Episode 8 - Our Pond is done and now we need water! We attempt to drive a well point to make a shallow well for the pond but not everything goes according to plan!
I’m from Cambodia. We dug a lot of wells. I would recommend that you build an A frame first. Use a very heavy metal pipe to drive the hole. We hook the chain to the heavy pipe, the the other end of the chain to the rope and the pulley resting on the A frame. The other end of the rope is hooked another pulley. We didn’t have any heady machinery to pull the rope. It was all human power. This brings back a lot of memory.
This was my exact thought when I watched this. So great to see family like that all coming together. The young and the old. Has to feel good to have that much love around you.
I just happened to come up on your DIYs. What kept me watching was the art of using all the heavy machinery. My dad, who passed away 15 years ago was a heavy machine operator for more than 50 years. Many people who knew him have told me he was the best machine operator in Texas. He did a little bit of everything. I admire those who have the niche to use these machines. I remember being like your daughters and watching my dad work on backhoes and maintainers. Thank you for bringing those memories. And keep the art of heavy machinery going. Good luck in your many ventures from Texas.
I love how your uncles all come to help. Nothing cooler then a family coming together to achieve a goal. Water or no water it’s just a day learning with the family. Doesn’t get any better than that.
The time spent with your dad and uncles was worth the whole failed experiment. I’d give my right arm to have just one more day with my dad and his brothers. ❤
Amazing to see 2 different generations of brothers and family get together. Ended the first round with a lot of ingenuity along the way. Even if the old timers can't put in the elbow grease, there's always guidance, wisdom & holding the rod with a pitchfork! Great stuff mates.
This is my favorite video yet! It reminded me of how my Dad, or my Father in law would walk around in a plaid shirt with decades of knowledge loving helping us with projects. Doesn't matter what country (I'm in Canada) old farmers all move the same. Loved it. With that kind of support and help, you'll get that water well!
I was skeptical about dowsing rods when I saw a guy doing it. He gave me the rods and it worked like a champ. Made me an instant believer when they were in my hands and I didn't manipulate them at all. Craziest thing I ever saw! Used them to locate water lines and electrical.
What an incredible example of family, friendship, faithfulness, diligence, creativeness, work ethic, amazingly positive attitude, and I’m guessing, His fruit across generations. What a blessing.
I loved the lawn chairs too. I lost my support crew over the years, but seeing this brought back memories of those who have passed and the fun and support we had.
Congratulations on the 100k mark. Did you try power washing the well down? Make up a open ended well point from a 2"x10' stick of galvanized pipe by drilling holes. Place a sewer nozzle point ( having multiple angles) onto the end of a 50' pressure washer hose with the gun trigger on the other end. Shove that down the well point and (hold on!) All the crap will overflow and keep pushing the 2" well point down until you reach the desired depth. Place a trash pump or large shop vacuum in the hole to evacuate the sludge. Happy well driving to ya😉
mud is not whats stopping this process. its very simple. the type of metal used in this system is incorrect. it might be able to handle the pressure but not the impacts. this metal absorbs the blows, lessening the force driven down to the tip. also, dont use the siphon screen portion for this DRIVING process. use all pipes to get to desired depth, then pull it back out and then shove the siphon screen portion down. this will prevent damage to the weaker siphon portion. "how will you know when youve hit water then?" its doubtful you would know when you hit water anyway being that there wouldnt be a substantial amount of natural water pressure to push it up anyhow. he probably went through the water table, just needed a pump to suction it out. HEX coin $0.02 PULSECHAIN $0.0001 PLSX $0.00003
pain in the butt, but shoving a camera snake down everytime you get 2 feet deeper, to check for water saturation inside the siphon portion might help (if you continue to use the siphon portion on the 1st section like youve been doing) (risking damage to that weaker section)
At 14:51 i love seeing your Dad and Uncles sitting in lawn chairs with a patio umbrella and a table full of wobbly pops watching the free entertainment. They definitely have style! LOL!
Just having family and friends working together on the project makes it worth it! Congrats on 100k+ subs! We watch because in many ways many of us can relate!
@@digdrivediy I would think that just pumping water into the pond to less than a foot below the rim would go a long ways toward keeping it clean. Basically, the ground would act as a big sand filter. Personally, I wouldn't like adding dye to the pool. It's another chemical and cost.
This was definitely INFO-TAINMENT! It was so great to see how your dad and his brothers were all there helping and then more family came in. Your videos are entertaining and well made. Thank you for having us along on your adventures and experiences. Congratulations, Neil, on 100k subscribers mark!
