The Last Well of 2024, Part 1. Drilling a New Water Well near John H. Kerr Dam

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  • @h2omechanic
    @h2omechanic  16 днів тому

    ua-cam.com/video/QFcbQmZFFFk/v-deo.htmlsi=_631Um-ynZta67uV
    Part 2 video

  • @kikokikkou
    @kikokikkou 17 днів тому +3

    i dont wanna get too addicted watching well digging videos, they pretty addicting 🐷🐖🐽

  • @johncline7518
    @johncline7518 18 днів тому +6

    Love the videos! This is how you know you’re down south… 37 degrees and 4 layers of clothes.😂👍

    • @Wheel_Horse
      @Wheel_Horse 18 днів тому +2

    • @MegaTapdog
      @MegaTapdog 18 днів тому +3

      T-shirt and shorts weather here in BC Canada. 😂
      👍

  • @jetegtmeier71
    @jetegtmeier71 18 днів тому +1

    @4:40 it looks like you got yourself a "Walking Tall" stick LOL

  • @rogersharpe1465
    @rogersharpe1465 18 днів тому +5

    Philip, why don’t you have a portable “doghouse” and a salamander kerosene heater a few steps away from your drilling floor? You can have a windbreak, keep warm, and more importantly keep your gloves dry. A doghouse can be made from about four sheets of plywood and some indoor door hinges and pins to setup and breakdown. We’ve used these for years.

  • @Wheel_Horse
    @Wheel_Horse 18 днів тому +2

    Hope all y'all had a Merry Christmas and hopes for a prosperous New Year!

  • @william6526
    @william6526 18 днів тому +13

    The videos are getting pretty short, I enjoyed the longer videos a lot more then these shorts.

    • @h2omechanic
      @h2omechanic  18 днів тому +7

      @william6526 this would have been longer if we found water.
      Future videos will be longer, they just take alot longer to edit. Since October i had tested a few different things to see how the algorithm worked. I learned that my original content once a week performed the best.

    • @kirkschellhammer6593
      @kirkschellhammer6593 18 днів тому +1

      Can the drill bits be sharpened or just replaced

    • @kat2641
      @kat2641 18 днів тому +2

      I am assuming that lube is the same as I buy for automotive copper no seze.. I use on bolts an studs. My question is I have noticed regardless of how well covered the thread of drill extension is you all always re apply more… Is their a reason? Also if god forbid a drill bit gets wedged you can’t reverse due to coming apart but how on earth do you dis lodged the bit? ( as in she will not turn or go down anymore an she comes up tight when trying to retrack the extensions) 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️ lol maybe 60 70 years ago when we could buy caps and dynamite, I could possibly see dropping a quarter of a stick down and touching it off but now days that would be a ohhhhh crap!!!

  • @BryanBailey-t3b
    @BryanBailey-t3b 18 днів тому +2

    Just started watching your videos in the past few days and I really enjoy them , very informative
    I’ll will be starting a job as a drillers helper here in Ohio in a couple weeks, these videos have been a great help to get ready, I worked with them for a day to try it out and everything is pretty much exactly the same
    I’ve worked for myself building pole barns for 31 years so this will be an adjustment for sure but still a lot of similarities, and fortunately they are great bunch of guys like yourself
    Thanks for the videos

    • @h2omechanic
      @h2omechanic  18 днів тому +5

      @@BryanBailey-t3b it's all about repetition! Learn the steps & watch carefully!

  • @walterchapin33
    @walterchapin33 18 днів тому +1

    This morning in southwest Maine it was 6 degrees f.

  • @wallacefrey6247
    @wallacefrey6247 18 днів тому +1

    Belated Merry Christmas

  • @wilbertmatthews
    @wilbertmatthews 18 днів тому

    your explanation at 2:50 could use a diagram side view of two wells n ear each other and what cross contamination would look like.

  • @Assassinlexx
    @Assassinlexx 18 днів тому +3

    Always have a spool of dental floss and good size needle. In the truck. It make a great strong thread to quickly stitch up a rip or in your case, a bad zipper. In the woods hunting and rip your pants, dental floss for the rescue.

  • @michaeldomanski9352
    @michaeldomanski9352 18 днів тому +2

    Damn i love it...4 layers of clothes on sayin it's freezing outside @ 37deg!! Hell that's just what we call a cool day up here in my area....just jeans & hoodie weather! i gotta cut ya some slack though you are in southern VA! Love the videos brother please stay safe and keep em' coming. d

    • @johnhaas2523
      @johnhaas2523 17 днів тому

      When your working outside it's freezing even in the upper Midwest. Now going to town or if a job inside that isn't that bad of temperature

  • @cliffordlang1365
    @cliffordlang1365 18 днів тому +2

    37 degrees, that is a heat wave for us up here in the Northern part of Vermont. Day time highs are in the 20's

    • @johnhaas2523
      @johnhaas2523 17 днів тому

      That's even normal winter temperatures in the upper Midwest but as somebody at works outside 37 is cold

  •  17 днів тому

    We call it Boxing day here in in the UK and it’s still a holiday

  • @brucehobbs1734
    @brucehobbs1734 18 днів тому

    I like these shorts! Keep em up!

  • @paulhylton9503
    @paulhylton9503 17 днів тому

    37 degrees is hoodie weather

  • @johnwehunt4305
    @johnwehunt4305 18 днів тому +1

    Great. Happy new year coming. Bless all endeavors you do.

