Water troughs
Know when a trough is getting low, in every pasture.
Ranch monitoring
Monitor your whole ranch. Not just the water.
Water troughs, lick tanks, fuel, propane, DEF and pumps — checked from your phone instead of your truck.
My Ranch8 assets
Tap a tank to try it · example levels
One ranch, one screen
Every tank on your ranch. One screen.
Tap a pin to see what LevelCon monitors — from the house to the far pasture.
North pasture
Water trough
Level68%
Example reading
- Low alert
- 25%
- Alerts by
- SMS, email, app
- Device
- XSync
Know a trough is dropping before cattle walk up to an empty one.
What we monitor
Water-only monitoring watches one thing. Your ranch runs on six.
Lick tanks / liquid feed
Refill supplement before cattle go without.
Fuel
Order diesel and gas on time and spot unexpected drops.
Propane
Read the tank from your phone, not the yard.
DEF
Keep tractors and trucks running without a shortage.
Pumps
Know if a well or solar pump stops moving water.
See it in action
Your whole ranch, in one minute.
Watch how LevelCon keeps an eye on water, feed, fuel and more — so you don't have to drive out to check.
A day on the ranch
Same ranch. Fewer miles. More of your day back.
Without LevelCon
6 stops · every pasture, every day- 5 AMLoad the truck and start the water route.
- 8 AMDrive to the far pasture. Trough is fine.
- 11 AMCheck feed and fuel by hand on the way back.
- 3 PMBack out — the creek trough might be low on a hot day.
- 7 PMHome late. Same route again tomorrow.
With LevelCon
1 stop · only where the alert isChecked from your phoneLow-level alertHome base
- 5 AMCoffee. Every tank level on your phone.
- 9 AMAlert: creek trough is low. One trip, right place.
- 12 PMPlan the feed refill around actual levels.
- 3 PMWork on what matters — not the water route.
- 6 PMHome with family. Alerts will reach you if needed.
Hot-day protection
Heat waves don't wait for your next check.
On a 100°F day, cattle can drain a trough far faster than usual. LevelCon alerts you when a level crosses the limit you set — so you can act before it runs dry.
Trough levelLow alert limitHeat wave
The hardware
Built for the far pasture.
XSync
Solar-powered sensor and gateway in one unit. Mount it on a trough or stock tank with no power and no extra box — and no cell signal needed. XSync R adds built-in 60 GHz radar that reads level from above without touching the water.
- Cat-M1 (LTE-M) and NB-IoT cellular built in
- Satellite connectivity where there's no cell signal
- Integrated solar charging
- Pairs with the LevelCon app by scanning the QR code on the unit
F200 Gateway
Reads your existing sensors and meters and sends the data over 4G LTE — fuel, propane, DEF, pumps and more.
- 4G LTE cellular
- 4–20 mA, 0–5 V, RS-485, RS-232 and pulse inputs
- Multi-GNSS tracking for fuel trailers and mobile tanks
- Up to 5 years of battery life
Which one fits? Remote trough with no power or cell signal → XSync. Existing sensors or a fuel trailer → F200 Gateway.
Why LevelCon
LevelCon vs. water-focused monitors
| What it covers | LevelCon | Water-focused monitors |
|---|---|---|
| Water troughs & tanks | Yes | Yes |
| Lick tanks / liquid feed | Yes | No |
| Fuel | Yes | No |
| Propane | Yes | No |
| DEF | Yes | No |
| Pumps | Yes | Yes |
| Satellite option for no-cell pastures | Yes | Yes |
| Water, feed & fuel on one dashboard | Yes | No |
See your whole ranch from your phone.
Book a short demo. Talk to a real person at our Texas office in Sugar Land.
Ranch Monitoring Guide
Ranch monitoring, explained
Short answer
Ranch monitoring puts sensors on water troughs, stock tanks, lick tanks, fuel, propane and DEF tanks, and pumps, then sends scheduled readings to your phone with an alert when anything crosses a limit you set. Ranchers use it to replace the daily drive past every trough with one trip to the place that actually needs attention.
