Off Grid YouTube Family of Girls Step up to Help Dad Drive a Well | Fabricating Off Grid Well Tools
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In this video, our family drives a well 60 feet down and gets a surprise in the end..
We have had a professional well driller come out and give us some pointers. Unfortunately, they can NOT get their Well drilling rigs out to our property...
It’s up to us to get a well in before the big freeze!!
Use the bucket on that tractor you have resting on all day to pound your pipe in the ground
This is the number one comment we get. As I e mentioned in the comments we have tried using the tractor to do just that. The tractor wouldn’t do it. It doesn’t have a free fall bucket loader. It goes down with hydraulic speed and isn’t at all tough enough. Not worth the effort or fuel.
@@9252LIFE What about using the other end of the tractor? The three point hitch? I was thinking about doing a well, but blasting it out with a 2500+ pressure washer making extensions for the wand. Any thoughts on that?
@@mfgxl if you have access to the pressure washer and the water I’d definitely give that a shot! Especially if your ground is sand and clay like mine and not hard rock.
What video did you finally solve your problem in? Did the professional well drillers ever give you any advice on what to use to prevent the mud from clogging the holes? You'd think there was something.
My guess would be that you need a lot more space between your intake and the mud. Maybe you need to line a larger hole with concrete, wide enough that water seeps in at a rate that you can draw it out, or maybe you have to dig a hole that will hold so many gallons and wait for it to fill up anytime you use it enough to empty it.
I tried to use a 544 John Deere loader to push in a 1.25" sand point and pipe in my well, I have sand and thought it would be easy, but loaders and tractors don't push straight down so the pipe and fittings want to bend. I used a sledge hammer.
I pounded in a 2 inch well with my 4 kids just like your family is . Went down 23 feet hit plenty of water. Used that well for 30 years until it went dry. Memories of my family working together for that week are a treasure for me now at my age 82.
You are raising your children right!!! They are blessed to be able to experience all that life off grid offers!
I don't think the kids really own the off-grid life what with the one standing on a ladder on forest soil wearing flip-flops. Sooner or later she'll learn though :D.
Those 4 girls are hard workers.
Papa and mama should be proud.
We are very proud.
Good to see some kids not afraid of hard work and getting dirty. Reminds me of my childhood. Lol
I’m super impressed with these girls. At this rate they will definitely grow into strong women!
Yep! I watched to the end. Chad, I have to say the stuff going on with Afghanistan has me pretty depressed, but watching you and your girls working together always makes me smile. You have the best kids and I am rooting for your families success. Excellent credo on your shirt: "Lead By Example". Unlike so many other kids today; yours will have good work ethic. I know your perseverance will pay off.
Thank you John! Keep your head up! We’re all depressed about Afghanistan and everything else out of our control. Wish we could all fix those issues some how. My wife made the shirts. She’s talented. 😆
@@9252LIFE Yes she is! A great gardener as well.
I was at bagram for 9 months, this brain dead Biden gave to the enemy billion's of dollars in military combat fighting equipment, weapons, ammo , logistically support, even helicopters! This was planned not an accident!
You show you've got what it takes to live off grid. The average man would have given up by now. Prayers for you and your family.
Thank you!
The average man would have used all this time and work to use a chainsaw and that beautiful tractor to cut a road into his property and then called the driller. The chainsaw and tractor are free. Only labor to cut an clear. With all those STRONG young ladies he could have cleared the small branches and brush I no time.
@@chasjacks9378 the average man Jack doesn’t own the 9.5 mile drive in to be able to cut all the trees and don’t have the money to put in the amount of gravel that is needed to improve the road enough for the drill rigs to get it in. But that would be nice.
@@chasjacks9378 the average man Jack doesn’t own the 9.5 mile drive in to be able to cut all the trees and don’t have the money to put in the amount of gravel that is needed to improve the road enough for the drill rigs to get it in. But that would be nice.
The average man would be dead in three days if left alone in the wood.
The ones to fear just seem to dissappear.
They eat the bear and wear raw pelt.
They always come back.
I'm 55 years old, and the father to 4 beautiful girls and 14 grandchildren. They tell me my brain is shutting it's self down. However I'm going to watch your success as you and your beautiful family grow together.
I only wish you guys the best with each direction you travel.
