Can we SAVE the WELL at the Farm with a Crane & HAND Tools? ~ Putting my Auger Crane Truck to WORK!

[@SalvageWorkshop]

I hope you are enjoying the rescue of the old well! If you missed it, I recently rescued the Crane Truck we used in this video, so if you're interested in seeing just HOW useful that truck really is, here is the video where I show all of its features: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emG8apVun9x4h9Usi=3VS_hMMxp4jqDaBP

[@danielmyers4578]

If you lower your pole guides it will make your total height lower.

[@MRrwmac]

I’m sure your friend really appreciated your help. I just hope the well continues to supply clean water to the cattle.

[@Whocaress2.0]

That long storage bin with the roller on the back of the truck is for the ladder!! Stand it vertical and slide the ladder in

[@dallasarnold8615]

It was an interesting watch. But you guys are certainly no plumbers. Good effort though, got it done. It seems to me that having the truck closer and having the boom at 45 degrees or more would have worked better. Would have been able to lower and hoist the ladder with it that way. Also, on the bucket, I would have attached the chains at about 5/8 of the height of the bucket using only two chains. Thus it is much easier to fill and to dump. Plus something like a large screen door handle on the bottom to help tip it. Even a block of wood would help. Many, many years ago, I helped my father hand dig a well. The trick to digging straight down is you hang a stick ( like part of a closet rod ) tied in the center. The stick should be the diameter of the desired diameter of the well. So, you suspend the stick centered in the hole, spinning it as you go down to ensure uniform and plumb walls.

[@gtnaylor5870]

Thanks for sharing! It's not easy being a farmer. Always lots of work. It warms my heart that you were able to use your truck for this job and help your neighbor. It was more than I expected.

[@rayscrafield2106]

I love everything you do. I envy you. I'm 80 years old so my time has come and gone. Now I live vicariously through folks like you. Thanks for your time and efforts.

[@keithmishler4095]

I worked for a billboard company back in the early 80's as a welder and got my on the job training. Starting with a skyhook electric powered boom and winch for 1 year and graduating to a national 1200 hydraulic Crain. After using a Crain for work I've have learned just how valuable a Crain can be to any work situation. So congratulations on your new to you Crain. Loved the video and the safety minded thought you took for the safety of everyone.

[@patchvonbraun]

The large amount of sludge at the bottom of the well may be due to ground-water run-off. I noticed that the bricks don't extend very far above the ground, so a good rain-storm, and there'd be rivulets of mud running into the well.

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

The bricks don't seal the surface water out unless they are sealed by some method.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Surface water entering the well is also a contamination issue. A nearby soak-away (as often happens in old British properties) is also a bad idea.

[@calvincoolidge5545]

That silt did not enter the well, it was always there. The water table was probably much higher when the well was originally dug and that’s why they had to extend the pipes. They had to get the muck out to extend the pipes. They probably should devise a way to regulate water usage so they don’t run the well dry. Maybe only trickle water in the troughs or install float valves?

[@mauricekeithjohnson2598]

Long retired now, but back in the 60/70s in the Fire Dept in BERMUDA, we attended a number ship pumpouts. Our Eductors had a 2 1/2" in, and a 3 1/2" single jacket hose out. Supplied by one of our 3 1250gpm MACK pumpers. Brought back memories of similar jobs !

[@JamesThomas-gg6il]

Who would have thought that watching someone clean a well would be so entertaining. That thing about not being safe sending someone down the well to clean it, how does anyone think it got done back in the day, right? I'm thinking he's done that specific job a time or two. Good job.

[@andreacrashe9894]

*The call went out & a group of friends answered that emergency call. All care was taken to keep all safe... Now it called Mission accomplished... Job well done... now the well is giving back... to the cows. 🙂.*

[@JosephRozum]

Good Evening Sir , I hope you are doing well and having a fantastic day today 😊 !

