]

Great job Tyler! Your range of skills seems endless. I don’t really know much about building a cement pad, but when I saw the rough finish you created on your new cement pad, I knew you had a reason. It was real nice of you to save that little 🐸 frog. Your kindness knows no limits. Great video.

[@sashcraft51]

Another great vlog watching you work. Grandpa surely would be proud.

[@erictilley4095]

Great job 👍 and video too ...love the drone shots of the rice harvest... Callie keeps on growing so much ...she just didn't have nothing to get into...I know you have been waiting for a long time to get that water trough out there for your cattle...I'm so glad you're done and it's working well...thanks again Tyler for the video,..now it's time to finish up the barn and the manger... great job buddy...

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Tyler

[@jacquejones771]

love the way you do things and treat your cows . your doing great work on the farm love it all thanks for sharing/

[@terrilewis172]

Down and dirty! Great job and what farmers do .

[@gardenman3]

I would have put concrete around the stand pipe too. You are 100% corect about the rule of plumbing

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Hi to Farmer Tyler Ranch and all others too. Great Job and thanks for sharing. God Bless You and everybody stay safe, see you on the next Farmer Tyler Ranch

[@darlenestorer8898]

Awesome Tyler good job 👍 Darlene from Ohio 🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Stay safe God bless your family.

[@cathy8070]

Callie is getting big. I love doing chores with you. Even though I haven’t worked I feel tired lol

[@redmapleleaf4617]

I've used that irrigation tape (that's what I call it anyway) for years and NO ONE ever told me about the correct way to use it! Now I know! Thanks Farmer Tyler!

[@johnm1898]

A cowboy swimming pool !!!! It looks great. Nice job.

[@newlife8610]

Hey there Farmer Tyler Ranch Family!!! Fall is coming & I couldn’t be happier!! Here in Wisconsin everyone loves the cool crisp air & the leaves changing colors. 🍁🍁

[@aaronjohn6586]

The use of old T post instead of re bar is pure simple DIY cost saving genius!

[@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC]

No, I'm not cringing at the finish of the concrete pad...you did great ..single man show....it's a cattle concrete water platform...you won't need a nice finish. Your Forefathers would be proud...nice thick pad with t-post bar...will never break-crack.

[@barbcoleus]

Callie is so cute. I agree about the plumbing store rule.

[@rawa5457]

All like a good training video. Perfekt. :):):) God Bless!

[@georgedavidson1221]

Nice to see you making a concrete landing for-the cattle to stand

[@janetdupree6353]

It’s all a good time on FTR 👨‍🌾.

[@robertsimmons3556]

Good job FTR! Come this winter with all the (hope rain) the mud won't have a chance.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Hope you’re right!

[@leesanders1619]

I’m digging that 2X6 trowel.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Haha yeah pretty nice huh?

[@lorrieannesilvey474]

Oh my.....you did that alone? Yes you did.......beyond perfect just the way you did it. I mean......WOW man......😊

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Haha thank you!

[@phillipjones3342]

Very well done very well thought out thanks for sharing Tyler

[@Hoosier60]

When you started digging that hole, Callie was wanting to get involved and help! She was thinking she could dig a hole without getting in trouble with dad! You did an incredible job with the concrete…especially being a one man show. When you were leveling the concrete with that 2” x 6” (I believe) I wanted to jump in the screen to give you a hand with the other end!😂 I was thinking the very same thing when you mentioned building a bracket/cover to protect the plumbing. Uncovered, that plumbing wouldn’t last long at all with cows. Another quality FTR project completed!! Great job Tyler.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you Hoosier yes it was a pain to skreet that without someone on the other end!

[@tedduke1699]

@@farmertylerranch4399 If I was in California I would have grabbed the other end. AND, of course you need a hose bib there, if you didn't put one you would someday wish you had!

