April 1, 2015

Ritchie Industries Inside the Factory – 3D Printing

We have been in business since 1921 so you can imagine the change in technology we have seen over the years. From hand drawn sketches of our parts and products to today’s 3D printing, we have seen and done it … Read More

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March 30, 2015

Ritchie Customer Question – What float goes with your valve

Ritchie Industries maintains a consistency with our parts and our product. Our waterers are known to last well past their 10 year warranty so we have made an effort to keep our parts interchangeable with our older units. Ritchie features … Read More

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March 23, 2015

Ritchie Customer Questions – Using energy free Thrifty King with Pond water

Ritchie waterers can be used with almost any water source including pond water. Our Thrifty King Series units are known for their energy free use however using pond water as their water source potentially creates an issue for energy free … Read More

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March 16, 2015

Ritchie Customer Questions – Using Ritchie with Pond Water

Ritchie waterers can be used with almost any water source including pond water. Our Engineer Ed provides some insight on considerations to take when using pond water as your water source. We invite you to visit us on our Facebook … Read More

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March 9, 2015

Ritchie Customer Questions – Using rebar in a concrete pad

Recently a customer asked “Should we use rebar in cement when making a pad for our waterer?” Our Engineer Ed answers this questions and provides some tips to help ensure your waterer will function properly in the video below.  After … Read More

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March 2, 2015

Ritchie Customer Questions – Leaking valve on new multi-unit system

In a recent email, we received the following question.  “I had purchased three waterers and recently installed them.  One of the valves is continuously leaking.  The other two work fine.  We are looking for some help with this problem” Our … Read More

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February 27, 2015

Introducing a NEW addition to our Omni Automatic Waterer Family

We are proud to announce a new versatile way to water your large and small animals at the same time. The new Omni Combination Conversion (OCC) provides an easy way to add a lower trough to your already existing Omni 5 and … Read More

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February 25, 2015

Ritchie Events – Interview with Cattlemen to Cattlemen at NCBA 2015

Ritchie is a proud Allied Council Member of the NCBA and we had a fantastic time at the #Beefmeet in San Antonio this year. Our President, Leon Yantis had the opportunity to be interviewed by Cattlemen to Cattlemen in their … Read More

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February 23, 2015

Ritchie Customer Questions – Cable heater vs Self Regulating Heat Cable

Our customer John wrote in “I have a Ritchie waterer with a stainless steel water tub with a heater. The problem is the inlet water freezes from the ground to the waterer when it gets very cold.  Was wondering what … Read More

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February 20, 2015

Ritchie How To – Removing the valve chamber cover

We designed our automatic waterers to have our valve chamber cover fit into a water seal groove at the top of the waterer.  During the winter, the groove creates a channel for water that will freeze the cover down.  This … Read More