Farm Repairs: Hydrant, Water Line, Waterer & Wheelbarrow.
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2024
- There are always repairs to do on a farm. Today we take on several, including fixing a leaking waterer, repairing a buried water supply line, repairing and replacing a frost free hydrant, and fixing an old wheelbarrow instead of throwing it away. 4 jobs down, many more to go!
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That opening of the valve before twisting added educational value at the cost of entertainment value. I'm not sure how I feel about that yet
Yes, I feel somewhat robbed.
@@medaugh it was like eating vegetables, I know it was good for me but I knew I there was something tastier. I'll be more appreciative when I change a pressurized valve I am sure. It was pretty slick, it gave me the courage to attempt a hot swap. Jon will douse himself soon enough for our viewing pleasure between the boat and dam videos it will happen.
Lol, Yeah same here!
This is an old and well known trick among plumbers. There are situations when you need to plug a pipe under pressure, then screwing on the open valve greatly speeds up and makes the task easier.
How, in the world can you not have a million subscribers, is beyond me. You are the man!!!
Hes a jack of all trades. He's not afraid to take on anything. And can get the job done. He's done leather work, old and newer heavy machinery,Automotive,Logging,Sawmilling,Wood working,Hydraulic work,Large scale land development,Cattle farming. The list I'm sure could keep going. He's definitely a busy and smart dude. I enjoy his videos.
Some folks think being a farmer or rancher is just herding cows, and draging a plow behind a tractor. Ha!. I'm glad you show more of what it's really like. Rewarding to those of us that are self motivated enough to do it. Never a dull moment. Thanks Jon.
I look forward to your videos every week.- At around 20.54 the electric cable should have a caution tape above it. I used to teach the code before retiring. thanks again for sharing your work with us 🙂
A friday video from Farmcraft is like watching a new episode of your favorite Netflix show. Every week, I am hyped about it. ❤
So I'm a retired hairstylist 44 years. Bought a small ranch with two fine adobe homes, one for us, one for the daughters. Didnt take me three days till I truly found out I was Mr Douglas of Green Acres fame. Seems like every Goshdarn thing that could break, DID!!! Still, I wouldn't trade it for the World. Peace, quiet, animals, all depend on me to keep things running. I got purpose again. Blessings Brother.
You did move the landlines phone off the pole ? Cellphones are a convenient thing.
@@chuckles1043We don't have a landline. At least Mr Douglas had a pole line! 😂
The wheelbarrow repair was the coolest!
Keep a close eye on your wallet when Mr Haney comes around 🤣
As a farmer, you should buy the extra/spare seal kits when you buy a new hydrant. I do it, just because they always go bad at the worst times. Now, when you figure out how to keep the extras somewhere you can find them quickly, make a video on that, PLEASE. ;)
I was thinking that too.
I know a couple cattle people and knew a well driller before he passed. I was told by both do not buy big box store hydrants they aren't built as well and don't last as long. But I should take a look at what brand he put in and check on a seal I knew they were pretty simple though just never had to take one apart. Also the slow mo stroke ☠️😂
"Jennifer standing by to keep you in check" Is that a full time job?? LOL
Anyone else have the overwhelming compulsion to reach through the screen and throw that trash barrel across the shop? 43:36
Keep 'em coming, John! 😊
I was yelling . Just mooooooove it
yep, lol
I just bought a new house that has a few of those same hydrants, one of them leaks, now I know how to fix it, thanks. :)
Not everything is a hydraulic repair on Farmcraft, I learned something today 😊
Didn't he just replace a valve to stop the hydraulic fluid from leaking out into the ground??? I guess the wheel barrow isn't hydraulic......just dead tree carcass and nasty rusted steel.
As a dry lot dairy farm kid I hate, I mean I HATE that black pipe! We had 37 waters and I spent a huge part of my life digging up black pipe leaks.
