Hi ian an Julie congratulations on 35 years married . Well both of you did a herculean job pulling pushing and then getting it to slide iinto the hole. At times you both looked done in with the really hot weather its allways the same ian all the prep work takes ages then the job is done in a few minutes you will be so glad that is over now your new home has big water supply an storage all you need now is rain
Other than the battery, it might be the charging system not managing to top it up. With engine at normal revs, you should see 13.8 to 14.4V across the battery (for normal lead acid) Or have you been topping it up with a charger, and it still has starting ussues?
35 years was also a lot of successful work. I think the most gratifying part of your dig is it looks like you have enough free rocks to fill those cages.
Please check the alternator from the mini digger first before you buy a new battery. Measure how mutch it charge the battery while the engine is running.
Ian, did you compact the backfill as you added it. The best practice is to use concrete backfill and cap over the tank with reinforcement to prevent the tank popping out of the ground if the tank water is low and there's very heavy rainfall. Maybe your ground is free draining so you might be OK? Anyway, very nice project and another step closer to being self-sufficient 👍
We tapered it down but if this tank was to ever float up we would have major issues for the house build. there is zero ground water as we are on quite a slope. It just keeps flowing downhill.
@@HomesteadingUncontained one good point Ian, you now have the experience, and you know what to expect next time. Loved the plane you had for dropping the tank in the hole.
Congratulations on 35 yrs together! Well done, plenty more ahead. 44 yrs together this end, 7 grandkids. Here’s a hint to ensure many more years, use the blade on your digger, not your wife on a shovel to move dirt, 😂😂😂. Trust me on that. Cheers from downunder. Btw, 41C here today.
I always tell her, I will do that dear....I come out and she is on the spade again. i bought her a powered wheelbarrow for her horse muck - she fills the push along and struggles to the muck pile....there is no helping them 🤣
@@HomesteadingUncontained make time to get her used to the digger. I realise time is precious, and women (generally don’t like them, but get her on the digger and learn to operate it. Over the years I’ve seen many female plant operators and they’ve been brilliant. Very light handed. Gives you time to do the mucky crap. I’m sure she would be brilliant, IF you can boost her confidence. Even though it is a small machine to us, it is a monster to new operators. I’m positive your lovely Wife would make a great operator if you keep her confidence high, you guys make a good team. Cheers mate
Happy anniversary. After seeing how easy that moved I would have just dragged it in the hole with a helper pulling from the edge of the deep end. Or I could have flown over and given you a hand. :)
Awesome job done and a belated Happy Anniversary of 35 years my friends. Were you of legal age when you got married? 😄 I'm glad you got that tank in. Ian I have a question, do you know how much weight that tank will hold up if you drive over it? Cheers my friends.
Thanks 😀 - it is not spec'ed for vehicle traffic. It states it must be the distance away from traffic as it is buried. So a metre down mean 1 metre from traffic.
I have charged it up and it seems OK but it is again to get the batter out with out taking off the side panel. I do have another battery I could just put in but it takes ages.
My Chinese digger needs to be half throttle for the battery to charge I’ve got a volt meter on my dash on tick over it says 12v half throttle it says 13-14v
should have been able to drag dirt away with the kubota, lift tank and lower into hole without the contraption using kubota or excavator, but got it done so all is good....
It does not show up well, but the land is quite sloped and using the Kubota with the bucket is pretty sketchy. This was the easiest way, plus keeps the soil from being scattered everywhere.
Sheer genius, i smiled all the way throughout the video, first feeling was awe at the plan and watching the execution was simply amazing. love the interaction between the two of you, you make a lovely couple 😊
Happy 35th! We are only a couple behind you. Luckily we only need a header tank, so I am expecting a quarter of the digging time. I'll be stealing some ideas from you as to how to place the tank. Saluti from the Italian vineyards.
Aw Happy Anniversary love how inventive you guys are lol and we totally get the omg its so hot, we live in Australia it can get crazy hot! especially in the garden.