[@shaniaa9287]

Love how you're setting up your homestead. It's looking beautiful ❤

[@jasons6347]

Not sure if you know but with the safety harness you have 15mins to relieve the pressure off his legs before it becomes toxic.

[@clubmike2910]

yikes

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Yeah, we knew that! He was never hanging from the cable that long... most of the time he was down there, he was unhooked from the winch cable so we could bring up the sludge.

[@sparkb5142]

​@@SalvageWorkshopyeah that was a terrible idea with him down their and raising those buckets above him.

[@sherwoodwc]

Well I Love it. I’ve had to clean out my well a few times. I’m a get the job done so you over safety to me, but if my kids where doing it so again well done. Now for the next time help, an eyelet on the bottom of the bucket. Used to help tip the bucket with another rope attached to the hook.

[@waynesuttle796]

Had to do the same thing woth my father's well .. He hand doug it back in the early 50's . Then in the late 70's it had caved on the sides only had a couple ft of water . We used a windless and a little smaller bucket than you have I went down and we a day and a half got it down to a rock bottom and couldn't keep up with the water coming in lined it with 4 ft concrete pipe. working well today.

[@WACRE44]

Thank you very kindly for helping them out

[@andywalliams]

Yep loved the video, it was something different and it will be a massive time saver for the farm. Well done, always like your videos 👍

[@michelecrown2426]

Great job recovering the well. And that crane truck was a steal. Amazing it works so well right off the bat. I bet you will be back to grab at least one of those old pieces of equipment that are just sitting there "chilling" 😊😊

[@user-vg6df2hi8n]

Hopefully

[@horstszibulski19]

I can literally see him dragging that AllisChalmers out from that barn... 😂

[@kerryevans7413]

Matt that was good of you to help them out with fixing and cleaning the well out. Especially when knowone else would even come out to look at the job. That utility crane truck was a life saver.

[@fishaussie9112]

🇦🇺👍I think the farmer is a Wombat He just enjoyed himself going down the well

[@Pozi_Drive]

You are a VAX DataTrieve user.

[@krazzystallion61]

Loved this project your showing what true neighborhood is about in so many ways

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

Your truck has air, I think you also have a portable air compressor. It's pretty common to run an open air line into that space and let it run before and during your entry. If it's your business, they have testers and sniffers for oxygen content, hydrogen sulfide, CO CO2 and so on.

[@jeffriley-lq5np]

you need air by volume and you need to exchange air on a volume based rate. ive buried some freinds working in confined spaces more controlled than this

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Awesome to see neighbors helping each other. Even if there might be better ways to do things, the comments will help the next guys needing to do stuff like this, so it's helpful to everyone. Refreshing. 💦❤😊 God bless.

[@larrydavidson3402]

You guys done a heck of a job reviving that well, the truck did an awesome job. I bet you were glad you got it.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Thank you! I was proud of the old truck!

[@T_B]

Great job man! One suggestion: when looking over the hole, please take OFF your hard hat so it doesn't come off and land on the guy down there.

[@alangreenslade1685]

Least of his worries, the salvage tub would make more of a dent.

[@johnfrantz6828]

Happy birthday to me. What a great gift a video from my favorite KZbin creator 😊

[@SalvageWorkshop]

Happy Birthday John! Hope this coming year is a great one for you!

[@logancarter2134]

I've worked on everything from offshore drilling rigs to construction in the refineries of S. E. Texas and finally as a process operator in a refinery. I know OSHA rules and regulations. While you technically didn't meet them you did everything possible to ensure your safety and that of your workers. That attitude and mindset is what keeps people safe. I thought the candles in the bucket was a very good idea. Some jobs just have to be done, finding a way to keep safe and getting it done is what matters. I tip my hat to you and your crew.

[@VetvsWorld]

I’m always impressed by your willingness to help others. ✊🏻🖤

[@firemanjeffgg2440]

That sludge probably had a wonderful aroma to it as well. Might also be worth mounting up led lights to the end of the crane to act as a work zone floodlight.

