The only time that 4 hole ever froze was during the polar vortex. There was about 3-4 mornings that I had to open it up and pour water on the valve. I had thought that was what the problem was this summer. The valve would stick a little now and then and I thought it was from being frozen a few times. I put a new valve in it and it only seemed to make it worse. It was a good thing I dug it up because so much water had come up that tube that it had filled it entirely full of sand. I had a wall on two sides of this one. One to the south and one to the west. The south wall was to protect the hydrant and the west one as a wind break. Because of the configuration of the corral,it'll be open to the east. I think it was the north wind along with 15-18 below zero temps that let it freeze the few times that it did. If I can just keep the bulk of the wind off,I'm sure I'll be alright with the 2 hole.
As far as I can tell,the two inch thick,16 inch diameter tube is the secret to success with those. I know a few guys who put them in just using a large plastic drain tube. They all complained of them freezing in extreme cold. One guy told me he dug his back up and switched to the Styrofoam and never had a problem with it again.
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