Thank you James. You don’t sound like your brain is shutting down. And if it makes you feel better my kids tell me the same thing sometimes! 😂
I’m two years late, and fussing cause , you stepping over those limbs to shovel back fill! Great video brother, I’ve still got one more to dig , and you taught me a lot and gave me hope. Thanks.
You’re raising those girls right, dad! They’ll thank you when they have kids.
As your T-shirt says Chad. You and the girls certainly lead by example. Your patience will be rewarded.
Stay tuned for that t-shirt 😉
Your girls are amazing!!!
Thank you! They sure are!
indeed . :)
Struggles continue but I know you're never gonna quit great job everyone
Quitting is for quitters.. 😆
Seeing your girls working and helping brings a smile to my face. My two helped me build a 2600 sq foot house on weekends and over summer break. Little older than yours. They mostly carried things and did dirt work till I had it closed in then they pulled wire stripped the ends. Did insulation in July heat (Their favorite, they called it cotton.) Cut and carried sheetrock as well as helping me hang it. I'd tell them the size they cut carry and I'd fit and nail. It was a long job as I/we did 85% of the work ourselves. They said they found out what they didn't want to do for a living. Especially the "cotton". They built a lot of character with the house.
That’s awesome memories right there! ❤️
My father built my mother a house in 1953. He did not know he couldn’t do it.
Respect. Ladies this is the kind of man you want to be blessed to have. Way to go my sister your chose well.
I too, drove a well using 1" pipe in 6' sections. The well would not keep it's prime. On pulling the pipe out, I found the couplings all damaged and leaking. After re-threading, I twisted the pipe in sections using about 100 pounds of top weight. This has been working about 15 years. You must develop the well by forcing water down. This pushes the clay way leaving rock and sand. Before you give up try developing the well. Next, use a plastic pipe down the bore. This will bypass the joint leaks. Good Luck
Awesome to see kids being raised the right way! 👊🏼🇺🇸
Let's drop references to other races as being so different....the constant 'China this' and 'China that' is tiring.. get a different reference . (Thesaurus hinty hint hint). I was the eldest of a 6 kid Mormon clan...mom devoted, dad is dragged into . . Lived in 1965 to 1973 Tucson (then to rural Wyoming where any where in Wyoming is RURAL, Ha ha ha)and the outdoors was taken for granted by most but not on me and my pop. We hiked and roughed it SEVERAL times.
@@PastorJamesGillespiesave the preaching for the pulpit
@@shawnduguay205 would you say the same if I wasn't a pastor? Besides I never preached, I was an administrative Pastor, assigned and later AWARDED by GH BUSH himself. A law clerk for a community's organization in bettering the people. After 25 years, it was formed 1998, the covered bus stops, paved streets, sidewalks, a hurricane proof community center....oh...and the attitude of the area. Once thought of as a dump, now residents BRAG they own property there. Yeah, you cannot detract from my dream come true. And my hair is longer than yours... ;)
Absolute Respect to you guys for your determination in getting that well dug so that you don’t have to be reliant on municipal water supply. TY for going into detail all the aspects of the dig and wishing you and your family health, happiness and prosperity 👍🏻
Thank you Roger! It’s not working yet but we’ll get there! Have a great night!
Amazing, you convinced those Girls that driving a well, a) is more fun than Barbie dolls, b) funner than video games, c) is educational, d) better for them then tv, e) good physical conditional training. F) value of hard work. G) etc.etc.
I am glad you had the girls working on that. They were having a little fun.
My boys used to help me all the time in their little years. Now they are 50 years and 47 years old now.
Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you Sam. Probably some great memories having your boys help you I’m sure. You take care Sam. Have a great weekend
Tough country girls, they'll be ready for this cruel world. Good job dad
Thank you John! Always remember that this world isn’t as cruel as it may seem. I’ve noticed there’s much more nice people in the real world outside of media. Have a great day John!
Man it is so sorry to see you’re having such a tough time getting that well together so that you can get water for you you’re a girls and your wife you’ve struggled with this for so so much time it’s unbelievable how hard that crown must be but sticking in there holding together you will make it eventually you will get that cold water out of the ground that you were looking for hang in there even though there’s lots of frustrations in the way God is on your side.
Ima hang in there and come out with some good water! Eventually! 😆
You have a wonderful family of and I admire you all. You are so fortunate but I'm sure you all worked for .... wonderful! God bless you all!
👍👍👍 😊 I just started driving pipe by hand for our new well also a few days ago, it's nice to have helpers for a project like this
Heck yeah it is! Good luck with it! Hopefully better luck than us! 😆 Let me know how it turns out!