[@inthejcurve7968]

Mr. FTR, really liked the thumbnail for this video. You halfway down an irrigation hole, with Callie looking on

[@karenschuster9831]

A very productive day for you. Your puppy is getting big. So adorable. Can't wait to see the finished product with the feeding stalls and the watering hole. Have a wonderful day.

[@johnking8679]

Love your non-slip concrete pad !!

[@mr.sevilla3723]

Concrete looks good. I'm a concrete finisher and having to see you do it by yourself kills me. Shows your heart and dedication. I got two hands if you ever need help. I'm in the area so if you got anymore projects let me know.

[@redmapleleaf4617]

You sound like an awesome guy!

[@ardurbin2]

@@redmapleleaf4617 Absolutely! 👍

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you!

[@janemuir3546]

Tyler, you sure do know how to work hard. My dad always wanted a rough finish on our farm growing up.

[@marywilkins9813]

That was a beautiful job well done. My first thought when you finished the pretty white slab and brand spanking new tank is," And that is the cleanest that platform will ever be!" I love watching the care you take with all your jobs, and the wildlife. Cali is sure getting big. She looked kind of jealous when you were digging...

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you Mary you are so right!

[@tammysarrazin7078]

the look on the pup when you started digging was like i get in trouble if i do that but you can do it and wont let me help you lol poor pup........you did a awesome job considering you did it alone hugsssss

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Haha she was kind of looking that way!

[@AlbertaRanch]

Water lines 2 feet down 😎 that must be nice. 8 feet down here in the frozen north 😊

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Ha yeah the things I take for granted! Wow 8’ really??

[@AlbertaRanch]

@@farmertylerranch4399 absolutely, minimum code is 8 feet.

[@marthahanley6650]

Well I guess that is backhoe time.

[@AlbertaRanch]

@@marthahanley6650 indeed

[@dirkleflore6545]

I love your videos and your dog……. I got to get me a FTR hoodie!!!!!!!

[@rebeccasladky7678]

You have to know how to do 50 million things on a farm/ranch. As a person with no mechanical talent whatsoever it always amazes me!! Glad you grew up with men who have you that knowledge! Great job!

[@gitatit4046]

All through that plumbing I was wondering if you were going to brace and support that riser too but I knew you'd solve that issue at some point - I had confidence in you and sure nuff you did - lol. Those cows would surely find a way to demolish it right down to that PVC mainline. Nice job and thanks for sharing Tyler. You're a multi talented guy.

[@curtisjulian9324]

You did a great job on the slab and the plumbing where you came up short was the trough you used, cows bend the shit out those in a few months, if I was gonna do all that work I would of used a tire trough..

[@guybever8935]

I have never seen a cement mixer like that. Did a great job. As always great video.

[@ardurbin2]

Have seen that type of mixer at many rental yards that have DIY concrete. 👍

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Guy yeah that’s a one yard mixer. Most batch plants around here have them for rent

[@nancyrauch2644]

Farmer Tyler....Your knowledge of how to make things never ceases to amaze me ! You keep working on things till they're just right. Callie is also getting so big and is a gorgeous dog. Thanks for taking me along on your great video ! :)

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you Nancy!

[@bubbat2816]

Your one-man farming operation amazes me. Don’t think life can throw you anything that you can’t handle. You’re a mechanic, electrician, plumber, welder, farmer, dad, husband, you tuber, and you work concrete. Did I miss anything? And you never appear frustrated or over worked. Keep up the good work.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you Bubba I appreciate it!

[@allysonh6410]

Yay!!!

[@allysonh6410]

Dude, you rock. And Callie is just the sweetest 💕

[@deanm375]

Great job!!

[@robynmorris7945]

Great use of the old t-posts!! When you were leveling that pad I kept thinking “wish I was there to help with that.” Heck of a one man job and done with ONLY one trip to the plumbing store😄. Thanks of the drone coverage on the rice thrashing…does it make you want your old job back?? Great video, thanks fir sharing.