    • @rich3784
      @rich3784 18 днів тому

      Duct tape. Works.

  • @daveroseman1185
    @daveroseman1185 17 днів тому

    Hey there buddy. I’d like to suggest having your bits chromed; chrome is inexpensive compared to replacing bits constantly. Chrome is harder than metal.
    Good luck

  • @markbernier8434
    @markbernier8434 17 днів тому

    Surprised you drill at all in the winter, although 37F isn't really any sort of winter. Good luck

  • @michaelbrowne8068
    @michaelbrowne8068 18 днів тому +1

    Always carry safety pins in the glove box or tool box. Iv torn pants rain coats jackets and put them back together. You can also find them in most first aid kit in the triangle bandage sling?

  • @haydenwolfe4400
    @haydenwolfe4400 18 днів тому +1

    first view cant wait to watch the rest

  • @TheYtTurks
    @TheYtTurks 15 днів тому

    your voice is good in the right channel only

  • @tonyhunt9674
    @tonyhunt9674 18 днів тому

    Good job 👏

  • @charlesnadeau6260
    @charlesnadeau6260 18 днів тому

    Happy Holidays from Maine….

  • @klatt4057
    @klatt4057 18 днів тому

    Merry Christmas from the Philippines.

  • @tricksauce
    @tricksauce 18 днів тому

    Merry Xmas!

  • @rich3784
    @rich3784 18 днів тому +1

    Why so close to the old we’ll? Did the old well go bad. I missed that. What ing for part 2

    • @johnhaas2523
      @johnhaas2523 17 днів тому +1

      I don't think he knew the answer as to why so close

  • @scottembry7881
    @scottembry7881 17 днів тому

    @H2o Mechanic - Love watching your videos. I've watched the majority of your content. What do you do when you can't keep an open hole to set casing? Seems like you are able to set casing in all your videos even in sandy material like this.

  • @markfowler2066
    @markfowler2066 18 днів тому +3

    Broken zipper? It's always been a tossup between duct tape and black electrical tape...

  • @adamasd4892
    @adamasd4892 18 днів тому +1

    I run a t3 rig daily, interesting to see the differences in your shram. I'm located about 3 hours away, would you be open to letting me come work a day with you? I'm going to be taking over the business much like you have planned with your dads. Going for my nc well license in march after setting up for state inspection. Any advice? Would love to come chat in person and find some water with you.

  • @MaxStax1
    @MaxStax1 18 днів тому

    What are you tapping into when you find water?, like an open underground cavern full of water?, or an underground river? It's hard to visualize how the water is stored in the ground and is able to be pumped out.

    • @lolMyke
      @lolMyke 18 днів тому

      Google aquifer

    • @DanielHill01
      @DanielHill01 18 днів тому

      Rock in these areas can hold water. Aquifers are pretty neat things! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquifer

  • @LarryPinch
    @LarryPinch 16 днів тому

    What is an average cost for a job like this?

  • @kengoosey7941
    @kengoosey7941 17 днів тому

    Is where the term "colder than a well diggers ass" must of came from😅

  • @jetegtmeier71
    @jetegtmeier71 18 днів тому

    can you ball-park guess how many feet "about" you can get out of a head? I realize the ground your cutting makes all the difference but maybe you have a "Rule of thumb" kinda thing ???

  • @PurpleFinchFarm
    @PurpleFinchFarm 18 днів тому +1

    awwww 47 deg? Just moved from Hampton Roads to NH. You had 47F I had 9F. Sorry don't feel sorry.

    • @MakeitZUPER
      @MakeitZUPER 18 днів тому +1

      I'm on a mountain in NH too, he has no idea what it's like to open the door and have the doorknob imprint in the snow a few times every winter, lol. When it hits 40 deg in the spring, we're ready to go swimming in NH, lol.

    • @AdrianOnAdrenaline
      @AdrianOnAdrenaline 18 днів тому

      What is the point of this comment

    • @TravusCooper
      @TravusCooper 18 днів тому

      It was 0° Monday morning here in Litchfield New Hampshire. I would love 37°, that's T-shirt weather around here, lol

  • @MakeitZUPER
    @MakeitZUPER 18 днів тому +1

    Merry MAGA Christmas buddy. I highly recommend that you get yourself an IR thermal imaging camera. You can spend around $500 on a Klein unit that's self-contained, get the one with the larger screen. You can also just get one of the little ones that plugs into your phone for $250. They will all allow you to find your frozen spots and you can use them for all sorts of other troubleshooting too. A bad engine cylinder will run colder than the rest, drafts or a lack of insulation in the walls, or measure the wife's hot ass, lmao. Seriously though, get one and you'll never regret it. It's a HUGE time saver.

  • @knucklesthedog1991
    @knucklesthedog1991 17 днів тому

    thats crazy how yall blind drill have you ever heard electro seismic groundwater surveying?

  • @jeffkablock3229
    @jeffkablock3229 18 днів тому

    dang son your as bad as me cant sit still when work needs to be done lol

  • @braamgreeff6567
    @braamgreeff6567 18 днів тому

    Why so short videos????????

  • @ronkennedy213
    @ronkennedy213 18 днів тому

    Freezing? You can’t even see your breathe. Try -40 degrees for cold, then we can talk