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Trial #2 has been completed. We started gathering up supplies and tools a little after 8:00 and put the last tool up just before 10:00. I lost 3.5 pounds via sweat but got to participate from start to finish this time. I didn't measure the dimensions of the hole "we" dug because Youngblood won't tolerate such foolishness while he's in the middle of a job. I'll go back later once the trough is moved and get the width and depth.
Tis possible that this design could be improved upon by using a prefabricated form with perfectly vertical sides which would then allow the finished trough to be turned on edge and rolled. A rollable trough would be exceptionally useful for those of us that adhere to a paddock-shift paradigm. However, being the student of the world's most impatient teacher doesn't lend itself to making design modifications midstream.
Again, we used scrap chicken wire to line the hole, stood on it until enough Quikrete had been pour in to hold it in place, and smoothed out the 4 60-pound bags of Quikrete with the back of a shovel. To be able to move it with a tractor, Youngblood put in two old scrap horse shoes. They were slanted to maximize the surface area contact and to diminish the chances of a pig getting its foot caught.
When we were finished, we parked a cow trailor over it to keep the cows from stepping on it before it has a chance to set up. And while we were hooking up the trailor, a dang cow almost stepped on it.
COWS!
G!
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