We dug our Footings by Hand | Simple Remote Off Grid Cabin Build

In this video, My wife and I along with our four daughters start digging holes for footings for our off-grid cabin build. It's hard work, but we all work together and still have a good time.
We also give you an update on our 8th try Well install.

[@manolo3349]

I love the confident "This is 42 inches" and she was inside the hole to prove it, badass girl ever!!!!

[@9252LIFE]

😆

[@davcox100]

10/10 for health and safety when digging a hole!!! Strap your leg to a tree trunk in case you fall in….Genius 😂

[@9252LIFE]

That was totally Autumn’s idea! 😂

[@tmacmi9095]

@@9252LIFE She is one smart cookie💪

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

You guys are SO BAD ASS!!! Just love yall!

[@9252LIFE]

Thanks guys! We’re Excited for your build!

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

@@9252LIFE Were excited for YOUR Build! You guys are friggin amazing!

[@tmacmi9095]

@@SimpleLifeReclaimed Both of Y’all are doing great!! Now is the fun part of both channels, BUILDING❤️

[@agtew]

hello my friend,i hope you solve soon about water,God bless this family.🙏

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! I sure hope so too! 😆

[@wanmar1050]

your channeL gonna grow fast , god bless your family

[@9252LIFE]

That’d be great! 😆 Thank you! Have a great weekend!

[@neoncatfish3585]

I don't think there's a job that the six of y'all could not tackle! Them are some impressive, tough and smart young ladies! Y'all stay safe!

[@9252LIFE]

We give it out all! Some times! 😆

[@lilahnewton7940]

It's the power of love!! Built with blood, sweat and tears!!! Bless you all!! You guys rock🙋‍♀️✌

[@9252LIFE]

That’s right Lilah! Thank you!

[@paulmarsh2392]

As a person from Lansing area and now I live in south florida I’m jealous of you and your family, good luck on the homestead

[@bradirwin5345]

No problem with digging for water in FL

[@jimthompson9992]

I just can't say it often enough or too many times...I am beyond impressed by your lovely wife and those beautiful young ladies on how they are right in there with you doing manual labor like you all are! Really puts a smile on my old face...not too many young kids be even try to do that! I'm also really puzzled over your well situation!! Seems like you're going to be earning every drop of water you'll eventually bring up! But have faith! The good Lord will be looking out for you, I'm positive! (Plus I'm keeping my fingers crossed!) Looking forward to your next exciting episode! 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Jim! Yeah these girls in my life are amazing! I really need to start thanking God more for blessing me with them. I know we’ll get a well in eventually! 😓 😆 I hope you are doing well!

[@tomasthomas7407]

Beyond ‘impressed’, nothing 🤔, Beyond Beyond 🚀🚀🚀… , if you know what i mean 👍🏻💪🏼🤛🏼

[@hamimahatan3325]

Have a good rest..

[@littleshepherdfarm2128]

Where is this at? What state? My uncle lives in Kentucky and there's thousands of sink holes in that state and I'm worried that you will soon experience a whole lot of sink holes because of those shallow shelfs you just dug up. That is definitely not normal. Yall will be in my prayers for your safety. PS...Love seeing the whole family working hard like that. I tried my whole son's life to teach him the trades that I know and he just never took to any of my teachings. But later on he ended up in the Carpenter's Union so at least there's that.

[@9252LIFE]

@@littleshepherdfarm2128 upper Peninsula of Michigan

[@MountainRoots]

Keep trying, you're gonna get that well! Working long hours burning that midnight oil (literally), but what a job to have the holes dug! 💪

[@9252LIFE]

Good times man! Good times! 😆

[@MountainRoots]

@@9252LIFE lol

[@abcs3356]

this is my first 9252 video and it was pretty cool! the goat part made me subscribe. GIT! i’ll come for the goats, stay for the family and enjoy the pleasant vibe all the whilee! ✨💕

[@9252LIFE]

Well thank goodness for the goats! 😆 Glad you enjoyed the video! Have a great weekend!

[@Kentucky2Country]

You all are good people and I love watching you guys build your home.. thank you for letting us watch.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Sheila! .

[@emiraystrading]

You have a beautiful family. Keep on the good work

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you!

[@beverleyspugsandhomestead.]

