I hope you are enjoying the rescue of the old well! If you missed it, I recently rescued the Crane Truck we used in this video, so if you're interested in seeing just HOW useful that truck really is, here is the video where I show all of its features: ruclips.net/video/D0Y9b8jwEQs/видео.htmlsi=3VS_hMMxp4jqDaBP
It was an interesting watch. But you guys are certainly no plumbers. Good effort though, got it done. It seems to me that having the truck closer and having the boom at 45 degrees or more would have worked better. Would have been able to lower and hoist the ladder with it that way. Also, on the bucket, I would have attached the chains at about 5/8 of the height of the bucket using only two chains. Thus it is much easier to fill and to dump. Plus something like a large screen door handle on the bottom to help tip it. Even a block of wood would help. Many, many years ago, I helped my father hand dig a well. The trick to digging straight down is you hang a stick ( like part of a closet rod ) tied in the center. The stick should be the diameter of the desired diameter of the well. So, you suspend the stick centered in the hole, spinning it as you go down to ensure uniform and plumb walls.
I've worked on everything from offshore drilling rigs to construction in the refineries of S. E. Texas and finally as a process operator in a refinery. I know OSHA rules and regulations. While you technically didn't meet them you did everything possible to ensure your safety and that of your workers. That attitude and mindset is what keeps people safe. I thought the candles in the bucket was a very good idea. Some jobs just have to be done, finding a way to keep safe and getting it done is what matters. I tip my hat to you and your crew.
Who would have thought that watching someone clean a well would be so entertaining. That thing about not being safe sending someone down the well to clean it, how does anyone think it got done back in the day, right? I'm thinking he's done that specific job a time or two. Good job.
In Hungary we use a special tool called "frog" for sludge removal. It is a big and heavy iron pipe with a simple check valve (basically a rubber flap) on the bottom end. We let the pipe fall in the sludge, it fills through the "valve", and we winch it up. The most of the sludge/sand stays in the pipe. We do this for many times. In most cases nobody has to go down in the well, or at least for a shorter time.
It's a very simple tool. The tube is usually 4 inch diameter, and 1 meter long the heavier the better. If the edge is sharpened it works better. The "check valve" has to be as big as possible, to ensure free flow of the sludge.
Great Work. I used to work caissons we would us a mirror if the sun was out at all to put light down the hole. Also works to send light back small culverts..
Another Great Video, Thanks alot for sharing it, always something different to learn and watch your problem solving skills which not everyone can do. You have a great way of thinking things through. I love watchuing your videos, being I am Electrician by trade, watching you play with different engines and such and your explanations are great, to the point my Grandson wants to be a mechanic so we drove around picked u; a few free Lawn mowers, so we have started to pull one apart and replaced some gaskets in the Carb and runs great now, I told him less the parts price what ever he gets for them is his money, so he is keen to keep going. and it Starts with people like yourself showing others that things can be done, So THANKS a LOT. I appreciate your Videos and hope you get back onto that Traxtavator you had 20 odd parts for, Thanks Regards Gordon - Australia
Good morning and brilliant video. Pleased to see you took a lot of thought into safety and as you said these wells were once dug by hand with a lot less safety. It might be a good idea to raise the head of the well and making sure it's fully cemented to stop any water run off back into the well. Also stopping leaves and soil getting washed back down to create any build up of silt. Looking forward to watching your next video 👍
The large amount of sludge at the bottom of the well may be due to ground-water run-off. I noticed that the bricks don't extend very far above the ground, so a good rain-storm, and there'd be rivulets of mud running into the well.
That silt did not enter the well, it was always there. The water table was probably much higher when the well was originally dug and that’s why they had to extend the pipes. They had to get the muck out to extend the pipes. They probably should devise a way to regulate water usage so they don’t run the well dry. Maybe only trickle water in the troughs or install float valves?