PEX-A brother, PEX-A the bomb! The stuff is incredibly strong, uses 100% plastic fittings and clamp bands that will last about forever underground. The fittings are full diameter so non restricted so you can use 1/2" in place of the 3/4 without flow loss. Comes in long lengths that you can literally plow into the ground behind a tractor with a simple homemade pipe plow. I don't fix black pipe anymore, I plow in a new PEX-A line. I've never had PEX-A leak except for cattle moving the tanks and damaged the fitting.
Good to know. Thanks!
PEX-A is a lot more expensive than black pipe, particularly in large sizes. And for long runs (hundreds of feet) you probably need at least 1" PEX, or maybe larger, to keep the pressure loss reasonable. Maybe for a cattle waterer you don't need a lot of flow, so you could use a small size. But for a hose hydrant you probably want to design it for around 10 GPM.
For example, 200ft of 1" PEX (0.875" ID) at 10GPM will drop the pressure 11.6 psi. Say your water source is 50 PSI static, and you have some other fittings and pipe along the way, that's about the most pressure drop I'd want. Meaning for longer runs I'd want to jump up to 1.25" PEX. Black pipe has a larger ID than PEX for the same nominal size (1.05" for 1" black pipe vs 0.875 for PEX). 1.05" ID gets you just 4.8 PSI pressure drop for the same distance and flow.
1.25 PEX has about the same ID as 1" black plastic. But 100' of black plastic is around $60 versus $450 for 100' of 1.25 PEX-A.
@mattv5281 I've got an 1800 foot run of 1/2" that delivers 6gpm at 43psi from a well that is set at 55psi. Unless you're trying to fill a water truck it's plenty. There is no restrictions or turbulence like other plumbing.
Yes it costs more up front, but not that much. Math out the true costs of repairs in time, material and your well running till you even find the stupid leak and PEX-A will pay for itself in a hurry! Get a 1000 for roll of PEX-A, hook it to an open source off a well tank and watch water shoot over ten feet out the other end.
I installed all my water lines from the meter through my cabin. All PEX lines, my one regret was being short by 20ft of a single roll. The metal tee I used failed in less than 5 years. The major bad news was that I was gone for over 3 weeks. 3/4 line running full tilt for over a week. 😳😠 the second failure (and 3rd) was a damn frost-free spigot.
A month later, while I was gone again. 😳 lesson learned "turn the dang water off" at meter if leaving for a few days or more. The plastic PEX fittings are the only ones I trust for permanent installation or underground. The Sharkbite slip fit is just temporary until fixing correctly.
The water pressure drop is a concern for some use, 2 outside are 3/4 lines, and the 3rd is fed with 1/2 line at the end of line. I notice the pressure drop.
Pex is the way to go. It swells instead of breaking, then shrinks when thawed
It's not a equipment repair video. But it's still fixing stuff so that's a win 😆😅
I look forward to your videos every week. It’s my little bit of uninterrupted me time. Doesn’t matter what you do, I find your way of working fascinating and I’ve learned loads by watching you. Thanks Jon, keep up the great work.
there's nothing you can't fix amazing man your one smart guy.
I really enjoy the big equipment repair you do, but these assorted smaller repair jobs are great to watch also.......keep em comming, I'll watch NJ o matter what it is!
Another great educational video, being a farmer is not just about looking after animals and growing crops, you need to learn how to fix anything and everything that needs fixing, and your good at that. One tip I've learnt is that when you putting ptf tape around the threads, undo the roll backwards , so that the outer part of the tape is nearest the thread, it will automatically keep the tape tight when your putting it on,
Great viewing again, can't wait for next Friday.
Geez John, mountain climbing to boot... I'm impressed!
Hay, Jon! Loved the video! If you saw my wheel borrow, you'd be proud. I've refused to allow it to die! It just fits the hand and the back perfectly and it wheels really easy. I use it twice a day to clean the horse barn and that manure is murder on steel, so, there's a lot of patches on the tub, but she works! I'd rather take a whipping than work on plumbing, but some great info on the hydrants! Thanks, Lee
This channel deserves a million + subs, I've been watching for awhile. this guy can tackle anything thrown his way. He also explains what he's doing the whole way. Great videos!
