How to drill a shallow well by hand, never be without water
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- How to drill a shallow well by hand, and never be without water. I used a fence post auger to drill this well. I'm still getting water from it. I used 3-inch PVC as the casing and 1 1/2 as the drop pipe. I also used a foot valve at the bottom of the drop pipe, then I bought a hand pump from tractor supply and this well produces water faster than I can use it. #shallowwell #howtodrillawellbyhand #handdrilledshallowwell
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Most epic part of that video was "Well it turns out I'm good and ready." I'm the man of the house at home too, but when the misses said something, I better be good and ready too. Thanks for the video!
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Who's giving this Man a 'Thumbs Down'..??,, He's a hard working Man doing the Best He can for His Family,, and probably did more work on this project than You trolls have done in a lifetime..!!
Keep up the good work and Keep on Smiling Buddy,, Awesome Job**!!
Thanks!
yea, (y) what clary said.
I hate trolls
He's a good sport ignore that thumbs down
clary prince i agree! I bet it was the man of the house comment which he was being funny if one is able to see that but girls took it wrong! Lol!
Well done. No pun intended. I hope your wife is proud of you. You did a great job and stayed with it.
She was. Gonna drill another at my new place.
Sir it's people like you that have made America the greatest nation on the face of the Earth...not afraid of hard work and wanting to do something for yourself. I applaud you...thank you for your tenacity and the video.
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for uploading this informative video. I completed my water well today and now I can water my cattle and sheep here at my ranch. It was a great learning experience. God bless!
Thanks! glad it worked out for you!
Check on your local laws about this, depending on where you are and your use case you may have to register your well
👍...my hats off to you❕ I did the same thing...however, being 70, I just didn't have the back to muscle through like you did. Went to my local tool rental store and believe it or not they had everything to drill down to 50' with a power auger...dude...My son-in-law helped and over a weekend had water, installed a submersible pump and got it connected to my irrigation system. We hit water at 30' and plenty of it! Since then we have helped several neighbors bust the water department❕ 😛
Awesome!!!!
@@bctruck 👍 😎
Man I'd sure like to know exactly what you rented to go down fifty feet. I've hand drilled a couple of 25' wells and it was too much work and hit or miss as to whether I got down that far or not. By the way I'm 70 also and need a shallow well to supply water to a large pond in the summer to keep it from dropping in level too much.
@@ltdees2362 could you please let us know what all you rented for the well? Sure appreciate it.
Really appreciate this hard working fellow who is doing everything alone. Thanking him for minutely detailing every step very clearly.
Thanks very much!
I watched this video a couple of years ago and I'm finally ready to try my hand at drilling my own well. Thanks again for putting this video up here. Mike
Good luck mike! If you have help, it would be much easier pulling the auger with its extensions up out of the ground. Im almost 60 now and I dont think I quite have the muscle to do it alone again.
Couldn’t have been more proud for you brother. Marvelous job. Hope it serves you with an abundance of water your entire lifetime sir. Good job!!
Man I gotta tell ya that is slick as snot. I got a garden wayyyy out in the country and had no source of water for it. But dang if I didn't give your idea a go and got more water than I could ever use. Thank you for actually putting something informative on here. Saved my ass.
Its too late by now, but these surface water wells are not supposed to be used for potable water or consumable food gardens. Many surface contaminants will leech into this water. Good for grass, flowers, etc.
Love your self deprecating humor and honesty.
I just finished getting our well fixed and published the video, so UA-cam recommended this one. Can't get away with this in my area, but I like to learn things just in case 😉 -- our well is 460 feet down through solid rock! -- Our well pump is nearly six feet tall! Down in the lowlands around here, they use well points that they just pound into the ground. You can buy those at the hardware store.
@M Fisher Got the Mississippi River at the bottom of the ridge so I don't think so😊
I love your sense of humor with the 'concrete installation tool' that the government would charge $300 for! Great job and video!
Outstanding job! This inspires people to do things themselves and rely less on expensive experts.
Well done sir. Tripped off the bucket and government comment, you ain’t never lying
I was in the army back in the 70,s. The money they would spend on stuff was just crazy!