Fifty years ago, before the giant vacuum trucks, municipal public works departments used a small crane truck (1.5 ton) with a 16-18 inch wide 24 inch tall, four part expandable ladle to reach into narrow storm drains to remove sludge and debris. The four part ladle went into the hole with its four teeth expanded, then the operator above grade somehow closed the four teeth shut which trapped all sludge and debris within its grasp. The operator then raised the ladle out of the hole, dumped the contents into the dump truck bed and repeated the process. They could clean many storm drains in little time.
That's cool! I would love to find one of those and give it a try! We considered making something like that, but decided it wasn't worth the time it would take to make one, because we needed to fix the water problem quickly!
You neeed a simple air lift . that would lift the water as well as the mud. and if you had put two small holes in the bottom of the drum the cran could have turned the drum upside down and emptied it in one movement. Disconected those pipes to give the opperator more room. The men at the top should have had thier chin straps on to stop the Helmets from fallling down and injuring the man below.
I’m curious if you diagnosed that pump? it sounded like you described the motor and shaft working fine but had stripped the centre of the impellers? I’ve worked with them quite a bit and can’t think of why it would have done other than either incredibly poor quality or perhaps it’s check valve not working, water running back down the outlet causing its impellers to run backwards, and then turning it on so the shaft ripped through it in an opposite direction? Can’t say I’ve heard of that, just theorising it. Would still be very poor quality materials for it to do that.. Edit: just so you know, the injector is not so you can pump more water, it’s so you can have such a high head on the suction line on the inlet of the pump, without an injector your suction line could only be about 6-7m lift max. Injectors are old school these days, uses about 30% of the water to inject and needs more power than a (decent) submersible
😁Im sure you know just how illegal it is to suspend a man from a crane hook but as you said, if sometimes you dont do things those things will never get done!😆
Back in the late 1950's I worked with my father and Brother after I returned from the Army. I have used a Fence Post Auger to drill out wells. We always had to send an Oil Lantern down every few hours because of Damps. My father was a Witcher and we hand drilled many deep wells. The Candle is not as reliable as the oil lantern. We also dug many Farm Cisterns .The deepest My dad ever dug was 100 feet X 4' at the Bottom. You usually hit water at different levels, But the deeper you go the better quality and quantity. That is a Cistern to my estimation, Sure not a deep well. We would Flush the Well before having the water tested by the County. Company Almost looks Amish to me. to me. Many menilite people have Well drilling Companies in the Mid West and North East.
Man I’d fabricator myself a little bucket so my buddy could just zip me up into the tree canopy so I could easily zip them down!! There’s so many different things that you can do with your incredible truck!!!!
You do things the hard way. To get the water out you use two sump pumps. One pump down at the bottom pumping into a bucket part way up the shaft then a second pump dropped into the bucket for the final lift. This way you can keep pumping and scooping mud at the same time and you do not gum up a new pump with muck. Once you have the well mucked out and it had the head that you want and is clear you lower the new pump with the properly installed foot valve and pex lines and power lines to the bottom. Once the pump is at the bottom you cut the pex to the propper length and connect. I even used a five gallon bucket drilled full of 3/4inch holes on the sides to set the pump in as I lowered.
I wonder how long those bricks have been missing along the top of the well. That's probably where most of his mud is coming from. I would suggest raising that by a couple of rings of brick at least
A normal suction truck like we se for septic tanks etc, cant generally lift water over 30 feet. Of course there ARE trucks that can do much deeper, put they involve a lot of water and a jet pump set up .. an they are surprisingly rare and expensive :( So I agree with the old school methode! :) PLUS great to have the winch for safety too if there's bad air or an injury (heaven forbid) ... Too bad you can't get the screw auger down there!!!
If I lived in your area I would have provided back up as I have a twin line wrecker with a hydraulic boom. My truck would have accomplished the same job except moving the wells covers. Great job anyhow. We all hope the well lasts for many years to come. If it was my farm I would either line the well or seal the bricks as it would cost way less than drilling a new well, IMHO 😊😊
you know the winch will break the boom. always test the light if the boom wont pick it the trunk wont lift it safely - boom truck survivor and old electric lineman
@@jeffriley-lq5np I've used wired and wireless remotes on cherrypickers and found them invaluable, especially when doing a solo lift or with only one swamper.
