Backfilling This Behemoth of a CisternTank!

This evening I started backfilling around the big cistern tank, I used the Kubota KX057-4 Excavator and the MX 5400
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[@richardhutchings921]

The flowers make excellent wine.

[@josephpedone2004]

Good morning Morgan family ☕️ Happy Saturday... have a blessed day

[@sammcclune949]

I do Melissa. Great work!

[@everettarthur6525]

That new tank is a perfect place for a storage shed- Build it right on top of it.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Excellent work Mike, glad you thought about the vibration and the sides loosening! You folks are doing a great job around there!! Keep up the good work and videos, the world is watching you all, thanks for sharing with us. Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👋👋

[@Morgansunleashed]

Thank you Fred!

[@nohomenomad1427]

I like sitting here listening to the sound of your equipment....very relaxing!

[@chucklogan7296]

Dandelion Wine!! Wonderful

[@russellbowman8051]

This tank system looks like the way to go! I wouldn't know how it would be to have to conserve water and plan out the water usage!! We always had more than enough water supply in our well !! 👍👊

[@rudyfisher7660]

Dandelions of the yellow flower makes a good tea the roots make a good team roots are good for you and the leaves

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Melissa! I can't tell you how beautiful it is to hear you speak so lovingly and proudly of Mike and his work ethic and dedication to the family and all of the projects. My wife and I have been married almost 30 years, and so many of our friends complain about each other as spouses and what each one is not doing well, etc. Everyday, we talk about how grateful we are for each other and, even though we are very different people, what we each bring to our relationship makes it so special. God bless you both! 🙏🙏🙏

[@Morgansunleashed]

Thank you John we appreciate that and I can agree, Mike and I are very different people as well.

[@bnewton5922]

Digging the pool will work out great for the fill you need to build up over the water tank. Great project and entertaining to watch. The pole barn project was just a dream last year this time. Look at the progress. Congratulations. Looking forward to seeing more videos.

[@tommyordoyne7461]

I'm with you Mike. I don't want anyone waiting on me and I don't want to wait on anyone else. Have another productive day.

[@WAVETUBE84]

We had some heavy snow a few days ago and it has been chilly this week. Here in Colorado Springs. Melissa's commentary was fantastic! Informative and entertaining. She expressed the fear and awe of watching machinery operation in action. Yeah, I've seen a few moves, by operators, that have made my heart skip a beat! They were in complete control and new what they were doing, not showing off. On the "awe" side of the statement: I've seen operators perform ballerina moves... or traverse an area covered with obstacles, ditches, and hazards...faster than a cat! I called one guy a "Backhoe Dancer". That sobriquet stuck and inspired a competition between 3 operators. One softened ego chortled, "I can dig!" It was all good. Great episode.

[@gbsbill]

Great informative and fun.

[@DragonflyAcres2022]

Thank you for sharing sharing.Have great weekend Morgan’s family and the followers.

[@leol1682]

Mike like the video on tank .

[@thomaseckenrode5446]

We have some great weather going on this year.... Hello from Pymatuming Lake

[@jamesdiehl8690]

Dandelion greens and tea, mustard, collard, spinach and turnip greens. Good stuff!

[@ricknesbitt5949]

Hey Mike, Kubota makes skid steers. Maybe you could make a deal with them. Add a four in one bucket, and it would make this job a piece of cake. I love your channel.

[@dawnlinder2671]

Good job thanks for sharing

[@mikegriffin2904]

Good morning Morgan family. Another great video. HI HUNTER😀 I hope you have a great day!!

[@keithburch5506]

Felt great to hear you say you're never late! OMG, my ex was just the opposite. She told her friend that it made her feel important to have people waiting on her. The only job she ever kept for any length if time was waitressing, because they got around her being late all the time. I'm just like you, much better to be early than late! Almost 35 years at Corning, I clocked in late one time...one minute late. My car broke down on interstate. I always took breakfast with me and a book and i ate breakfast and read for an hour, then I'd go clock in. Perfect! I honestly never considered the machine too close to hole, I know you! Yes, I loved y'alls stories about Hunter, made me tear up. Great video today, awesome!👍🚜❤

[@keithburch5506]

Heck yes I'm proud of it! 9 1/2 years on a brick crew for large construction company, labor came and went every week. Some guys couldn't even operate a shovel correctly. Who cares if you were late...late you lost a days wage or drove your own vehicle to next state where job was! Got married, started having kids, quit slack job, applied to largest highest paying company in the area, got hired, $25 hourly to operate big lift loading cables onto flatbeds. Thousands of people's applications stacked up just waiting for some slacker to lose his great job for coming in late or laying out! Not me buddy. I did my time and at 62 I retired with huge pension and retirement monies STILL growing! Yes, I sit at home watching Mike Morgan and many others in my paid off house w my paid off car and motorcycle out front, checks coming direct deposit to bank every month...hell yes I'm proud of what I accomplished and the joy of a free, carefree life I live now. Yessir!