I like the comment on being a truck driver and not enough time home! My husband is a truck driver as well. I am going to be the one doing all the projects around the house! Inspiration
prayers are appreciated and God bless you as well.
i love that you finished your well it was a lot of work but well worth it . anyone who gives this poor guy a thumbs down should just go else where and put that thumb where it belongs !!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved this step by step video from a regular workn class guy and not some pro saying you gotta get all this expensive equipment. Good job
Thanks!
I am disabled and love to do stuff like this. Just for a short time you got my mind off of my handicap's and gave me hope. I'm 64 but I've seen men 92 choppin wood. I just don't think old should hurt. Thanks, and stay young.
"Turns out I'm ready" LOL.... Been there, Done that! Good one!!
Great job-and I'll bet that water has cleared up in the last 16 years! I picked up a 'Shallow Well Pump' from Harbor Fright today for my 13 foot deep hand dug well. These shallow well pumps (all of them are the same) will draw water from wells less than 20-25 feet deep. They are 120v AC but you could likely set up a couple of solar panels/inverters to beat the power company. This is my third Shallow Well Pump in 16 years-they last quite a while if you drain them before the first freeze. Usually around $160 now in 2019.
They say us Truck Driivers have a strong back, and weak mind. Thank you for proving them wrong. Great video, thank you , enjoyed watching your problems, and fixes ( trash pump ) Great Job. Owner Operator myself, if I’m not driving, I’m clicking wrenches. With that said, WOULDNT trade it for anything. Enjoy being my own boss. Not thrilled about Container Work, Peabody Mass to Elizabeth N.J. every night, DONT mind the 4 and a 1/2 hours each way, it’s EVERYONE with their hand out (50) bucks gets me in and out in 2 hrs vs 7/8. Thank you again Sir for taking the time for us Rookies out here. God Bless, Matt & Julie
My wife and I are both retired now. My last truck, I sold to someone hauling containers from the Boston area. Forward air was the best company we ever leased to. Stayed there for 12 years.
A very practical guy, a man after my own heart,. good job.
Nicely done Sir; especially for not letting it beat you!
well done love the concrete "tower" around it, not really needed for function but looks really good
Great video, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. One day all the "OLD" school knowledge may save us all.
Nice job. Lots of ways to dig a shall well. It’s an art not a science and this artist has done his part to diversify the form. Beautiful.
Thanks very much.
Great video mate! You did a magic job of what was a very complex and sizeable project for one guy to take on, especially with just hand tools and no machinery.
Your project reminds me of my own experiences of trying to learn how to, by watching videos just like yours, and then putting in the hard work myself to save the enormous costs of trades people (especially here in Australia).
You should be very proud of your project, your video and the end result. Just awesome!
With all the money you have saved, you will be able to take your lovely wife out for many more slap up Mexican meals, buy more parts for the "Anti-Christ. 😂 Your humour was the best of all and made your video, it's what we call in Australia as "dry humour" normally from our generation and from the country/bush areas.
Congratulations mate on a great video. Well done. 👍🇦🇺
Will Cooke thanks very much!
Well done sir!, just found you, my faith in American muscle, knowhow, and perseverance is restored!
+Randy Boisa Thanks! The well is still pumping after 3 years.
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What about the revolutionary one? Did you know the fed is corrupting your muscle, and pioneering spirit? (Blood, Sweat&Tears)
Just came across your video and am wondering if the well is still working AND, "IF" you've had any problems since you first installed it?
Good Job. Thanks
This has been a fine tutorial for us Brad.
thanks for sharing that, wide range of ideas and skills
Kudos to you, Sir! It looks extremely professional.
Nice job! We fat Guy’s in our 50’s can do plenty when the boss allows us to do so! Amen Brother!
Good Lord you're handy. You make my projects look a kindergarten art project.
Thanks!
I truly understand the crunch of getting projects done while being a truck driver. I have a house that is 50% or less put together because of demo had to come first. Making sure the bones of the structure are in good condition while replacing some that need to be replaced. Family time and having a decent income all adds up to stress, stress and more stress.
