Winter is coming!!! Portable winter watering system.

We will go take a look at the grazing a high tonnage cover crop field, hydrant protection from livestock, A walk threw on how to use frost-free hydrates without any freeze-ups. And drone footage at the end. Enjoy!!
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[@chrisrollings836]

Love how you do everything step by step please keep up the good work

[@RussWilson]

Thank you!

[@itscheesey]

Love the videos Russ. I recently moved back to PA and am getting the farm back in shape. Greg and you have been a big inspiration to me. Keep up the great content.

[@RussWilson]

Best of luck!

[@brettpayton6286]

Only the 2nd video of your I've seen Russ. An I'm loving all the info. Keep up the great work.

[@RussWilson]

Thanks for watching!!

[@ryanrich-chicoryridgefarms2043]

I'm always intrigued by new and different ideas of how to do things. I like that you are conscientious of the costs related to your solutions. Very interesting design/ solution here for portable winter water. I had considered hydrants "off limit" after temperatures drop below freezing at night.

[@RussWilson]

Glad it was helpful! I try to do things the least expensive way possible. Those are the profits.

[@trig5454]

Great ideas. I am in Canada, and I hate worrying about, or messing with water. I have a trouble free Richie "frost free" water bowl at a fixed point in my cattle handling area. I put a small electric heater in it that comes on only when there is danger of freezing. With electric fence I have watered up to four groups, but I feed hay in the winter, and am just starting to consider how to rotational graze and winter graze. Your videos are very helpful, but water, especially in the freezing weather is a serious issue for me. My natural pond and swamp/river are too far to dig and rig frost free buried pipe (four feet below the frost line here) so I am looking at a fixed point frost free nose/pasture pump set up manufactured in Alberta. The cows would have to travel in a fenced lane, for up to a Kilometer, perhaps. at the furthest. Yes it is relatively expensive but offers fewer problems for winter watering than burying pipe. Quite sure I would have frozen pipe in the coldest weather with your setup (oh me of little faith) :) Still thinking. Keep those videos coming - thank you.

[@RussWilson]

It gets cold in Canada I worry about frozen water can't imagine what it's like in Canada. We are using rich waters in our sacrifice area. They are good water in that setting. The nose pumps work well. My system has been tested to -24 Fahrenheit in Canada. But not being able to get hydrants in the pastures this setup probably wouldn't work. Thanks for watching!! We have will have content you can use in the future.

[@ajoshmiller]

Thanks Russ, this is good stuff.

[@RussWilson]

Thank you!!

[@monkx1z1]

Greg Judy said you have good infomation

[@RussWilson]

Welcome aboard!!

[@calebbasinger1656]

Good info. Thanks, Russ.

[@RussWilson]

Thanks for watching!!!!

[@kathymeley9553]

Great video, love the dogs and the drone footage.

[@RussWilson]

Thank You

[@pastormike5054]

Southern indiana I will use this water system thanks for the information

[@RussWilson]

You will really like this watering system!! Thanks for watching!

[@davej7458]

Greg sent me and I'm very interested in what I saw I looked over your earlier works very quickly. I subscribed and immediately and gave you a thumbs up thank you.

[@RussWilson]

Welcome!

[@nathandrumhiller27]

Great video Russ.

[@RussWilson]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tetonscot8028]

good info Russ thanks

[@RussWilson]

Thanks for watching!!

[@pekinknollfarms9235]

Nice water set up. Going to have to try that. If it’s working for you in PA it will work here in Ohio.

[@RussWilson]

Most definitely!! There are some folks living in Canada that started using this water set up.

[@marlinyohn8982]

Now that is an impressive way to keep your water tank from freezing and eliminating a tank heater. Those tank heaters sure do make the meter spin. Thanks for the money saving advice. What part of Pa. Do you live in? I live in York Co.

[@RussWilson]

Thanks 👍It was -7 this morning water still not frozen. I live in southern Forest Co.

[@tim7409]

Why not just install the inexpensive tractor tire type tanks or a Mira-fount ?

[@T_Humphries]

@Tim This tank is inexpensive, easy to clean and portable. When the cows move you unhook it and move it with them. The tire and Mira tanks are not as versatile for rotational grazing in my opinion but every farm is different

[@RussWilson]

In rotational grazing, it is about flexibility. With the fixed watering points it is hard for me to keep the manure and urine evenly distributed. Every farm is different this is just another way of doing it. Thanks for the question!!

[@RussWilson]

@@T_Humphries We have been using this method for a few years I love the flexibility it gives.

[@trig5454]

Mira-founts have there own problems in our part of the world. The balls get wet and freeze so the cows can't push them open. If you are not right on it, you have a frozen mess. My neighbour actually removes the balls in winter. I had a similar flap type water bowl but had no end of trouble in the winter. I can probably run a simple pressurized PVC hose for the summer, and build Russ type tanks, but thinking of how to winter graze bends my brain.

[@RussWilson]

@@trig5454 do you get much snow in the winter. A lot of the time if livestock are not in lactation. They can usually get there water requirements threw eating snow.

[@tcassil2972]

Great info Russ. We are on metered water. How much water do you think flows out of the tank per night?

[@RussWilson]

It uses around 50 gallons per day. Depends on how cold it is. The colder the more you will leave it run. Thanks for watching!

[@SasquatchBioacoustic]

Are you sewing a cool season cover after that sorgham-sudan?

[@RussWilson]

Soon as the cows come out of the field I’ll drill a winter cover crop think there’s about 10 or so species in the mix

[@stevedevaney1604]

The powered winder on your gator any info how to build thanks new subscriber love your ideas. Thanks

[@RussWilson]

Thanks for the Sub. I have a video coming out soon not sure what the title is going to be to a move to out lease property. There is some really good footage of the reel winder. I can definitely do a tutorial video of how to build one this winter.

[@stevedevaney1604]

@@RussWilson thanks

[@masonbaylorbears]

as for the Poly pipe to get the water to the tank.... i hear people and judy and other say to get HD black poly pipe, but im mainly finding PEX. for some odd reason the PEX im finding also isnt bad price. is there something wrong with pex that makes people not use it for water line in pasture?

[@RussWilson]

Only thing I have seen with Pex It doesn't take the UV light very well. The pex we have used in the past cracks in a couple years. Thanks for Watching!!

[@Drebotchris]

Have you found that putting a tank in the ground actually does more harm? I have a smaller tank with the same heater and it always has ice on it.

[@RussWilson]

I try to keep the portable as possible. This aids soil cycling. Thanks for watching!

[@davemi00]

Hit the LIKE 👍

[@RussWilson]

Thanks you!!

[@utuberjp9999]

Do you reseed sorghum sudan or does enough seed fall for next year?

[@RussWilson]

I have to reseed the sorghum sudan every year. The sunflowers and Japanese millet reseeds itself. Thanks for watching!

[@michaellowe2305]

Did you put that hydrant in yourself or have a well contractor install it?

[@RussWilson]

I had a contractor put four in for me. I have had to replace all of them. You know the phrase if you want it done right do it yourself 😂😂😂. Here's a link to the video on how to put a hydrate in right. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnyUeZemqth0eJI

[@michaellowe2305]

@@RussWilson thank you

[@ExploreAmerica]

Green pastures farm sent me. You should check me out

[@RussWilson]

Subscribed. Welcome aboard!!

[@richardclark4383]

3.5 min of rambling before you almost get to the point

[@RussWilson]

Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'll make sure to add "Master of Conciseness" to my resume. But seriously, if you want instant gratification, maybe try a microwave instead of KZbin. Cheers! 🍿