We sifted through the dirt and then removed all visible rocks and then put back the nice soil....trailer was out of action last week so we could not get to the quarry.
You plan was a bit elaborate...we did the same......we put a 600l black plastic tank in for spare water for our pool (now gone).........I made a sling from rope and we just positioned it on the edge.....then lowered it over the edge and slowly moving the tractor forward.....it went slowly down into the hole...until settled. We filled it and then I ordered gravel (10 mil) and slowly but surely filled to just over halfway.....then finished off with the local clay.
I once delivered concrete to a ten thousand litre tank in the ground.....I remember the crew (Paddies) had done everything by the book.....the container was more than 3/4 filled with water and we started gently pouring concrete around it...slowly slowly, by the book (even the 'engineer' was there to watch.....the concrete came up and up and at the, just over 3/4 point there was a huge 'fart' and then from the tank hole came a huge blow off (submarine blowing ballast!!! ...or whale like) and a plume of water as the tank split and the concrete filled the container....we were later vindicated as the insurance company found a weak area in the tank and that had given way......I learned that day, that concrete is heavier than water and will displace it given the chance. (the Romans knew this 2000 years ago)....they invented pilings in water.@@HomesteadingUncontained
Congratulations both. Job well done. Ian my machine is also very hard to start, worse than yours. Sounds like the starter motor is trying to eat itself. Turn over very slow.on the key then speeds up, after about 20 secs it speeds up (open pressure building?) and eventually fires. The jump pack is required unless I've been using the machine alot during the day. Maybe the battery supplied is poor?
@Homesteading Uncontained Oh yeah with your Chinesium little digger I would also suggest that you half the usual runtime maintenance schedule that the book states. For example if the book states that you run the digger for 500 hrs between servicing like replacing filters, oil etc then I would cut that time down to half because the digger is not an industrial machine, it will wear out quicker so if you are regularly servicing it then you'll keep ahead of any future maintenance issues that might crop up. Doing this you can avoid issues with hydraulic hose cracks or worn hoses plus you will end up making your digger last twice as long as it normally would last for. Everything is designed for a short lifespan so that the customer returns to purchase a replacement within 2 years or less.
I have already done 2 oil changes in 50 hours and full hydraulic oil change. Same on my little car, after each rally for oil change. I am starting to think I do spend a lot of oil for sure 🤣
On your fuel containers check out NATO Waven with the flexible add on spout. There what NATO army use. They are made in Latvia. look for the real ones with the coating inside not the knock offs. Kind of pricey but will last for years.
You should be using the tractor or digger to pull that container. It would pull it across the grass with little to no effort. The zip line is entirely too complex for a 130kg empty water container. As you probably realize now, you could have just used the tractor to pull it into the hole instead of using the elaborate rigging.
The site is quite sloppy which does not come across on camera so moving this cumbersome tank with the machine would have been more trouble than it was worth. The rope was to stop it dropping heavily into the hole, I could drag it in without the tractor but there are only two of us so the rope was for safety.
Hello . I congratulate you for what you are doing because I have watched some of your episodes but I would like to ask if it is possible, were you not afraid that you will not receive the mini excavator because I would like to buy one myself, I am a little afraid because I am from Romania and I'm a bit suspicious of buying products from China. a good day . further success.
Buying from Alibaba website is fully protected. So after a certain time your money will be refunded if you have not received the item. But always do your research on the company your choose - look for their rating and any comments. I bought again from the same company direct without this protection and all went fine.
Julie, don't you need to go sanitise the inside of the water tank by getting inside of it to vacuum out any fallen debris ?????? I'm sure that Ian won't walk off & leave you stuck in there for a few hours quiet time to himself hehehehehe ??????
Water tank why are you burying it? Thought it was sewerage by the shape and wide opening on top. My water tanks under the eves and the other on the hill. All very odd.
I think that European gardens are quite small, so they tend to bury the tanks to minimise space usage. So the BIG surface mounted tanks are quite rare and expensive. Plus this tank keeps the water freezing cold in summer and it will not freeze in winter.