I hope you are accomplishing great things in your life.
This is a very old video. I’ve long since retired after 40 years of long haul trucking. Life is good.
@@bctruck... great to hear you are doing well...
Great work!! Suggestion cover the top inlet casing to prevent insects, mice, leaves, et cetera from polluting your well.
Thanks! I may be drilling another well for a freind at his house. now that i have a really nice camera and tripod with remote,i will do a much better job of recording and post it here. Thanks for watching.
Drilling a well like this is very hard work. I drilled one 32’ deep 40 years ago and could not drain it.
I’ve moved since I drilled this well and I want to drill down be at my new place but I’m in my 60’s now and I don’t have the arm strength that I use to.
Thanks so much for this video. I remember pumping water from this type pump during my country days. I would love to move back to the country and enjoy this lifestyle again.
We pounded a 1-1/2" well by hand a few years ago. Only had to go down around 15 feet but I used an old used well point and had to open the slits with a hack saw. It works with the pitcher pump but brings up a lot of sand with it and eats the leathers quickly as well. I made a pipe pounder with an old weight bench setup. Busted butt but got it done in one day.
Thank you for this video, I have laughed so much, in very good way. I give much credits for your hard work. 😃
WILLY LYNCH troll.
THIS IS THE GUY THAT LIVES ACROSS THE ROAD FROM YOU, GOT A FEW QUESTIONS ON DOING THESE WELLS HERE WHERE WE LIVE
Contact me through email and I’ll give you my number. Bctruck@gmail.com.
A man's duties never end.
never!
Thank you for sharing, very much appreciated. UA-cam can be a wonderful thing.
Amen I hear you, the area that I live also charges more for the sewer than the water and every gal. of water that you use a sewer charge is added...
If we only taught the kids of today to work as hard as you. A person would have to be very strong to do this.
I have a filled in well that I would like to re-open. Not young any longer and have difficulties in moving. So watching you was great. Great video.
Thanks! I was 55 when I dug this.
when we was younger we had a well on our property that we used for potable water. tasted way better than what the city has. good job taking a project like that on by your self.
thanks! Its still pumping good water 6 years later.
Mexican food comment cracked me up. Great video, Thanks for sharing!
lol.. love the comment
Me, too ! :) A man has got to do, what a man has got to do ! Yes, Ma`am ! Yes, Ma`am !
Me too, also the $600 Government Concrete Instalation Tool. lol
Hasta la vista, baby!
genela
Great video man! I've been thinking about doing the same thing for irrigation.. Sweet vid
This video's been on here (UA-cam) for a little over 5 years and I'm just now seeing it for the first time. Obviously that job isn't easy, but it's a lot easier than I ever would have dreamed. I wish'd I knew about this back in the early 70s, but I suppose it's better late than never. I'm going to share this video with a few friends and I know they can make good use of the information. As for me, I'm in my 60s now, and it wouldn't be very practical for me to try something like this. But I'm always intrigued by new knowledge. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us.
Thanks for watching. Im 57 now and If I were to do this again, I would need help.
Congratulations on the creation of your new sinkhole.
6 years later. still waiting on sink hole.
I am in tears laughing about the statement " it is hell being fat"! I feel yah!
You could have used a bailer to get the mud out or dig the whole well. Not to be confused with a bailer bucket but it works the same way. It's a pipe of any size with a ball or flapper valve near the end . works great with mud . I 've seen wells dug with 4 and 6 inch bailers.
He could have used a mud hawg mud pump !
as a long haul trucker myself...am impressed by your ability to not except defeat....no matter what...u got her done...good job.
I’m retired now. 40 years long haul. I lived through it!
And they say us Freight Relocation Specialists ''Truck Drivers'' are non bath taking Idiots! Boy, you sure fooled them! Good job! And thanks I really enjoy your videos!
Turns out I’m good and ready 😂😂😂
I just found this boy! oh! boy! well done. your are an inspiration to all.
An old friend told me how his neighbour did the same as you did, but here in Australia.
I guess water is the new GOLD.
Thanks for the well documented story now it's my turn to have a go.
