Anyone have any idea what this is?

[Zach]

New property and haven't had time to go out and inspect it myself, but I took this screen shot from google earth.

Used to be a cattle ranch 15-20 years ago.

 

[elk_hunter]

Water troughs being fed from a main tank?

 

[James Riley]

I've seen quartered stock tanks located at pastures corners to serve different pastures but the things sticking out are unfamiliar to me. I wonder if they are some kind of new-fangled solar panels that run the pump?

 

[nidahunter]

Landing pad for the mother ship

 

[teamhoyt]

you can see fence posts coming into it from the NW. but it seams odd. Most water tanks have a cow trail that you can plainly see on google.

 

[HighDesertSage]

Bunker w/ 4 machine gun nests....The end is near!!!

 

[MKotur325]

I wonder if it's some sort of pad for an exploratory mineral drill...

 

[TheShootist.41]

Jimmy Hoffa's grave?

 

[noharleyyet]

...eat more chikin

 

[Djfan]

Missile silo?

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

IDK, But I bet it has something to do with all the black trucks with blacked out windows rolling down the interstates. John

 

[The Hedgehog]

Solar powered cattle tank

 

[MThuntr]

I agree that it's a stock tank. Looks like what we in MT call a "bottomless" tank. Basically it is a big ring of steel that is placed on the ground or more often, like in this case, a concrete pad. I'm guessing those 4 other things are smaller tanks fed off the overflow of the larger tank...possibly guzzlers for wildlife.

 

[Zach]

I'll inspect it more this weekend. From what my wife tells me, the 4 outer images are about the size of a truck bed.

 

[hank4elk]

Looks like stock tank system. Have similar on my place. 3 sides. No above ground feeders either.
But it is odd there are no stock or game trails visible.Must have been fallow along time.I can see historic stock/game trails to my well tank on sat.

 

[Zach]

Looks like stock tank system. Have similar on my place. 3 sides. No above ground feeders either.
But it is odd there are no stock or game trails visible.Must have been fallow along time.I can see historic stock/game trails to my well tank on sat.

Hank, there have been cattle leased on the property from time to time, but nothing consistent.
The 4 "tanks" to the sides are about waist deep and big enough to fit a large heifer.

Nice to see you over here too.