Not to play armchair quarterback, but you could've simply moved the tank in front of the hole, then tied a rope to one end, and pulled it into the hole with the tractor. .
using the small digger for pulling and directing in , might have been easier
I just don't have a flat surface around the hole - it was not too heavy, just cumbersome
No shit. These two thrive on doing things the hard way.
Well done all (man, woman and dogs)! 😀 Note for mid-Aug in next year's calendar -- "Buy Better Beer!". Congratulations!
Yes, the label did not make it taste any nicer 🤣
Great idea to safety put the tank into the hole, awesome team work again.
Cheers Colin, with only two of us I didn't want to lose control of it.
Sweet nice team work
Thank you, but a team always needs a leader 😂
This is probably how the pyramids were made. 😜 Great job getting it in. And Happy anniversary, you two!
Thanks - I was thinking that at the time too 🤣
when its all done have a lovely life to gether.
A few years left of the project then maybe relax or in fact start the small farm 😉
Hi ian an Julie congratulations on 35 years married . Well both of you did a herculean job pulling pushing and then getting it to slide iinto the hole.
At times you both looked done in with the really hot weather its allways the same ian all the prep work takes ages then the job is done in a few minutes you will be so glad that is over now your new home has big water supply an storage all you need now is rain
Thanks Garry, we go from 40degC to 10degC today and full on rain. There is even snow at 800m.... it is ridiculous.
Bravo! Nice plan and Happy Anniversary...
Cheers Doug 👍🏻
Good job, congratulations for 35 years!
Thanks Tony
Other than the battery, it might be the charging system not managing to top it up.
With engine at normal revs, you should see 13.8 to 14.4V across the battery (for normal lead acid) Or have you been topping it up with a charger, and it still has starting ussues?
I will check it - I have just charged it up and it seemed ok but I was thinking the same.
35 years was also a lot of successful work. I think the most gratifying part of your dig is it looks like you have enough free rocks to fill those cages.
That was exactly what we thought, they are €40 a tonne for gaboon rocks, so I will just hose these down and use them (already started) 👍🏻
Well Done Both 👏 👏
Thank you 😀
Change the seals on your fuel container with O rings. They work for me.
It does have them but I think the tolerance of the plastic is not screwing on very well.
Great job guys looks great x
Cheers Tam 😀
Wow well done if that was me I'd just have put boards down and slid it into the hole😂
I just didn't want it dropping in and cracking......
Wow 35 years and your clearly still going strong!!! 🎉🎉 Huge congratulations to for 35 years and getting the tank in! Xx
Thank you Elaine...it doesn't feel that long, time does go by fast 😀
You are so good at your job
Yv
Thank you
Please check the alternator from the mini digger first before you buy a new battery. Measure how mutch it charge the battery while the engine is running.
I will do that, the chart meter does say 14 volts but I want to make sure with a multimeter
Hey guys, cheers for your 35th! We also got married in 1988. Prost!
It was such a long time ago
@@HomesteadingUncontained yes it was, happy we are still together.
Congratulations.
Cheers Tony
Congratulations, good luck with your business...
Thank you so much 😀
Ian, did you compact the backfill as you added it. The best practice is to use concrete backfill and cap over the tank with reinforcement to prevent the tank popping out of the ground if the tank water is low and there's very heavy rainfall. Maybe your ground is free draining so you might be OK? Anyway, very nice project and another step closer to being self-sufficient 👍
We tapered it down but if this tank was to ever float up we would have major issues for the house build. there is zero ground water as we are on quite a slope. It just keeps flowing downhill.
Well done and happy Anniversary
Thanks Billy 👍🏻
Congrats!!
Thank you 👍🏻
Well done Ian, at the end of the day, nothing broke and . Just great going.
👍💪✌
It was nearly straight forward
Congratulations on 35 years!!! So great to see your plan for that tank come together. I think you did awesome.
Thanks - I am pleased it is in 😀
Happy Anniversary!
