Nonstop water pumping system no power...complete simple setup explained! 

Interesting , Thank You . Under the right conditions , that looks so efficient , low maitanance , and inexpensive. GOOD IDEA

I just ran across your program and I enjoy it and I want to say thank you for service to our nation and to my family , I thank you and all my kids thank you and my great-grandkids thank you. Bless our veterans

Fun video! When joining poly pipe, I use a blue propane torch in the of the pipe for about three seconds before I mash them together. Saves my shoulders and lots of effort! Thanks

Here comes another ingenious man, Stoney Ridge Farmer. It's very rare in our time and age to find those who despite having access to modern technology and ample electricity to go out of their way to design their own priceless and once for all time contrivance that will do the job but at no extra cost in the long run. Kudos Stone Ridge Farmer! What a great video! I love it.

Good morning, thank you so much for making these videos. Not only do you make an amazing educational video but you make it fun to watch. Thank you for making my day

I forget if this was the first knowledge I had for water pumping.. but It definitely will 🐝 on Venus..on the RV RU-vid channel.

Hey Josh, Man I sure have missed watching your channel. I just got caught up in alot of projects and didn't have time to sit down and keep up with my you tube channels. I'm back now. Love your channel God bless buddy. 👍🇺🇸

A tip from a retired Pipefitter , when you need a oring or packing . take a spool of Teflon tape and pull 2'-3' off the spool and (depending on the size of ring or packing or gasket) fold it in half, then fold it in half again , then fold it in half , in half ,in half, in half... if you have a little grease or oil ( everyone has a dipstick on there engine be creative ) it will help when you twist it Tight into a rope. then cut it on a long skue so it over laps 3-4 diameters . 100% success rate.

Improved clinch knot 🙌🏼 fly fisherman know it well!! 🎣

Good to see how a ram pump works, as I have a spring way down a hill !

Be sure to put zip-ties on your gift wish list. Nothing says love like new zip ties in your stocking.

Im happy at amuse when viewing your video, amasing technique,but still knowing on how to apply it

Been watching seths video on ram pumps for a couple of days. This is such a good system and I think I need to build one. great video

been in the city all my life but farm and country life seems much more appealing and sensible to me

Man, I learned so much in these two videos! The ram pump and the reolink camera pod station. You do a really good job of teaching, editing, explaining. You’re a good dude with good vibes. Thanks for sharing this!

I love the jams in the background... Whoever is picking that guitar sure got skills.

Looks good. I could use one . Thanks for the video .

Haha, it’s a good day anyway, I agree with you guy has a very good opinion for building up this waterline as well as a good system. This is a modern systems for me see and learn to earn this technique for using it anyway.

God made dirt so dirt dirt hurt. Thanks for the video

Hi brother you have a good life and happy family . good for you. Keep going when you still have the strains . I am 80 now my dream is over.

When I used the black plastic pipe and found it hard to push into joiners and other plastic fittings, I used to carry a vacuum flask of hot water around with me. I put the end of the pipe in the hot water for a few seconds to soften it then it pushes onto the fitting very easily.

That was amazing. You are a good host, even though I didn't understand half of what you were explaining. Wish I was a kid again and I would come up there to volunteer working on your farm. Looks awesome!

if you used an end cap at the end of the mesh instead of making a cone for the "filter" part, it would give you more area for water to move through. Same cable ties to hold it in place or put a few holes through it for the cable ties to go through to be certain it dosen't move or come off. Would also make for easier cleaning too. Thanks for sharing, nice video.

Good job man. Love from Iran😍

Hey that pond needs a turtle float where they can sun themselves and be happy. Turtles are a blessing to the land, and especially tortoises. Cars have devastated their numbers so breed them and let em walk around and explore. Feed them and they'll be friends. Just a tip.

My dad would have loved this!

It might be worth putting the other end of the filter on an end cap and cable tie it to that so it’s straight instead of a cone. More surface area and probably a longer time before it gets clogged

I love how environmentally conscious he is

I've been downloading useful videos like these just in case, Heaven forbid, I ever find myself in a situation where I need to survive on the land somewhat abruptly. Except first I need to complete step one: buy some land. 😅

Love your enthusiasm!!

I love what you are doing man. Proper grazing rotation, an emphasis on healthy pasture and water sources, and resourcefulness with innovation to solve the biggest issues by as simple means possible; This is a model of good farming/homesteading practices, and I commend you for it sir.

wow I enjoyed watching thank you

Love the T-shirt Josh!

