tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646409548072100630.post8031268373358057856..comments2023-09-06T06:51:52.593-07:00Comments on Rants, Raves & Rambles under the Midnight Sun: H2O, oh my!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646409548072100630.post-16329991461503042162007-12-11T07:25:00.000-08:002007-12-11T07:25:00.000-08:00Consider the alternative ;)Years ago, I was respon...Consider the alternative ;)<BR/><BR/>Years ago, I was responsible for ten head of horses. The well on the old farm was barely adequate for the caretakers place. If the stock tanks were filled using the well, it would take a couple days to recover....my solution was to haul water.<BR/><BR/>Of course this was before poly tanks were readily available, so I ended up with a steel pickup tank in the back of my truck. I would fill the tank at my work, drive over, and use gravity and a two inch fire hose to fill the one tank. For the other, I had a small pump and hose rig.<BR/><BR/>The horses went through over 100 gallons a day of course. The tank I had for transport held 90 gallons. Some days, I made two runs to top the tanks.<BR/><BR/>I did this for a couple of winters, every single day, or twice a day.<BR/><BR/>It sucked, it really did. I don't have a tank these days, so having to deal with that much hose is a necessity....but thankfully we have not had any significant snow. If we did, I would have to add another 100 foot to reach the furthest stock tank from the house. As it is, I can run the hoses up there the back way, instead of down the drive.suvalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316030974664854662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646409548072100630.post-17058847167924408672007-12-10T20:26:00.000-08:002007-12-10T20:26:00.000-08:00OK, usually I like snow, but I cannot IMAGINE tryi...OK, usually I like snow, but I cannot IMAGINE trying to deal with that much snow with horses! I hope you get the water situation sorted out soon.Original Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503068909740890309noreply@blogger.com