Good luck and let me know how its works for you!
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Amazing, pure strength and knowledge, a round of applause to you
Thank you Sir, awesome video and very informative, thinking about doing this also, be safe on the road Driver. 😀
Thanks! I’m retired from trucking now.
I would like to see a follow up video to see the water clarity and overall operation a few years later. How did you seal the top of the well pipe between the red pump and the concrete? Was it deep enough? Is the water potable?
water,.....the new gold
Looks real good your hired
I'm very impressed and love your ingenuity BCtruck, BC Blades. You are also such a strong man!
Thanks!
Proud. I would be dancing all around it. That is great work. Your videos are a wonderful example of what a man can do with common sense and his two hands Keep up the good work.
You are lucky. I dig down about two feet and hit lime stone. I can dig my own quarry but not water. Thanks for sharing.
You could sell the rock and buy water!
My uncle has the same problem, sand shale at about fifteen feet ,, and lots of rocks on top , he has to carry the rocks off to the fence row , bought a D-6 once and made a huge mess, had to pay to have a professional clean it up.
HAHAHA!!!!! I'd say the best part of the whole video is the "please god let me not drop my phone, that would be terrible" hahaha I was thinking the same thing!
Yah, there is a very nice hammer at the bottom of mine.
here in rolette co. north dakota they were drilling a new water well and the drill bit brought up gold nuggets. truth
the well payed for itself!
Thanks for posting this, American Can Do, video ! Just like to old days do and make what you need. Reminds me of the America I was raised in back in the '50's.
Im the oldest guy on my street and it seems like Im the only one that ever comes out of the house.
I dont know if this was done right or not or if there is a true right but I gave it thumbs up for effort because that looked like a crap load of work
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If the gentleman is getting H2O when he wants it, he did it right.
WOW!
Great video!
Thank you so much for sharing it.
Very inspiring and informative. (and R E A L )
I certainly appreciate it.
Best wishes to you and yours.
Im about 5 years older than you, when I was a kid we did this and rented a device that was a galvanized pipe with a plastic flapper on the bottom and a rope on top we dug the hole with a post hole digger like yours then droped the pipe down pulled up dropped it ect. Until we reached our depth it really seemed easy. You got it done now but if your table changes you may look for one of those, We also used an electric pump and built aa liitle shed looking house around it. Still alot of those folks around here with wells for watering so Im sure that digging pipe is still available.
Great video!
The device your talking about is called a slug pump, the flapper allows water/sand ect to enter on the down ward drop, and seals off when pulled up. I've sunk wells with these down to 125 feet. I always use submersible electric pumps that can be lowered down the hole and out of sight. Remember, it's always more functional for a pump to push uphill, than it is to suck the water up.
Thanks for the chuckle, mate. At one point I thought you were going to create a bloody great sink hole with you and your property disappearing down it! Love the originality of your problem solving - I learned a lot. I don't doubt you would survive if you got washed up on a desert island. Good luck, take care.
Man don't u got some kids around there?? 12 yr old boy s love 20$ bills every time u add an extension give them each a twenty .. they will be doing ring around the Rosie all Damm day and they learnt how to dig a well
57 year old kids love 20$ BILLS.
Great idea! I’m getting me an auger to dig some posts. Need to find some non-lazy/IPad kids!
If you find any kids that wanna earn 20$ that would be a miracle.
I know exatly how you feel i too drive a truck or a living and trying to juggle raising chickens and making sure our well is working and ect. ect. its never ending ...seems like we have alot of time to plan out projects but never the time to do them .lol
Try getting off of UA-cam and get your ass to work kid.
Top Work Big Man - Top Work !! -- Spit my coffee through my nose when the Missus said - " WELL IF YA CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND PUMP UP SOME OF THAT TEXAS TEA "
Ok, (just remembered how I ended up looking at this...all started with a video you uploaded about cooking 11 year old stored beans. I clicked on your channel to see what wmelse you had and got to watching this. Not sure why, I suppose I was curious, being a single 57 year old woman whi in 2022 is very concerned with this crazy world...WHAT IF I needed to make my own well.) Ha...well I have decided I probably won't be attempting this. I did enjoy the video and learning!