Don't worry bud those girls will do ya right! I raised 4 daughters and 1 son. The girls could take down a large bull elephant! Good entertainment and they sure nuff know how to work and help they selves. Thanks for making the video. 👏🇺🇸😎💖
Thank you! Yeah they definitely do quite well! Hopefully our girls can take them elephants and bulls down one day! 😆 Have a great day!
This is incredible! I so admire you and your wife for raising your family and understanding how hard life is, Great job to you and your wife!!
Thank you
I just like the fact that you don’t give up. You are definitely leading by example. Your girls are a delight and that they enjoy being outside and pitching in is testament to both you and your wife. Can’t wait for the next video. 😄
Thank you Annie! Giving up would just be boring anyway! 😆 Have a great weekend!
You, Your Wife and your girls are truly inspiring.
Please keep the videos coming.
Be SAFE.
Thank you Rudy!
I was so ready to cheer for you but I can wait for the next video! You will succeed from sheer will and determination my friends! Have a blessed week!
Thank you! You have a blessed week as well!
Holy cow! What a clever endeavor. You have lovely daughters.
In the 1960s my father and I drove a few well points. We used an adapter on his 100# jack hammer . I would stand in the bucket of his loader and he would lower me as the point went down. We never had a pipe break. Must be that good asian steel that flooded the market. Those girls deserve a reward like a good very old(1960s) Simplicity garden tractor. Good Luck, Rick
Thanks Richard! I believe the Simplicity tractors we just got are 70’s models and work great!
I love the part with dad kicking back while the daughters struggle. In flip flops. I have loved having my kids help out on our build, even when it isn’t much help.
That was my favorite part too. 😆
Good evening everyone 👋🏻 you all work so hard, give yourselves a pat on the back 😊
Yea it was no joke that’s for sure!
As I said before I am so impressed with you and your daughters. Your kids are as determined as you are. I pray this turns out for you. God bless you and your great family
Thank you Michael! It’ll turn out! It always does one way or another! 😆 Have a great night!
Awesome times magnificent that you and your family are free
Awesome work! Brings back a memory from 2007 roughly. A friend I don't see too much nowadays had an uncle that hammered in his well. Spent some whole days tunking that pipe. He built up a bit of scaffolding to shape a bit of a cherry picker so to speak. Hung a pulley and tied a heavy weight to the rope. That way we could do our tunking from the ground and all we had to do was pull a rope. He tunked that pipe for a couple weeks before he had good clean water. All the work you are putting in will help a body appreciate that water all the more. Hats off friend and here's to family!! Peace and grace.
Yeah a pulley system like that would be nice. We should’ve done it that way.
You tough girls are a great help to your dad! Wow what muscles!!! And way to go dad.... it's a tough road you're on. Getting water at your homestead has been a monumental effort in patience and endurance and fortitude. To say it hasn't been easy is an understatement. I'm sorry your efforts haven't led to water.... it's heartbreaking to watch. Great editing and storytelling nonetheless! We need to catch up soon! Dinner and fellowship around a fire..... :)
Thank you Brooke! Is this an invitation? Let’s do it!
It was a privillege watching you do great work
...that's what American white privillege really means.
Really enjoyed watch the Girls helping Dad .. My Daughter and Son would bear a hand around house if needed .. Have to say I became alarmed when one Princess was pulling down on the floor Jack Handle right at her face.. but you stopped Her .. Enjoy life .. stay healthy .. Enjoy what God has given us.
Hi Chad, your daughters are awesome working with you. They are receiving the best lessons. Well done! 🍁
Thank you Christina! They are some great kids! Have a great weekend!
Oh chad, don’t give up my man, I see my spunky still flexing her muscles, I love that gal she is so cool, love the others to, you guys raised them good
Yep lil Spunky is kickin butt! 😆
keep calm and carry on...... you will get your dream of water!
Neighbor caught an old Deep Rock portable well drilling rig on CL for pennies on the $. We reconditioned it, added my old gas powered trash pump & welded up an oversized (for this rig) bit. Sunk a 65'er, after his driven shallow well failed. Been working fine & saved him thousands. Especially since he sold it later for more than the entire project cost.
Good on ya though. If it's got tires, batteries, or an engine, you're guaranteed to never have a boring day. ;)
Oh wow thank that would’ve been nice.