Would LOVE to see more videos in this format where you fix a bunch of different things.
Didn't realise you were a rock climber! Those huge forearms will come in handy!
That's right. If you want to be a farmer or homesteader. Then, be ready to be a plumber, electrician, carpenter, landscaper, architect, etc.
Keep in mind that just because it was working yesterday, it doesn't mean it'll work today, and if it can break, it will break. Often at the worst possible time. That doesn't take into account the times when you do something stupid and break something yourself.
But I wouldn't give it up for anything! ❤
lol at that plumbing job with all the joints. Really made me feel more like "I'm not the only one" who has these type of problems when doing a job. Nothing's easy, Jon.
6 minutes in, and this is my favorite video so far. You're my hero.
Such a pleasure to watch you do all these “little” choirs 👏🏽
Hey Jon - Another great video! Thanks for keeping the seal jokes coming, too! Scott/Bulletproof Garage
I grew up on a small (80 acre) crop farm in Wisconsin. I know work is never done on a farm. There is always something that has to be done or needs fixing. Love your videos. Always great content.
Watching you dig that waterline out brought back memories. I used to be a faultsman jointer for telecoms, and i've lost count of how many buried cables/joints etc i've had to track and locate over the years to fix, digging on spots only to find i'm off by a few feet, or worse that i'm a mile off due to false readings...... I don't miss that...:)
I love how the first fail/leak teaches me when, hoe and why to double clamp it! Love your channel John. You are a hero good sir.
Put some boiled linseed oil on those handles instead jon! Thanks for taking the time to teach us btw! Great job on the wheelbarrow, love when you throw some woodworking in your vids like when you did the base for those pillars on your old farm house. Love that old drawknife looks like its served you well, that drill press too lol 😂
Thanks John, I learned something new about those water faucets. I noticed Dozer is getting a little bigger and looking like a good farm dog. 👍🐕
Always a good feeling getting the small jobs done.
Flip your spool of teflon so that it dispenses from the top of the spool. It's one of those few life changing epoch moments once you understand the difference.
This video brings back lots of memories of having to maintain my property.
FARMERS! God bless 'em.
FOR TIGHT SPOT S WITH THE TEFLON TAPE, WRAP ENOUGH TEFLON TAPE AROUND A DOWEL OR SOMETHING THE DIAMETER OF A PENCIL AND PLACING ON THE END OF THE THREADS BECOMES VERY EASY
I hate it when you videos end. I could watch you for hrs. Sad I know. 😂😂
Jennifer…. I thought her name was Susan… 😂 I’m kidding, lol I’m kidding. Much love for Jon and his family. Keep doing what you love doing.
You are a clever guy, still able to fix things, not the tipical American throwing away and buying new
"On a timer till it breaks" very true of Farming and the Oil Field. :-)
Good one, "that's not going anywhere" on the just placed cam and then tugging it with full body weight!
that spokeshave looks a awful lot like a drawknife ;)
nice video!
Well I'll be. I've been calling it the wrong thing... Doh!
It only looks that way because it is . But who cares? We get the gist.🍻
Well, I wasn't going to call him on it, but since you did ... for those who don't know, a spokeshave has a replaceable blade, sort of a cross-handled hand plane. Can have different sole plates for different final shapes. Being handy with a draw knife is plenty good for farm tools. Spokeshaves would be for finer, destined for in the house, furniture work.
Drawknife is spokeshave's older, burlier brother that went to trade school.
Did anyone else expect to hear an Eastern accent from This Old House, when he was cutting down those handles?
Interesting Hydrant Jon very simple Design 34:58 @FarmCraft101
You are very inspirational. I might have to get off me fat arse and play with my collection of tools that are sitting in my garage. I bought a forklift at an online auction today (much to my wife's chagrin). I might start my own RUclips channel (like you, Diesel Creek, Salvage Workshop, and Pacific Northwest Hillbilly) except showing how not to fix it. I used to fix multi-million dollar F-15s for a living. Now I can't put the lid on a jar of peanut butter without cross-threading it. Wish me luck.
