I Installed Over 1000 Feet Of Water Pipe For Yard Hydrants! 

Hi I'm Miguel, I live in Tijuana, in Mexico, today I subscribed to the channel, I have several weeks following the episodes, without a doubt a big change of life, but also a beautiful family, country life has always fascinated me, I just hope someday to achieve what you with hard work, humility, faith and hope have achieved. God bless you beautiful family.

I am a master plumber in Montana. You sir have undertaken a tremendous chore with this property. You have all my respect...

A man saying goodbye to his backhoe and hello to his excavator. It's like losing your wife in childbirth. Tear jerking and Heartwarming all at the same time.

several years ago, I needed a full reset. I sold everything and moved to a bamboo hut in the Philippines. No running water, just a manual hand pump well in the front of the hut. You really appreciate flushing toilets and a warm shower when it's no longer there. On that property, I now have a two story 18x28 solid concrete workshop with a 2nd floor apartment with a rooftop terrace. Although I certainly have proper water and plumbing now, you never forget what it's like when it was not there.

You are a very good narrator. The facts and experiences you share are quite interesting to listen to.

You are making sure that you and your family have everything that you will need for water. You are doing an awesome and amazing job.

Thank you for showing the process and how water is precious when it's not accessible

I really like the way you explain things. Your demostrations are clear and I understand most of the things you say. It's great that you do videos on RPR, and I don't think I will find any other channel with such great content like this. Thank you for making videos.

I think the final video when you guys have moved up is planting your red poppies! a statement piece for the homestead...man, it is just looking awesome....your family is so fortunate to have someone so driven to make their life so peaceful and safe and the views...breathtaking....just nothing but praises my friend!

Run some UF underground wire before you get rid of the backhoe. easier now that running cords on the ground for your chicken water heater, lights in the winter I still kept mine, and still have lots of uses for it.

(new here) wow! So fascinating to see water line installation as a DIY project - that backhoe certainly helps!

I love all of the giant rocks. I have 3 "big" rocks I placed in my yard, I have hopes to find more once we get our backhoe. It's so cool seeing how far you have come with your homestead. Last night I could not sleep because I was dreaming about when I can start building my log cabin shop and how I would build it to last. I want my shop for woodworking, milking goats, and butchering goats, chickens, and wild life like deer. It's all in my head now, I need to put my design on paper, but I draw like a 5 year old 😅

Yards hydrants are like electrical outlets. More is better. Well done sir.

Your An Inspiration On How To Plan And Get It Done. Negative Comments Crack Me Up. I Don't Worry About Negative Feed Back. Haters Have To Hate. Stay Safe.

It’s always awesome to see someone with experience and knowledge put what they know, understand what they don’t and seek advise while still focused on the goals of the projects they accomplishing. Great work on what you have done is demonstrated by house, start of your shop, well, the work on your land, and getting to know your neighbors. I appreciate your channel for not only showing the good times and achievements but for the struggles that you work through. 👍👏🏼😎

You will miss the backhoe for sure. Invaluable piece of equipment.

I wish I had come across you earlier maybe I could exchanged labor for knowledge. You have worked hard to get it all done for your family. You tried to look ahead for future use. Good on you . I've not looked ahead to see all finished . I'm sure you and your family are enjoying the fruit of your labor.

You've gotten pretty good at operating that backhoe. Can't wait to see how you do Monday. Place is laid out really nice so far. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and video.

Property looks lived on now !!! You have done an incredible job. It has to feel AMAZING :)

AMAZING progress. Hope you're feeling better. And YES, Cedar good call on the water at the chicken run.

Always great to see so much work done in a day... Rep Poppy Ranch is a beautiful spot... It's really evolving since those first videos and the RV parked on it...

Yes, thank you for showing how hard you worked to put the water system together for your homestead. A lot of planning, a lot of taking chances working alone, but now most of the work is done Congratulations! One question - why not use 2"pipe for the flow rate because you have so many draw points? That is what I used when I had to push water from my well up 80'in elevation and 210' to a trailer spot on my 5 acres on a hill. This worked well, there was never complaints about pressure and flow I rented that trailer out to. Yes, it did cost more, but I didn't want any complaints. My rental and my house could be drawing water at the same time, and you would never notice any difference. Great videos!

