It didn't look this BIG in the Picture! Massive Cistern Tank For New Building

Very Busy Day! We used the Kubota KX057-4 Excavator and MX 5400 Tractor to dig and prep a massive hole to place a giant 39,000 lb Cistern Tank for the New Building. This tank came from Key Precast in Chicora PA and Holds 4,000 gallons of water. If you need a tank, septic or cistern give them a call. Info below
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We live in Western Pa. and Have around 100 Acres of Land, About 1/2 is ours the rest is my moms, We have 4 kids and one grandchild, 3 Golden Retrievers and one Cat. We enjoy working on our property and making improvements. We sell firewood and soon will be selling hardwood lumber.

[@georgecrawford3051]

Now that is a PROFFESSIONAL crew. Tons of concrete handled gently and smoothly and not in a big hurry because they want to do it right and once.

[@TheChief3102]

Glad to see supervisor Ty on the job making sure Pap got it right!! Have a day!

[@skroggy66]

That tank is huge, great job. Nothing better then having the right equipment to get the job done.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

That’s a TANK !! That will hold some water for your use. Great job and thanks for sharing with us. Fred 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

[@dougsmith9099]

Square hole mike from the drone it looks like u could put a framing square in that corner nice job

[@michaelmijatovich8983]

Mike I see it comes in 2 parts what prevents the tank from leaking in the middle seam ? And will you filter the water 💧 when you use it for the Shower?

[@augustreil]

@@michaelmijatovich8983, They put on perimeter gaskets on two sections at 10:35. Have no idea about the filters.

[@vernonsmith9051]

Fantastic job Mike. I was a construction inspector for 38 years and I know quality workmanship when I see it. That was beautiful, from site preparation to setting the tank. Good job!

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

With concrete walls that thick, people might think you're building an underground bunker like they have for the big politicos! 💪 Awesome looking!

[@allanulen3809]

that was a very interesting video. it's nice that you try to support local businesses.

[@Willy12927]

I remember as a kid watching a family have a cistern installed. They actually built it on site. After they dug the hole they would they would pour a concrete floor, then they would build the walls with cement blocks and finally pour the concrete top. I also remember that every once and a while they would have to drain and re seal the blocks. What an improvement these solid tanks make.

[@patrickhathaway6178]

Love seeing hardworking family business folk. Thanks.

[@davidedwards8033]

Mike's favorite phrase is "believe it or not!"

[@nickjm37fordel1]

Looking at the ground and hearing the tank will be here in a few hours, that would make me very nervous. I would have been digging days ago. Mike, I don't know how you can do that :-))

[@LaddGardner4]

I've watched every ODWM video, from day one, and this is the best yet. Outstanding storytelling, with solid instructional content. The drone shots; the fast-forward-digging, the leveling of the dirt and pit foundation with gravel, the choreography of the boom-work and tank placement; the aeriel overview; Hanna and Ty supervising; the professionalism of Key Precast; the importance of reserve water capacity --- EVERYTHING was done with flair and perfect execution.

[@augustreil]

The size of the arms and cylinders of the lifting mechanism for the tank halves were beyond huge. Thumbs up !

[@musicmandrummer]

You are really making good use of your excavator purchase. It's already been paying for itself! Great Video

[@mikemcguire8351]

I can tell the fellows setting the tank have been there and done that and got tee shirts to prove it. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇸

[@badcat4707]

Good morning Hunter ;-) and family too ;-)

[@marclauzon1882]

The delivery trucks are way cool. Ten tons swinging around.

[@rphiliprogers]

Good morning everyone. 46º in Kansas City now. Rain is coming in today, probably head to the Stihl store to catch up on some work. Stay safe, be humble & kind and have a day.

[@marcuswhite3628]

Good morning back to you Phil!

[@DragonflyAcres2022]

Good morning Phil

[@HotRodDave]

That's a BIG tank. 4K Gal. Will give you endless water for that shop.

[@wessummerville5700]

Been using Key's precast my self over twenty years The best tank's around Wes Summerville from Clarion PA

[@orangetractorguy8201]

Enjoyed watching the install while I sit here in NE CT where its snowing and up to 6 inches of snow is expected...crazy!

[@TonkaFire2019]

Wait they’re saying up to 6 inches!

[@bobcriss600]

Maybe these guys could make a riser type of a cement tube for a spillway for your pond.

[@brianhina8538]

Love the Drone footage

[@franksalyards7663]

That is one big tank you should have plenty of water for the wedding and everything else good to see Ty back on the job and supervising

[@waynepearson2160]

nice job Mike .Well organized and well executed.

