Must be water non-cooperation day - checked one solar system today to find a 4 inch split in the side of the new 500 gallon plastic trough I bought this spring. Looks like a cows foot did it - just don't know what her foot was doing in there. Luckily it is reasonably near the top of the trough so I can adjust the float and keep it from spilling for now.

Then I checked one group of cows on the pasture pipeline to find their trough had been running over since yesterday - Hudson valve acting up as they do on occasion.

Hopefully that's it for problems as we plan to head off tomorrow for an overnight trip (read my annual vacation)