To help in moving dirt, check out a 3-point to quick hitch adapter. That way you can use skid steer buckets, pallet forks and other attachments on the back of a tractor. You will also need a dual-top cylinder which are quite expensive, but will give you enough throw to both fill, carry and empty the bucket. This will let you move dirt over a distance, and if you buy a bigger tractor at some point, you can keep the cylinder and adapter and use a bigger bucket.

Stay strong you are doing an amazing thing that alot of us cannot ever say we have done. Your an awesome inspiration!

I did an 1800' line up to the house 5 years ago. Used HDPE 1 1/2" almost all the way. And their special coupling (only one!). That is some tough , thick walled, heavy duty stuff!. I started with a backhoe and wondered why I moved all that dirt for a 1 1/2" line? Ditch Witch to the rescue. I should have rented one to go on the skidsteer but it still went great! Good Luck!!

Excellent progress on the water system. Can't get over how dry you soil is. So glad you are getting that water system installed. Smart Cedar!

i havent watched all the videos yet but am working on it. you joke about stupid. while you are one of the most intelligent, multitalented, and determinend hard working people in this country. while you do that you find time for your children. your wife is a treasured helpmate and partner. your children will be prepared for anything and know how to do. that is remarkable. and i think you are right. i dont know exactly how you put it but never quitting gets you there

I have been viewing your videos since the begining. It is a joy to watch a family have their dreams come true. Keep up the great work and videos, I look forward to every video to see the progress. Thank You......

I bet you'll be glad to get your roads and water finally on your property good luck in the coming weeks

Very impressive job & work ethics ! You are so right about plumbers. My Grand Dad was a plumber. He had the same work ethics as you .

Great explanation as you did the work. Man, big job.. Major step.. Its closer to being livable.

Looking good so far. I could not agree more about yard hydrants . Every yard hydrant should have a at leat 100" of top quality garden hose with a top quality nozzle,good for year round use and also great for summer fire protection.

you just became my favorite youtube channel there is something about your honesty and simplicity , it reminds me of wranglerstar at his beginnings, get ready, your channel will increase dramatically keep improving your videosl, i expect great things from you . with love from Texas

Love watching your video thay are amazing it can't wait for next one all the best Danny

Very cool! The good thing about you doing all your own stuff is that you know for sure it's done right. It would be fun to hang out with you for a day.

Very nice I always look forward to your videos homestead looks great feels like your telling a story when I watch your videos your hard work is paying off nice job

It would be hard for me to give up that backhoe, but I know we can't keep all our toys all the time. Looking Great young man.

The next few weeks of videos will be interesting to watch. You are getting it done, Heath.

Love how Ruger casually requests to be let in the backhoe 😂

Love your work ethic.....love the time laspe, and love the narration....awsome job dude

As always, I enjoy your updates.

Heath thank you for these videos I'm really enjoying them and I'm learning so much. Soon I'll be going through some of these projects.

Sewer & Water = the Key to Health or HealthCare if you like.

You need to recalculate what the water pressure is at a height 80 feet above your house. At 80 feet above your house, it will be 34.64 PSI. For ever foot of height you generate .433 PSI. You would have to be at 100 feet to have 43.3 PSI

Very informative video.

Just install a used pressure tank with pressure switch at the house so you can start using your well. Run a generator at the well head for as long as you need bulk amounts of water. You only need the tank for storage capacity. You could even run the pump as it stands now. You have to make sure that there is a valve open somewhere in the pipe system to not burn up the shaft seals on the pump. Once your storage tank is installed keep the pressure tank and electrical for back up if you have problems with the storage tank and or feeds.

heath, you are an expert at that backhoe, i'm sure gonna miss it.... it's a workhorse.

Amazing how much work you are doing, and if you had to pay someone to this it would have been expensive.

Heads up, 80 feet of head pressure is just under 35 psi. This is on the low side for city water pressure, which things like toilets and shower heads are designed for. I think you will be happier if you go a bit further up the hill. 104 feet would put you in the sweet spot for design at 45 psi. Taking this a step further may be a benefit, if you went to the top of your property you would have access to more pressure, you can always regulate down, but not up.... and you may find uses for water up top.

Thank you #1 please take care of yourself. Rest and eat healthy. Don't over do it

i just found your channel a couple of days ago and have been watching all that i can !!....keep up the good work and the best of luck !!