[@bobpurs]

Looking good Mike. Have a great weekend.

[@louisball2300]

Looking great Mike and liking melissa’s talk over (narrating )

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Awesome job ! Great progress too !

[@varveloutdoors4066]

You both are hard working folks. Fun to see this project progress. Happy Saturday Morgan's!

[@terrygroce1594]

I really enjoy watching you work the equipment and make it look so easy.

[@nbragtop]

What a tank ! Great video.

[@jackhume4532]

I only have one thing to say and that is Keep Progressing Forward with this project as it will no doubt in the future bring you a favourable return as and when you decide to retire.

[@stevehawkins8066]

Thanks again for your videos. Both Mike & Melissa are very family strong. They have high family morals and values. As much as we see Mike and Melissa do on the camera, I'm sure they do twice as much, if not more off the camera. Thanks again for doing these videos and sharing your family and values.

[@mikemarriam]

Hey Mike, it always works out. Hope things continue well.

[@claystone7729]

Very Nice Couple Down to Earth and Normal is an Abnormal World Refreshing hard workers and looks like you guys are a Good Team have your priorities set and focused. Thank you for Sharing Mike and Melissa.

[@holymoly6829]

Brilliant job It’s really moving now Mike 👍👍

[@LaddGardner4]

Excellent instruction and entertainment, as always.

[@snapperkc9317]

Nice job Morgans, and Good Morning!

[@whasumara73]

Well, Melissa, time flies when you're having fun, and Mike seems to love this kind of fun. :)

[@michaelmoran4730]

You are smooth and precise on those controls. Good on the equipment life, and for safety!

[@paulrice1918]

Great job so far on the back fill. That reminds me of when I backfilled around my house with a tractor that had no brakes.

[@dwightarnold6980]

GREAT JOB MIKE! YOU'RE DOING AWESOME 👌

[@BAMFWOODS]

Beautiful stuff. Beautiful stuff. Mikes finer things in Life

[@oldmanfred8676]

Melissa’s commentary is a great part of these Videos.

[@steveashworth6707]

Good job mike!, it's getting there!. Morgans have a day!.

[@malcolmsokol4294]

Can't wait till I see the finished building, patios, yard and pool project complete. I look forward to you inviting your entire online viewing "family" to the pool party.

[@toddrabideau5576]

You sure are a busy fella Mike! But your projects always look “fun”. At least you make it look that way. Or maybe it’s cuz you have all the right tools, lol! Have a great weekend Morgan’s!

[@Morgansunleashed]

Thank you

[@chikn2145]

Just a reminder Mike, get some water in the cistern before you get much of a rain. I watched an empty gasoline tank float out of a hole with a few inches of rain. Made a h*ll of a repair job and put the job 2 wks. behind, broke the tank too. Floating that cistern or breaking it would be a tragedy. Have fun!

[@OldVermontGuy]

Greetings from No VT - Passed along the Kubota Hometown Proud Grant program information to our local Rotary who will coordinate with our town manager to see what might be an opportunity to submit. Thanks for passing it along to this community.

[@TheDealDepot]

Good morning! That thing is huge great video! Have a great weekend!

[@rgd2598]

That’s what she said....

[@verajamieson8020]

Great job Mike n Mallisa.🍀🇨🇮👍🙋‍♀️

[@lesterfindley5801]

I really like you adding the wireless microphones. It adds a whole new dimension to your videos.

[@chris3m98]

I wish they would tell me where they bought it & the model number, have asked many times with no answers. 🤐

[@justinauman5438]

My grandparents picked the green leaves of the dandilions and would put them in hot bacon dressing and serve with ham and potatoes yum it it good eating

[@oldmanfred8676]

You need to pick the Dandelions with skinny pointed leaves, they make the best greens. My Mom used to make a combination of Turnip, Mustard and Polkweed (Polk Salad). It was the best greens I have ever eaten! She always had Cornbread and Soup Beans with every Dinner. Cornbread with NO Sugar, that is Johnny Cake. Soup Beans are Pinto beans, always with salt pork or smoked ham hocks in for more flavor. My Son’s Mentor’s wife told him, Honey, don’t you know that was what the Civil War was fought over, whether to put sugar in your Cornbread or not? Southeast Kentucky no sugar!

[@billmiller789]

I loved it at 5:00 with Melissa talking with her back to us.

