The farm has placed miles of underground pipeline to our rotational pasture system to water the herd. In past years we have filled up a 1000 gallon tank and hauled it to various pastures. The old system used lots of diesel, got stuck in the mud, we were always worried it was going to tip over and kill us, and was extremely time consuming. It worked with a herd of 13 bison, but as our numbers grew we found ourselves filling up the tank twice a day in the summer heat! We put in 30+ water troughs made from used tractor tires that tie into a 2” underground system. It was a big investment but worth it.

Photo Journal:

1. Procure gigantic tractor tire (for free!) from local tire shop. You must also move the gigantic tire. We also used (many) saw blades to remove the sidewalls of the tires. We later used the cut off side walls as corral panels.

2. Place gigantic tire. Caution: Can be sketchy!

3. Make sure that your underground pipeline is still intact.

4. Gravel

5. Concrete

6. Mix

7. Pour

8. Level and set concrete at the bottom of tire