Great to see girls pitching in 😍😍 go the girls

[@9252LIFE]

I know! I like seeing them pitch in too! 😆

[@carolynmesser7199]

You and your family are amazing , hard workers bless you all 💕💕🙏🙏🙏

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Carolyn! Have a great night!

[@sheilawilson5049]

Girl power! I am so excited for your cabin build! Great video!!

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Sheila! Have a great night!

[@jonfornwald]

Love it 😀 Safety first. Always tie a strap to child's leg so you can retrieve said child if they fall in a hole head first while digging said hole 🕳. Why? Because you're off grid. God bless you guys. Still praying for water too 🙏

[@9252LIFE]

lol 😂 safety first! 😂 The funny thing is my wife comes up to me and says, “What is she doing?” 😆 I had no idea she was hanging in the hole digging like that! 😂

[@jayjonah2762]

i dunno about excavator, i think a better investment would just be to get the bucket attachment for the rear of the tractor you already have. great video as always, looking forward to more updates :D

[@9252LIFE]

One day I’d like to get a bigger excavator because we’ve got a pond to dig and a lot of leveling to do for our orchards.

[@dannydenham8141]

@@9252LIFE a backhoe attachment for your tractor will run 7-10k, you can buy a older decent farm backhoe for that.

[@laurelb1962]

Those girls of yours sure are hard workers, most kids nowadays have absolutely no idea what real work really is, KUDOS to your girls, and that includes your beautiful wife, she can truly hold her own. Isaac on the other hand, needs to get his digging mode on, hide a bone inside some dirt for one of the holes needing dug and maybe, just maybe he'll dig, sometimes that's what it takes to get the "Supervisor" into gear. 🤣 Blessings Laurel 😁

[@9252LIFE]

Lol thanks Laurel! Isaac would literally just sit there and wine and give us puppy eye looks until we get the bone for him... 😂

[@1944chevytruck]

wow! never seen that before sunken down like that?....

[@bettyjohnson2286]

The girls are going to be able to say "the house that we built". I have to say, I am glad I am able to watch all the progress from my living room lol... Be safe out there!

[@9252LIFE]

Lol thanks Betty! You be safe as well!

[@LittleFrenchyinBigTexas]

Great video. I really hope you get that well working somehow…. It’s just taking forever….

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! And yes don’t remind me! 😆

[@hamimahatan3325]

OMG!! salute to you for having those obedient beautiful girls helping.. U are real!!! 👍👍

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! Have a great night!

[@hamimahatan3325]

@@9252LIFE 1.10pm in Malaysia.. Nite2 to U

[@KMT65]

Loved the video Chad. You guys are a rare breed. TRUE homesteaders. Hard workers. Content with what you have, where you are. I see so many of these KZbin so called 'homesteaders' that have more 'toys' than I've ever seen. And toys=more money and more upkeep, and more debt. Your attitudes (at least on video🤭) are always good. I am not impressed by people that "buy" everything they have. I am impressed by guys like you that work hard, improvise and build what they have. This is a 'true off grid homestead's channel. Keep up the good work buddy. Treat yourself and your family to a nice pizza party👍🎉

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Ken! My attitude is the same on and off camera. I told my wife in the beginning of this KZbin journey that I always be me on camera and I was sure lots won’t like me but at least I wont have to be someone else for the videos just for views. I have actually found that people actually like me.. 😆 Anyway Ken I really appreciate it and hope you are doing well and enjoying your summer!

[@tmacmi9095]

That sums up nicely why I watch this channel😁. Although I’ll admit to watching some of the other channels with “more toys” if they are entertaining😅. Chad and family are “ The full package”.

[@robertburns3014]

@@9252LIFE I like you, Chad, even though we've never met in person and probably never will. You are REAL and hard working and a family man. You and your "crew" are the type of people who built America! God bless you!

[@9252LIFE]

@@tmacmi9095 thank you! 😆

[@9252LIFE]

@@robertburns3014 thank you!