Best part about this video is the Koch royalty lounging back with all the empties sitting on the folding table, all whispering among themselves how this is never gonna work. "Let the boy wear himself out" must have been hanging in the air like like the smell of the first Summer rain. I would bet the few dollars I have that you have made at least 2 calls to actual well drillers at this point. Aside from that whole debacle, the cement pond is looking fabulous there Don Quixote. Hey! there's an idea. Build a windmill to pump water! Love home brother. Look forward to the next chapter in this saga.
I’m a well driller. From what I’ve experienced from drilling thousands of water wells is dowsing does not work. What a great video to watch. The whole thing is entertaining.
I had a friend that wanted a well by his goat pasture, he did the well bi hand 5 ft pipe bi hand with a garden hose on half throttle. He got to the end of the pipe added another 5 ft section and away he went. It took him most of the summer and enough pipe to go 98 ft. He hit a artesian spout. Got his water in summer and winter. Scott has been gone for probably 15 years now and the well still runs and the neighborhood enjoys a ice rink that they call Scott's play ground. Good Luck
I found you last week with the pond video. I went back and watched every video of your pond build. I like your style of editing. My family looks forward to your uploads now!! Thank you for sharing your ups and downs. Your 1 of the real ones on youtube!
Congratulations on the over 100K. I'm 70+ years old, and yes, I have set a well point with my grandfather when I was about 14 years old. His place was on Four Mile Lake in Dexter, MI. I can tell you for a free flowing artesian well, a few feet one way or another can make a difference. Back when I helped my grandfather, we used a hand held fence post driver made of a larger pipe with a weight at the top end and a smaller pipe horizontally threw the larger as a handle. We would left and slide drive the well pipe. I enjoy seeing your pond build, and all the family help. Please keep posting your work.
Before changing method, you can try injecting water at 2 or 3 bars. in the filter tip. I remember that those who made wells 60 years ago in the farmhouses in the Po Valley, told me that they injected water while the pile driver was driving the filter. It is an operation that keeps the filter clean and lubricates the walls of the hole.
I wish my dad had done like you and recorded everything. You will live on forever and your grandkids will be able to watch you and all the ones that come after who’ll never meet you. You live on forever and that’s awesome. Thanks for the great videos too.
So awesome that you have all that life experience around you. I learned more from my grandfather than any formal education. Farmers just get stuff done!
If you look at your map of old free flowing water and draw a line connecting the wells you may find the water your looking for. You may have to run some pipe to get where you want but I'd bet that water is all connected. Video was great, I kept waiting for a gusher. Don't give up. It's great anticipation for viewers. Good luck.
That system can locate the drainage tiles or pipes running through the yard. Also can locate power lines and gas lines. How it works is a controversial and dark subject.
I love it, what you see is what you get. Entertaining as well. At worst, you spent some quality time with family, and including your uncles and dad was the most important thing thing you did that day, trust me on this !!
You are so lucky to have such a great family that is willing to help out. In farm communities that is what it is all about, neighbors helping each other. I loved that your “supervisors” brought their own folding chairs.😂
Well done reaching 100k! I never once thought you would fail, nor did I care that you did... it was very pleasant to see family working together on a project. It brought back a lot of memories from my teens when my friends and I were the muscle for our fathers and uncles who had projects like this. Wanting to succeed, wanting to make the old guys proud of our hard work, tenacity, and resourcefulness. Hard work is fun when there's a common goal. I miss it, and I see it so little these days. Thanks for this great series.
Here in England I can only dream of having enough land to do what you're doing. Really enjoying your videos and love it all the family are involved including the older wiser heads. Subscribed. Keep up the good work
Love that you have "family" around. That is what it is all about! And to have those 3 brothers alive is priceless. Just came around your channel. Congratulations on the 100,000 plus
Neal, you've earned every subscriber! Your honesty, hard work, and overall approach is something we all enjoy!. Congratulations on 100K +!!! Great video, how fortunate you have such a great "supervisory crew". Be with them and learn from them every day. Thanks for you and your family! Be well, be safe!
A bunch of decades of experience with the OG farmers. love your farm and pond.... God bless from NJ!! We use a similar pile driver for setting pilings for docks.
Bro, you are living the American dream right there. I love all the family support you have.👍💯🔥you are truly blessed!! Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I love the learn by doing method. It's a genuine honest way of figuring out how things work on your own through trial and error. This was a wholesome enjoyable video to watch seeing the family and neighbors come help out. I wish I could be part of a community as helpful and connected as the one you've created for yourself. Can't wait to see more of the progress.
So glad the algorithm recommended your channel. I love your videos, your demeanor and the general way you go about doing things the best you can. I'm sure the growth will be monumental from here, already at 112k, probably to 200k in no time. Please keep up the great videos!