You do an incredible job, thanks for the video

Great work and video looking good

Nicely done sir. Thanks for sharing

I sure you will have a video of you breaking in your new excavator! Looking forward to it. You are welcome to some of our rain here in north central Florida. We've had a wet year.

Good work!! Getting closer

another great video bet it will feel good to no rely on government for water and plumbing

Interesting video thanks for sharing I really enjoy your videos

looking good

That is looking great. Cannot wait to see the excavator in action. Getting a lot of ideas, thanks for sharing

323 hours... Congratulations you are the first utuber, building their homestead that's had the resources to spend in the neighbor hood of $100,000 for a new machine... Some one's going to be lucky to pick up a used machine with so few hours..

Plumbers, because even electricians need heroes!

Wow. WHat a nice work!!!

Wow ! If I could run my backhoe as fast as you did on the video, that would be awesome ! Lol

Awesome

Dear Red Poppy Ranch, I hope you guys have adequit Fire hydrate" capabilities incase your house catches on fire or something as everyone knows sometimes a Fire extinguisher won't cut it all the time.

rent a bulldozer for a half day build road keep backhoe ,your other arm

incredibly awesome video

I agree as a historian (by training). Civilization is built upon good plumbing (safe water and functional elimination of wastes.)

Good stuff,, love the factual info.. Keep up the good work

Great job 👍👍 Vinny 🇺🇸

You should put water taps everywhere you need. To save work....

There all caught up starting watching from beginning and gonna be waiting for more

Major step forward.

You could put an air test on it before backfilling. Takes 15 minuets did you use a manifold to feed outside stuff or emergency strut offs to yard hydrants

Your backhoe has been so versatile. Will an excavator be versatile like that? I assume the excavator will be much more powerful. Its so comical watching you work in high speed. Man that backhoe can move! Lol So can you.

I guess that the LUCKIEST people on EARTH (11%) are those with access to fresh water. With 70% of the EARTH's surface covered with WATER...it's a hard one to comprehend in this the 21st century. Great job joining the 11% club.

That huge hill right by ur house scares me. Mini landslide ? 😂

Man! You made me sentimental over a backhoe,.

lov you're channel man.....Cheers!

I’m sure you know that there is friction loss coming down and length of run plus going up hill you lose about .5 lbs of psi per foot and yes showers and faucets are 2.5 gpm and the toilet with a dual flush is 1.6 1.1 taking 2 showers same time could be tough . You could always add booster pump later after filters just for house stuff. Good luck poppy

your courage to do all this is impressive!! (quick question...did you ever consider running two water lines to have an emergency secondary one? Is that even necessary??)

Maybe put a 3 or 5 inch pvc under road to stream with a strainer and foot valve and pipe up to yard so you could hook up a trash pump and draft water Incase of a fire or brush fire

So I'm assuming that the same line that will be used to fill the tank will be the same one used to back feed the house, also the well pump will feed the house when running if a faucet is turned on at that point.

hi looking good

I use to say that about water then I got whit shellee and she may be outside at 2 am watering the grass and trees during a rain storm. now I just have one and I only put the hose on it when I need it. its such a pain.

Winters a comin 😖 a insulated well house 4 your pump ? The 3 inch pink foam for under Tank. Will help TankFrom freeze 😣

Omgosh, I just realised this was all back in 2018 !! You're probably done by now, hahaa

gotta have a backhoe, think you might be replacing your pretty fast.

You have got to show the proper way to install one of the frost proof spigot !!! Look like you have them in buckets full of rocks???

You've come so far....and well done! I do have a question. I wonder about the runoff from snow melt or rain. Will it be diverted around the house in some fashion?

I was hoping for a little more info on how you turned ground water potable? Unless I missed a link. Thanks.

Love the video! Any update on how the apple and peach saplings are doing!

Cool, that's a lot of backhoe-ing! For a second there I thought you were running a line to the treehouse as well! How is the tank going to be kept from freezing?

I usually find myself watching the mountain views when in shot

1" main line how far away from house? i ran 1 1/4" and it was only 250' Got to have the flow for the triple head master shower

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Water is MORE precious than gold or money. W/O it we die! People, unfortunately take it for granted and WASTE it.

Looks 👍 great but !!!, get er done ..

Very interesting. I always figured it was a 2" pipe into a house. At that depth how would you identify a leak?