I think you should dug a little bit deeper go through all that problem just for a few feet, that's my opinion but it was a awesome job. I just would have about 10 more feet down but whatever whatever works for use at that time
We went as far down as the bricks that lined the well were... you don't want to go past that, it could lead to the whole thing collapsing at some point. Plus we definitely didn't have the time to add more bricks to the bottom, that would have been a massive can of worms!
I read about this idea to build a custom PTO driven sludge pump which could use plastic piping and plastic seed auger flights: this is the search word for the research paper: "Power earth auger modification for waste extraction from pit latrines"
Brent, you may end up being really busy with that crane truck, since it is safe and sound. I noticed the preciscion cable control which makes it safe. Glad that clearing that well out was a success. I bet that farmer is thanking his lucky stripes that the well is back to snuff.
Pretty cool save!!! if it were me I would think about adding a couple of pumps that would be PTO powered to the truck - one a trash pump, the other clear water!!! Just a thought - add a fire truck type hose and reel for the discharge to each pump and rock and roll!!! Now that I see what salvage workshop is about through this video, count me in! NEW SUB!!!
We were VERY carful about not dropping anything in on him, which included making sure the sludge bucket never hit the walls of the well on the way down... you are correct that is a major concern! (Not to mention the hard had)
The Fire Down there would Deplete the Oxygen Levels, Would not want to Share the Space With/ Open Flames if Possible. Also eliminating the Presence of Combustible’s like Methane
Can you get a submersible sludge pump that will push to that height? If so, the well could be cleared with a pressure washer to loosen the mud and so the pump can push it out.
With all that man power equipment time surely it would be cheaper to buy a water tank and gutter on the roof to bring in water? That way, fill in the well.
Yeah, we knew that! He was never hanging from the cable that long... most of the time he was down there, he was unhooked from the winch cable so we could bring up the sludge.
Thanks for sharing! It's not easy being a farmer. Always lots of work. It warms my heart that you were able to use your truck for this job and help your neighbor. It was more than I expected.
Great Job, if you ever do this again you probably want to be sure the guy in the well always has a safety line attached. if he was to need to be pulled out you don't want to have to send another guy down the well to hook him back up. You might not have that much time.
I love everything you do. I envy you. I'm 80 years old so my time has come and gone. Now I live vicariously through folks like you. Thanks for your time and efforts.
It's stuff like this that makes me laugh when city people say they want to live the farm life lol. It's not all pretty sunsets and watching chickens. It's mucking out wells and beating frozen piping and cussing over constantly breaking machines
Your truck has air, I think you also have a portable air compressor. It's pretty common to run an open air line into that space and let it run before and during your entry. If it's your business, they have testers and sniffers for oxygen content, hydrogen sulfide, CO CO2 and so on.
you need air by volume and you need to exchange air on a volume based rate. ive buried some freinds working in confined spaces more controlled than this
I hope you are enjoying the rescue of the old well! If you missed it, I recently rescued the Crane Truck we used in this video, so if you're interested in seeing just HOW useful that truck really is, here is the video where I show all of its features: ruclips.net/video/D0Y9b8jwEQs/видео.htmlsi=3VS_hMMxp4jqDaBP
If you lower your pole guides it will make your total height lower.
I’m sure your friend really appreciated your help. I just hope the well continues to supply clean water to the cattle.