How does remote water trough and stock tank monitoring work?
A level sensor on the trough or stock tank measures the water, and a cellular or satellite device sends that reading to the LevelCon platform on a schedule, where you see it on your phone and get an SMS, email or app alert when it drops below your low limit.
Troughs and stock tanks sit far from power and often far from cell coverage, so the device has to supply both. XSync combines the sensor and the gateway in one solar-powered unit, with satellite connectivity for pastures where cellular doesn't reach.
The trend matters as much as the level. A trough that drops fast points to a leak or a stuck float. A trough that stays low and never refills points to a pump, well or supply-line problem.
What else should you monitor on a ranch besides water?
Most ranches also run on liquid feed, fuel, propane, DEF and pumps, and each one causes a costly scramble when it runs out unnoticed.
- Lick tanks and liquid feed: plan supplement refills before cattle go without.
- Diesel and gasoline: order fuel on time and catch unexpected drops that point to a leak or theft.
- Propane: read the tank from your phone instead of the yard, and schedule deliveries before a cold snap. Our propane tank monitoring guide covers this in detail.
- DEF: keep tractors and trucks running without a surprise shortage.
- Well and solar pumps: know if a pump stops moving water before the trough it feeds runs low.
Do you need cell coverage to monitor a remote pasture?
No. XSync units connect over Cat-M1 and NB-IoT cellular where there is coverage and over satellite where there isn't, so remote troughs and tanks keep reporting either way.
The F200 gateway is cellular only, so it fits home base, the equipment yard and fuel trailers, where coverage is usually better. Our guide to cellular vs. satellite gateways explains how to choose.
How much driving can remote ranch monitoring save?
Manual checks add up quickly. At 6 check trips a week and 40 round-trip miles per trip, that is about 1,039 miles and roughly 35 hours behind the wheel every month at 30 mph.
Monitoring doesn't remove every trip — you still refill, repair and feed. It removes the trips that end with "the trough was fine," and sends you straight to the one that isn't.
Why do troughs run dry faster in hot weather?
Cattle drink considerably more water as temperatures climb, so a trough that lasts a day in mild weather can empty in hours during a heat wave.
Set the low alert with enough margin to drive out and refill, and raise it ahead of forecast heat. Because LevelCon alerts on the limit you set, not on your check schedule, a fast drop reaches your phone without waiting for the next round.
Ranch monitoring questions, answered
Got questions about LevelCon remote tank monitoring? Here are answers to the most common queries.
Ranch monitoring is the use of remote sensors to track water troughs, stock tanks, lick tanks, fuel, propane, DEF and pumps across a ranch. Readings are sent to your phone on a schedule, and you get an alert when a level crosses a limit you set, so you only drive out when something needs attention.
XSync can connect over satellite, so even your most remote troughs and tanks keep reporting where cell coverage runs out. The F200 gateway is cellular only, so it is best used at home base, in the equipment yard and on fuel trailers.
No. XSync charges itself with a built-in solar panel, so it runs on troughs and stock tanks with no power. The F200 gateway runs on battery, with up to 5 years of battery life.
Devices report at a scheduled interval you choose. XSync also sends threshold and rate-of-change alarms in an instant burst instead of waiting for the next scheduled report, so a fast drop reaches you sooner.
Alerts arrive by SMS, email and the LevelCon app. You set the low limit for each trough or tank, and you can see the current level, the last reading and the 7-day history on your phone.
XSync mounts on the trough or tank and pairs with the LevelCon app by scanning the QR code printed on the unit. The F200 connects to existing level sensors and meters through a single watertight connector. A LevelCon engineer can help you choose sensors for each tank.
Pricing depends on how many troughs and tanks you want to monitor and which hardware fits each one. Book a demo and we will put together a quote for your ranch.