As an ex plumber assistant using the water witch method works. It blew my mind and I still didn't believe it. He the put rods in my hands and told me to walk around slowly. Absolutely everywhere they crossed was a water leak. I'm still mind blown and thanks for reminding me of this trick. Thanks so much and even teaching the youth a long lost method.
Thanks for being honest with your sharing. I find that things rarely go as planned and seeing the creativity and perseverance to get it done is heartening. Well wishes to you and yours.
Great project and teamwork. Nothing is ever a failure if you learn from the experience. Seeing the way everyone pulled together was very inspiring. Looking forward to the next step. Thanks for sharing and congrats on 100,000.
Congrats on 100k + subs! Great video-what a blessing to see all the wisdom involved. Miss my Dad every day. He was always interested in any projects I dreamt up. 👍
Based on what you said the soil is like, try jetting it instead of driving it. Get a good flow of water, smash piece of steel pipe to narrow the opening till a decent jet comes out and to keep larger rocks from pluging the end (if a rock gets thru it is smaller than the pipe and will come out). Dig a hole near the site for the tailings and water to drain into. If large enough the dirt will settle enough to be pumped back thru. Once you get it to the depth you want pull the pipe back up and drop in your screen tip. It may take a few hits but should be easy going.
This video had me on the edge of my seat! Please try again! Dowsing rods definitely work; certainly for electrical lines, and often for water lines. I don't have experience with wells, but I'd say it's worth a shot. They operate on basic principles of electromagnetism. Basically, standing over an electric current will cause the conductive metal wires to cross. This next part is just speculation, but it appears that some people are better "conductors", thus they get faster, more accurate results. Definitely not witchy, just one way of observing the unseen fields of energy around us. God bless you and your family.
This reminded me of when I would visit my grandparents on their horse ranch. My grandfather was always doing some sort of project like this around the property.
Years ago, my grandfather needed to drill a well. The water table varies in depth and there was no fancy equipment to find the quickest path to the water. He had a friend of a friend who knew how to dowse. It seemed really nuts but he came out and found a couple spots where the pipe could go without tons of drilling. It actually worked. They’ve all passed on now but maybe somebody out there could try dowsing to make the job easier? The well may not be where you want it but it could allow you to find the water. Maybe just another interesting video.
I love the “supervisors”! Sweet memories. My grandpa use to always come down to “supervise” me and my husband working on our farm projects. Enjoyed the video.
Loved seeing all the Uncles there helping. Congratulations on 100K. And yes I believe the witching/dousing rods work, I use that method at work all the time to find underground pipes.
My dad worked as an ag pilot (cropduster) for decades. He told me farmers were some of the smartest most ingenious people he ever worked with. Inventions were common and it was astounding to see what all they could do. My hats off to you and your family!
That was very fun to watch, Ill bet it was even more fun to be there watching! Lol Ya never know too, just a few feet away you could hit that spring fifteen feet down!
Just randomly stumbled onto this video series and I just have to say.. the fact that you have that much love surrounding you just willing to work, offer advice or just watch is amazing to see.
Witching absolutely works. I don't know how, and if I haven't done it myself, I probably wouldn't be a believer. Growing up on the farm when we had broken field tile, that's how we found the tile to excavate and repair. It's amazing how well and reliable it works.
All the well drillers I've observed work right off of the surface. Dig yer hole after you get water as needed. You might consider renting a hydraulic jackhammer for the hoe... Wishing y'all every good fortune. Thanks for sharing. Blessings
I’m sure you will figure out how to fill the pond. The set up was great, portable shade, picnic table, assorted beverages, & lots of help. Congrats on 100K!
So glad I stumbled across this channel. This vid was awesome. I love the way the whole family pitched in. Despite the swing and a miss it's the genuine vibe you put off that is not just weirdly satisfying in this fake social media world we live in now, but also inspiring. Congrats on 100K.
I was looking for the dousing! Congratulations on the subscriber achievement! & thank you for providing a genuine, honest look into your trials and tribulations and the friends and family that are with you along the way while you build your little piece of heaven on earth…. It’s a connection I think many of us are missing for one reason or another, so to see it reminds us that there are relatable people all across the country… when you open yourself up to show the hits and the misses, you create a place where people can enjoy themselves learning right along with you… that might sound easy, or maybe you just have the knack to make it look easy… can’t wait to see the next video, I feel like you’re gonna hit it out of the park! Lol
My wife made me a believer in the dousing rods. Energy flows through everything and the dousing rods pick up the different energy that's coming out of rocks, soil, and water.