That long storage bin with the roller on the back of the truck is for the ladder!! Stand it vertical and slide the ladder in
It was an interesting watch. But you guys are certainly no plumbers. Good effort though, got it done. It seems to me that having the truck closer and having the boom at 45 degrees or more would have worked better. Would have been able to lower and hoist the ladder with it that way. Also, on the bucket, I would have attached the chains at about 5/8 of the height of the bucket using only two chains. Thus it is much easier to fill and to dump. Plus something like a large screen door handle on the bottom to help tip it. Even a block of wood would help. Many, many years ago, I helped my father hand dig a well. The trick to digging straight down is you hang a stick ( like part of a closet rod ) tied in the center. The stick should be the diameter of the desired diameter of the well. So, you suspend the stick centered in the hole, spinning it as you go down to ensure uniform and plumb walls.
I've worked on everything from offshore drilling rigs to construction in the refineries of S. E. Texas and finally as a process operator in a refinery. I know OSHA rules and regulations. While you technically didn't meet them you did everything possible to ensure your safety and that of your workers. That attitude and mindset is what keeps people safe. I thought the candles in the bucket was a very good idea. Some jobs just have to be done, finding a way to keep safe and getting it done is what matters. I tip my hat to you and your crew.
Who would have thought that watching someone clean a well would be so entertaining. That thing about not being safe sending someone down the well to clean it, how does anyone think it got done back in the day, right? I'm thinking he's done that specific job a time or two. Good job.
In Hungary we use a special tool called "frog" for sludge removal. It is a big and heavy iron pipe with a simple check valve (basically a rubber flap) on the bottom end. We let the pipe fall in the sludge, it fills through the "valve", and we winch it up. The most of the sludge/sand stays in the pipe. We do this for many times.
In most cases nobody has to go down in the well, or at least for a shorter time.
I wish i had one of those! Maybe if i ever do this again, ill make one for the project! Thanks for watching, i truly appreciate the support!
It's a very simple tool. The tube is usually 4 inch diameter, and 1 meter long the heavier the better. If the edge is sharpened it works better. The "check valve" has to be as big as possible, to ensure free flow of the sludge.
Yep loved the video, it was something different and it will be a massive time saver for the farm. Well done, always like your videos 👍
Good Evening Sir , I hope you are doing well and having a fantastic day today 😊 !
Love how you're setting up your homestead. It's looking beautiful ❤
Great Work. I used to work caissons we would us a mirror if the sun was out at all to put light down the hole. Also works to send light back small culverts..
Who else loves the whistling????? I cannot be the only one.
I’m always impressed by your willingness to help others. ✊🏻🖤
Another Great Video, Thanks alot for sharing it, always something different to learn and watch your problem solving skills which not everyone can do. You have a great way of thinking things through. I love watchuing your videos, being I am Electrician by trade, watching you play with different engines and such and your explanations are great, to the point my Grandson wants to be a mechanic so we drove around picked u; a few free Lawn mowers, so we have started to pull one apart and replaced some gaskets in the Carb and runs great now, I told him less the parts price what ever he gets for them is his money, so he is keen to keep going. and it Starts with people like yourself showing others that things can be done, So THANKS a LOT. I appreciate your Videos and hope you get back onto that Traxtavator you had 20 odd parts for, Thanks Regards Gordon - Australia
Good morning and brilliant video. Pleased to see you took a lot of thought into safety and as you said these wells were once dug by hand with a lot less safety. It might be a good idea to raise the head of the well and making sure it's fully cemented to stop any water run off back into the well. Also stopping leaves and soil getting washed back down to create any build up of silt.
Looking forward to watching your next video 👍
Fully agree, no maintainence done since the well was dug. Farmers !
I’m a roofer from Miami,Florida. Nothing sketchy about it, go for it.
Holy shit!!!!! you three should try out for the Special Olympics…
You need a clamshell bucket like they use for cleaning out storm drains.
Happy birthday to me. What a great gift a video from my favorite RUclips creator 😊
Happy Birthday John! Hope this coming year is a great one for you!
Good job,really good man's, good truck! 👍👍👍
Respect from the Russia!!!
Excellent
Maybe it will help if you raise/repair the top edge of the well to prevent rainwater from washing in more debris?
