First major SPRING PUMP MISTAKE!

[@cheryladams7945]

Your hillbilly ingenuity has been quite impressive over the years. I have been amazed at what you and your boys can accomplish. 😃

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thank you! We're just trying to get the job done!

[@kenthorsen4558]

It's been a very dry fall and winter here. My spring is still going but not like in years past. We definitely need moisture to get our spring recharged. It's amazing how powerful frozen water is ! Hope you have a great day.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It is crazy how much of an impact weather can have. We finally have moisture here!

[@nelseshaver2679]

That tapered thread was working against you. We had two water holes dry up this summer and a stock pond was down to 2-2.5 feet before the last couple weeks when now the stock pond is full and the other two water holes are holding water again. We have a wet weather creek that hasn't had water flowing for about a year but its trying to flow again. North Giles county TN. We had our well tested by a lab after we drilled it but we use home test kits and ph. strips every spring since then. Your water is likely clean. Back when I was fishing the Cumberland river from 109 bridge up to Gainsboro area, that water was the cleanest water around. There was never any consumption limits posted for those waters. That's been twenty years plus. I use to hunt up and down the river and I enjoyed the crappie, sauger and walleye fishing. Have a good one Micah.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Wow! You have fished the same waters I’ve fished! I’ve been fishing there roughly 25 years!

[@barryrankin587]

At my first job after high school in the 80’s, we use to cash our check at a bar/restaurant and they had a sign that said “If you don’t have time to do it right the first time, where are you gonna fine time to do it again.” 40+ years later, I still try to live by that rule. But as you know, sometimes we don’t. 😁

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

That’s absolutely true!!!

[@TheSwaffordHomestead]

The manual pipe threader is nice to have around! I 'm still using my grandfathers ! I 'm glad you got it going again!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Definitely! That's the way to get the job done! Thanks so much!!

[@LeroyBrown-zx3qj]

My spring was down to a trickle. Was worried about freezing. (Gravity flow) Thank goodness for the moisture!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Yes indeed! It came just in time!

[@thecamocowboyoutdoors5693]

With me, often times a job that should take 20 minutes takes all day. I'm not a fan of galvanized fittings either. Some of the old water systems around here had galvanized because they were cheap. Everytime i had to change one out, i use brass. A lot more money but at least they will last. Have a good day my friend.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks so much! I’ll be using brass or stainless I hope!

[@fldays6798]

Life's little lessons thanks for sharing keep the cameras rolling from Florida

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks Ken!

[@AaricHale]

I'm glad to see you were able to get it fixed ! Did you guys get ice or snow from this past storm ? Alex went out and spread his food plot seed right before the snow so we will see how his frost seeding does in a few months. Thanks for sharing and have a great day !

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Very little snow….. but maybe some is on the way!

[@duncand5148]

@@AaricHaleIm thinking of trying some frost seeding myself. I’m going to try frost seeding right on top of the snow. They tell me that’s what they do up north.

[@duncand5148]

Have you ever done it before? It makes perfect sense. I’m thinking when the snow melts, and the ground thaws, the seed will sink into that top layer of mud. I need to overseed my pecan orchard where I grow ladino clover for barrel silage. With the dry weather, the crabgrass smothered a good bit out. Then the fall was so dry, I couldn’t get any planted.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

@ I’ve never actually done it in this big frost we have now but it frost heavy afterwards last year on the hillside.

[@duncand5148]

@ I’m going to try it. If I can get one cutting, it’s enough ground to make 9-10 barrels. Then if weather permits I can reseed the whole thing in the fall properly. Drought is hard on ladino clover. It probably didn’t help that I mowed the tar out of it just before the dry weather hit trying to get those last few barrels of silage. 🤣

[@dukapaducha]

Good video McGie, regards the water testing you might go ahead and do it, was a Coldwater creek that fed water for the folks that lived in the St. Louis area. Creek area was used as a dumping ground for radio active waste from the Manhattan project back in the WWII days, folks have had and still have severe medical problems with the aftermath. And here you live where the TVA was a major part of the project.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I'll keep that in mind! Thanks for the heads-up!