Hi there 9252LOG Family 👋. I love your channel. Watching the girls helping pound the pipe got me hopeful. Then you used your creative thinking with the tools and I was really hopeful. And y'all showing the adorable animals and the beautiful garden got me distracted. I admire the never giving up attitude. Looking forward to seeing the house update and wonderful water flowing for y'all. Stay safe beautiful people. God Bless y'all and the homestead 🙏🙏✌❤😊
Thank you Sandra! We always look forward to your comments! And my giving up attitude looks way better on UA-cam than in real life! 😂 Have a great night Sandra!
We tried the same thing, China pipe kept breaking or stripping threads, went back to post digger, added extensions until we hit water. Then added four inch pvc , dropped one and a quarter pvc with check valve and hand pump woks. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah that’s what I tried before this one..
I feel for you, that is a lot of work and frustration. My well is a shallow well made with 4 foot cement rings. You dig a bit drop in a ring and dig more so that the well can't collapse on itself. Mine is 14 feet deep and the water is held in the rings. I don't know if a system like this would work for you where you are or not. The encouraging thing is you have water, it is just figuring out how to get it. Some of my neighbours had to go 800 feet before hitting water, and then they only have a little bit. Thanks for sharing.
Wow!
Let's just forget how hard working you are...your the freaking Navy Seals of dads living with all those women. God Bless you and I mean that brother. Your made of steel!
Lol thanks man! 😆
Love that you get the girls to do the hard work. Just as it should be….🤣😂🤣
I didn’t even have to ask. They think it’s fun because it’s a hard physical task and they love a good time! 😆 💪
You guys rock! I've been there an struggled with a lot of the same well issues so I know where you're coming from. One recommendation I'd like to offer is when you fix your pipe and start digging again is to move the bucket of the tractor up to the pipe and attach a rope or strap to the upper most part of the pipe. This will help steady it and make every tap count without damaging the pipe which is what your experiencing from continual blows. If you set it so the tilt function on your bucket is what is supplying the downward pressure you'll have better control and feel for pressure being applied. It takes a small amount of hydraulic downforce similar to what was used to remove your old pipe. Let the tractor do the heavy lifting for you, or in the case heavy down pressure.
That’s a great idea. Thank you!
I appreciate all the tenacity of you and your family to drive your well. I also did this at my office grid cabin HOWEVER you could have used your tractors bucket and hydraulics to push the pipe down at least to a certain point. But what you accomplished is a feat of strength and family bonding. Great Job!!
Thank you Mickey. We actually tried the tractor bucket and it wasn’t tough enough or worth the effort.
You have more sticktoitiveness than I have ever seen! I'm rootin' for ya.
Lol well sometimes not having a choice is a good thing! 😂 Thank you Alicia! Have a great night!
Wow, you are a lucky guy to have your own workforce of daughters. Thanks, your video made me smile. Not only educational but tugs at the heart! Wishing you and your family well.
Thank you Bill. Have a great day
your children are wonderful and you are a very good dad
Thank you Gregg!
You don't need horsepower to do this well drilling you need girlpower!
Goodness me I seriously thought water was gonna flow this time! Y’all have some serious patience and perseverance! Y’all will get that water flowing before you know it! Keep at it 🕊
Thank you! I sure hope sooner than later! 😆
I'm praying it works out and you have easy access to water. Love your channel!
Thank you Tim!
Fixing for bed, it is late for me ; but here I am and watched your drilling , ok pounding for water! Enjoyable video! Be watching for more!
Have a great day Pat! Thank you
It's kind of boring watching people work but I always love when I see a family working together just the way you're doing it man you're going to make some tough girls there good for you brother
Thank you Dean!
Is SO inspiring to watch you guys doing that hard work. Working hard with family is worthwhile. Looking forward for the reward.
Blessings from 🇲🇽
Thank you Claudia! Have a great night
Wow, I can't think of any family that deserves to hit water more. Your entire family investment will eventually pay off. It has too! I seriously watch these videos with my fingers crossed lol... You are a lot like my brother. If he can't make a conventional tool work for him, he modifies it and builds his own. Good on you!
I did look online and try to order a tool but couldn’t find anything.
@MaynardHood do you have one laying around?
I think you need to research how to drill or plunk a well my friend you are making some serious errors in your attempts !! You cant drive the pipe that you are trying to get water up,you gotta dig the well and put the pipe down after!! You are working hard but not smart !!!