Improved clinched knot when you go back through the loop you created after the twists and then eye of the hook. Clinch knot when you go through eye (or paracord anchor line or around anything) but not back through your loop you created - so going back through the loop improves (greatly) the clamping force of the rated line. If you're using fishing line spitting on the knot before pulling allows knot to slip and not bind - dry fishing line with 8 loops can really grind on the knot sections and create failure under a load, bout all u need 2 know. Nice video and thanks for your service - i did 22 years Navy but was aviation electrician and we used no knots- except the clove hitch on wire bundles. We had to learn them in boot camp - we never had to tie them so not much learning and quickly forgot?

Try cutting a groove in the PVC of the filter probably hold zip tie a little better I like your idea on the filter an water system

Thank you for a Great video

Put one ram put so that it outputs to a 40 gallon poly drum (you know they blue one) and then have a second one pump from that. You can split that head pressure by putting them in series.

yup! thats how i tie a fishing knot! great video! ram pump is ingenious!

As usual another great video I know Cody has some pretty in-depth videos on ram pumps that he used to use on his big property he had but he just moved

where is this mate? love how environmentally conscious you are. !!!

I would think, with the water moving that slowly it would still free somewhere along the pipe unless it barely goes below 32 degrees. Please keep us posted as winter progresses.

Thank you. I’m smiling AND better understand the stuff too. Win win. 😂

Back in the later 1960's we had a what in Australia was called a hydraulic ram pump which was all metal. It had a dome about 10 inches in diameter and 18 inches high. It was fed by a 2 inch feed pipe and used a three quarter delivery pipe. It was in a creek below a 25 foot waterfall and delivered water to our house about 500 feet elevation above the pump. About 9 tenths of the water were through the pump and only one tenth was delivered to the house. What you have is a modern material version of the same thing but much smaller. Blessings from Australia.

I love this guy.

Thank you this rocks ....

nice video, love the cows! i worked on a far, with 10,000 cows i took care of. love being on a farm. i am building a water system like this but have a nice creek to use for water.

The knot is also known as an "improved half blood knot" in UK. Improved part is the final tuck back into the knot which keeps the line end lying parallel to the main line and further secures the knot.🤗

Off the charts awesome!

"If you don't know a knot, tie a lot!"😉 That is a clinch knot or improved clinch knot. I couldn't tell if you went back through the loop a second time. Semper Paratus

Great channel!

You are awesome. Man after my own heart. I love stuff like this using common sense, ingenuity and good old grit to get-er-done. Who needs expensive stuff just use your brain that God gave us. Lots of fun. I've been wanting to use the water our A/C system generates here in Flirida to install a drip system for plants around the house that my wife has in pots; herbs, etc. This way I'll use the water that is normally wasted to irrigate the plants. You've motivated me to set up a working system to harness the wasted water. Enjoyed the video. By the way that knot you tied is called an, "Armpit Over Under Knot". Just kidding! 🤣 God bless!

Greetings from Palau and a big Mooo too! Great idea for getting more water for your cows!

Phone cord?? Oh, yeah, I remember those. Don't forget, Josh, your Dad and I are the same age. Recall that I learned about ram pumps from the old-timers at work years ago. They're all gone now, but it's good to know that old techniques can still be applied to today's situations.

Now that ziptie gun is something I definitely need to add to my arsenal, err tool box...

Josh, to make your filters even less expensive don't buy all the reducers. Buy a 4" cap, drill and tap it for 1" NPT and thread the barb fitting directly into it then attach your hose.

I expect that you would openly and clearly show the building of the pumping system, how it's build, what comes with what ?

I wonder how much more flow you could create by hooking a series of ram pumps together

Great video!

First time watching you and to see your watering pump working is totally amazing. I learned something new and would use the ram pump when it is needed. Liked your presentation, thank you.

really nice, thank you!🤔

Another nice feature about the zip tie gun is it cuts the tie cleanly and leaves no sharp edge to scratch ya later........you all know what im talkin about

Excellent effort! Thanks!

It's always awesome when you can get water uphill without electricity! The float valve is a great idea too! The cows are looking at the trough like "Where's the water?" Things that make life easier on the farm are almost always a good thing! I would bury the line so the cows don't tear it up!

Great Sir.

Your fishing knot is called a Improved Cinch Not. Thank you for your service to our great country, I really appreciate it.

Funny, funny. I was laughing so loud. Though only we here in Africa fix a problem like that by sucking on a water pipe:)

Amazing, simply amazing. With all the craziness in our world, watching your video's is a pleasure.