[@HOODS]

It's so awesome to see the family working together as one. I must say I believe y'all are living right. Prayers on the well progress.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! The well is gonna be the death of me! 😆

[@EgoShredder]

So many holes everywhere. I think you are going to become known as the Mole Family. Holy Moley! 😂

[@9252LIFE]

😂

[@pammccrary1602]

My dad had only 4 girls! His first grandchild yup girl! He loves it then my Son a year later, now they are inseparable! As the oldest of those girls almost 7 years then 11 and 12 years younger people thought they were mine ha ha! I worked right beside my dad in fields farming cattle Dairy in MN. Yes hard work! He was also a Mason, Did Plumbing,Electrical,and Carpentry! As well as body, gas and Diesel engines, Heavy equipment, and you name it I was right there! He had built our first home, and barn. So I learned a lot it's a great thing for a woman to be able to take care of most anything that comes her way in life. Don't regret a thing. But one caution we had 600 acres and did at least that in shares! Yes true Farmers but girls are not made to do this heavy continuous farm working or tearing Heaven Equipment apart and repairing all there growing years. Help yes do it all no, I'm 65 and had a farm accident at 17 broke my lower back but there's work that has to be done. So with a surgical metal corset brace up on the tractors I went! At 65 now everything came to a halt with both hips needing replaced and 8 herniated discs now with a thoracic break I can barely walk add the rare tumors under both scalpulas yea crazy dumb crap from over working. Osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel and more life later haunts me. But I am still walking looking at a few surgeries now and had to retire in 2001 I'm an RN. And go on Disability, but like I said I regret nothing mom died in 2018, dad just turned 91 I am his medical and my son his financial and executor. I take him we here he wants and needs to go. He takes care of himself and his home. But will not stop working on his tractor, dozer and backhoe! And cutting trees! I'm going to burn his ladders to keep him off the roofs! He drives us nuts! But life goes on and I have a wonderful family! Your doing great raising those girls and girls you can do anything you set your mind to do go for it!✝️💜🕊🌹💞

[@9252LIFE]

Wow that was a nice walk down your memory lane. You’re probably one tough cookie! It’s nice you take care of your father now. Sounds like you had quite the good life growing up. We are sure these girls will grow up happy with their childhood and no matter what they go after in life they will succeed. Anyway definitely burn those ladders! 😆 Have a great night!

[@delmermccall242]

The family that digs together stalls together

[@9252LIFE]

No stalling here! Lol

[@fisherus]

I've stated before about how attractive those women are and what a great work ethic you have taught your children. I don't know of any young boys who could out work them. But, after almost 40 years of being homesteaders, this is the first time that we have watched homesteaders work wearing makeup. Her's looks great but your rouge' and lipstick are not a good choice of color!

[@9252LIFE]

😂 should I go darker? 😂

[@RidgeLife]

That well sure has been an ordeal!

[@9252LIFE]

Oh man you have no idea! 🤯

[@petervogwill6499]

Sounds like perms frost just liquifying when warm weather arrives....leaves cap above, a mushroom cavity below....add crushed rock for stability , drainage and a sturdy circular concrete drainage culvert for well shaft......TUFF JOB...OH WELL....

[@danuta.]

With all that mud and sand you could make your own bricks.

[@woodardcreekcreations8234]

You must be doing something right as parents because your kids are great! Thank you for sharing.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you!

[@Quacks0]

5:33 Yeah, yeah, yeah --- enough GIRLY-TWIGGY-ARMS diggin' --- time to bring in da HEAVY ARTILLERY! :D

[@maryranch5329]

Oh my....the girls did amazing 👍. Save money when you can...and you definitely save some doing this by hand. WOW 👍

[@9252LIFE]

Yeah they did! It’s so much as saving money but getting our hands dirty on this build to really appreciate the outcome.

[@bayoubrats384]

I dont remember if I commented already, second time watching. Most of what I'd say is already said. If you lived closer to new orleans you could borrow my 22 in auger. Makes the dig a little quicker. And again great kids.

[@9252LIFE]

That’d be awesome! And thank you! How’s the weather down your way?

[@RidgeLife]

Great video! Love the sage of 9252LIFE Off Grid!

[@9252LIFE]

Thanks Tim

[@UncaDave]

Your kids are supremo workers for sure!!! Isaac: “All those holes and not one bone! 🦴 “

[@9252LIFE]

😂

[@yvonneskinner4261]

Wow, all I can say is wow, you have a wonderful family.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you!

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you!

