On board Water Tank

[Anvil150]

Don't know if this is something anyone else would want to do, but over the years I got tired of always looking around for a place to get water for my bucket or a place to wash up. Even in fancy barns the faucet always has a hose hooked to it that is run way out back somewhere and hooked to some water tank or some other thing or hidden behind some prickly bushes :eek:so I decided to have my own on board system. It cost about 150.00 in materials to set up. It sure comes in handy,and saves me time looking for water. 21 gal tank with 12 volt RV pump and marine wash down hose from bass pro and a water tank fill from RV supply. http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n53/anvil150/shoeingtrailer014.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n53/anvil150/shoeingtrailer025.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n53/anvil150/shoeingtrailer023.jpg

[Bradley-1stChoice]

Nicely done.

I like the retractable hose its home, and its location.

For the same reason, I resorted to a 5gal igloo cooler
full of water in the back of my pick-up.

Not as nice, not as fancy, but I had water handy.

[Gary_Miller]

Looks great.

For the same reason I use a five gallon bucket with a lid. When it gets to grimmy I just change the water at a location that has easy to get to water.

[Kaydence]

Nice rig and interesting ideas but if the water isn't handy for me to get, I think in almost every barn, the client offers to fill my bucket while I get my stuff set up. I let them! :eek:

Cheri

[Anvil150]

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[Anvil150]

The trailer was built by Gladiator trailer's here in Ocala Fla. Farriers Depot is the dealer for them I have had mine for over a year now and it is the best trailer I have ever had. They will build them any way you want,and they will finance it for you if you need to. Great company to work with.

[Gary_Miller]

Do you work out of the trailer?:eek: Everything is so clean and shiny.:D

[brian robertson]

With the price of fuel, why on earth would you carry around an additional 180lb.? Your clients have horses; it's a safe bet they also have accessable water. Are you afraid to ask somebody to fetch a pail of water? Or , is it to be able to say, "I've got something you don't got, Na NA"?

[Anvil150]

Do you work out of the trailer?:eek: Everything is so clean and shiny.:D not so clean and shiny now, those pic's were taken last year when it was new.

[Anvil150]

With the price of fuel, why on earth would you carry around an additional 180lb.? Your clients have horses; it's a safe bet they also have accessable water. Are you afraid to ask somebody to fetch a pail of water? Or , is it to be able to say, "I've got something you don't got, Na NA"?After 32 years of horseshoeing I finely built my rig to have everything handy.As I said it might not be something everyone would want. As for the gas, I checked and I am still getting the same 13 mpg with my F150 as I did before. I was forced to build a new rig last year when a uninsured driver hit me and totaled my old monetta I had on a trailer. I figured this would be the last rig I build so I built it to be totaly self contained. Not trying to one up any one. just thought some one might be interested.:cool: Here is my old rig:( http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n53/anvil150/shoeingtrailer10-24-06001.jpg

[Rick Burten]

Not trying to one up any one. just thought some one might be interested
You for sure don't have to apologize or owe anyone an explanation for having a really nice rig. It suits you, and that is all that matters.
Here is my old rig:(
Dang, I'm sure glad you're OK. What does the other vehicle look like?

Have you considered putting that rig on e-bay? You never know , but some up and coming young gun might want to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again.:p

[Phil Armitage]

Neat idea A. J.

I have had the same issues you mentioned trying to find water at some barns. brooms, shovels and rakes are also time consumeing to locate, sometimes I have to fight for a broom with the barn help. :D

Thanks for shareing the pictures of your trailer. Nice to see what other guys do and get ideas.

[Phil Armitage]

With the price of fuel, why on earth would you carry around an additional 180lb.? Your clients have horses; it's a safe bet they also have accessable water. Are you afraid to ask somebody to fetch a pail of water? Or , is it to be able to say, "I've got something you don't got, Na NA"?

Bad day?????

[hoofinitca]

looks like a great idea when you live in those nice warm places. I live in Central Alberta and had a trailer built last year custom built by Corbilt Welding from Marra, BC , I love it . It has a stainless steel water tank inside of it all clean for drinking or whichever you choose but I have to keep it empty in the winter or it freezes solid buit love haveing it there in the hot summer months .

[Bradley-1stChoice]

You for sure don't have to apologize . . .


I second that.

[Bradley-1stChoice]

All in favor ?

