Drinkers for Large Scale Feeding Operations
Beef and Dairy
Polar-Max 100% Energy Free and Open Troughs
Large Operators Choose Pride Above the Rest
About
PRIDE OF THE FARM Drinkers
For Large Scale Feeding Operations
Our flap is better than a ball or float closure.
Loaded with PRIDE OF THE FARM Quality Features.
Four Models
WPM80 Polar Max -
100% Energy Free
4 Openings
WPM120 Polar Max -
100% Energy Free
6 Openings
WPO50 Open Trough Tank -
50 Gallon Capacity
54 Inches Long
WPO70 Open Trough Tank -
70 Gallon Capacity
90 Inches Long
100% ENERGY FREE DRINKERS
WPM20
Drinker
Animals find our flaps easier to operate than ball or float closures. Animals instinctively have a rooting reflex moments after they are born. This is the same motion newborn animals use while nursing and is the same instinct an animal will use to butt or lift up a flap.
View more
Our flaps are much less likely to freeze than are ball or float closures. Anywhere there is freezing - and the presence of moisture from sleet, snow, or even saliva - that freezing occurs on a flat surface and the recessed areas where ball closures sit. Our flaps are positioned at an angle, not on a flat surface.
View more
Contamination of your animals water supply is greatly reduced with a flap compared with a ball or float. In your pens, there are at least 3 sources of potential contamination. The first is from animals. When nature calls, animals will respond whether they are standing next to a feed bunk or next to your drinker. Secondly, when conditions are dry and windy, a lot of dust swirling around is dried fecal material which can land and accumulate on a flat surface. Thirdly, contamination can occur from flying or perched birds. With ball or float closures, accumulated material on a flat surface is likely to fall into the water source when the ball or float is depressed as animals drink. Because of our rain shed design, the incidence of this happening with our flap on an inclined surface is greatly reduced.
View more
Finally, with our flap, there is a greater tolerance to water level, i.e. you do not have to worry about summer and winter water levels. If the water level is too high in a drinker with a ball type closure, the balls can stick. Likewise, with our flaps, animals can drink out of all flaps at the same time - not always so with ball closures where the buoyancy of the water may prevent more than one animal drinking at a time.
View more
Polar Max
Go with the Flap...
The Polar Max Flap!
QUALITY FEATURES
WPM10
Loaded With These Pride of the Farm Quality Features
1) Stainless steel bolts and removable top afford easy access to plumbing. Optional wing belts (Model OF403WB) are available for grade A inspections.
2) Unique baffles guard against icing and keep valve operating under severest conditions.
3) Notched flanges for easy anchoring.
...Continued
4)Achieve a quality installation with PRIDE OF THE FARM's anchor package designed for POLAR MAX DRINKERS. Order Model 383344 which contains 4 anchor bolts, 4 flat washers, 4 plates and 4 nuts, all stainless steel.
5) Weather strip and an insulated sleeve for the supply line come with each unit.
6) Simple installation - no insulated tube needed; use an 8 inch tile; can be fitted on most existing pads.
7) Sealed bottom keeps our moisture and rodents.
8) Two 2-inch drain holes for fast cleanout.
9) Foam insulation between walls has an R-value of 7.50 per inch; contains no hazardous chlorofluorocarbons.
...Continued
10) Double wall construction contains hindered amine light stabilizer, the most effective ultraviolet inhibitor.
11) Seamless sidewall cannot leak.
12) Tolerance to water level - you don't have to worry about summer and winter water levels. (If the water level is too high on a ball or flat type closure, closures can stick.).
13) Dependable, nonsiphoning DURAPRIDE valve - proven and trouble free.
14) Animal friendly insulated flaps. Livestock can drink out of allflaps at the same time - not always so with ball closures. No pulleys and cables to foul and rust.
15) Shutoff kit available.
How They Work
Heat energy is provided by ground water entering the drinker between 45 degrees F and 56 degrees F. (7 C - 13 C).
POLAR MAX DRINKERS are heavily insulated to hold the heat provided by ground water. As further protection, unique, patented baffles isolate drinking water from the main energy storage body under the valve cover. Drinking activity replenishes heat gradually lost. The minimal water drinking activity needed should result in water being replaced twice a day (5-15 animals depending on drinker capacity, size of animals, and whether or not the drinker is sheltered). If entering water is less than about 40 degrees F (4.4 C), such as water from a pond, mountain spring or colder ground water, you may experience icing in the drinker openings.
Precautions You Should Observe
The key to trouble-free use is to carefully read the installation instructions. You can use an existing tile if your supply line has stayed open with no supplemental heat. THE NEW INSTALLATION MUST BE MADE WITHOUT THE SUPPLY LINE TOUCHING THE RISER TILE AND THERE MUST BE NO DEBRIS OR DIRT IN THE RISER TILE. For best protection, we recommend that a new riser tile of at least 8" (20.3 cm) diameter be installed. There must be an airtight seal to the mounting pad. POLAR-MAX units need to be installed on the level. There must be sufficient drinking activity.
MODELS
Model
WPM120
100% Energy Free Drinker
Will keep your animals watered using the least amount of water of any option.
Model
WPM120
The wings on each side
are easily removable for starting new cattle and for
hot weather situations.
Wings are retained by a unique stainless steel pin design.
Model
WPM80
A four opening drinker for beef and dairy operations.
80 gallon capacity.
The wings are not removable.
Model
WPO50
50 gallon capacity.
Overall length - 54 inches.
Drinking length - 34 inches.
Model
WPO70
70 gallon capacity.
Overall length - 90 inches.
Drinking length - 70 inches.
Specifications
Download Catalog for Specifications
Instructions
Download Instructions
Talk to Us
Send us your Feedback.
We would love to hear more about your needs.