[@donnalaprade2966]

Impressive. I was figuring there had to be a better way to dig the holes wide enough. While I super appreciate your tenacity, I am curious if using the auger to dig additional holes adjacent and around the center one would be beneficial. Might work!

[@That1ufo]

Forget the plastic and find concrete rings, watch how the Russians build a well.

[@9252LIFE]

I didn’t have any concrete rings laying around at the time. But I think I seen that video you’re talking about. Maybe that’s how I came up with the plastic barrel thought?

[@Rejoice1631]

They're called "batter boards".. Because, when you have them up, things can "batter" THEM, and not your precise lines, forms, and such. =)

[@CreeksideMaplesHomestead]

Those goats are hilarious. 😂 that first hole with the blue barrels looked like a sink hole of some kind. Isaac is quite the pooch. He seems to enjoy watching for sure. Digging those holes is tough work. We dug 28 holes the same way last month. It is hard work for sure. It is always so very impressive to see your entire family engaged in the process. We love watching as the girls work right along with you. Each one has such a different personality and it’s fun seeing them adapt to their surroundings and the job at hand. Keep up the good work. Good luck with the well. Take care.

[@9252LIFE]

Yeah digging those holes is some work! 😆 It is so nice having all the help from my wife and kids. You guys have a great weekend!

[@nancyl3843]

A very long day's work (and night). God bless you and your family.

[@9252LIFE]

Yea it was! Thank you and have a great night Nancy!

[@terryburns8917]

Looks like it’s time for a goat roast. I couldn’t take a goat standing on my jeep Cherokee. It would be dead goat.

[@9252LIFE]

Lol yeah they think that they are entitled or something! 😆

[@bjoernandersen8287]

Wish I had girls like that in my household, my girls is busy chatting or playing games on their smartphones while I'm working

[@9252LIFE]

Get them off the smartphones for a couple hours a day.

[@robertburns3014]

I love my two sons and my three grandsons (and one lovely granddaughter!) but I am impressed with the women in your life! Those ladies seem to be able and willing to tackle any job a guy would normally do, and they do it well! I will keep praying about your well. God must have something special in mind regarding your need of potable water. Keep on keeping on, my friends! 😁

[@9252LIFE]

Lol thanks Robert! Yea I believe God is definitely testing me on this.. Have a great night!

[@dianapollex3266]

Nice job. I can imagine all of you slept well after all that work. God Bless each and every one of you💕💕💕

[@9252LIFE]

Oh yeah we did. 😆

[@Quacks0]

0:20 Yup --- classic "gorgeous country girl" wife --- big placid blue eyes, thick glossy blonde pigtails, and all :D

[@CarlosPatrickReid]

HI. You took a boat out on a creek. You might try using all that water. So very easy to clean in up. A pool pump and a chlorine feeder and you can have it all. After you get enough in tanks you can recycle grey water with very little effort. Even a barrel of sand. Set up a water treatment process for creek water. Also you would be cracking the nut that viewers. Different and interesting and 100 percent effective. Wishing you success from Demopolis Alabama.

[@Quacks0]

4:55 Nice --- SHE gots lovely long blonde pigtails, just like her MAMA! :D

[@solardiyhobbyandrevies8118]

This reminds me of the curse of oak island and the money pit.

[@9252LIFE]

Somethings goin on... 😆

[@mikestarkey7989]

If the ground is caving in on itself from the ground you're stood on then it's time to RUN AWAY!!!!! 😊😊

[@michaelnocera7147]

You your wife and your children are very hard workers. That is so rare today especially by your daughter's. I truly am impressed by your great family. I wish you guys all the best if luck with your cabin build. God bless you all.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Michael! We are definitely blessed to have such wonderful girls!

[@estellaknox4488]

You guys will never get boring, i check every day see if I have a notification you are the best 👍👍

[@9252LIFE]

Awwwwwe thank you Estella! I hope you are doing well! Have a great night!

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Those barrels don't work good once you cut them

[@9252LIFE]

Yes I probably should’ve left the ring on it but I was afraid it wouldn’t sink down.

[@valindavanalstyne6095]

Hi where have you been I've been waiting to see the building of your new home is the foundation all set well I'll see when you show us Val❤😎🌻

[@9252LIFE]

We try to upload once a week if possible. Sometimes things don’t go as planned but we’re trying. Hope you enjoy! Have a great night!