[@joeyshofner639]

I would love to see how that tank was made, it’s huge.

[@nohomenomad1427]

Nice fellow! I do as much business with family-owned businesses as I possibly can...its what makes America great!!!!

[@stevemiller4148]

Holy cow, now that’s a water tank! Great idea for water supply to the barn!!!!!👍🏻💪🏻👏🏻

[@garylemay8905]

Been a subscriber for sometime now am now addicted what I can not understand is the 12 or 13 dislikes almost as soon as a video is posted what are they expecting cat videos ! o

[@daytonafuntim]

Morning! My eyes lit up at that George Jones reference in the intro music! Lol. Well done on the tank, Morgans! Have a day!

[@bigjim5723]

so thats who sings that song -huh. great intro too i thought! thanks for letting us know who sang the song.

[@LongBinh70]

That's what she said... I'm so jealous of your easy-digging shale. I can't go more than 18" without hitting boulders or ledge. The good news is the water is great, and we've never run out. In fact, I took the well cap off to check the level with a string and weight and the water was right there - three feet below the rim! Drought? What drought?

[@lesmitchell542]

that is a big tank thought it was your new swimming pool lol

[@marcuswhite3628]

...the tank will be here in a couple of hours...😳 I would have been VERY nervous that I would have run into problems! This was textbook! It went off without a hitch! Glad we are 1 step closer to the the end of this project! The pool is almost here Melissa (& Hunter)! Marcus from Chesapeake VA.

[@jamesdearinger3674]

WOW! Big tank. Our church put in a cistern a few years back and it is way plenty big enough at 2,500 gallons.

[@andylucas6407]

How do they seal the tank I thought concrete was porous

[@lonniechartrand]

Great job to all involved! Mike on the digging and the tank crew on installation! Have a day!!!

[@jacknevitt7384]

That tank is mammoth! Since you’ll be filling it with rainwater, will you need to treat the water in any way prior to using it for bathing?

[@johnsadler8637]

I think he mentioned buying a truck full of potable water.

[@evilbrat5376]

Like the way those driver/operators worked, no messing around. Pulled in & dropped in the hole and scooted. Nice operation and family owned. Gee Mike - isn't that box a "Little SMALL?" Only 39,000 lbs! That be a small swimming pool there for the family, ya think Melissa? Now comes the fun filling in and leveling the hole ya dug. Have a safe day.

[@holymoly6829]

Well Mike you certainly don’t do things by half measures “If you’re having one Get a big un” 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍👍

[@OneEyeCustoms]

How do you keep the water in there from getting skunky? It is a water holding tank correct?

[@KillingerUSA]

Am I the only one trying to figure out how the tank wont leak at the seem?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Two strips of thick sealant applied on top of the bottom section, then the 19,000 lb top section sits on it

[@KillingerUSA]

@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans I was figuring some sort of sealant. Thanks!

[@buckwheaton129]

Your Schedule40 piping will settle at a different rate than the tank will, so when you bring one to the tank, use a coupling that can flex. On my septic tank outflow, I put a one foot piece of silicone truck radiator hose to correct a pipe that moved over the prior 25 years. This movement sheared the Schedule 40 connection and resulted in the whole contents of the lagoon coming out near the tank. So lesson learned. Too rigid an interface is asking for cracks and leaks long after the grade has been restored.

[@russellbowman8051]

That was Awesome!! Reminded me back in the day when I was an operator we excavate the hole and set are precast tanks our self for septic systems and what not!! 😊 I apsolutly love the drone footage!! 👍👊

[@terrymcgillicuddy8056]

That's one of the bigger tanks I've seen 👍

[@pneumatic00]

That's one hella crane-truck placing that cistern. Talk about the right tool for the job.

[@timidater4803]

Mike digs better than some of the pros did that I worked with!

[@Scrambler49]

Wow! That I a BIG ONE! I am living in Colombia, S.A. All of the homes and buildings have cisterns most of the time they are on the roof so the house is gravity fed. Our house has 2 - 1500 liter molded tanks on the roof and when it rains heavy in the mountains the river that feed the town will be full of silt and over load the sediment ponds and filters so we can run out of water if it takes more then one day for the city to clean the system and get the water flowing again.

[@toddreynolds8875]

Good vid. We excavate em for a living. Most ive set on one septic system. Is five. 40,000 gallon concrete tanks. 64 trailer trucks to bring the tanks pieces to site. And 300 ton crane. Big hole i think we were. 100 feet long about 70 feet wide. And 16 feet deep. When there that big you gasket them and bolt them together side ways. Like a box culvert. Sometimes we will use fiberglass tanks. But there crazy expensive , i have photos of my deere 330 setting a 40,000 gallon fiberglass. Huge looking. Dont way much.