[SlowShoe]

brooms, shovels and rakes are also time consumeing to locate,

When they see you coming Phil, they hide them!! After you break a few broomsticks in the course of disciplining an unruly steed, word gets around man. :D


..but seriously I've heard stories about a local guy who's clients used to hide all that stuff when they see him coming. No joke.

[Gary Hill]

Phil, buy a dang broom and keep it in your rig! It comes in handy wipeing mud off feet and legs, also works to get them young ones ready for your hand to run down the leg! As for water, there is always a trough or dog bowl to quench shoes and wash the crud off hands.:D

[Bradley-1stChoice]

. . . As for water, there is always a trough or dog bowl to quinch shoes . . .

More times than not, when I am shoeing, the dogs or even the other horses drink my quenching bucket down.

And wouldn't you know it, I would toss my hot shoe into an empty stainless bucket.

Clanggggggggg!

[Phil Armitage]

More times than not, when I am shoeing, the dogs or even the other horses drink my quenching bucket down.

And wouldn't you know it, I would toss my hot shoe into an empty stainless bucket.

Clanggggggggg!


One of the barns I work at has around 6 dogs and 1 cat that drink out of my water bucket. Nice thing with all those dogs I do not need a broom. In the winter I toss my shoes in the snow, plenty of that right now.

[Phil Armitage]

When they see you coming Phil, they hide them!! After you break a few broomsticks in the course of disciplining an unruly steed, word gets around man. :D


..but seriously I've heard stories about a local guy who's clients used to hide all that stuff when they see him coming. No joke.

Yesterday someone left a lunge whip against the wall where I was shoeing. The horse owner asked me why I needed the lunge whip? :confused::D

[Rick Burten]

More times than not, when I am shoeing, the dogs or even the other horses drink my quenching bucket down.

And wouldn't you know it, I would toss my hot shoe into an empty stainless bucket.
At least yours is SS, mine's plastic.:eek: :eek: :p

[brian robertson]

Phil, might have been a bad day. Been off work two weeks with elbow reconstruction with UCL replacement=cabin fever. 3 more weeks to go.

The point I was trying to make is you have to get a control on expenses, ex. fuel. Quit carrying anymore than you have to service the clients on that day.

Long ago, I got to watch Grant Moon work once. I wish I would have taken a photo of his "rig". It included floor tools (which he kept on the floor when shoeing), anvil, forge, bucket of fire tools and a few pieces of barstock, a box or 2 of nails thrown in a older pickup. I saw some beautiful shoes made, alot of horses shod and happy to pay "top dollar" horse owners. He could be best described as a "minimalist" and the most efficent shoer I've ever seen. I think he could replace it all with the proceeds from 1 week's work. Talk about a net to gross ratio to work towards.

I try to follow his example. Though I am weak, I have succumbed to the temptation of keg shoes, a belt grinder and the drill press but I strive for efficency daily.

[Anvil150]

I have around 12,000 in that tailer,I don't think that is a lot of $$ in todays $$ I built the racks and slides and did the wiring myself.I like gadgets and building things I have helped several fellas set up their rigs at no charge and enjoyed doing it.If you want to see fancy just look at Bernard Pelliter's rigs he always has something new added every time you see him and has had them written about in the journal :D I use everything in my rig every day and everything is there to make my job easier. after 32 years I sure don't want to go backwards and do without to save a couple of dollars. If things are that tight you need to charge more. 20 years ago when I did race horses I could work out of the trunk of a car with a stall jack, a box full of race plates, a shaping hammer and a small little shoeing box with the minimal hand tools. but after 32 years I have no desire to do race horses. I will stick to jumpers, thanks.

[Jack Evers]

Long ago, I got to watch Grant Moon work once. I wish I would have taken a photo of his "rig". It included floor tools (which he kept on the floor when shoeing), anvil, forge, bucket of fire tools and a few pieces of barstock, a box or 2 of nails thrown in a older pickup. I saw some beautiful shoes made, alot of horses shod and happy to pay "top dollar" horse owners. He could be best described as a "minimalist" and the most efficent shoer I've ever seen.