[@cyndikarp3368]

Cistern is good for drought back up too. Pollinators need flowers through out the seasons, some day & night time flowers.

[@scottcusick6274]

Thank you for sharing your videos. I live in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, PA

[@Morgansunleashed]

Wow. We are practically neighbors 😁

[@richardsawyer1492]

Melissa, in France they have dandy lion as salad. The plant is called "Dent de Lion" or Teeth of the Lion, in English. It is delicious, and as you say very good for you. Love the videos from you and Mike, always very entertaining and interesting.

[@d.a.ballou9740]

I totally agree with you Mike, it definitely LOOKS too high, but I believe you know what you're doing!

[@davidbishop4015]

Nice job Mike. You didn't over think the tank. You got what will serve your purposes. That is a BIG tank.

[@charlielewis6849]

Everything looks great 👍

[@antthonymartin6003]

Looking good

[@mikeelwood8626]

I like that you switched from filling with the excavator bucket to the bulldozer feature. Just seems more efficient. Glad the area will be safe for Hunter, Ty and the puppies!

[@Morgansunleashed]

Hi Mike ... yes - these days most everything we do is based upon the question Would this work or be safe Hunter, Ty and Ru, piper and Archie

[@dmorgan28]

One thing about it you don’t have worry about Mike getting too close to the hole. He knows what he’s doing and he’s doing it right. It’s looking good It’s exciting because we know what comes soon is the pool. Right Melissa. We’re so glad for you guys. 👍👍👍❤️

[@terryclouse6390]

great video keep up the work have great week end

[@mickrose9633]

Missy, Mike is a very good man, which you already know. The saying is behind every good man is a good woman. He's very smart and knows what he has in you. You should hear this and take it to heart ❤💙 ! You make Mike the good man and without you he would not be who he is. God has joined you both as one and together you both have created, inspired, influenced beautiful people. Your kids are a testament to you both. It's a added bonus your stunning 😍 from your heart outward. Always a fan! Mick

[@darcyscott2406]

Hi all, you guys sure are busy! 😳 Looking good Morgan’s! Be safe. From Northern Vermont

[@johnsadler8637]

Good morning all! I’m sitting inside the metal building we call the Phoenix Farmhouse (because it arose from the ashes of my family home), and I have a signal! I found a cell signal booster to bring the weak signal from outside to the inside. Prior visits I could get 1-2 bars if the phone was against a window but the ‘no service’ message even a few inches away. It isn’t installed permanently yet but even just set temporarily I can see it works. I like sitting in the overstuffed chair watching OWTM! Or looking at the flock of 7 turkeys about 300 yards to the south across the field. They had what I think is our bachelor herd of 4 deer sharing an acre or so in the middle of the field east of the house last night. I got Dad’s old (1970’s) vintage Homelite XL12 fixed yesterday. The bar had been pinched enough the new chain would catch in the slot. Big screwdriver, hammer, a little brute force, and that new chain runs around that bar so nice now. Even moves with the throttle on idle. I’m about to run get some .22 ammo, and then borrow a trailer to haul a gate and some fencing back from the MFA co-op. Y’all have a day as great as mine!

[@waynesellars4064]

Hello John, may I ask what brand signal booster you got, Im looking to get one. Thanks

[@rgd2598]

@@waynesellars4064 .... I’m not John, but I have a home that is metal inside and out ...mostly. ...absolutely no signal inside ,and a very weak signal outside ....since our farm is way out in the boondocks here in Texas. I bought a booster from Best Buy... about 300-350.00. And get great reception through out our home.

[@waynesellars4064]

Thanks

[@johnsadler8637]

@@waynesellars4064 the one I got was a Surecall Fusion4Home with a Yagi external and an omni internal antenna. I think I might have 3 bars at the antenna, so that’s about max for inside. There is a tower only about 2-3 miles away but there are trees in the line of sight. Once I experiment with pointing the Yagi and positioning the internal, I hope to have more 3 and less 1 bar inside. Right now 2 bars is the most common. A guy at Waveform advised me on device and configuration. His was good advice. If you buy it through them, there’s tech help included. I’d have to say it is working as advertised.

[@tonieveritt7045]

Well I will say one thing Mike u don't stop but if u want nice things that's wot u have to do well done your place is coming on lovey iam watching from England keep up the good work.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

That tank would make a great storm shelter.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

@m9 ovich Did I say when it was full of wate?

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

@m9 ovich So would i

[@rickywilson6214]

Good job I like KUBOTA

[@TheChief3102]

Good morning Morgan’s! A full day of excavator work makes Mike a happy guy! Have a day!