[@meliciarichards9249]

Good morning hopefully by the end of the video you show us how to resolve the issue to the pump!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You got it!😊

[@koleab]

I'm a fan and always interested in your ability to repair/engineer solutions. However, as great as the ram-pump is, from now until spring, I believe you'll have to almost camp out there with all the freezes coming. I don't know how, but perhaps, with your friend who you got the design and pump from, you might be able to come up with an upgrade that would allow for freezing and/or self-cut off/de-connect during a sudden freeze?

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I’m in the process of hoping the weather warms back up!🤣🤣🤣

[@jackcottrell3891]

Always learning!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

We definitely are! 😜

[@duncand5148]

Good morning. Brother I thank you for being transparent. Actually that’s one of your attributes that drew me to this channel. And thank you for making the statement “it pays to do it right the first time.” I’m nearing 60 and that still hasn’t quite set in. 😂 Hopefully it will one day. 🤷🏽 I appreciate you brother. 💯

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks for the kind words!! I appreciate it! 🙏 Sometimes we just don’t know what the right way is until we experience it!🤣🤣🤣

[@duncand5148]

@ While that may be true in some regard, my problem is I hate making that dreaded trip into town. 😂😂🤣🤣

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You and me both! It’s so much more convenient to just rig it good enough for the time being! Duct tape, bungee cords and vice grips have been used!🤪🤪😂😂😂😂

[@duncand5148]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures 🤣🤣🤣Exactly!!! 🤣🤣🤣 How’s the weather holding out in your next of the woods? 13”, cold and windy here. Can’t wait for the wind to die down. I want to go walking the hedgerows and the woods. Love doing that after a snow.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It’s 23° here looking for a high of 28° with a low tonight of 10°……….. gonna be cool🥶🥶🥶

[@stevehoover16]

That's good for now.I'll come back later and fix it right. That's me. Thanks for thanks for the video. 😂😂😂😂

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I hear ya! 😜😂

[@nickharcrow5697]

Would love to have a dipper of that spring water

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

It’s good stuff!

[@lesliebyrum8934]

Now you got to pray that the pipes won't freeze

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Yes!

[@briankubik5041]

So black pipe corrodes also but galvanized pipe corrodes less cause on the zinc coating. Probably better to run it in copper but you would need to be pretty wealthy to buy that at a size you probably need. In the days before they used copper pipes as drain pipes. Didn't see many homes that must have been in wealthy areas? Blue is for water yellow is for gas red didn't know they had that one have to look that one up.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Yes. I’d go with stainless steel if I had that kind of money 💰 😎

[@Timothymcdermott-qr3mo]

gday micah how are you friend sorry i m late to watch had to do a night driving lesson with one of my boys as usual great video have a blessed day tim

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

You are not late at all my friend! Thank you!

[@dennisschickling2249]

Nice Work. I'm glad that you got it Fix. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks!

[@dodgeman4046]

I really like that water system great to be able to pump without electricity but as a plumber of 20+ years get rid of that black pipe even if you use pvc the rust from that black iron is gonna give that pump alot of grief also not great for you to be drinking

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Thanks for the plumbing advice! I should have thought of that! Maybe I’ll try stainless!

[@joemisak7925]

Flow should go through the nut side first lol Not sure it matters just always did it that way plumbing lol Pretty sure you lost your taper when you cut the threads off

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I’m guessing you’re right! I’ll definitely give you lots of laughs if you see me do plumbing 😅

[@bigtupholsterygardeningbee4170]

😊

[@MrDknuckle]

"how did I let this happen" you are human Brother we all make boo-boos "will it happen again " probably not you know what needs to be done now -- hows the saying go ? fool me once - shame on you -- fool me twice shame on me -- McGie says there will be no shame in his game ( with that pump in cold temps any how ) -- good vid -- thanks

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

I’m still learning 😛😂

[@HighVerbal]

Micah.. You still came out ahead , Son!! .. Most peoples would call the Plumbers , and then go take out a Bank$Loan beefore the plumbers arrived

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

The bank just laughs at me when I go there….. so I just work 🤣

[@HighVerbal]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures 😆😅 .. just so long as YOU have the LAST laugh 🤣😂

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

@HighVerbal Oh I laugh right along with them 🤣🤣🤣

[@HighVerbal]

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures HAWWWW!!! .. Nothing beats a Group LAUGH

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Especially if the Baconator is in on it!😂🤣😂🤣

[@thomaslapp6029]

Nothing wrong with hillbilly ingenuity. You need snow and rain.

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

We finally got it! Thanks!