Thank you
Happy anniversary 😊t😊o you
Cheers Eddie
Happy anniversary.
Thank you Alex 😀
well done on the graft and congrats kids.
Cheers Ben
Happy Anniversary Ian and Julie!
Thanks Steve
Congratulations on 35 year's.
The A team.
I love it when a plane comes together.
Well done Ian and Julie, another job out of the way.
Thanks Trevor - very pleased that is over although we have to do it all again for the house
@@HomesteadingUncontained one good point Ian, you now have the experience, and you know what to expect next time. Loved the plane you had for dropping the tank in the hole.
Happy Anniversary guys enjoy that beer and good job on the tank
Cheers Kevin
Happy anniversary
Thank you 😊
Congratulations on 35 yrs together! Well done, plenty more ahead.
44 yrs together this end, 7 grandkids.
Here’s a hint to ensure many more years, use the blade on your digger, not your wife on a shovel to move dirt, 😂😂😂. Trust me on that.
Cheers from downunder.
Btw, 41C here today.
I always tell her, I will do that dear....I come out and she is on the spade again. i bought her a powered wheelbarrow for her horse muck - she fills the push along and struggles to the muck pile....there is no helping them 🤣
@@HomesteadingUncontained make time to get her used to the digger. I realise time is precious, and women (generally don’t like them, but get her on the digger and learn to operate it. Over the years I’ve seen many female plant operators and they’ve been brilliant. Very light handed. Gives you time to do the mucky crap. I’m sure she would be brilliant, IF you can boost her confidence. Even though it is a small machine to us, it is a monster to new operators. I’m positive your lovely Wife would make a great operator if you keep her confidence high, you guys make a good team.
Cheers mate
Happy anniversary. After seeing how easy that moved I would have just dragged it in the hole with a helper pulling from the edge of the deep end. Or I could have flown over and given you a hand. :)
It was cumbersome for sure - just didn't want it dropping and cracking. Plus I had made my plan and bought the rope... I had to try it out 😀
Good work, I was curious how you'd be going about it.
It looked complicated but was more for safety than anything.
Your both amazing , I’m liking and subscribing.
Thank you so much 😊
Awesome job done and a belated Happy Anniversary of 35 years my friends. Were you of legal age when you got married? 😄 I'm glad you got that tank in. Ian I have a question, do you know how much weight that tank will hold up if you drive over it? Cheers my friends.
Thanks 😀 - it is not spec'ed for vehicle traffic. It states it must be the distance away from traffic as it is buried. So a metre down mean 1 metre from traffic.
Happy anniversary🎉
Thank you so much 😀
hi, I think it's time for a new battery for you digger, a good metal petrol can, a bit heavier but far better sealed
I have charged it up and it seems OK but it is again to get the batter out with out taking off the side panel. I do have another battery I could just put in but it takes ages.
My Chinese digger needs to be half throttle for the battery to charge I’ve got a volt meter on my dash on tick over it says 12v half throttle it says 13-14v
I seem to turn it on and on more that it runs so I think it is just not had time for a decent charge.
@@HomesteadingUncontained winter is fun when it’s cold no pre heat on the Koop engine
it was the right idea. good job!
Thank you - just didn't want it to drop and crack.
Well done Ian & Julie. I was going to suggest round logs to roll the tank on but jobs done! Cheers Dave.
It was just a bit cumbersome - not that heavy. Need to to it again for the house now.
should have been able to drag dirt away with the kubota, lift tank and lower into hole without the contraption using kubota or excavator, but got it done so all is good....
It does not show up well, but the land is quite sloped and using the Kubota with the bucket is pretty sketchy. This was the easiest way, plus keeps the soil from being scattered everywhere.
Congratulations on your 35 years! Well done, you made a plan and got the tank in the ground. It's nice having two machines.
