Homemade Pig Trough

This year I need to replace the pig's trough, the old one which I purchased in a local farm shop has rusted out. I decided to save a bit of cash and make one out of an old gas bottle.

Need an empty gas bottle

Attention! Gas Bottles Are Potentially Very Dangerous!

The first thing I do is to stand the gas bottle outside, with the valve fully open, for at least 24 hours

Then by holding the valve in a bench vice, I use a length of steel bar (actually a clamp) to turn the bottle. The thread is right-handed and very difficult to undo.

After the valve has been removed, I fill the empty gas bottle with cold water and then empty it. I repeat this part just to be sure that there is no gas residue in the bottle.

Starting by cutting off the base support ring

Scribe a centerline around the bottle and around the valve end of the gas bottle

Chop the bottle up into three pieces, the end where the valve was attached is not needed

Set up the two halves on the bench clamp and tack weld together. Nows a good time take off any sharp edges and burrs.

Then dress with a hammer to take out any misalignment and fully weld together

After clamping a plank of wood, a fairly stiff concrete mix is worked in around the new gas bottle pig trough

Our chocolate Labrador Paxo is doing the inspection

I think he thinks it’s his new food bowl!

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