[@railroad9000]

That crane truck is an excellent investment!

[@josephcormier5974]

Excellent use of the crain at this rate the crain will pay for it self this is the way nabor helping nabor awesome video outstanding content thank you for sharing this six stars sir

[@T.McGarry]

A serious effort, deserving of all new pipe and fittings. I did a similar job on my dug well, fixed it, next year had a fault in the larger of the two pipes somewhere in the 200' run up to the house. It took 10 gallons to prime. Ran an electric line down it, installed a submersible pump. The following September, the water table went below the inlet for the 1st time in 20 years. Bit the bullet, got a well drilled next to the house.

[@FRANK-ex5fg]

FRANK'S GREAT JOB AND GREAT ON ALL SAFETY ASPECTS! MY WELL THAT WE HAND DUG WAS ONLY 25 ' DEEP WHEN WE HIT QUICKSAND. ! WE HAD ONLY ROPES TO LIFT OUT THE MUCK IN FIVE GALLON BUCKETS ! SO YES THAT CRANE SAVED A LOT OF BACKS. GOOD LUCK WITH FUTURE JOBS! I KNOW THEY WILL BE THE SAME GREAT RESULTS.😂😂

[@clubmike2910]

Who else loves the whistling????? I cannot be the only one.

[@judscoutman]

Great Job, if you ever do this again you probably want to be sure the guy in the well always has a safety line attached. if he was to need to be pulled out you don't want to have to send another guy down the well to hook him back up. You might not have that much time.

[@kirbygulbrandsen4507]

I’m a roofer from Miami,Florida. Nothing sketchy about it, go for it.

[@Makete100]

Just like all your videos, I turned it on and watched the whole thing without knowing how long it was until the end. Then I realized it was over one hour long. This was a great way to send an hour of my evening. Thanks for taking us along .

[@fredpierce9363]

A shop vac with a long plastic pipe taped onto the hose and lowered down there would be a good idea to continue sucking air out of that hole while the guy is working down there. fresh air would continue to flow down there to replace the air pulled out with the vac and make it more comfortable and safer to work down there. Hard to tell what kind of gas is mixed with the air down in that hole, maybe radon, co2, or maybe methane from rotting vegetation. These are good ideas for working in confined spaces. Not according to regs, but small measures to help you stay a little safer.

[@johnmiley458]

Great Work. I used to work caissons we would us a mirror if the sun was out at all to put light down the hole. Also works to send light back small culverts..

[@Dengezik100]

In Hungary we use a special tool called "frog" for sludge removal. It is a big and heavy iron pipe with a simple check valve (basically a rubber flap) on the bottom end. We let the pipe fall in the sludge, it fills through the "valve", and we winch it up. The most of the sludge/sand stays in the pipe. We do this for many times. In most cases nobody has to go down in the well, or at least for a shorter time.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

I wish i had one of those! Maybe if i ever do this again, ill make one for the project! Thanks for watching, i truly appreciate the support!

[@Dengezik100]

It's a very simple tool. The tube is usually 4 inch diameter, and 1 meter long the heavier the better. If the edge is sharpened it works better. The "check valve" has to be as big as possible, to ensure free flow of the sludge.

[@americanpatriot2979]

Pack clay then sand around well curb. Also my grandpa was a well driller from Kentucky if the well isn't producing lots of water ya might drop 6 crawdads down there they will find the vein open it up so you get more water. Bad thing is all the Fracking going on it lowers the water table. Hurting folks who use a well. Good luck.

[@allendouglas4942]

I was a teenaged farm kid with a shovel and a bucket at the bottom of 3 different wells. We rented a high volume pump from the fire department to get the water out. And I know where the expression "colder than a well digger's a$$" comes from. When I bent over to get another shovel full of muck off the bottom of the well, my hind end rested against the side of the well, where the ground temperature was 47 degrees year 'round.