Yes! Thank you! 👍🏻
Sheer genius, i smiled all the way throughout the video, first feeling was awe at the plan and watching the execution was simply amazing. love the interaction between the two of you, you make a lovely couple 😊
thanks Clive ♥️
happy anniversary y'all
🍻 here's to many many more 💝
I play it year by year 🤣
Happy 35th! We are only a couple behind you. Luckily we only need a header tank, so I am expecting a quarter of the digging time. I'll be stealing some ideas from you as to how to place the tank. Saluti from the Italian vineyards.
Cheers guys - we have to do this all again for the house and septic tank....
Happy anniversary Ian and Julie 🥳🎁 great work guys 💕 on the water tank 💪💪 ❤
Thanks Brian 😀
Aw Happy Anniversary love how inventive you guys are lol and we totally get the omg its so hot, we live in Australia it can get crazy hot! especially in the garden.
It was 41ºC on one day then the next is was 15ºC with snow above 800m.... you just cannot work out the seasons anymore.☹️
Congratulations on your anniversary as well as your effort and determination to reach your vision and dream. Huge respect and very best regards.
Thank you 👍🏻
Great Work Happy Anniversary!
Thank you so much 😀
You guys do good work.
Thank you
Good Job! I just don't trust the mini digger stability.
It is OK but you always have to be aware of the slope.
HAVE 35TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
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Thank you Fred 😀
Happy Anniversary to you both! 🎉 Great job getting the tank in to. 👍😃
Thanks Simon
I think I might have been inclined to put about 100mm of dry sand under it to minimise the risk of stones putting point pressure on the tank.
We sifted through the dirt and then removed all visible rocks and then put back the nice soil....trailer was out of action last week so we could not get to the quarry.
You plan was a bit elaborate...we did the same......we put a 600l black plastic tank in for spare water for our pool (now gone).........I made a sling from rope and we just positioned it on the edge.....then lowered it over the edge and slowly moving the tractor forward.....it went slowly down into the hole...until settled. We filled it and then I ordered gravel (10 mil) and slowly but surely filled to just over halfway.....then finished off with the local clay.
The rope was just a third person to stop it dropping in and cracking - it seemed to work OK.
I once delivered concrete to a ten thousand litre tank in the ground.....I remember the crew (Paddies) had done everything by the book.....the container was more than 3/4 filled with water and we started gently pouring concrete around it...slowly slowly, by the book (even the 'engineer' was there to watch.....the concrete came up and up and at the, just over 3/4 point there was a huge 'fart' and then from the tank hole came a huge blow off (submarine blowing ballast!!! ...or whale like) and a plume of water as the tank split and the concrete filled the container....we were later vindicated as the insurance company found a weak area in the tank and that had given way......I learned that day, that concrete is heavier than water and will displace it given the chance. (the Romans knew this 2000 years ago)....they invented pilings in water.@@HomesteadingUncontained
Congratulations both. Job well done. Ian my machine is also very hard to start, worse than yours. Sounds like the starter motor is trying to eat itself. Turn over very slow.on the key then speeds up, after about 20 secs it speeds up (open pressure building?) and eventually fires. The jump pack is required unless I've been using the machine alot during the day. Maybe the battery supplied is poor?
Meant to say maybe oil pressure builds up and then it turns faster?
I think it is just turned on and off more times than left to charge. I have stuck a charger on it and it seems OK for now.
@Homesteading Uncontained
Oh yeah with your Chinesium little digger I would also suggest that you half the usual runtime maintenance schedule that the book states. For example if the book states that you run the digger for 500 hrs between servicing like replacing filters, oil etc then I would cut that time down to half because the digger is not an industrial machine, it will wear out quicker so if you are regularly servicing it then you'll keep ahead of any future maintenance issues that might crop up. Doing this you can avoid issues with hydraulic hose cracks or worn hoses plus you will end up making your digger last twice as long as it normally would last for. Everything is designed for a short lifespan so that the customer returns to purchase a replacement within 2 years or less.
I have already done 2 oil changes in 50 hours and full hydraulic oil change. Same on my little car, after each rally for oil change. I am starting to think I do spend a lot of oil for sure 🤣
@@HomesteadingUncontained Weigh that up against a blown head gasket & warped head or some other expensive item packing it in.