Was not expecting the 'trad dad' moment!
Trad is rad!
VERY NICE REPAIRS, GREAT VIDEO CONTENT, and I HAVE LEARNED A LOT !!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ WHEEL BARROW HANDLES WILL OUTLIVE U ~~~~~~
Pretty easy wheel barrel Repair There Jon Nice work 42:35 @FarmCraft101
Great nod to CEE at 41:27, 1.5 bananas!
Thank you for showing the little jobs too.
I add a short nipple and elbow down on the hydrant drain. Bury with rock and seal the rock with weed block cloth to keep the mud out. Works well. 😊
That valve on the waterer brought back a memory for me. I was working in a plant and a gate valve for cooling water to a machine failed. The gate came off of the stem and stayed in the closed position. We were all about keeping the process lines running and I took the top off the valve. Tapped it a couple of times and the gate flew out, followed by quite a flow of water at about 80 psi. No way I could get the top back on, as it built pressure when the top got close to the body. My coworkers and I were drenched. Eventually, I went and found a piece of flat bar, a piece of rubber, and a c-clamp. We eventually got the rubber and flat bar clamped to the open top of the valve to stop the leak. What a night!
If Theseus had a wheelbarrow...
Well done Farmcraft, many pragmatic repairs - why buy new junk?
I really enjoy these odd jobs videos 👍🏻❤️😎
Awesome videos, handy and perseverant guy and he is a climber, it can't get any better!!!
HOLDING THE HYDRANT UPSIDE DOWN & VERICAL WOULD MAKE FINDING THE HOLE TO THREAD EASIER :)
Was sitting here hollering at my phone “Open the valve, it will be easier to take off and put on” 🤣. Been there before, one of those things you don’t think about right away. A Duh moment. No surprise the wheep hole failed on that spigot. We’ve got fire hydrants in town with failing wheep holes. Turn that bad boy on and water comes boiling out of the ground around the hydrant. What you have is considered a “Dry Hydrant” set up.
Going to town with that draw knife Jon Shaping the handles Coming out Very Nice 43:48 @FarmCraft101
A couple of tricks to use with your Teflon tape (plumber here)
- if you unroll the tape from the other side it will only unroll what you need
- in tight places like the hole in the ground you can wrap what you think you will need around a screwdriver and use that to install the Teflon on the fitting.
Hope this helps
I don't have a farm but do spend a lot of days fixing or improving things around the homestead too.
30:11 LOL!!! love it!
Love it. Much like my days only different. Ahhh got my fix. Thanks.
Well done Jemma 👍
More videos like this please John
I've said it before but I'll say it again.... I love the randomness of this channel. 👍
I'm always excited when I see your videos on Friday :)
Nicely handle John. I can appreciate the shout out to Curtis from cutting edge 😂
Love the videos! I’m always excited when I see that you drop a video!
😊 your a good man.
These farm repairs and routine Fixes Are some of my favorite videos Jon 11:58 @FarmCraft101
The Wheelbarrow of Theseus.
My wife and I were screaming "open the valve!!!!"😂😂😂😂😂😂
Great episode as always❤
Thank you👌
John, You are a talented gentleman farmer.
I always put a 1/4" elbow in drain hole on hydrant - pointing down. Less chance of that perfect size pebble blocking it.
It’s always best to backfill plastic piping with screenings, it helps to surround the pipe with a good bedding, and protecting it from any gouging; like a bigger stone would such as 2-B
Thanks for lowering the volume during the times that the machines are operating. I wish other editors would learn how to to that in post. Another great example of viewer friendliness is shooting welding scenes through a welder's mask. Real easy on our eyes out here!
i swear you have the most entertaining channel on YT, you always end up with the worst of the worst lol its like a bad omen following you lol that boat job was crazy
This is one of my favorites too, another that I find equally as informative and entertaining regarding repair work is Mustie1 - he mainly does engines, some bodywork, mechanical parts in vehicles, and a variety of other things in his workshop.