[@logancarter2134]

As a teenager and 20 something I dug 5 different septic tank holes in SE Texas all of them in the summer and the further down I went the cooler it got, maybe 65*. Using a pick axe and shovel I never got cold 🤣.

[@PeterOwen-e6y]

You should be waring breathing apparatus going down that deep, you never know what can seep into the well

[@HorsleyLandy88]

Safety line on guy down well is a must, if someone kicks a brick and it hits him, at least you can drag him out.

[@TCW-hw6iw]

Totally real project. Not everything has to be sexy, sometimes its all about the mundane to get through the day. The boom truck seems to have paid off. Its great when you can come to the aid of a friend in need. Those young guys need to grow some thicker skin. Working in that well 40 odd feet down, hanging on a cable would not be comfortable and would test a saints patience. Put yourself in that mans shoes, his livelyhood was on the line. Cows don't eat snow, they are smarter than that. A nasty job, but you two stuck at it and came away grinning. Good on ya!!

[@gordontownsend1544]

Another Great Video, Thanks alot for sharing it, always something different to learn and watch your problem solving skills which not everyone can do. You have a great way of thinking things through. I love watchuing your videos, being I am Electrician by trade, watching you play with different engines and such and your explanations are great, to the point my Grandson wants to be a mechanic so we drove around picked u; a few free Lawn mowers, so we have started to pull one apart and replaced some gaskets in the Carb and runs great now, I told him less the parts price what ever he gets for them is his money, so he is keen to keep going. and it Starts with people like yourself showing others that things can be done, So THANKS a LOT. I appreciate your Videos and hope you get back onto that Traxtavator you had 20 odd parts for, Thanks Regards Gordon - Australia

[@francoisbouchard602]

Good.job Nice Farm good show 👍👍👏👏

[@pipefitter1728]

For future reference when attaching plastic pipe to galvanized pipe, instead of a female adapter use a galvanized coupling then use a male adapter. The female adapters expand on the tapered threads causing a lot of stress, they can crack or break. The male adapters are in compression and much less likely to fail.

[@johnwarwick4105]

Only trouble is the male adapters are very susceptible to sampling off if they get knocked from the side. I like the female fittings that have a stainless ring on the outside of the plastic, very strong

[@grinpick]

Re those black angus steers: I'm thinking there might have been a Hereford lurking somewhere in their family tree.

[@williamjones5468]

Five star video for sure. If anyone doubts it just review the snippet of video where the first cow comes to get a much needed drink. Soon the other cows lined up like first graders. Thats how dire the situation was.

[@singleshot2218]

Good job guys! Looking forward to seeing it more! Take care and stay safe! God bless!🙏✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@phillipdickinson8557]

That was so great could not have asked for more great job guys now water for a while till it fills back in great video Matt can't wait for next video thank you

[@DaveSteen]

I remember a dug well, neighbor said to light a newpaper and drop in to be safe, I gues gas and also for the oxygen. Handy crane truck, good video

[@DDB168]

3-4 minutes, that's about the life expectancy of most Vevor products. I'm surprised it pumped any water out at all actually. I think you did this quite safely considering the difficulties and risks, well done.

[@30041946]

Brilliant job and done safely. Well done to everybody.!!

[@markshropshire5995]

I saw continuous safety failures . I didn’t want to complain but I also don’t want anyone thinking this was safely done.

[@garytnew7504]

Great outcome and was fantastic to see the new addition prove beyond belief it’s already a very useful addition to your workshop and capabilities 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@AChavez-p5k]

Verygood

[@szki272]

Should have put a short chain loop on the bottom of the bucket. To dump just knock it over, hook to the bottom chain lift it. also, a walkie talkie for the person in the hole and the person running the winch should be used so there isn't a delay between what one person says another hears and what they say to the winch operator.