On your fuel containers check out NATO Waven with the flexible add on spout. There what NATO army use. They are made in Latvia. look for the real ones with the coating inside not the knock offs. Kind of pricey but will last for years.
I will check them out - I am thinking a small fuel pump at the moment - 🤔
You should be using the tractor or digger to pull that container. It would pull it across the grass with little to no effort.
The zip line is entirely too complex for a 130kg empty water container.
As you probably realize now, you could have just used the tractor to pull it into the hole instead of using the elaborate rigging.
The site is quite sloppy which does not come across on camera so moving this cumbersome tank with the machine would have been more trouble than it was worth. The rope was to stop it dropping heavily into the hole, I could drag it in without the tractor but there are only two of us so the rope was for safety.
Cleaver😊
Thank you
Great job but I was wondering why you didn’t lift it with the excavator just curious
It was a little cumbersome and the height of the digger arm is not that high. It was easier to slide it in with the rope as a guide / brake.
👍👍👍
Thanks
Hello . I congratulate you for what you are doing because I have watched some of your episodes but I would like to ask if it is possible, were you not afraid that you will not receive the mini excavator because I would like to buy one myself, I am a little afraid because I am from Romania and I'm a bit suspicious of buying products from China. a good day . further success.
Buying from Alibaba website is fully protected. So after a certain time your money will be refunded if you have not received the item. But always do your research on the company your choose - look for their rating and any comments. I bought again from the same company direct without this protection and all went fine.
Good
Julie, don't you need to go sanitise the inside of the water tank by getting inside of it to vacuum out any fallen debris ?????? I'm sure that Ian won't walk off & leave you stuck in there for a few hours quiet time to himself hehehehehe ??????
I told her the exact same thing - I need to close the lid to stope the water going green while you do it. 🤣
I think this is how they built the Great Pyramid?
Felt like it at the time too 🤣
Drag it with the tractor?
It was not heavy just cumbersome.
Water tank why are you burying it? Thought it was sewerage by the shape and wide opening on top.
My water tanks under the eves and the other on the hill. All very odd.
I think that European gardens are quite small, so they tend to bury the tanks to minimise space usage. So the BIG surface mounted tanks are quite rare and expensive. Plus this tank keeps the water freezing cold in summer and it will not freeze in winter.
Not to play armchair quarterback, but you could've simply moved the tank in front of the hole, then tied a rope to one end, and pulled it into the hole with the tractor. .
Armchair quarterback…. Lol. I just commented the same idea but you were far more eloquent….
I just didn't want it to drop in over the edge and crack - not heavy but cumbersome.
You get what you pay for with the digger
It has more than paid for itself for sure..... just need to charge the battery a little.
Почему бы не потянуть трактором, зачем эти вывешивания?
too steep for the tractor - if I could have I would have for sure.
Why do I always see Julie doing the hard graft ??????????????
It is all in the editing 😉
really L.O.L...........@@HomesteadingUncontained
@allanhughes7859 ….. Ian i do read your replies 🤣🤣🤣
I know take it easy and all the bet for 2024 !!@@HomesteadingUncontained
Thank you Allan, Happy New Year x J & I
PPPPPP!
👍🏻.... I think
👩❤💋👨🦮🐕🏡
👍🏻 thank you
Too busy show jumping. 🤣
1st date, she made me ride her pony.....8 hours in the saddle....could not walk for a week.
@@HomesteadingUncontained similar experience, I quit trying to stay on a horse. Just not for me really, prefer my motorcycle 😁
well done good team work ....now if you want to pop round my place i got a few Jobs for you both 😜👍
haha, we may be up for that in a few years.
👩😎 Happy Anniversary ❤@@HomesteadingUncontained
Sand in the bottom?
We sieved thru all the dirt to remove any rocks etc - my trailer was out of action so we put sand in towards the end around the sides etc.
Happy anniversary
Thank you 😊