[@Morgansunleashed]

Truth 😁

[@wlsteffen]

That’s a lot of back filling on that monster tank, Mike!

[@russhoppe3971]

Mallissa you sound very proud of your husband and rightyfully so ok god blessed you both with love family and great heart ok

[@martineastburn3679]

I would put the large insulation and protection sheets on the sides and end and maybe the top as well. This keeps rock grinding on it and also the cold from freezing the water inside. Hope it all works for you and yours ! Take care.

[@bluegrallis]

That tank is deep enough it will NEVER freeze. Ground temp below 3 feet is 55 degrees F and heat rises up from below, warming anything above the frost line. There are cattle and hog waterers all over the midwest with no heat, and they never freeze, because they are installed with a"culvert" pipe around the water line, going down below frost level. The warmth below frost line, rises up, keeping the water from freezing in the tank above ground.

[@henryhankwarrenyohe2541]

We always ate dandelion with hot bacon dressing in the spring.

[@expediter99]

The question: are you going to catch/collect rain water often comes up with Cistern planning. I worked in the bulk water business, filling these tanks with municipal sourced water. We never said 'rain' water, we called it what it is, ROOF Water. Rain picks up air pollution as it falls and washes everything that was on the roof into the tank. Dust, agricultural spray, fecal matter from birds (I had a customer with local Canada Geese regularly on her roof). When you collect roof water, you need an overflow- you end up with frogs and rodents in there, and that's where they die. Folks say "but we don't drink it" - "brush your teeth with it?" - "yeah" - "You're drinkin' it" . One customer forgot to disconnect the downspouts before he had a new asphalt roof put on. All the free oils scummed up the walls of the tank. Real expensive to clean.

[@travisteter7092]

You do really nice work! You take your time and do it right the first time. Love watching you guys. Maybe a helpful tip for you in years to come. Draw a map with measurements,of where all the drain/water lines and tank are buried in respect to the building and keep it somewhere near the panel box or control room of the building. That way in years to come when the memory fades. You’ll know right where to dig if something happens. Maybe you already did so.

[@HeavyIronAcres]

Looking good! Will be interesting to see after final grade

[@007twm]

As usual, another great video. Thanks. Shout out to Hunter.

[@stephenjohnson5119]

Did you say Blond shelter, my hearing is off ( just a little )...what a class act your whole family, the love for life, your family, the dogs...the country, is so easy to see, even Stevie Wonder can see it. God Bless your family. Oh and if you got nothing to do this evening try and figure out how to send some of that rain out here to central California...we really need it.

[@HawkeyeDJ37]

Just wanted to comment on the new microphones. That was a good purchase Mike. I like Melissa doing commentary while you work.

[@chris3m98]

Dave, do you know the make of the new mics???? 😎🎤🚜

[@HawkeyeDJ37]

@@chris3m98 that would be a question for Mike.

[@thomasyerbey337]

Every thing looking great Mike 🇺🇲 I really enjoyed this video 🇺🇲

[@oldmanfred8676]

Okay, before I became hyperallergic, I was a Beekeeper. There will always be enough Dandelion for the bees 🐝 In Michigan the most important bloom for Bees is the Fall Goldenrod bloom, they build up their nectar stores just before Winter to make it through. I have too many Black Locust trees around my house, in the Spring when they bloom the sweet aroma of their flowers is wonderful. It supposedly makes the clearest, most flavorful honey, that will not granulate. I Love Bees, it is in the words of Hank Jr, a family tradition!

[@chris3m98]

If you weren't hyperallergic would you still have your bees???? 🐝🐝🐝 What part of Mi. do you live??? I grew up in A.A.

[@oldmanfred8676]

@@chris3m98, Yes I would, as a matter of fact I have one active hive that my neighbor is supposed to manage but he is too busy most of the time. You have to really like Bees 🐝 to keep them. I kept Chickens for years too because I loved them. The are both very expensive habits. Don’t ever go into Bees or Chickens thinking you are going to make money. Unless you are big time you can’t compete. I Winter in Texas now but my home is in Gregory about 40 minutes away from where you grew up. I was fortunate to have a great Mentor about Beekeeping. Edgar Addams of South Lyon, he sold honey at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market. My Dads oldest Brother in Kentucky kept Bees as did his Father, my Grandfather. Like I said, a family tradition.

[@chris3m98]

@@oldmanfred8676 Thanks for your reply. Oh for the good old days. 😷🐓

[@oldmanfred8676]

@@chris3m98, 👍

[@lorallamb2673]

Talking about TY wanting to scream when things don't go his way! We're 71 and would like to just scream at the world sometimes!! Great job you and Mike!! We think it will all look magnificent when completed!!!