You're awesome.all that for a tutorial. Good job, gonna try to make one myself.
Department of water and power will go bankrupt.hahahahaha good job men.
Lol you can't knock the wife. "Happy wife, happy life" :)
Very good demonstration!
I intend to construct one just like yours, though I may add a submersible pump, powered by a solar panel, deep cycle gel cell and a charge regulator, etc.
I will hide and disguise it all in a small wooden yard decoration I will build out of pressured/treated lumber coated with Thompson's to make it last and look nice.
I will also go with the hand pump as a back-up.
I too have a Berkey to provide drinkable water, but will probably install a replaceable in-line pre-filter to extend its' life.
If we lost our electrical power, drinkable water would be worth it's weight in gold, a commodity you could trade for almost anything. I think you were very smart to do this.
I love Mexican food; wish I could have gone to eat with you! ~Dean From Abilene
I was heart broken when you didn't pump that puppy and show the fruits of your labor
So what your saying is,you fell asleep at exactly the 20:00 minute mark and missed me pumping the water?
Looks like impatience got the best of me..... forward clicking in video got me again.
utube4greenfuture this was one of my earliest videos. I don't yap near as much.
I like the way your concrete pedestal has a taper on it.Looks great!
That was the coolest thing I have ever seen!
If I had help. I could have gone deeper.
Hey U are doing just fine, get a sand point and put a joint of 1 1/2 or 2 inch pipe and drive it down in the quick sand and put you're pump on and pump water, forget the mud just filling the hole around the pipe. I have dug wells the same way u did it, u mite need to get a piston pump to pump the well for a few hours to clear the water then put your shallow well pump and go to it
Harold Brown A point is so much easier to install.
The slots will allow a lot of grit to get in.
Good job. Nothing fancy, just simple and functional. Thanks.
Thanks!
Hero! This guy is awesome.
Ya done good. Thanks for the video.
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
One of the most impressive videos I've seen....love it, proved once again what man can do...that's one small step..one giant leap.You'll put a dent in the well drilling out of business.
I live in sandy Florida, I used the trash pump to jet my pipe down. It took two attempts, the pipe locked up in the soil when I was adding a section, The second attempt, I glued 30ft of pipe together and my wife her two sisters held it straight up with ropes tied to the top. I started the trash pump and in less thean 5 minutes I had 30 ft of pipe in the ground. It's been 21 years and it worked fine, about 9 months ago the pump wore out and I installed a new one. I was very lucky to get that much service from the pump, it is used for the lawn sprinkler sytem, greenhous/garden watering and to heat the greenhouse on nights below 36*.
You did a great job, but how are you going to wash the car, water the grass, and pump the well at the same time? Are you going to put a electric pump on later? Thanks for the video it was very helpful.
Larry342516. He cant use a 12 volt water pump with a 12-volt battery and a small solar panel 👍
Windmill ???
It's been 5 years. Is it still pumping water?
that looks pretty cool and the strongest looking well head ever. Nice Job
Thanks!
after watching this video 3 times. I think im going to do this as a test a my new site or future project the off-grid education center. thanks for the post....
It seems to me, if you took a hint from a pro you would put a garden hose in the hole and let it was the mud up as you drilled.
When I set posts in the lake, I use a power washer to dig the hole. As the mud washes up the pole sinks down. Easy pile driving.
to get the mud out you can use a plastic pipe. put the pipe into the mud and let it fill up.... then cap the pipe and lift it out..... kinda like using a clam gun.
Do they shoot the whole clam or just the shell ?
Wow...That was cool. It looks really nice too. Your wife is lucky to have a man like you around the house. Watching u pump the water out ....I want to have one at my place. The water bill is horrible here in the summer ,watering all my plants. It doesn't usually rain here from the 4th of July to Halloween. What u did probably would cost thousands of dollars to pay someone to do it.
Nice job bud. You should be proud. I'm going to do one in my back yard. Thanks.
wow, awesome....this in some of the most valuable knowledge someone can learn. thank you =]
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