Indiana country boy living in the "big city" and trying to hang on to his roots. I showcase various projects, tools, and machines used around the farm and provide my two cents on what works and what doesn't.
I'm removing these in favor of Raindrop. The product you're using couldn't handle the runoff from my metal roof. They also formed ice damns. Terrible product for the WNC mountains.
Hint, put cement around enterace of pipe to help keep stones from being washed into it, and keep the exit clear so it doesn't get backed up with debris, like culverts do.
I don't think it necessary to turn the pipe up entering the pond. I think a better idea would be to excavate some more around and under the discharge end, lay some heavy duty fabric, and fill in with Rip Rap. Will keep debris out and also provide shallow water fish habitat, which would be great breeding ground if you are introducing minnows and other bait fish for your bass. (Assuming you stocked with Bass?) Another great update!
Thanks! Yea, at this point I opted to not put a turn on it. My thinking was that it would end up more likely trapping any dirt that does settle. I did hand dig quite a bit under the pipe so that it was floating about 6 to 8 inches above the bottom. I haven't put any fabric/rocks down, but I may at some point. At least rocks. We do have bass! We have both large mouth and striped bass. I'm hoping to get an update video together here in the next week or so. The pond is starting to noticeably come up.
Thank you! Yes, he absolutely loves operating/riding on the tractor and backhoe. I'm cherishing those moments while he still wants to and can still fit up there with me!
Using a generator to pump groundwater to fill your pond is one of the most wasteful things I can imagine. Without a solid clay bottom or a liner your pond's not going to hold water
If we had a leak, then I would absolutely agree with you. However, that's not the issue with our pond. If you watched our pond build videos you would see that our pond was 100% clay when we excavated it. In fact, when we drilled the wells on our property, the well driller hit nothing but clay down to 160ft. Our issue is that we don't have enough watershed feeding it to keep it full during the dry months of the summer. The use of the generator will be temporary just to get us to full quickly. Running on solar alone, the pond is already coming up, despite no rain and it being 90 degrees every day.
@Dobrinich Yes, a lot of factors at play! I will say, though, that we are starting to see it come up noticeably. I'm going to provide an update video in the next week or so. Stay tuned!
That would definitely work, but I would have to run the line from the well about 200ft. Also, the grand plan is to build a fake stream/waterfall for the well water going into the pond!
Most generators don't have a bonded ground. I've run into this problem with my 5th wheel, using my generator to run it, and my Hughes Auto Former will trip and not let power from the generator to the RV. If you make a neutral grounded bonding plug and plug it into one of the 110 outlets on your generator, you may not have a problem with the GFI.
Hey Pete! Good thought! The neutral on this generator is actually bonded. So that wasn't it. I ended up fixing it though. I pulled the GFCI breaker and replaced it. It now works! I won't reveal how many GPM it is pushing on the generator just yet...but it is more!! 🤗🤗
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The truck was filled less than full because of the moisture content...they're loaded by weight, and if the material is wet it weighs more. I try to give it a few days after a rain before I pick up gravel or dirt...gives my customers a little more for their money. Stay Safe!
What voltage does this pump run at? I have a 24v system currently and thinking on upgrading to a higher voltage pump. I cant believe its been so difficult to get a dozer out to my property to dig out a 1/8 acre pond. I was using my Kioti CK2610 to remove soil from pond and fix spots on the property but a 1/3 Cubic yard bucket is not to efficient. This pond is so awesome.
I don't want to sound negative but if that pipe has water in it and freezes, it will break. Maybe you can cap the pond end or extend it above the water. You wouldn't want to drain your pond with a broken pipe. Something to ponder.
Not negative if it's a real concern! It could freeze, but it would have to be an extreme case. The end in the pond will be 2ft under water. All the stuff under the earth can easily be 3ft deep if I want it to be. Including the stand pipe. I could go back to the check valve idea and blow the pipe out each fall to ensure it's only full of air in the winter time. Not sure what I'll do just yet, but a good consideration! Thanks for the reminder!
In the future, you may want to look into using Sewer and Drain rather than schedule 40 (bell ends so you don't have to buy couplers). It's cheaper and the resin composite allows for more flexing without snaping. I know freezing isn't a huge problem for this application but the S&D also have adders that make it more stable to UV rays. The Schd40 will get brittle an crack if exposed to the sun. As for the end, I'd turn up at least an elbow at the end just to avoid erosion and critters. You may want a pest control end on the pond side (they are silly expesive, so some screen and a pipe clamp will do the trick too). Love this project, super jealous of how awesome it's turning out!
