Off Grid YouTube Family of Girls Step up to Help Dad Drive a Well | Fabricating Off Grid Well Tools 

This is the number one comment we get. As I e mentioned in the comments we have tried using the tractor to do just that. The tractor wouldn’t do it. It doesn’t have a free fall bucket loader. It goes down with hydraulic speed and isn’t at all tough enough. Not worth the effort or fuel.

@@9252LIFE What about using the other end of the tractor? The three point hitch? I was thinking about doing a well, but blasting it out with a 2500+ pressure washer making extensions for the wand. Any thoughts on that?

@@mfgxl if you have access to the pressure washer and the water I’d definitely give that a shot! Especially if your ground is sand and clay like mine and not hard rock.

What video did you finally solve your problem in? Did the professional well drillers ever give you any advice on what to use to prevent the mud from clogging the holes? You'd think there was something. My guess would be that you need a lot more space between your intake and the mud. Maybe you need to line a larger hole with concrete, wide enough that water seeps in at a rate that you can draw it out, or maybe you have to dig a hole that will hold so many gallons and wait for it to fill up anytime you use it enough to empty it.

I tried to use a 544 John Deere loader to push in a 1.25" sand point and pipe in my well, I have sand and thought it would be easy, but loaders and tractors don't push straight down so the pipe and fittings want to bend. I used a sledge hammer.

I don't think the kids really own the off-grid life what with the one standing on a ladder on forest soil wearing flip-flops. Sooner or later she'll learn though :D.

We are very proud.

Let's drop references to other races as being so different....the constant 'China this' and 'China that' is tiring.. get a different reference . (Thesaurus hinty hint hint). I was the eldest of a 6 kid Mormon clan...mom devoted, dad is dragged into . . Lived in 1965 to 1973 Tucson (then to rural Wyoming where any where in Wyoming is RURAL, Ha ha ha)and the outdoors was taken for granted by most but not on me and my pop. We hiked and roughed it SEVERAL times.

​@@PastorJamesGillespiesave the preaching for the pulpit

@@shawnduguay205 would you say the same if I wasn't a pastor? Besides I never preached, I was an administrative Pastor, assigned and later AWARDED by GH BUSH himself. A law clerk for a community's organization in bettering the people. After 25 years, it was formed 1998, the covered bus stops, paved streets, sidewalks, a hurricane proof community center....oh...and the attitude of the area. Once thought of as a dump, now residents BRAG they own property there. Yeah, you cannot detract from my dream come true. And my hair is longer than yours... ;)

I believe so! Thank you!

Thank you James. You don’t sound like your brain is shutting down. And if it makes you feel better my kids tell me the same thing sometimes! 😂

Thank you Roger! It’s not working yet but we’ll get there! Have a great night!

Amazing, you convinced those Girls that driving a well, a) is more fun than Barbie dolls, b) funner than video games, c) is educational, d) better for them then tv, e) good physical conditional training. F) value of hard work. G) etc.etc.

Thank you John! Keep your head up! We’re all depressed about Afghanistan and everything else out of our control. Wish we could all fix those issues some how. My wife made the shirts. She’s talented. 😆

@@9252LIFE Yes she is! A great gardener as well.

I was at bagram for 9 months, this brain dead Biden gave to the enemy billion's of dollars in military combat fighting equipment, weapons, ammo , logistically support, even helicopters! This was planned not an accident!

Quitting is for quitters.. 😆

That’s awesome memories right there! ❤️

My father built my mother a house in 1953. He did not know he couldn’t do it.

Stay tuned for that t-shirt 😉

Thank you!

The average man would have used all this time and work to use a chainsaw and that beautiful tractor to cut a road into his property and then called the driller. The chainsaw and tractor are free. Only labor to cut an clear. With all those STRONG young ladies he could have cleared the small branches and brush I no time.

@@chasjacks9378 the average man Jack doesn’t own the 9.5 mile drive in to be able to cut all the trees and don’t have the money to put in the amount of gravel that is needed to improve the road enough for the drill rigs to get it in. But that would be nice.

@@chasjacks9378 the average man Jack doesn’t own the 9.5 mile drive in to be able to cut all the trees and don’t have the money to put in the amount of gravel that is needed to improve the road enough for the drill rigs to get it in. But that would be nice.

The average man would be dead in three days if left alone in the wood. The ones to fear just seem to dissappear. They eat the bear and wear raw pelt. They always come back.

Thank you Claudia! Have a great night

Thank you Bill. Have a great day

Thank you Christina! They are some great kids! Have a great weekend!

Thank you Michael! It’ll turn out! It always does one way or another! 😆 Have a great night!

Thank you Brooke! Is this an invitation? Let’s do it!

It was a privillege watching you do great work ...that's what American white privillege really means.

Really enjoyed watch the Girls helping Dad .. My Daughter and Son would bear a hand around house if needed .. Have to say I became alarmed when one Princess was pulling down on the floor Jack Handle right at her face.. but you stopped Her .. Enjoy life .. stay healthy .. Enjoy what God has given us.

Thank you Annie! Giving up would just be boring anyway! 😆 Have a great weekend!