[@boatbeard7767]

Every cheap pump I ever bought failed, sometimes dismally and early... Every good quality brand name pump I have bought works perfectly to this day, several are decades old now and work as good today as they ever have. I won't own a chineseum pump again, that's for sure. In Oz, water supply is so critical in many areas for months every year - we can't allow pump failure to be a thing.

[@anthonyhoult152]

Good morning and brilliant video. Pleased to see you took a lot of thought into safety and as you said these wells were once dug by hand with a lot less safety. It might be a good idea to raise the head of the well and making sure it's fully cemented to stop any water run off back into the well. Also stopping leaves and soil getting washed back down to create any build up of silt. Looking forward to watching your next video 👍

[@CrimeVid]

Fully agree, no maintainence done since the well was dug. Farmers !

[@Pozi_Drive]

Next time use a Sulzer sludge pump with a homemade separator on level ground, that feeds the water back in the well. All humans can be on the ground. Only the pump, an upgoing hose and an electric cord going down the hole. Wiggle the pump up and down to loosen the sludge.

[@VauAcht]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@randyjones9188]

Oh where to start, I've cleaned out several wells before. What you needed was a mucking bucket. It's like 3 five gallon bucket s put together with a tapered bottom and a piece of pipe on the bottom for the dumper person to use as a handle. The bucket has a hard saddle attached with the pivot just above center to stay upright while lifting but making it easy to up end to dump. Also the bottom handle anchors the bucket on the bottom while filling. Your crane is a lot less work than a windless for lifting the muck out. Hope I have expanded your horizons just a little bit.

[@teethofthelamb]

As a child we got all of our water from a hand dug well and we also dug our own outhouses which weren’t as deep but the well’s were 25’ to 30’ deep, our family had 9 children and a couple relatives, we tiled the well with round concrete well tiles then capped it. anyway our country the USA was built on hand dug well’s and people are still digging them.

[@horstszibulski19]

Seems that the truck has already paid for itself! Great job, there are so many things that can go wrong unexpectedly, I think you did well! (pun intended!) 😂👍👍

[@waynelongmire2208]

Use air to pump the water out. air hose to bottom connected to a angled t attach enough pvc or whatever to make it to top of the well Start up air and water will be carried up the pipe in a kind of suction along with the air.

[@mikehors7351]

Hey great job on the well hope to see more of the new old truck work outs. Keep up the cool vid's.

[@200932me]

Glad to see he wore his floods for the job. Pays to have proper equipment. :D

[@2acehigh]

A simple flap installed in the bottom of the barrel that would open as the barrel sank and would close when the barrel was lifted would have allowed to remove the water by the barrel full if the water level was deep enough , as long as there was enough pressure to open the flap you could completely empty the well ; then pump it with the sump pump over to the cattle watering trough.

[@ThomasJones-fn6pc]

You need to hook 1inch pvc to the pump with a one way check valve to not loose the prime

[@TheDozer211]

Holy shit!!!!! you three should try out for the Special Olympics…

[@markskeels8132]

42 is the answer to life the universe and everything. Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

[@brianconway5747]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS

[@bruceknowlton8691]

Be nice if you could rig up some type of small clam bucket but probably not have another well clean out. Thanks for taking me along.

[@benjaminberger9629]

Damn, you trust the crane / those bolts holding in the plastic / chains a lot 😁 nice work!

[@AWDJRforYouTube]

I was thinking the same...if I was the guy below I would stand behind the ladder for a little protection if that ton of sludge bucket ripped!

[@Mr.Innovator961]

For very low volume producing water water wells, just a suggestion: put three or four 275 gallon Square totes in your well house ( if there’s room for em) fill the totes from the well with a low GPM pump. Don’t even need a float shut off just a 120v timer set it to go off after 55 min @5gal/ min. Provided your static water level recovers and maintains (5) GPM. That way the totes can pump stored water to the stock tanks on demand and year round.

[@Pozi_Drive]

Until they freeze over in winter, thereby cracking the vessel walls.

