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Install Main Pipe Shut-off Valve and Covers

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You've never seen livestock watering system like this! Automatic No Electricity!

What happens here

Cut the existing 3/4-inch poly pipe (be prepared for water spillage as the pipe is full). Immediately slide on a hose clamp, then firmly attach a new shut-off valve to one end of the cut pipe. Secure the valve with the hose clamp. Repeat this for the other side of the cut pipe, connecting a new section of poly pipe to continue the line. Ensure the hose clamps are tightened securely but carefully to avoid stripping. Position protective pipe covers, such as Titan Attachments cable ramps, over the poly pipe where vehicles (like a Kubota utility vehicle or zero-turn mower) will cross to protect the line from damage. These covers interlock like LEGOs and have a hinged lid for easy pipe placement. Zip-tie the main poly pipe line to the existing fence to elevate it off the ground, preventing damage from weed whackers and creating a tidy appearance. Install the main shut-off valve at a convenient location, such as a fence corner, for easy access.

Goal: Install a primary shut-off valve on the main poly pipe line and place protective covers over the pipe where vehicles will cross to prevent damage and ensure system longevity.

Tools and materials

  • Pliers
  • Poly Pipe Cutter
  • Screwdriver
  • 3/4-inch Poly Pipe
  • All-weather Zip Ties
  • Hose Clamps
  • Male Adapter
  • Protective Pipe Covers (Cable Ramps)
  • Shut-off Valve (3/4-inch)
  • Teflon Tape

What they say

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think it's only befitting to show you guys the setup that currently is in place right here so this is a three-quarter inch poly it is running like a charm so this is a valve you can see that's three quarter inches of water it's coming out it's doing a good job this is what goes down into the tank currently and the tank is just right there in other words this just kind of hung here in place and fed that tank and what we had to do is come down here and turn the water on and off we also have a tank down the line just a little bit further and that's what that tee was for so the tee is to feed the tank that's down the line what we were running into was having to come down here basically daily and turn the water on and we would kind of walk away and leave it and what would happen is the water tank would overflow it would run back into the creek everything was cool with that but I really didn't want a muddy mess down here so this new system is going to set us up for success and a low maintenance setup we don't want to have to come down and turn water on and turn water off this thing will maintain its siphon all the way down here and if we put the float valves in it will continue to maintain its siphon and we won't ever have to fool with these water tanks we'll just have to check on them daily or every other day or the cows will give us the ultimate sign a tipped over water tank means it's empty pretty cool so we're going to start out and we're gonna make some big changes here we're gonna put a shutoff valve on the corner down here so we can drive the Kubota right up to the corner we can shut the whole system on or off and then each tank is going to have its own float valve and shutoff valve so if we're getting a muddy mess by this water tank which we're not but you can see it was right there and you see a bit of a muddy mess where the cows are tearing the land up that's what we want to avoid so we want to put water tanks all down through here that way when we go to intensive grazing and we set up our different paddocks they'll have a water trough at each paddock or one split between each paddock and they'll have a constant water flow system cool let's go down here and we'll show you exactly what we're going to do we're actually going to zip-tie this pipe up to the fence line these are trays that we can lay down right here so obviously we don't want to run over our pipe here when we go back and forth with the Kubota so we've got these trays they are about one…

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