That is how most all wells are up here. It’s called a sandpoint well. My buddy Dave does them all the time. Here’s his video ua-cam.com/video/q5GWEq3ExLs/v-deo.html
@@rogermiller3446 maybe you need to do some research. This is a common well type as well. Maybe you just haven’t seen it
As someone whose well stopped working, I can understand how this can get frustrating
Oh yeah! Definitely frustrating!
I'm glad you're showing your girls how to be physically strong. It helps them be independent and healthy. Good luck.
For sure ! Thank you! Have a great weekend!
I love it thats the way my little girl is ill do it dad that's awesome teaching them right
❤️
I've done what is called a sump in this type situation. All you need is to dig out a large enough area and fill it in with gravel/sand around your pump. Water seeps into the fill and that will fix your clay issue.
Trying for cleaner water to plumb to home.
The gravel/sand acts as a giant filter. If you don't have enough water getting to the pump all you need do is run a trench out from the sump and fill it with gravel/sand to increase available water. The main thing is to dig your sump deep enough to start. In my case it was about 30 feet by 10 feet wide. With a trench around the Vinyard and we had all the water we wanted.
Qué gran esfuerzo, la única vez que me tocó hacer algo similar fué para poner una jabalina de puesta a tierra. Cada vez que agujereada con caño hueco, luego debía retirarlo para limpiar el interior del mismo para volver a introducirlo y repetir la operación nuevamente.
Me parece que no tienes otra opción que probar con introducir una mecha prolongada con varillas roscadas en el interior del caño para extraer lentamente la arcilla con ayuda de agua.
Valoro mucho su trabajo y la colaboración en familia.
Ánimo 👍👏👏👏👏
Considering what contractors charge per foot for drilling, this is not a bad comp. I have used post drivers for years as, I, have found them easier to control. Swinging a 16 to 20 lb. sledge takes more strength and control. Yes, you get more impact with the sledge, but at cost. I had a machine shop weld extra plate on top of a post driver. Made it 36lbs. It was a work out. But, if I hit rock, I could smack the driver with the sledge, bust rock, not damage the driver. A sledge is a lot harder than a post driver to use, all told.
That T post driver brings back many memories of being sore and wore out and hands aching and blistered... Grew up on a ranch in Texas, used one many times.
Gotta love em! 😆
@@9252LIFE HA! That's awesome experience for your girls. They will remember working and accomplishments with their Dad and Mom on the land....I know I sure do, and it's been 25 years since I lived on our family's land. Great memories living in the middle of nowhere and taking care of the animals and working the land.
I know the feeling. But you learned so much from this try. Pressure test the pipe before trying to hook it up, if it holds air, it ain't broke. If it's only broken 8 feet down, dance around and cheer!!! I lived in upstate NY. You don't go 1 foot let alone 40-50 feet without hitting rocks that you may not be able to get through. Be very happy for the ground you have and know all you have to do is get to bedrock and you're pretty much done. I just looked, this is A YEAR old. I'm sure you got it done.
WOW I was so hoping you'd get water sorted this time. Keep the faith and stay safe you guys
Thank you Paul! Have a great night!
2" pipe drives better. They sell drive tips that screw on. Once driven down
you flush it out with a 1" under water pressure, until clear. I never had
luck with drive points or smaller pipe. You get A's for effort and creativity.
Dig an access shaft down alongside 5 feet to further evaluate it. since you have a PVC outer casing, can you center the pipe with an insert and seal
the outer casing with a super dense product that would harden and seal the
break area? Just some thoughts. Farmers would erect a tripod 12 ' high,
suspend a snatch block with a rope and 50+lb slammer. They welded a
circular weight centered over an axel and an eye for the rope. Wrapping a rope around a rear truck wheel with tire removed,with truck jacked up and
idling in gear, when they pulled the rope tight on the wheel, the weight was raised up when loosened the weight slammed down and drove down the pipe. Many many farm wells were driven(slammed) by a variation of this method. Double welded
wheel rims and slammers were made and loaned out to other farmers and homesteaders. It takes at least 50 lbs to slam a well. You will prevail.
Never give up--kids are watching.
Your whole family is amazing praying you succeed I feel so bad for you . Love 💕🙏💕
It’s all good! 😆 We can handle it ish.. 😆
Way to be family! I admire your tenacity and perseverance 💪🏽. Feels like you’re getting so close 🤞🏽. Be proud of what you’ve done.