[@fleminj2pa]

Videos can be deceiving but it looked like the tank was sitting substantially higher than I would have expected. How much dirt will be on top of it when backfilled?

[@augustreil]

3ft

[@PabloP169]

Still, a few jobs to go before you can even fill around it, such as plugging the lifting holes maybe and getting your inlet and outlet piping plumbed in. Lots of fun stuff to do.

[@johnsadler8637]

Were those lifting holes or steel loops? I’m watching on a phone so wasn’t positive but I thought they were loops.

[@huckmiller1971]

Mike, the second truck had a Hiab Crain on it ! There the ones that built my log loader ! Log Lift loader , made in Sweden ! That was a fun video !

[@tommyordoyne7461]

Nice cistern. 😉 Dig a tunnel to it and it could be a safe room. Have a productive day.

[@johnsadler8637]

Good morning! Awoke to a drizzly morning here on the farm, and let OWTM entertain me during breakfast as the rain tapered off. I’m hoping it stays dry enough I can cut up and move the tree that fell on the fence. If not, there’s a couple of front wheel bearings that need the play replaced out of them. And a chainsaw that needs a couple of nicks filed out of the slot so my new chain fits. Like several other commenters, I was impressed by how close to arrival Mike let this excavation slide! Just shows that not only does Mike know what he’s doing, he knows how long it will take, and he’s good enough it doesn’t take very long. It was a more involved process that I had anticipated - I had thought the pile wouldn’t be so large it would have to be bailed farther away. I also hadn’t thought about the need to level the truck’s approach. Obviously Mike had. Impressive, and really clear from the drone view. By the way, Mike, your technique of dragging the top of a pile back before trying to lift was employed about a dozen times yesterday, on a topsoil pile, a pile of base rock, and a pile of crusher run. You taught this old dog a new trick, and I thank you for it. Hi Hunter! And Ty too!

[@johnsadler8637]

What must be a truism. If there’s a chainsaw running on a day chilly enough to need a jacket, it’s hanging on a limb or tractor or pickup nearby. 😄 I wish I was closer to you Woodmizer or one of its cousins. That dead snag I just cut off the fence has rot in the sapwood but the heartwood is about as solid as it gets. The butt log is still 20” at the base and probably 16” where it forked, after almost 40’ of dead straight. Those diameters are almost entirely heartwood. The logger working our place has already checked for other dead trees - the sawmills won’t mess with dead wood. Too bad.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great addition to the project.

[@thomasyerbey337]

WOW Mike 🇺🇲 that's going to be nice your getting it done another great video Mike 🇺🇲

[@HeavyIronAcres]

Great video! Wrong song though... You should be playing "smooth operator". Haha. Seriously though, I appreciate how fluid you've become on the excavator controls compared with a couple months ago. Nice to see the progression.

[@daveseaver6337]

super jealous not only of your barn but your excavating skill. looking good around there.

[@bryanblood7063]

After digging that hole you now dont have to do the disclaimer on not being a pro at digging. That was right on. That tank was a lot bigger than I though it was gonna be. Great video

[@davidmorse8432]

Glad to see everything went well with the installation. That's a well made tank, one of the best I have seen. It could be used as a storm shelter when they put the community water system in.

[@themovecrew7201]

Very cool! Great shots from drone. We have a cistern but didn’t get to see go in so this was nice to watch. Interesting to see the water stop in between tank, actually was thinking tank would be a single piece but I guess at that weight probably not feasible. Keep up the good work as that special day is fast approaching.

[@michaelmcmahon7347]

Precision digging! IMPRESSIVE

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

NICE! You won't run out of water with that tank! Always use the pool as a backup! 😂

[@bobbennett3153]

The pool with with a lid looks great

[@billmorris2613]

Good morning from SE Louisiana 16 Apr 21.

[@nyjohn12]

Had the county run a drain pipe (for a new storm drain on the road) through my backyard to alleviate ice on the road. During the job a backhoe broke the leech tank for my septic system. It was the type of backhoe typically used for road work. They kept driving over it until it was crushed. Can't compare it to your tank because I stayed away from it because of the stink. The county replaced the tank.

[@jeffhartmann2469]

Pretty neat to watch but I think it would have gone much faster if you would have let Ty use his shovel. I’d say he could have supervised the whole operation too.

[@MrTrikidiki]

Another bell ringer Morgan's. I ALWAYS like the overhead view. Will you ever consider capturing some of the water off that big roof. I'd suspect you'd be well served, the tanks could be kept full and after minimal plumbing there are no more costs.