You are so interesting to watch

Good

Love the T shirt! 🇺🇲

Your Video Production is excellent Sir as well as your communication skills . Ram pump theory is employed on all Navy Ships for fire fighting and biological warfare spray's . I'm and Industrial Electrical/Electronics Tech with 45 years in the trade . I never get tired of watching people innovate ...

I just love farmers

Everything's going up in the store's... sad but true.....

Awesome Josh. Loved it

Amazing system, love the simplicity of it, minus laying our the curly hose! Lol. Bought the zip tie tool and love it! Take care!

If you bring a thermos of boiling water it will make it so easy .Just dip the tip of the line for about 30 seconds it softens it up enough to slide on and then it cools back to original rigidity.

Hey stoney ridge farm u are the best youtuber u inspire me so much thank you

Cool Dude , from Aussie guy.

My tank only gets water when it rains. No creek. So I guess that wouldn't work for me, but my father-in-law has a creek running across his property and I think he would be really impressed if I installed one of these for him!

You can always use panty hose as a fiter. One set makes multiple filters. Great for paint too!

I would like to learn more about how ram pump works..

GRACIAS AMIGO...Great video , beautiful farm and good Teaching,.... very smart Gringo...Lol.

A video idea for you, maybe explain water pressure differences in elevation in different size pipes and about friction loss in running long distances in big or small diameter pipes or hoses. Like how much pressure a ram pump produces to raise the water to 35 feet or so. And about water volume versus pressure and how a siphon works? Maybe this can tie in with your solar pump well, on how you select the pump size and so on.

Fantastic, thank you!!!!

I passed by last week. Probably within a 100 miles. Lol

From the first ... Theres Tons and tons of videos out there of people using ram pumps , usually for irrigation. And .. its not effecient and wont last forever , so evrry once in a while it will fill up and youll have to re prime and pressurise it .. But yeah ..it will work just fine

your "fishing knot" is an improved clinch knot

Thank you :)

I lost my comment 3 times but I'm determined that I owe it to you. GOD BLESS YOU SIR! I'm proud to see someone in today's world who uses his head to get work done without costing or wasting money by working SMARTER. I'm 68 but enjoy always to learn more things so that I can help others. You make me PROUD, sir! Again, GOD BLESS YOU SIR & KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! 🙏👍🙏👍

Three months later after the big winter storms in the south "freezing isn't really an issue" how did that work out? Hope it all worked out for you, sir.

We used a cast Iron version made in the 1930's and it pushed up 1 pint per cycle and lifted water as much as 150 ft vertically. Supplied house water for may years.

In my younger years we had a youth camp in the hills in NZ away from services. We had an old military lister generator supplying power and a Hydraulic Ram pumping the Water from camp stream to a massive poly water tank. It was incredible how high that little cast iron pump could pump .... reliable and simple.

Thanks for sharing..... I think you will need a bigger size of Ram Pumps.....

Sometimes it's hard to find a good Oring.

A tool I did not know about, now I need one. Zip tie gun.

A couple of lengths of rebar with a hook bent on one end driven down on each side of the tanks will help keep them in place until they fill.

Very nice dear

Adding an additional couple feet of input head pressure will increase the output volume.

One should remove air by sucking pipe then it will work you can use water source level should be above drain or outlet to get water .

Here's a few ideas I'll share with you that would make life so much easier for yourself when dealing with this piping and maintenance of the system. * Keep your pipe warm by taking it inside the house the night prior, (in cold times). * Don't accordion out the pipe but actually roll it out. This might require making a simple spool system out of some scrap 2x4s and some plywood. A little bit more time required up front but the spool would be reusable forever. I've seen electricians make a pyramid style spooling system that hangs and spins. Others have a spool system that spins like a lazy Susan. Still others use a spool that looks like a pulley with a handle that you can walk with. * Use a small propane or butane torch to gently warm the end of the pipe prior to pushing the fittings in. It's unbelievable how much easier it makes it. (A lighter may work too but it's much more susceptible to wind plus it gets hot). * There are hand pump siphon systems that don't require you to suck on them, (not only is that nasty but it could quite possibly be a health hazard). * If you increase the surface area of your screening you will drastically reduce the time between cleaning and changing. Just do the same thing that you did with the wrapping of the screen material on the top end but make a PVC cap and a stub of pipe for the bottom end - keeping the screening material cylindrical shaped. * If you find yourself having to clean the filters often make several of these with a threaded joint at the top so that you could do a quick change out system. This way you could have pre-made filters at the ready and your swaps would be fast. Then overhaul the nasty filter later and have it ready to go for a quick swap later. * Cut a little bit more of the end off of the factory sealed pipe so you could use that as your temporary plug on the Tee fitting without having to waste a barbed plug fitting or time.