I sure do appreciate your videos keep on keepin on 🇺🇸🇺🇲
The large amount of sludge at the bottom of the well may be due to ground-water run-off. I noticed that the bricks don't extend very far above the ground, so a good rain-storm, and there'd be rivulets of mud running into the well.
The bricks don't seal the surface water out unless they are sealed by some method.
Surface water entering the well is also a contamination issue. A nearby soak-away (as often happens in old British properties) is also a bad idea.
That silt did not enter the well, it was always there. The water table was probably much higher when the well was originally dug and that’s why they had to extend the pipes. They had to get the muck out to extend the pipes.
They probably should devise a way to regulate water usage so they don’t run the well dry.
Maybe only trickle water in the troughs or install float valves?
I Love these old cars.. I would love to get my hands on one to tinker with.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS
Fifty years ago, before the giant vacuum trucks, municipal public works departments used a small crane truck (1.5 ton) with a 16-18 inch wide 24 inch tall, four part expandable ladle to reach into narrow storm drains to remove sludge and debris. The four part ladle went into the hole with its four teeth expanded, then the operator above grade somehow closed the four teeth shut which trapped all sludge and debris within its grasp. The operator then raised the ladle out of the hole, dumped the contents into the dump truck bed and repeated the process. They could clean many storm drains in little time.
That's cool! I would love to find one of those and give it a try!
We considered making something like that, but decided it wasn't worth the time it would take to make one, because we needed to fix the water problem quickly!
My father got his neck broke when the rope broke. A 5 gallon bucket of mud. He was in traction for a while then a body cast. That was in the 40s.
Great video sir! Thank you. Mark, from the Philippines.
Thanks Matt; very interesting!😊
That was a lot of work but you all did a great job and got it done.
You neeed a simple air lift . that would lift the water as well as the mud. and if you had put two small holes in the bottom of the drum the cran could have turned the drum upside down and emptied it in one movement. Disconected those pipes to give the opperator more room. The men at the top should have had thier chin straps on to stop the Helmets from fallling down and injuring the man below.
I’m curious if you diagnosed that pump? it sounded like you described the motor and shaft working fine but had stripped the centre of the impellers?
I’ve worked with them quite a bit and can’t think of why it would have done other than either incredibly poor quality or perhaps it’s check valve not working, water running back down the outlet causing its impellers to run backwards, and then turning it on so the shaft ripped through it in an opposite direction?
Can’t say I’ve heard of that, just theorising it. Would still be very poor quality materials for it to do that..
Edit: just so you know, the injector is not so you can pump more water, it’s so you can have such a high head on the suction line on the inlet of the pump, without an injector your suction line could only be about 6-7m lift max.
Injectors are old school these days, uses about 30% of the water to inject and needs more power than a (decent) submersible
😁Im sure you know just how illegal it is to suspend a man from a crane hook but as you said, if sometimes you dont do things those things will never get done!😆
Not illegal in all cases and in all places. Arborists do it all the time.
video was excellent but the hard hats on the surface was pretty funny
Back in the late 1950's I worked with my father and Brother after I returned from the Army. I have used a Fence Post Auger to drill out wells. We always had to send an Oil Lantern down every few hours because of Damps. My father was a Witcher and we hand drilled many deep wells. The Candle is not as reliable as the oil lantern. We also dug many Farm Cisterns .The deepest My dad ever dug was 100 feet X 4' at the Bottom. You usually hit water at different levels, But the deeper you go the better quality and quantity. That is a Cistern to my estimation, Sure not a deep well. We would Flush the Well before having the water tested by the County. Company Almost looks Amish to me. to me. Many menilite people have Well drilling Companies in the Mid West and North East.
Wow very interesting.. what are “Damps” and what did the candle or lantern do? Was it to do with oxygen levels?
Man I’d fabricator myself a little bucket so my buddy could just zip me up into the tree canopy so I could easily zip them down!! There’s so many different things that you can do with your incredible truck!!!!
Good job enjoyed your video
Great!