Thanks guys! Yeah I think once I get the pipe up and replaced we’re going to be almost or there! Hopefully! Hope you guys are doing well! Haven’t been watching UA-cam much lately. Need to catch up and make sure y’all are still gettin er done! 😆
@@9252LIFE I am thinking Dave & Brook are loving the pile-driver technique.
We totally agree!! Great work guys. Keep going we are all behind you. 😊
Yeah they were just over here and said we could use his but it was quite a ways away.
Funny thing is we don’t have our Well yet either 😩 but it’s not because the rigs can’t get here. It’s because there is only one government guy in Mongolia who can give approval on the Well but he is on vacation so they send we must wait until he get back. 😂😂 REALLY??
I endure ads for good people like you!! May God bless you all!!!
❤️ Thank you
Oh the irony! An off-grid family with nearly 25k UA-cam subscribers, hooking the attention of an urbanite wishing for less people around me. Subscribed and liked.
Thank you!
Need an expansion tank and If it doesn't keep up with your gallon per minute needs you can put a holding tank with a lift pump in it so it can fill that tank over time then you will have all the water you need
Waoh! Amazing. Really satisfying to watch and them ladies hammer your way to the source of life. Damn! Thats alot of workout, one of those hydralic drivers would have come in handy. But who cares if them ladies are having a swell time pounding and pulling the pipe in the garden with a jack. I guess mama’s head ache will be over in the next day or two. You guys are so fun. Keep it up.
Thank you! Yeah the headache miraculously went away when the work was done!! 😂
Your kids are amazing Chad but Issac is still the soul of the show lol!
Lol yeah he’s a good boy!
Thankfully your girls helped
Good to see kids working .they will be talking about the day they helped dad drill a well by hand for the rest of thier lives.
I was too on grid to give my kids that experience ..hinde site being 20/20 I should have had them in the back yard garden ...off fishing at the lake and helping can produce all summer instead of working my part time job .would have made more money and been a lot happier with life that way.
Love the off grid family action!
Thanks Tim! We’re about to throw a giant curve ball..
If your screen gets clogged, you can borrow/rent one of those pressurized hydro drain openers. That would easily clear any clay or dirt that got forced in through the screen.
Oh man, I thought you had it this time. My heart sank when you said the pipe broke. You got this Chad. You and your family are always in my prayers.
We totally thought we had it too! 😭 😂 I think we will soon. Thank you Cheryl and have a great weekend!
Nice girls team! You have a winner army!
🏆🏆 👏👏 fro Brazil 🇧🇷
Thank you! 💪 Be well!
Oh brother man wow how frustrating never give up to fight winners never quit quitters never win We got to be all in it to win it some of my coach used to say back in high school Good video no pun intended, You and your team really do have drive looking forward to the next videos take care of that beautiful family of yours so precious Peace
Admiro a vossa determinação... nada mais gratificante que lutar pelos nossos sonhos e os conseguir realizar... Tudo de bom...
Saudações de Portugal 🇵🇹
I've been looking into these hand tapped wells and the viability of a 25' hand pump as well as how far down a person with basic tools can go. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Doode, because of physics, a perfect vacuum at sea level with atmospheric pressure of 14.7 lbs per square inch can only raise a column of water 33.9 feet. A shallow well jet pump is of course not capable of a perfect vacuum, therefore, to stay in the efficiency range of the pump, 20 to 25 feet or so is more realistic. You will NOT get water out of a well where the surface of the water is more than this distance below the pump. For deep wells, you need to use a submersible pump down in the well to push the water up. Most submersible pumps require a 6" diameter casing, but there are a few that might fit in a 5" casing. The girls are amazing btw!
We are going to be using the jet pump not the hand pump.
One of the most entertaining videos i have seen. Real sense of humor... and your girls actually seem to be enjoying themselves.
Thank you Mike.
That's some impressive kids you've got there, they're not afraid of hardwork or getting their hands dirty...
I bought a jack hammer like that at auction for $20, sold it for $150. I guess I should have kept it so when I get property I can dig my own well.
Yeah that would’ve been a nice tool to keep around.
Oh crap - so wanted to see your fresh, clean, toxin-free water flowing. I'll wait for the next video! You guys are an inspiration! xx
Us too! 😆 thank you
geez when you do get that water (and I know you will) It is gonna feel so darn good.
Oh man yes!