[@teresaflobert3022]

Excellent job. Cali was working hard as job boss lol

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Someone has to supervise!

[@btowannab9232]

Good job FTR 👏 I'll keep checking in, to check out your guard design 😉 Congratulations also to the new up coming family edition 👏🤗

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you BTO!

[@ser3589]

Nice job on that concrete. You did great.

[@robertsmith3602]

You can witch the water line with 2 pieces of baling wire. The wires will cross when you get on top of the line .

[@justicekreger3107]

The American rancher is the backbone of the country; self-sufficient, resourceful, talented, and confident. Good job, Tyler! I enjoy your vids.

[@madampolo]

I am glad you are going to build a cage around the riser. We have a riser like that that is only protected by large rocks to keep the cow from walking on it. It doesn't work too well as we've had them break it twice now. The concrete pad is a good idea to keep them from muddying the yard a lot.

[@toddcaskey9984]

Great job

[@vnthomas16]

Great project! Really enjoyed following along. No worries with t-posts in lieu of rebar… When a neighbor busted out an old slab, it was reinforced with sections of spike tooth harrows! Haha! Thanks for sharing!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

I appreciate it thank you! Yes I guess anything can be rebar, kind of like anything can be a hammer haha!

[@BobJones-nh6wg]

Good job young man!

[@randycharest4507]

I really enjoy your videos

[@kimcwhite6509]

Thank you for saving that little frog💙 Nice job on your water trough & cement pad. You are so talented! Thx also for the rice harvest video. We've been getting some smoke in Lake County from the rice field burning in Colusa. Freaked a few people out, we're a little flinchy with smoke. People even call 911 for BBQ's because they think it's a fire. Now people announce on FB where they're smoking or bowing😂

[@kimcwhite6509]

Bbqing not bowing🙄

[@josetorres-garrido5665]

Good job with the cement.

[@harveypenner2386]

Could you do a video about rice production? Love your channel!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yes I’ve been wanting to do something like this. It would take a year to film but I’d like to document each step of the process from ground work to harvest. Maybe I’ll get it done this coming year

[@manleybrittain1296]

Tyler love the vid and Callie. I was unaware of a concrete mixer you could rent and fill with ready mix very cool! Great job on the pad and the plumbing!

[@sandib4234]

I think you did a amazing job! Looks really nice. Cally is growing like a weed.

[@danielashford2430]

Great video thanks brother

[@mlm7598]

Looking good and the perfect answer to your need there for the cattle and for anything you may need a water hose for. I love that you thought of that and I can bet it will come in handy! :-) The weather looks great down there.........hopefully things are calming down and not a lot of smoke around. Have a great week!

[@mitchellgourley3653]

Great video looks like he did a great job keep up the good work

[@bennettburton6959]

Show us a video of an update on all the cows

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Soon we’ll be getting back into a lot of cow videos don’t worry!

[@sandib4234]

@@farmertylerranch4399 ❤

[@angiekhaines9692]

Your water tank looks really good

[@danrose3233]

Fun fact: teflon tape does not actually seal contrary to popular belief. It simply makes things more slippery so that threads can be more tightly connected.

[@nebraskafarmer9015]

Spray the underside of your stock tank with Gorilla Rubber Flex and make it heavy. Also, spray up the side of the tank about a foot. It will greatly extend the life of your stock tank.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

That’s a good idea thank you!

[@johnking8679]

Hey Tyler, I heard that the opening guitar music 🎶 on your channel is YOU, playing the guitar !! Wonderful, my friend !!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you John! All of the music on any video from the last 3 years is me. I was having a hard time finding music I liked that wasn’t copyrighted so I took matters into my own hands haha!