More videos like this please 👍👏🙏
Bugger of a job to have to do so good Job gettin it done mate 👍
Good stuff
You do things the hard way. To get the water out you use two sump pumps. One pump down at the bottom pumping into a bucket part way up the shaft then a second pump dropped into the bucket for the final lift. This way you can keep pumping and scooping mud at the same time and you do not gum up a new pump with muck. Once you have the well mucked out and it had the head that you want and is clear you lower the new pump with the properly installed foot valve and pex lines and power lines to the bottom. Once the pump is at the bottom you cut the pex to the propper length and connect. I even used a five gallon bucket drilled full of 3/4inch holes on the sides to set the pump in as I lowered.
Good job!...At least you guys thought out your plan good for you guys!.... Merry Xmas!
You have nothing on Mike Rowe's Dirty Jobs. Awesome collaboration and trouble-shooting on the fly.
What a Swiss Army knife that truck can be. I see that rig becoming your go to. Only wish it were a diesel.
no reason to have that one idled up like that. we had gas for years. get two diesel at the same pole sll dsy your deaf in a day
I wonder how long those bricks have been missing along the top of the well. That's probably where most of his mud is coming from. I would suggest raising that by a couple of rings of brick at least
That’s a hell of a first task for it.
and it performed like a STAR!
A normal suction truck like we se for septic tanks etc, cant generally lift water over 30 feet. Of course there ARE trucks that can do much deeper, put they involve a lot of water and a jet pump set up .. an they are surprisingly rare and expensive :(
So I agree with the old school methode! :) PLUS great to have the winch for safety too if there's bad air or an injury (heaven forbid) ... Too bad you can't get the screw auger down there!!!
If I lived in your area I would have provided back up as I have a twin line wrecker with a hydraulic boom. My truck would have accomplished the same job except moving the wells covers. Great job anyhow. We all hope the well lasts for many years to come. If it was my farm I would either line the well or seal the bricks as it would cost way less than drilling a new well, IMHO 😊😊
A very good video, I would like to see the A/C track loader up and running.
you know the winch will break the boom. always test the light if the boom wont pick it the trunk wont lift it safely
- boom truck survivor and old electric lineman
Rule number one. Always have the harness in front of you
Entertaining as always...ever tried and air pump for deep wells.
The pump in the pump house is a jet pump..
Also when using the bailor get thosse pipe out of the way >
A remote for the crane would be a great asset.
i had one. not as nifty as you'd think
@@jeffriley-lq5np I've used wired and wireless remotes on cherrypickers and found them invaluable, especially when doing a solo lift or with only one swamper.
Great job
I think you should dug a little bit deeper go through all that problem just for a few feet, that's my opinion but it was a awesome job. I just would have about 10 more feet down but whatever whatever works for use at that time
We went as far down as the bricks that lined the well were... you don't want to go past that, it could lead to the whole thing collapsing at some point.
Plus we definitely didn't have the time to add more bricks to the bottom, that would have been a massive can of worms!
Okay I definitely understand what you are saying,.@@SalvageWorkshop
great job
I would have gone to the shop and built a 12 inch sand bucket. Then let the crane do the work
I read about this idea to build a custom PTO driven sludge pump which could use plastic piping and plastic seed auger flights: this is the search word for the research paper: "Power earth auger modification for waste extraction from pit latrines"
Comical relief,
Technically, you should have a backup crane or lift method in case the crane craps put.
Good thing i own 2 crane trucks!
an a chain on the bottom of the bucket would have helped
there is a foot throttle at the operating station why rev it up from the cab
the mystery buttons on the back bumper may throttle up the bed winch
Cool video thanks ❤❤
Brent, you may end up being really busy with that crane truck, since it is safe and sound. I noticed the preciscion cable control which makes it safe. Glad that clearing that well out was a success. I bet that farmer is thanking his lucky stripes that the well is back to snuff.