[@rickwhitaker5413]

No not at all! I finf it cool not boring why heck, I lik it between the saw mill an y'all, it's a darn vido, I like watching all the Family working together that's what it's all bout? So keep on vidoing( spelling ant so great with big ol words so try ur best to make out whst you can, Mom.Dad an three hard working young girls!! Rick.Mary Arkansas!

[@brianweatherford26]

I am pretty sure they make an 18 inch augers that would work for your kubota

[@9252LIFE]

Probably

[@joemendez9992]

Awesome 👌 👨 Father God Bless you And your girls

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@keithkenny4576]

Your girls are the best, look at other off grid families and the kids do scat

[@9252LIFE]

Look at Gridlessness! Those kids are AWESOME!!!

[@tmacmi9095]

@@9252LIFE I know you guys watch Gridlessness, so I’m guessing your girls get a lot of inspiration from those girls👍, and there is nothing wrong with that☝️. They have accomplished many amazing things up there!!

[@sandyc6569]

About time you got yur butt out of that hammock and got some work done!! lol Great video! 👍💞💖💞👍

[@9252LIFE]

😂 darn Supervisor Isaac! 🐕 😂

[@sandyc6569]

@@9252LIFE lol

[@danuta.]

@@9252LIFE 😂😂😂

[@edwarddarst4358]

I've been wanting to dig me an underground house I wonder if I can borrow them girls help me dig it out lol at least they're not on the phone playing game

[@9252LIFE]

An underground house would be awesome! And sorry but the girls have more digging to do here ! 😆

[@got2kittys]

Look into the "bailing" part of a hand driven well. It drops, and grabs mud, water, rocks ect. To be raised on a pulley. They can be homemade, I doubt you can buy one.

[@kevintulak9987]

Looking great. You can say that you have built your house on holey ground.

[@9252LIFE]

😂 I see what you did right there! 😂

[@9252LIFE]

😂 I see what you did right there! 😂

[@MommaOG]

It's gotta be hard working a job then come home and work some more, good thing you got some good help tho🥰💐

[@9252LIFE]

It’s definitely very tiring! When I’m at my job I am thinking about everything that needs to be done around here. But it’s just a stepping stone to where we’re going! And yes my wife and kids are so good to me!

[@arbdapeish]

Interesting geology over there. Water be damned. Might have to get a drill rig. It’ll be worth it. Good crew on the footings! Deep enough. Big cabin. Footings and floor before winter?

[@9252LIFE]

Footings, floors, and roof before winter. 🤞

[@arbdapeish]

@@9252LIFE I seen a video of a guy hydraulically sinking 6” casing pipe in soil conditions like yours. I can’t find it to pass on. But he was pumping water into the pipe too remove material and it sank quite aways....

[@jimmygraham5693]

Great video very enjoyable as always. I was a little disappointed though lol. No flexing or showing of the guns this time lol. Be safe and be careful my friends. God bless you all.

[@9252LIFE]

Lol she didn’t sneak any in this time! 😆

[@davidscott8400]

They do make bigger augers for that post hole digger

[@9252LIFE]

Yes they do!

[@rockingredpoppy9119]

Maybe he just wants to dig holes for 30 days instead of 2 days.

[@9252LIFE]

Exactly

[@straight_to_finish]

If you have sufficient power and if the soil is loose enough, use a shop vac to remove the soil as your digging down beyond the reach of a post hole digger. Tying off to a tree just looks painful! With a 22” pier base, you don’t necessarily need a 12” pier column. That’s a lot of extra concrete.

[@9252LIFE]

How big of a column are you thinking?

[@straight_to_finish]

@@9252LIFE 10” is optimal. This should provide some wiggle room for the hardware. If you can swing it, check out EZ-Tube (EZ-Crete), or other pre-cast pier options. (Available at Home Depot and lumber yards.) They are more expensive but you drop them in and you’re ready to frame. 34 piers is a lot of concrete handling, mixing, pouring, equipment, cleanup, etc. You might want to consider larger pier bases to reduce the number of holes needed. Depending on soil conditions, you would need more or less. Bring your drawing to your local lumber yard and they can calculate the dead and live loads to figure out how many (and how wide) of a pier you need. The EX-Tube piers supposedly can carry 135k lbs in perfect soil conditions. I’d be happy to share some video of how I installed the EZ-Tubes solo if you go that route. Keep up the good work!