[@marilyncapehart663]

Hey Tyler I am back again., loving these Videos., Thanks For Sharing 6-13-2022👍🏽👍🏽♥️., You was right you are Smart Tyler GrandPa knew you would get it. Tyler Stop 🛑 being sooooooooo hard on yourself Stop 🛑 you are a good Rounded Person♥️👍🏽

[@julieenslow5915]

From what Dad taught me about building a frame for a slab, making concrete and pouring and finishing - you did a flawless job. Yes the finishing trowel would have been a good thing but not really a big issue with the bovine crowd. Oh and I know nothing about plumbing! But it works, and you even thought ahead and provided a hose bibb. Might be useful for washing the trough and slab later. I am so enjoying watching you do these things!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you Julie!

[@tammysarrazin7078]

one more job to check off the list congrats

[@PatricesProjects]

The slab turned out great. Good re-use of old t-posts. I think the finish is better most on the rough side so the cows don't slip around when it gets wet. Great work on the plumbing too.

[@craigjones1939]

Good job on that concrete pad and water pipe/tank installation! Hey Tyler, I’m still waiting for a video of you playing guitar. We need a little front porch session from you! 😎

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Craig! I’ve thought about doing a guitar video but just haven’t pulled the trigger. Maybe soon?

[@CJLeTeff]

Surveyor just showed me how to use dowsing rods to find water lines. I’m the worlds biggest doubter, and until he closed his eyes to prove himself I would not have believed it! I was even going to prove him a hoax until I did it myself three times!

[@allysonh6410]

No way. You should make a video cuz I'm in disbelief lol I've actually always wanted to see it

[@Sundance56]

@@allysonh6410 Case275 is correct. I didn't believe it either until I seen a hired hand on my neighbors property walking around with the rods. He showed me and let me try, really works. You can make your own with old wire clothes hangers. I use my own now all the time.

[@CJLeTeff]

@@allysonh6410 He explained to me that it’s not black magic, but it’s the electrical field that flowing water creates that interact with the wires.

[@bennyseror845]

You needed some Teflon band. Ha you put it....🤣

[@CJLeTeff]

Tyler, you can get a cheap Diamond grinding wheel for you side grinder and polish those edges really quick. Nice slab! 👍👍🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@brianfelmlee8804]

Always tape pipe threads. Next time you put one of those compression fittings on take the nut and seals off and slide them on the pipe first, makes the fitting shorter to squeeze between the pipe ends.

[@karenladwig3856]

Wow you can do so much!

[@johnzink3309]

Thx

[@alanclark6761]

Wow, that's a dry mix - you going for strength? Huge slab, man that must going to be a big trough

[@mitchellgourley3653]

I’ve never seen a concrete wagon that’s pretty cool

[@anrowland11]

Pretty fancy if you ask me! I'm interested to see the cage design.

[@BoomhauerWorldwide]

Looks good! My cattle would break that pipe off, then flip the tank over for good measure. I would probably pour another slab behind it so pipe is in center and put on a Mirafount or Ritchie waterer

[@bakersakers953]

Man now you have me thinking. I would red head some angle iron to hold that trough from being knocked around. Also put the cage on hinges or red head that down. Also you forgot to put your brand and the date in the slab.

[@Deutschehordenelite]

You could grind the edges with a specific blade on an angle grinder to round them :)

[@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC]

That's funny i was just going to mention that water riser pipe...cattle will move that all over the place and break the joints. I've actually gotten away with placing 2 or 3 -t-post around water lines securing with wire around the two or three posts with water line in center and then just letting the cattle use it for a firm scratch post. What they use most is the top of the t-post/s....so i dull those edges and make sure they are higher than what i'm protecting...my water line below it. T-post protection on water lines....no rot, no paint needed, easy access to water line....to be insulated for winter.

[@terryhansen2217]

I have done the exact same thing, and I pound the t posts deep, but over the years with lots of rubbing they do get tweaked up. Not the best permanent solution…kind of semi permanent, like everything else around my place, lol.

[@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC]

@@terryhansen2217 Yepper i see that...better to sink a 6" pressure treated post 3 feet down and secure the water line..."U" clamps to the pole. Too often T-Post come to the rescue.