Here is the hydrant in mid installation. The hydrant itself was assembled by Mickey's Plumbing, we installed a concrete block under it as shown, for stability. We then backfilled a reservoir around the bottom of the hydrant with good clean gravel, covered it with landscaping cloth and then backfilled the hole. There is a 1/8" weep hole at the bottom of the hydrant, which allows the water to drain back down out of the assembly when the hydrant handle/valve is closed. This provides freeze protection because after backfilling, the weep hole will be buried below the frost line (and will also be sheltered inside the barn structure). It looks a bit odd sitting all alone out in the field for now.