[@cpwatching5647]

I get you!!! Well done!! Looking forward to your cabin build. Take care and god bless!

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! You take care as well!

[@Rejoice1631]

That, and, when you have your string lines running around the outside of the actual dig, you can put the lines up, and take them down, as needed, so the equipment, and people, can run around as needed. Also, every so often, you should recheck the accuracy of the string lines, and batter boards.

[@jeromeprzybilla9999]

You guys are super hard workers! I wonder if a couple of post hole diggers would work a little quicker and easier with so many holes to dig. Take care.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! We’ve got quite the operation goin with these awesome shovels! I’d hate to change er up now! 😆

[@moneydog6317]

This is just a thought you took the words out of my mouth.

[@idkwhoknew908]

Sir do you know just how Lucky you R to have a Family that stands be side you? GOD Bless you an Yours. May your well never run Dry, and the sun always sines on you..

[@earlshannon1048]

Absolutely love your video's your family is amazing and your animals are amazing especially the star of the show Isaac. You guys are truly blessed Lord bless you all!

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Earl! Have a great night!

[@jamespayne8781]

Clamshell post hole digger works pretty good for digging deep, narrow holes. If the dirt will stick in the clamshell.

[@Quacks0]

I love the part where Dad and Daughter share a little quality time while repairing a bicycle. (Extra points that you saved the old bikes for parts, by the way! :D ) Not only is this a great parent-and-child bonding opportunity, but it also teaches the little ones about performing simple repairs and being responsibly self-sufficient, rather than just always "buying new" whenever something breaks or wears out. I wish more parents would do this with their kids; I can't believe how many times I've been negatively reacted to by children and grownups alike when I would either offer to repair something of theirs, or suggest helping them with repairs. So many folks nowadays are of such a consumerism mindset --- we are a very wasteful "throw-away society"! I came from a very-low-income household, so I never had new bikes as a child; I would just salvage old bikes (I was always stopping in at fellow-indigent-neighbors' homes and asking if I could "go scrounge for bike parts" from among the heaps of derelict bikes in their back yards; they'd usually let me) and either fix them up or strip them for parts from which to either assemble a usable bike (think, the cobbled-together "my first car" jalopies that '60's-and-'70's-era teenage boys used to build from junkyard parts, and end up with a perfectly-drivable sedan or pickup with a different colored body-panel everywhere --- maybe a red hood, a blue trunk, one yellow fender, one green door, and so on) or repair an already-existing one. Initially I just had a couple of "ancient" Western-Auto-brand "Western Flyer" Fleetwing single-gear-and-single-coaster-brake trail-bikes; my first ten-speed bike was a combination of about seven different bicycles, but hey --- it ran just fine, and I put probably well over two thousand miles on it, so who's complaining? Plus of course I'd always save any still-usable leftover parts, too, so that I could either replace worn/broken parts on my own currently-used bicycles, or donate a few parts to other neighborhood youngsters who would occasionally stop by to ask me to help them fix their own malfunctioning bikes. :D

[@warren519]

Always look forward for your 9252LIFE Off Grid!!!!!!

[@9252LIFE]

That’s good to hear Warren!

[@claireleboucher4597]

Wouah! A lot of work to come up !

[@9252LIFE]

Yes indeed!

[@amerritt261]

The way the old timers did it was with rocks. They made rock circles and dug under them and kept stacking on top. Similar to your barrel idea.

[@shawndyer8140]

that soil is so soft stay out of the hole hanging over in the hole is very dangerous. best mechanics i know all started with building/ fixing their own bicycles.

[@richardmercado6700]

I think I would have gone every 4 ft apart with the holes and used the tractor alone for digging. Just trying to save the hard work. Cover them before the rain hits though!

[@loseyourlife4042]

I agree with The Kids idea of learning to be appreciative of what’s more important 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸👂🏻👀☝🏻🙏🏻👊🏻

[@9252LIFE]

Yes it’s important for sure!