[@billymoore5759]

Wow right off the bat, I'm loving the intro music.

[@suebolasevich123]

Looks big

[@terrygroce1594]

That is one big 39000 lbs tank.

[@rogerkerkmann]

Wow Ty's got a big shovel now going to need a stunt double!!👍😁🙄

[@thomasstrout1738]

Did you even run into one boulder during the excavation??? If I dug a hole like that here in NH the number of boulders I would dig out would build a stone wall a hundred feet long.

[@007twm]

That was some great filming and action. Thanks for sharing.

[@intheoutdoorswith4seasonsf]

Oh wow! We were only off by 600#! Not to shabby for a guess on the weight! That tank is HUGE!

[@1944chevytruck]

WOW! BIG HOLE!... tanks 4 video. be kind.

[@philsmock4943]

Phil here from NE Indiana. That tank is HUGE!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@lorallamb2673]

Melissa that tank is huge, are you "Sure" you need a swimming pool too?? LOL Good job everyone! It's always best to have the head supervisor TY on location when doing this type of endeavor!!!

[@norbertbreinig7535]

I do not know if you want to use this but in Michigan we use P stone to fill cistern tanks summer 8 feet deep 6 feet wide and we’ve done many of them P stone doesn’t need to be compacted the compacts itself so we never compact that stuff and we use it to add underneath the concrete in a basement of a house that’s new anywhere that we need to have compaction we use P stone it’s cheap and it’s easy to use

[@dodgeman658]

Looks like finish grade is going to be tight especially with 3ft of fill on top of tank? But it looks like you know what your doing. Mike growing up thats what we had for water before we got a well drilled used spring water for drinking and rain water for washing clothes and taking showers.

[@davidmorse8432]

It looks like the hole should have been about 2 foot deeper to me.

[@steverosenbaum2469]

Awesome video Morgans! 2 questions for you. 1) could you credit the musicians in comments so I can support them as well? 2) What are you going to do in regards with treatment in keeping the the water potable? Am a fan. Subscribed around mid # 800 videos. Working my way through the earlier videos too.

[@edmc755]

GREAT MUSIC AND VIDEO

[@gbsbill]

Thanks for sharing this day, Mike. It looks very busy for you in the excavator and then managing the drone. P.S. I like the drone shots that are not directly down. when you have an angle on the scene I seem to be able to get the dimensions better, when directly down it confuses my sense of distance. It's a good thing you have the laser level. It did not look that low but then with the tank in place, I can finally see it. Have a Great Day.

[@WindowGeek1]

Now that’s a big tank! 😅

[@MattFoushee]

Forgot to put in the bottom drain, filtration plumbing and the tiki bar.

[@donbowersock9564]

Dang, massive tank

[@josephpedone2004]

WOW!!! That was impressive and my estimate guess was way off... Good morning Morgan family ☕️

[@frankfoust1037]

I have some relation that lives up in Marysville Kansas. And they have an old cistern that is roughly about 12,000 gallons. And it gets it water off of the rainwater is what they get it off of. But it’s right straddles the house.

[@richardyoung7731]

Need to get one of those trucks in kubota orange. Supervisor Ty approves this message 👍✌️❤️🙏

[@brucebello2049]

Great video, well done Mike

[@ralphjelomono9068]

If you were to dig a hole like that here in low country SC it would fill with water about as fast as you dig!!. Beautiful job and cool tank

[@nathancooksey6389]

GOOD JOB BY ALL HAVE A GOOD AND SAFE ONE

[@robertmoran9886]

Could you add CC to your videos? Thanks!

[@philbremenkamp7158]

Is there a pressure tank that I am not seeing just wondering how you are going to build pressure to make the water flow or do you build pressure to in the cistern tank itself?

[@evilbrat5376]

Submersible pump - no pressurization of tank to supply water to building.

[@robertsnyder5193]

I never mentioned them I figured you had already considered them. I drive past there all the time when I seen the key on the door I knew where you got that tank, cool. Blessings all

[@onecargaragehotrods9192]

Wow now that’s a tank not messing around with that one

[@DragonflyAcres2022]

Nice septic family company . Thank you for sharing

[@rcote1234]

Nice job. Good use of the drone.

[@DoubleA3]

Love the editing (syncing up the shot of Melissa with the part of the song mentioning a wife). Love the drone shot. I think I love the new mics Love the channel! Thanks for taking the time to share you day with us, Morgans! Hi Hunter, I hope you have a great day!!

[@phinney4398]

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