I competed against Grant once back in the '80's. Perhaps I'd better just say I was in the same competition with him and competing against everyone else. I did get a distant second behind him in one class which meant I at least beat everyone else once. His speed and efficiency were incredible. There was a "small shoe" class where we were supplied 1/2 by 1/8 stock to build a pair of shoes no more than 2-3/8 wide by 2-1/2 long. fullered, punched for 6 nails, brazed on plow caulks (diamond calks). That size stock was about like using 1 inch stock for a 00 shoe - too wide to look good. I swear that not only did Grant have the only real "pair" of shoes (the rest of us had two shoes, but not really a pair and a number of those were tossed out for not meeting the size spec), but he had drawn his stock down to about 3/8 wide for a much better appearance. I didn't see him do it but I'd almost bet he was able to draw it down as he turned the shoe rather than using two steps. This was the class I was second in and remember well how much better his work was than mine

In the live shoeing, he was unhappy with one shoe as he was nailing and with about 15 min left he started making another shoe which was finished and nailed up in time. I saw the judge check the fit of the shoe he hadn't used and say "what was wrong with that one - it would have done the job".Grant's reply was to the effect of "just doing the job isn't good enough".

[Derin Foor]

My $.02 on the subject.....

I carry more than I need on my rig and always have, including a 30+ gallon water tank. It's one of my favorite 'extras' I carry. It makes it easy to wash up between horses in the summer and fill my bucket when the water's not so close... OK I'm lazy ;)

I personally would rather not have to worry about inventory on a daily basis. I'd rather spend those extra minutes every day doing something fun in the shop, drinking a beer (yeah I know you can do that while you load up :p), or spending time with the kids.

I might carry more than I should, but I always have what I need. Like someone said, I still get the same lousy fuel mileage, regardless :mad:

Derin

[Uncle Fester]

I have considered doing the same thing in the past, but I decided to have Georgia Farrier Supply fabricate a water cooler holder out of aluminum with a diamond plate base and mount it to the side of my full back door. It looks pretty sharp and is functional as well. I got it for two reasons, one being to have drinking water readily accessable so I'd be less likely to drink so many cokes, but if I need to cool shoes and no water is close by, I just put enough water in my bucket from the cooler to get the job done. I don't remember how much GFS charged for it but it wasn't too much. It was the first one they'd done and they thought it was a pretty good idea. I've had several comments on it since.

[Matt_McMicken]

I like the water tank idea. Ive always just carried a cooler, but sometimes it takes up a lot of room. I had an idea a couple years ago that I really like. Back in FL a lot of horses go barefoot, so instead of dragging around my shoeing box with hammer, pullers, clenchers, etc, I made a trim box with 3 slots in the top and a magnet on the side. My rasp, a hoofpick, half rounds and nippers all fit in real nice, and its a lot smaller and lighter. It works for me anyway.

[tbloomer]

I like the water tank idea. Ive always just carried a cooler, but sometimes it takes up a lot of room. I had an idea a couple years ago that I really like. Back in FL a lot of horses go barefoot, so instead of dragging around my shoeing box with hammer, pullers, clenchers, etc, I made a trim box with 3 slots in the top and a magnet on the side. My rasp, a hoofpick, half rounds and nippers all fit in real nice, and its a lot smaller and lighter. It works for me anyway.
I've been wanting to build something similar. Can you post some pictures so I can steal your design? :):D

[Mike Ferrara]

I like the water tank idea but, I too, live where we have winter. As it is, there's a bunch of stuff that I have to bring in the house to keep it from freezing. When I remember to do it, I even put things like plastic wedges in the cab so they aren't so cold and stiff when it's time to cut them.

The trim box is a good idea. I do one of two things. I have a hoof stand that's also a tool caddy that I use when I have to work someplace where weels don't work well. Other times, I just take everything out of my box except for trimming tools. It lightens it up quite a bit.

[Bill Adams]

I've been wanting to build something similar.

Tom, I put a couple magnets on one of my hoof stands like the Hoof Jack dose. Like a charm it works.

[Matt_McMicken]

I've been wanting to build something similar. Can you post some pictures so I can steal your design? :):D

Ill get some pics tomorrow. Its really pretty simple, just 3/4 inch plywood. Used an old shoe for a handle, and burned my brand on the back. Ill see if I can figure out how to download some pics tomorrow. Too cold to go outside right now.LOLOL
MattM

[Matt_McMicken]

Hows this?

[Matt_McMicken]

cant figure out how to post pics.HELP!!!!!!!!!!!