[@loseyourlife4042]

@@9252LIFE absolutely 👊🏻

[@danuta.]

Why is there only mud in the one hole you’re digging for water and not the other four?

[@9252LIFE]

That hole is down the hill and we were digging deep for a water well down the hill. The area with the mud in the hole is a low part of the land. Figured I’d try for water there but it didn’t work out as planned..

[@stan118]

You need to invest in a set of clamshell post hole diggers.

[@9252LIFE]

They never seemed to work the greatest in sand.

[@olberarosa2346]

OK THOSE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS RULES YOU LOL SO ADORABLE THE WAY EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER NICE TO SEE YOUR AMAZING WIFE OUT THERE YOU HAVE SUCH ADORABLE LOVEING FAMILY MAY GOD KEEP ON BLESSEING YOU ALL BIG HUG FROM MY FAMILY TO YOUR

[@9252LIFE]

Lol thank you Rose! Hugs back at yuh! Hope you are doing well! Have an amazing weekend!

[@olberarosa2346]

@@9252LIFE Aww THANK YOU ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND

[@IkonicLionProductions]

Well done. Great job. Stay safe.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! Have a great night!

[@j.danaclark89]

Could you not just do a 2'x2' continuous footing rather than the pilings?

[@WACRE44]

Daddy you brat lol.thats was what my girls would tell me lol

[@9252LIFE]

Lol

[@CoreyCynthiaDavis]

The family are Rocking it out! Awesome video. Hard work digging fo sho. Y'all have a great day

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! You guys have a great day as well!

[@treasureseekerintheway3515]

Another great video. Thank you for bringing us along. Man you are really struggling with the water department. I couldn't believe that sink hole under there! Great work.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! Yeah it was pretty crazy and just what I needed! 😆

[@treasureseekerintheway3515]

@@9252LIFE 😂 your definition of need and mine maybe two separate things. However your use of sarcasm does match mine 😂

[@jamesmatthews6696]

why not buy a pair of post hole diggers. It will make digging a lot easier.

[@scottweagel5416]

Bootstrap mining, ⛏️ I love it!

[@9252LIFE]

😆

[@truckinut20]

Oh hell no...there would be goat burgers tonight lol

[@9252LIFE]

😂 🐐 🍴

[@mikeduda3173]

every episode now ends with me thinking the same thing... Lord, please let these people hit water!

[@9252LIFE]

Every day ends with me thinking that Mike! 😂 I do appreciate it! It will happen one day!

[@froggymountain]

rain water harvesting will resolve the water problem. It rains a lot in the upper michigan area. this solution is used a lot west of the Mississippi

[@carlosdelascuevas6140]

Mate, listen to me you have unstable saturated (underwater) sands that will not stop caving in. Even with casing the water and sand will flow into your casing endlessly. You need professional help. I mean drillers with appropriate mud or gel drilling technics. Sorry to deliver bad news. Just with the balls is not enough!

[@9252LIFE]

The well drillers can not get their rigs out to our property.. So we have to be our own professional in time.

[@carlosdelascuevas6140]

@@9252LIFE check for drillers with rigs on tracks or all terrain buggies. There must be someone in the area. Otherwise, you will only fruitlessly break your back.. Good luck and take care

[@carlosdelascuevas6140]

@The Pervy Prepper The presence of extensive amounts of deep deposits of sand under the water table every where in the area doesn't mean that he is likely to face stability o deformation problems in the structure he's trying to build. It just represent a challenge for the water well he is trying to install without the appropriate drilling techniques. Of course if the excavations he is doing without stabilizing the borehole is happening in close proximity of an existing foundation, then the caving in of the wall may affect that particular footing performance. But this , as long as I understand is not the case. Hope this helps in clarifying the issue

[@carlosdelascuevas6140]

@The Pervy Prepper sorry to inform you that your geotechnical, hydrogeological and hydrologic knowledge is limited. Anyways , you are entitled to have whatever opinion about theories you come up with. Good luck!

[@carlosdelascuevas6140]

@The Pervy Prepper I am sorry, I missunderstood your reply "IT DOES". My bad.

[@paulwalsh548]

Yep and the girls will learn nothing comes free or easy. A little elbow grease and can do anything well almost.

[@tWoforgamenot1]

indeed .