Drinking Post Ultimate Automatic Waterer for Horses & Livestock

$955.00 – $1,195.00

Frost free automatic waterer for constant access to clean water

SKU: 70-44-M

Ditch buckets, hoses and water troughs when it comes to outdoor watering, and install a Drinking Post Automatic Waterer in your paddocks instead! The frost free Drinking Post eliminates the need for water troughs and provides only the cleanest, freshest water to your horses and livestock through a system that brings water up when the animal pushes the paddle, and drains back to the earth when the paddle is no longer being pushed. An automatic waterer will help you save time and energy, not only from having to drag buckets or watch hoses, but also from scrubbing algae and dirt out of troughs / buckets. Your horses (or other livestock – there are paddle attachments that make the Ultimate Drinking Post appropriate for all types of farm animals) will also have access to cool, clean, fresh water all year round, which is ideal for their health and well-being.

Features

Stainless steel axle on activation paddle
Thick, strong paddle for horses who may enjoy ‘playing’ in the waterer
Set Screw on paddle to adjust / remove pressure on the rod
“Snow fin” under paddle to enhance performance during snowy / slushy conditions
Built in / removable training paddle attachment
Great durability of most major parts, including: paddle, hinge caps, bowl, and valve
Metal threads for paddle in bowl with very large bolts holding humongous hinge caps to secure the paddle
Fully serviceable valve
Scallops around outside edge of bowl to mitigate overflow

Frost-Free Automatic Waterer Benefits

No Standing Water

If you’ve been around a farm that uses troughs then you’ve likely seen them contaminated with a multitude of things every day—bird feces, algae, and even sometimes dead animals. Stagnant water is not only unhealthy (and potentially toxic—blue-green algae), it discourages water intake.

With the Drinking Post Automatic Waterer, standing water is never an issue since it doesn’t exist when the horse waterer isn’t in use.

No Electricity

Any type of container that uses a heater to keep it free of ice in the colder months has some degree of danger associated with it due to horses, well, just being horses. The Drinking Post is a great alternative to this potentially hazardous option.

Electric waterers and electric heaters have constant hydro expenses attached to them. Frost-free automatic waterers mean reasonable hydro bills, access to water during power outages, and no risk of electric shock or fire.

Other Benefits

Indoor and outdoor watering applications
Very simple and easy to maintain—only three moving parts
Water bowl, paddle and filter are easily cleaned
Constant cool, fresh water at 10 degrees Celsius or 50 degrees Fahrenheit
Takes only 8-10 seconds to fill
Takes 35-45 seconds to drain
Outside sleeve is made from same material as industrial sewer pipe
3/16″ stainless steel rod activating mechanism—solid 1/2″ CPVC custom fit water lines (vs flex lines and hose clamps)
Strong 8″ protective sleeve with 1/4″ wall thickness provides high resistance to impact damage while at the same time affording the ability to yield under load pressure without fracturing
Stainless steel fasteners utilized exclusively throughout—poly valve housing material is strong and resilient to ensure decades of maintenance-free operation

How It Works

If you know how a frost-free yard hydrant works, then you already have a grasp on the concept of how the Drinking Post Automatic Waterer works. It’s built and installed in a way that requires no auxiliary heat. The main component is a stop-and-drain valve located below the frost line. The animal simply presses its nose to the paddle and the bowl fills with water. Livestock paddles are available for use with cattle, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, and dogs. When the animal has finished drinking, the leftover water drains below the frost line. Install the Drinking Post anywhere there is a 25-65 PSI pressurized water line.

Installation Tips

18-24″ below the frost line is ideal, so an 8’ post can sit 3′ out of the ground in Eastern Ontario
Alberta and Northern Ontario should use a 10’ Drinking Post

The Drinking Post is the original non-electric frost-free horse waterer. Field tested and proven for 35 years, this automatic waterer will save you time, money, and provide your animals with clean, fresh water year-round.