The thumbnail caught my eye and I watched this whole video. I am now a subscriber. I learned a lot. Great video.
Awesome thank you Tressa! I hope you enjoy all our fun videos. Have a great weekend
Project videos where everything goes perfectly as planned is not reality.
Your video of tools breaking, different ideas not quit working out and massive physical attempts is real life experience.
Great video showing the perseverance of one man along with his amazing all female family of helpers.
Thank you! It would be great if stuff went as planned all the time but like you said, that’s not reality. Have a great weekend Marc!
When designing piles in soil to hold up structures, buildings, decks, etc, there is resistance to the load at the base of the pile, but there is also resistance due to friction along the side of the pile. If you've driven that pipe so far into the clay that your side friction is higher than the capacity of the pipe to be driven, then you're gonna have a real struggle going any deeper. The pipe will just keep breaking. You might have some luck with heavier wall thickness pipe but it's still going to have its limit. You may have some luck if you can lubricate the pipe along the way. Injecting water down the hole under pressure every few feet to slick up the sides and free the pipe movement.
But also, just because you've got ground water 8 feet down doesn't mean that water is freely traveling to some depth where you might encounter gravel or sand 60 or 100 feet down. The clay you're encountering may act like a shield or dam and keep the water from seeping deeper. Clay is widely used as a dam building material because of it's resistance to water flow...as you've noticed at the filter screen.
That's what I was gonna say. Glad I read some comments before posting the same.
Dude make a motified water drill you're killing me. Get a IBC tank full of water make a sluice tank and recycle the water you use for drilling. You're turning us into a bigger project then it needs to be. Not to mention your drilling for the head and not the liner which is what you need. Watch some UA-cam videos.
Bigger project? How about a capstan winch from an old ship and put the kids to work turning it.
Seriously, I have seen quite a few videos on shallow wells and I always think of how heavy the metal pipes are. I am considering (an experiment): A slow slow Process so that gravity plays a bigger role. With a capstan winch setup.
Get a longer, bigger post.
Rent a "rhino"attachment,and a pull behind generator air compressor. Maybe use 20' sections, cut off mushroomed top, then maybe thread or weld sleeves. The driving should only take about an hour tops. (More like ten minutes per post)
When I was a Boy almost 70 years ago, everything was Manual from the Pitcher Pump to the Outhouse, no Tractor just Arm Muscle and Grit. I was Born Off Grid just 5 miles from Town but Times were Much Less Complicated and you were Truly your Brother's Keeper!
Oh the good ole days. We’re very thankful for our tractor
I like the the way you are showing the girls that men should sit down and supervise
Lol
Got a feeling this is it. Once the broken pipe is replaced you will have water. Prayers will be answered. God bless you guys.
I believe so! Thank you!
Hi Chad, I’m a new subscriber, great video. If you could get a IBC tote filled with water and then jet water down the pipe as you force it down, that would be your beat bet. I have put many wells in here in Naples Florida using the water jet method. Good luck, by the way, your daughters are great helpers. Who says only boys can do that kind of work. 😂😂😂. God bless you all. Patriotic American here. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I’ve seen some of that water jetting. Definitely interesting for sure! How’s the weather down your way?
@@9252LIFE very hot. These last two weeks it’s been between 93° and 99° here in Naples. 🥵
Ouch! I don’t miss that! I lived in Florida for a couple years a long time ago and it was quite humid. Same with Alabama. 🥵
@@9252LIFE I hear you. We get tired of the heat day after day but, we could never go back to the cold weather again. We are originally from NJ. One thing I really miss is having a cold basement. I like to cure meats and make cheese but down here it is very difficult. I lose about 2/3’s of what I make to mold and improper curing due to temp fluctuations. I need to make a walk in cooler in my garage. God bless you and your beautiful family.
@@Naplesfrank154 those are some good skills to have.
Are you using regular Schedule 40 galvanized pipe ? If so, I expect you to continue to have pipe failures. That stuff is just not strong enough to be driven. You should use "well drive pipe" or Schedule 80 galvanized. Both are more expensive that plain galvanized and may be hard to source.
We are using drive pipe from Menards. The pipe that broke is the pipe we purchased from the local hardware store. Which is probably schedule 40.
Dude I really don't even know what to say other than thank you. I Love my life, and Am not fishing for sympathy but I can only imagine the type of impact that having a parent like you would have had on my life. God bless you.
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