How to Make a Water Trough in Minecraft Asked by: Zhanna Cannistra asked in category: General Last Updated: 14th Apr, 2020 How do y'all make a trough for tire h2o? Building a tire watering trough is uncomplicated. "Have your h2o line and drain or overflow where you want the tank, you flop the tire over it, pack any extra area with dirt to fill in, and exit about four"-5" for quikcrete. We put the quikcrete in dry, put about half of it in and tamp it good and do that once more. The ballcock or trough valve is the bit that prevents overflow. The traditional version