That briefly crossed my mind, but I was more concerned with getting the fittings I wanted in a quick manner. Sch 40 is easy to come by. I don't see as many caps, sweeps, etc for sewer and drain at our big box stores. Perhaps a specialty plumbing supply store? I appreciate the feedback! I'm glad you are excited about this project! I certainly am. I finally got the generator going for night pumping. Going to get you guys an awesome update in the next 10 days or so!
If it was me I would have used a culvert so it would be less likely to be clogged The stones have become so expensive thanks to the Federal Reserve's money printing. The dwv pipe is the only way to go with something that small. Around here algae never stops growing though!
Another kind of pipe would be awesome, but I would also need the fittings to make it all work. Hard combo to come by. Do you ever get sick of all the heat? I do like the change of the seasons up here.
@@IndyFarmLife I hate the constant heat. Sweating in December is not very fun. It's interesting how most workers wear long sleeves here to protect from the sun but it just makes you much hotter!
@@IndyFarmLife. I see the big picture of your piping job and seeing little man helping dad out. And if we could get some rain man that would help the level of your pond. Anyway awesome video keep them coming 👊 (Tony)
Thanks Tony! Yea it has been really dry! Looks like we may get some rain here in the next few days. We certainly need it. Although the farmers are ready to pull in crops. Rain is now a hindrance to them.
They do, and I honestly was standing in Menards holding a 4" backflow valve when I was buying all this. I put it back because my thought was that if I have one somewhere inline, then if I ever have a clog and try to snake the pipe, it will get stuck upon exit. I suppose I could put it behind the sweep in that short section before the cap. In any case, if I have one, I think that's me saying I don't trust those caps ha.
Both good ideas! What kind of animals do you think would be going in that pipe though? A typical animal guard wouldn't stop small fish. What should I be on the lookout for?
I'm about to redo my entire driveway. It's about a mile long. If I wanted to do all of the layers at once, could you use a compactor? Like a drivable vibratory compactor?
You most definitely could! Wow, a mile long, you are going to have a lot of money in stone. Be sure to have your drivers tailgate your stone in for you. Will save you a TON of time and effort.
Nov 28th - I have been getting closer to 5 hours of full pump speed, and 2 hours ish at about 50% with my RPS pump, so I am guessing a little closer to 80 days.
Good to know and good guess! How did you measure that? Have you been sitting and watching it/estimating, or were you able to pull that info from the controller somehow? I'm close to getting it setup with my generator. I want to see if I can get this thing running 12+ hours a day.
gramps had the pond so fulla catfish that their heads grew big but their bodies stayed small..some of the fish were 40lbs... anyhow besides having to feed the f*ckers every eve..he had to oxygenate the water..he had it rigged up to a windmill
We bought a house in okc..at first look i was excited because of the pool in the backyard..as we stood in the driveway talking to the realtor..i asked my wife to look at the inside of a hose that was laying there...just when she picked it up..i flipped a suspicious switch on the garage door...got her so good...the realtor was rolling..."oh yall are gunna be fun!" she says
@@IndyFarmLife gotta say the math for me was a pain to figure out then when i did it a bit in my head i got a fair rough amounted area on the amount did a lil division etc got the estimate but yeah i love the idea of a solar power well pump for a pond
@@IndyFarmLife yeah i noticed actually i in my own downtime sometimes watch well fracking for something to do if i get bored iv kind of found how that's done to be interesting for a well pump dig and how they set a well in ground to water level tho never did think about a 12v solar hooked to a well pump to be honest about it hey free power for the pump to the pond so even when powers out doesn't stop running at least love that idea as well even when powers out its running complete redundant off solar power my own opinion on that is man i find that idea epic 12v for a water well pump to a pond smart self sustain power low work needed hey to be honest i love that idea in general : D power failure no problem for the pond anymore so hey that is a total win in my own book on that one bein said
This is Very nice. I was looking for ideas for my own pond. I was wondering, any idea how much weight (number of adults) this would hold? Any balance problems? let's say everybody congagates to one side, would that be a problem?
Thanks! As built, this thing has very little chance of sinking. It has 24 barrels under it which can displace about 11,000lbs of water before being fully submerged. We have had a dozen adults on it with no problem. It will dip a bit if everyone goes to one corner, but there is far too much weight to the whole structure for it to tip.
Hi Indy farm life, I love your videos. I was wondering how you use your third function on your grapple? As I have the 4044R JD with the solenoid third function on the joystick,but it’s very aggressive on the 4 in 1 bucket. Cheers Jeff Australia
Thank you! I'm glad you like them! The 3rd function (thumb control) on these tractors is an electric over hydraulic solenoid. Meaning, it's either opening or closing. You can't feather it like you can with a manual valve on a loader. The valve is either fully open or closed. That's why it feels so 'aggressive'. Make sense? Hope that is helpful!