Thank you! They sure are!

indeed . :)

Thank you Sam. Probably some great memories having your boys help you I’m sure. You take care Sam. Have a great weekend

Thank you!

Ima hang in there and come out with some good water! Eventually! 😆

Thank you! You have a blessed week as well!

Thank you Mike.

Thank you

Heck yeah it is! Good luck with it! Hopefully better luck than us! 😆 Let me know how it turns out!

Awesome thank you! Glad you found us! Take care!

That was my favorite part too. 😆

Thank you

Thank you Tim!

Thank you Bruce! It’s been raining the last couple days so now we’ll have some rainwater. But need to get that pipe dug up. I’m sure we’ll get water. I can feel it! Have a great day!

Thank you Diane! Have a great weekend!

Thank you Rich!

Thank you Sandra! We always look forward to your comments! And my giving up attitude looks way better on RU-vid than in real life! 😂 Have a great night Sandra!

Thank you Jo An! We’ll get it for sure!

❤️ Thank you

Yeah a pulley system like that would be nice. We should’ve done it that way.

Thank you Mickey. We actually tried the tractor bucket and it wasn’t tough enough or worth the effort.

Yea it was no joke that’s for sure!

Soon we’ll be complete professionals at we’ll driving! Then we’ll make a how to video with the happy ending! 😆 Thanks for watching! Have a great night!

Thank you Paul! Have a great night!

2" pipe drives better. They sell drive tips that screw on. Once driven down you flush it out with a 1" under water pressure, until clear. I never had luck with drive points or smaller pipe. You get A's for effort and creativity. Dig an access shaft down alongside 5 feet to further evaluate it. since you have a PVC outer casing, can you center the pipe with an insert and seal the outer casing with a super dense product that would harden and seal the break area? Just some thoughts. Farmers would erect a tripod 12 ' high, suspend a snatch block with a rope and 50+lb slammer. They welded a circular weight centered over an axel and an eye for the rope. Wrapping a rope around a rear truck wheel with tire removed,with truck jacked up and idling in gear, when they pulled the rope tight on the wheel, the weight was raised up when loosened the weight slammed down and drove down the pipe. Many many farm wells were driven(slammed) by a variation of this method. Double welded wheel rims and slammers were made and loaned out to other farmers and homesteaders. It takes at least 50 lbs to slam a well. You will prevail. Never give up--kids are watching.

Yeah that’s what I tried before this one..

Thank you

That’s awesome man! Should be quite the experience!

Thanks Tim! We’re about to throw a giant curve ball..

For sure ! Thank you! Have a great weekend!

If I quit the negative wins! And I hate the negative! 😆 💪

That’s a great idea. Thank you!

Thank you John! Yes absolutely tiring but awesome quality time spent with each other

Yeah they’ve been growing quite fast. Still no well but haven’t had a chance to get back on it. Have a great night.

Love a good ole walk down memory lane. ❤️ Yes these girls and my wife really surprise me some times with what they are capable of.

Wow!

Thank you

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Very true Fiona! It is going to be a great well party for sure! Have a great weekend!

It’s all good! 😆 We can handle it ish.. 😆

Thank you

Thank Gary!

Thanks guys! Yeah I think once I get the pipe up and replaced we’re going to be almost or there! Hopefully! Hope you guys are doing well! Haven’t been watching RU-vid much lately. Need to catch up and make sure y’all are still gettin er done! 😆

@@9252LIFE I am thinking Dave & Brook are loving the pile-driver technique.

We totally agree!! Great work guys. Keep going we are all behind you. 😊

Yeah they were just over here and said we could use his but it was quite a ways away.

Funny thing is we don’t have our Well yet either 😩 but it’s not because the rigs can’t get here. It’s because there is only one government guy in Mongolia who can give approval on the Well but he is on vacation so they send we must wait until he get back. 😂😂 REALLY??

Wow! You must have all the work done! 😆

Yep lil Spunky is kickin butt! 😆

Thank you! I sure hope sooner than later! 😆

Thank you Tim. Have a great weekend!

Thank you! Glad you found us. Have a great weekend

Lol always! Isaac is a good boy! 🐕

Awwwe shucks! 🤗

Thank you Dave!

Lol well sometimes not having a choice is a good thing! 😂 Thank you Alicia! Have a great night!

Thank you! Yeah the headache miraculously went away when the work was done!! 😂

Thank you Shane. Yeah we have quite the hard working helpers! Take care and have a great night

Thank you Rudy!

There are no boys out here 😆 thank goodness!

Yes they are the expensive drive couplers. The drive caps are no good for this type of depth as the threads on the cap aren’t very deep. We’ve broke the threads on everyone before getting down 20 ft.

Thank you William

Oh yeah! Definitely frustrating!

Trying for cleaner water to plumb to home.

The gravel/sand acts as a giant filter. If you don't have enough water getting to the pump all you need do is run a trench out from the sump and fill it with gravel/sand to increase available water. The main thing is to dig your sump deep enough to start. In my case it was about 30 feet by 10 feet wide. With a trench around the Vinyard and we had all the water we wanted.

Thank you

Thank you Paul!

Your welcome!!!!!!!

We totally thought we had it too! 😭 😂 I think we will soon. Thank you Cheryl and have a great weekend!

Thank you Corey