Very nice redoing the barrow at the end. I love to see a little woodwork, one of my favorite chores when it comes up.
Great video as usual. More clampits than the Beverly hillbillies
Played that game....the pipe actually deteriorates and splits...you repair the split, but the split then just pops up further along....love the change the tap,but too far to turn off,so relatable....love your channel, can't do a lot of these things anymore,but can just watch you from my chair...enjoy these things while you can.
Haha....I've only just started watching this episode and started grinning when you started to put the new valve on. Believe me, I've been there, done that, and if you hadn't opened the valve you would NOT have gotten the new on one. No human is strong enuf...and prob'ly no Gorillas, either. Then you spoiled my fun by realizing what was going to happen and did open the new one first, making it a non-event. 😎😎
You’re amazing and always enjoy your videos.
that excavator really hauls the mail!
We have lots of 2” poly pipe with screw on compression joiners going to 12 water troughs for our horses. Much easier to repair with no Jubilee clamps required. But it’s always a challenge trying to find a split somewhere in a mile of pipes! Great work Jon.
Best youtube channel out there.
I have a little tip for you next time. Put a short piece of brass pipe in the bleed hole with a Lbow. That keeps out the dirt from the seal. And also limestone will eat up the galvanized pipe pretty quickly. You may want to use pea gravel and sand instead next time. But you are a typical farmer. You have to do everything as quickly and cheap as possible. You can't just buy everything new and pay for others to do everything and servive.
A trick to loosening rusted galvanized pipe is to tighten it first. Just enough to break the joint loose then turn the other way. No idea how or why this works but it does.
Another trick is for applying Teflon in tight areas. Wrap it around something smaller in diameter. Pencils work great.
We need more climbing videos!
Hi John, Instead of using the Hydrant in the Winter for the cattle, You could just install a Tee underground and a Shut Off underground and pipe up to where you need it. That way you still have Water Hydrant for temporary use, but have a secure way in winter to water the cattle. For the Underground Valve, you could use a plastic enclosure like used for a sprinkler system, that has a lid on it.
"Oak from my sawmill" is the level of woodworking flex I want to get to some day =)
If you have to dig up that pipe again someday if it bursts in the winter again, try putting some foam board right over it and bury it, that'll keep it from freezing by letting the warmth lower in the ground keep it above freezing and somewhat mitigate the frost coming down from above.
haha John! that pipe job was done by someone without the patience to wait for the new part. reminds me of someone, forget who! 😉
Farmers use what they have!
Absolutely love watching your videos Jon. Currently re-watching your recent pond install series. Really inspirational and interesting. Keep 'em coming mate!!
Jon, NOPE! My family had a dairy farm with 100 head that were hand milked x2day 7 days/week. All of the cousins were "voluntold" for the summer as farm labor. Thanx, I already know and appreciate how hard farming is.
Fantastic run and enjoyable 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Stay safe and we'll see you next time.
Next hydrants you install make sure to lay som poly plastic or filter fabric on top of the gravel in order to prevent the soil from migrating down into the stone.
I just love fixing stuff and this video is strangely amazing. Just watching you go about fixing random stuff, I love it! Spent a summer one time as a lonely janitor for a smaller soccer club. Among the best summers of my life! Figuring out how to drive a Massey Ferguson from the seventies, understand the sprinkler systems and doing maintenance on them. Heck, I even fixed their outdoor chairs for them and restored their broken small mover! Sadly, they couldn't afford to keep me. And, well, I couldn't afford to work for free.
EDIT:Even got stung from a wasp for the first time in my life that summer! Been afraid of anything that can sting me my whole life. Wasn't nearly as bad as it could be since I hardly got swollen so I got out of it all right.
Another great and entertaining video Jon, I always enjoy them and learn from them. Keep up the good work 👍😀