[@TheHomePros6221]

Man I love that crane truck so much!! Thing is so useful

[@jdgross6327]

I sure do appreciate your videos keep on keepin on 🇺🇸🇺🇲

[@jamesrpm3920]

certainly can not say you lack variety! And always entertaining ! good job

[@metalman065]

I Love these old cars.. I would love to get my hands on one to tinker with.

[@avrel820]

I enjoyed watching you and Nice seeing you help like that. You are definitely a good person 😊

[@barryhayes3328]

Fantastic video 😊 that truck Is going to be really good, can’t wait to see what you do to it

[@surindersandhi3924]

Hi My Dear Friend Very Good Job ❤❤❤❤❤

[@WilliamPozo]

You need to make a water jet.. home made. Add some air, water... all that stuff will come right out. Years ago, i did it to move massive amounts of mud in a canal. Worked amazing. No need to go into the well.

[@everestyeti]

Matt's ploy all along, not really interested in fixing a well, but track loaders that's a whole different story. 🤗😂🤣 Truck already earned it's keep great bit of kit, that crane really was useful, now when you get a spare 5minutes you need to sort the winch out so you can use the winch and it's side attachments.👍

[@PAINFOOL13]

Fantastic job . The new crane truck came in very handy wooooo.👍🏻

[@carloskawasaki656]

Awesome, great job, thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍always a pleasure watch your project

[@ralphcooling7583]

Wow that was different very interesting I would like to see what else you can do with that truck keep up the great work 👍. Ralph

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Awesome video! Awesome cleaning out the well! Beyond awesome teamwork! Thanks for sharing! Enjoyed this video!

[@inspiredscreens]

Great video sir! Thank you. Mark, from the Philippines.

[@gregfehr1238]

I have a vac truck and have pumped out several shallow wells ive generally found it to be a temporary fix if the silt came in through a hole in casing or around the lid it may well be useful to pump it out but if it came up from the bottom then likely a waste of time shallow wells dug to water flowing sand levels generally have about 5 feet or more of sand come up the casing and if you pump it out the dirt falls down along outside of casing and up again the bottom you then end up with a sinkhole around the top

[@thaddeustroyer]

So many things... glad y'all got it done.

[@walkertongdee]

60 years ago we small 10-year-old kids would strip down to our underwear and climb down our hand laid flat rock well with no ladder, no harness, no rope, scoop out the mud with a bucket and haul it up. In the day this was a common thing called honey-dipping. My sister would have had this well cleaned by lunchtime.

[@javierlindenthal6680]

Exactly they make a small job big here

[@norbertosoto3733]

Good job even though I woulded recommend using the body harness that goes around your legs and perhaps set up better lighting and possibly Doble straps holding the ladder together and thank you for your time helping the neighbors and cattles

[@Drew6709]

59:35 looks like a future salvage operation for the Allis Chalmers track loader.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

I sure hope so!

[@fasteddygeerden]

Great video to watch. Like that your helping out friends while the officials wouldn't even consider to pump that well dry and get the sludge out.

[@LunkerFishing]

That was a lot of work but you all did a great job and got it done.

[@kevinroberts9394]

You need a clamshell bucket like they use for cleaning out storm drains.

[@ramboharrisons1917]

I haven't demucked a well in 40 years but it was over 220 ft. deep I was 10 it was brick lined as well we did an auger and water in a pipe homemade 290 foot auger we went an extra 70 feet. The new bottom was walls were 30" ABS pipe $84 per 10' section back in 1984

[@NAWPS]

Excellent content. Thank you from the low-life sponsor:Mortske fix it shop..

[@richardtruesdell8289]

You have a good attitude and I enjoyed this video and anything you will be working on, keep up the good work. The well owner should build up the top of the well about a foot to keep out dirt and muddy runoff.

[@tomswindler64]

Something different,nice to help out friends.truck was a good investment for you.good video as always.on to the next project 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@afberglund2764]

Your friends got themselves a reason to clean up a bit too that's good.