Pretty cool save!!! if it were me I would think about adding a couple of pumps that would be PTO powered to the truck - one a trash pump, the other clear water!!! Just a thought - add a fire truck type hose and reel for the discharge to each pump and rock and roll!!! Now that I see what salvage workshop is about through this video, count me in! NEW SUB!!!
like it the way you always keeps a man by the side of the well whene he is in there. most of the time
I like your work safety and good result. Have a look at Fred Dibnah for work safety tips !
Should I put gravel in a filter down there
You need a hammer grab to muck out the bottom of the well.
That would have been great, i just dont have one!
there's always a power line!
if the methane blows from those candles take the day off. oxygen sulfur gases methat nat gas etc
My concern, if working in the well, would have been anything dropped or dislodged on top of me.
We were VERY carful about not dropping anything in on him, which included making sure the sludge bucket never hit the walls of the well on the way down... you are correct that is a major concern! (Not to mention the hard had)
Matt, is it true what they say about just how cold is a well digger's a_ _ ?
I wouldn't know, i wasn't down there, and i definetly didnt touch his!
@@SalvageWorkshop 🤣🤣🤣 You're helava hard working, good young guy !
The Fire Down there would Deplete the Oxygen Levels, Would not want to Share the Space With/ Open Flames if Possible. Also eliminating the Presence of Combustible’s like Methane
Can you get a submersible sludge pump that will push to that height? If so, the well could be cleared with a pressure washer to loosen the mud and so the pump can push it out.
You guys are way too safe.
Name, rank. & serial number of your black hand held flashlight, please ????
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Do what you got to do to get it done.
The crew is disorganised. the guy emptying the bucket needs a hand the other guy is just looking down the hole.
Wouldn’t all the mud and sludge be caused by the dirt falling in where the bricks are missing on the top?
With all that man power equipment time surely it would be cheaper to buy a water tank and gutter on the roof to bring in water? That way, fill in the well.
The best way would have been to use air The same way you develop a new well
old red no news ?
Just waiting to see who gets the first Darwin Award. Or OSHA fine. Nice video documentary evidence.
why don't you put the bucket on its side to scoop out water
Try turninig down your mic gain as your voice is 10,000 times louder than the truck engine. It might be good for you but not for my speakers, cheers.
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Sketchy operation
Safety, yeah mostly is the word I was thinking about 😮
Not sure if you know but with the safety harness you have 15mins to relieve the pressure off his legs before it becomes toxic.
yikes
Yeah, we knew that! He was never hanging from the cable that long... most of the time he was down there, he was unhooked from the winch cable so we could bring up the sludge.
@@SalvageWorkshopyeah that was a terrible idea with him down their and raising those buckets above him.
Thanks for sharing! It's not easy being a farmer. Always lots of work. It warms my heart that you were able to use your truck for this job and help your neighbor. It was more than I expected.
Great Job, if you ever do this again you probably want to be sure the guy in the well always has a safety line attached. if he was to need to be pulled out you don't want to have to send another guy down the well to hook him back up. You might not have that much time.
I love everything you do. I envy you. I'm 80 years old so my time has come and gone. Now I live vicariously through folks like you. Thanks for your time and efforts.
It's stuff like this that makes me laugh when city people say they want to live the farm life lol. It's not all pretty sunsets and watching chickens. It's mucking out wells and beating frozen piping and cussing over constantly breaking machines
Lololol.... ain't that the truth!
Even still, i wouldn't have it any othet way!
Your truck has air, I think you also have a portable air compressor.
It's pretty common to run an open air line into that space and let it run before and during your entry.
If it's your business, they have testers and sniffers for oxygen content, hydrogen sulfide, CO CO2 and so on.
you need air by volume and you need to exchange air on a volume based rate.
ive buried some freinds working in confined spaces more controlled than this
🇦🇺👍I think the farmer is a Wombat
He just enjoyed himself going down the well
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Re those black angus steers: I'm thinking there might have been a Hereford lurking somewhere in their family tree.
I would never stay down in a well while a bucket weighing, several hundred pounds full of mud was being lifted above my head.