[@Morgansunleashed]

We hear ya Loral, we feel the same ... thanks for being here and watching

[@urbanothepopeofdeath]

my grandfather would go out in my yard on a typical sunday supper and pick my dandelions......."good for the salad!"

[@dickhumble4610]

The shale sure makes good fill. The excavator sure makes it easy to move dirt, just sit still and let the machine do the work.

[@stevemartinez6757]

I could sit there and do dirt work all day long whether it's on an excavator, tractor or whatever. I have often called "work" on our property my "therapy".

[@garbagecanfriedspam6254]

Good morning Morgans. Mike you are a very lucky man to have a wife that recognizes and appreciates the things that you do and Melissa you are a very lucky lady to have a husband that can do them.

[@orgeirjonsson3014]

Good job, if you had a lot of water then it's good for compacting ;)

[@pohbor5788]

Mike, you've probably touched on it in other videos, but you mentioned in this and the last video quickly on why you need to install the tank (wells have limited water??), and would be great on why exactly you're having to install that. Being from Wisconsin we would just dig a new well (deeper usually) if we had water problems. For us cisterns were in all the old farmhouses years and years ago and caught all the rainwater that came down the gutters/downspouts. Most actually were in the basements. Don't think they're used much anymore. Great video as always!!!!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Yes I have talked about it several times, not much water on the ridge where we live

[@pohbor5788]

@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans Interesting. Thanks for the reply back!!!!

[@geraldharvill4699]

Mike if you run a line from your new tank to the house, use one way valves and a pump. You could get supplemental water that way. If you put a pressure reducer it could automatically supplement the well water when needed. And on City water locally its 62.00 a month. Half of that cost sewer bill. Even if you just used to water your garden, they charge you sewer rates.

[@martymonfredini4384]

Mike, you made the right decision on the water tank choice. Relying on city water leaves you a prisoner to their rates forever.

[@lynntraylor1646]

Great as always.

[@stevewarner8880]

Good morning to the Morgan crew!

[@lexystevenson3265]

Great job Morgan's on your life, your family, your morals, and on your work ethic! I have been a fan of your you tube videos for several months now, and I look forward to each new one as they are produced! Additionally I enjoy Melissa's "Morgan's off the leash" videos as well, but I only commit enough time daily to watch Mike's videos as they are so entertaining as well as instructive. I marvel at your talent and your energy as well as being able to tell us all what you are doing while you are working on your projects! Congratulations to Hannah on her upcoming nuptials and best of luck to her and her new husband! You guys have done a wonderful job raising your family through many of the normal trials and tribulations that the rest of us experience, but with added grace in dealing with the Autism that Hunter has. God bless your family always! You both are an inspiration to all of us out here in you tube land!

[@Off-Grid]

Yep, that's a BIG tank!

[@jakegrubb7630]

I think I'd put water in it and make sure it didn't leak before backfilling hope it sealed good !!

[@phinney4398]

Good morning once again Mike and Melissa hope your having a great day God Bless from Joel in Pilot Knob,Mo

[@LtColDaddy71]

Ya done good old man! The ole' Mare is really holding up well! It usually doesn't work out like that for us guys, so I waited and married one 15 years younger. Which put me 15 years behind in free child labor! LOLOLOL

[@vermontapple]

Im so jealous of the material you get to work with. If I dug a hole like that it would be 50% clay and 50% giant rocks! haha

[@greathodgy22]

Mike I know you have probably looked into using a cycle sensor pump monitor on your low producing water well. We live in Western Alberta and there are quite a few of those wells around here. I am lucky and have a 65' well that produces 10 GPM. A few of the people who have the low producing wells, less than 1 GPM, have installed large cisterns that they fill from the well. What they do is use a restricting valve to limit the output of the well pump to less than 1 GPM and install a pump sensor to protect the pump. They then run the household with a submersible pump in the cistern. Even at ½ GPM that gives you 720 gallons of production per day and once the cistern is full, the well pump would only be filling the top 1/4 of the tank or however you have the float set so it would not be running all the time. I would think that some of the well drilling contractors in your area have done systems such as this. Here are some links to the cycle pump sensor: cyclestopvalves.com/pages/cycle-sensor-pump-monitor-general-information franklinwater.com/products/drives-protection/residentiallight-commercial/pumptec-family/ store.waterpumpsupply.com/pumptec.html

[@JP1AO]

It looks nice and level from this other view. :) I agree on the benefits of the concrete cistern. You are one busy guy. I wish I had half your drive. Nice job. :)

[@randyham6172]

Mike just likes playing with his toy's.