Moving A Big Water Tank on Top of Property for Gravity Fed Rain

In today's Vlog we move 1,000 gallon water tank uphill, can tomatoes and move our animals. See Below for links!
Support us on Patreon: / sowtheland
Podcast: https: ‪@Homesteadshoptalk‬
Online workshops for discount on meat chickens: sowtheland.com...
Azure Standard: bit.ly/2Ybzvwk
Use friend referral code: LorraineContreras2
Buy the ChickLift Here:
bit.ly/3nowvJs
Our Etsy Store: etsy.me/2PLE0sa
Subscribe to our Channel: bit.ly/3szsp4Y

[@dee2busy]

Coffee is a before, during and after chores for me.

[@domenicm3083]

It’s a must 😊❤

[@Rockoutwithyourlockout]

I know you probably won't see this but i just wanted to tell you that you have inspired us. We have a small homestead in WV and have planted fruit trees, berry bushes, have chickens and quail. Thank you for inspiring a life change. God bless.

[@SowtheLand]

Good to hear! Thank you for that. I really do appreciate it. So awesome!

[@FlokieLooney]

Where at in WV?! The misses and I have been looking at land near the Charleston area.

[@Rockoutwithyourlockout]

@FlokieLooney i am outside of morgantown. You can't go wrong down where you're looking though.

[@opalezell2166]

Where do you get a tank like your?

[@peterrowellranson8649]

🎉

[@rkthing55]

The four girl piggies are soooo cute. Never tired of watching them. 🐖 🐖 🐖 🐖

[@Big_Daddy_Don]

Coffee is the first chore at 5:30 am. If not, there will be a cranky Hen on the inside of the house. 🥰 ☕☕☕

[@debbieorazi2518]

Been living the podcasts. You should have the three wives do an occasional podcast about what they are up to as well.

[@Mekare40503]

I support this message as well! 🎉🎉🎉

[@carlaellison2447]

Yes!! I’ve thought this too while listening to the men talk & discuss!

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Can't wait to see how your water collection goes.

[@SowtheLand]

thank you! I hope it turns out good! cross your fingers for me. :)

[@keithhogan6997]

​@@SowtheLandyou've got our 🙏🏻🙏🏻 in lieu of 🤞

[@kebergify]

Those Kune Kune babies are just so stinkin cute. I love when they almost kiss the camera.

[@opybrook7766]

She'll fly up one day.😊. Zeek sounds like he is laughing 😅 very cute.

[@wendyburston3132]

It did sound like he was laughing at Jason's comment! 😂 Those pigs are so cute.

[@sharonbrown2352]

Now, I'm trying to talk hubby into 1K tank and he's telling me we should get a solar well put in down by the pond. Lorraine, those jars look amazing!

[@SowtheLand]

Good luck!

[@bananaannabakes7569]

The hubby says a breather hole on the top of the second blue water tank(or just loosen the screw down plug). It might not fill up at all without one. Love y'all!

[@SowtheLand]

yes, done. thanks

[@donaldmiller8629]

Yes , as the water goes in you need someplace for the air to go out. Otherwise the air pressure will keep the water from going in and filling the barrel.

[@tammyhealy8082]

Look up sprawled leg or commonly called “spay leg”. It may be still treated with an easy fix. Love your channel. ❤️from West Virginia.

[@pathoward5721]

Poor tiny Tim 😂

[@terryhenderson424]

We've connected all of our rain collection system containers at the bottom.

[@TheSkotgarrett]

Coffee first! Jason, for a backup to the mini truck, just hook up a lawn trailer to your mower. That way you can still haul fencing, water, feed, etc without having to lug that stuff around on foot. Cheers y’all!

[@richardroyles1423]

Works never done. God bless.

[@2ndSprings]

Zeke appearing to laugh at your joke was the funniest thing I saw all morning!

[@redshedacres]

Thank you two for the great big laugh at 4:11.

[@jasonhatfield4747]

For me, it's usually coffee FIRST, but sometimes, I just take the coffee outside with me. When the weather is nice, there's nothing better than walking around the farm checking on animals and plants with cool weather and a hot cup of coffee! :) I love that you are so focused on saving rain water! This is going to be a huge advantage in the future as climate change throws all kinds of surprises at us.

[@PRDreams]

You guys are a beautiful marriage. We only follow KZbinrs that have the life we aspire to have. We only surround ourselves with the marriages that we admire and yours is definitely one of them. May your union be always blessed. G&J

[@cherylbertolini3140]

I don't drink coffee or tea, just water and I have some before I go out to do chores:)

[@SowtheLand]

cool!

[@bellaloba2684]

My coffee and breakfast at 11 or 12pm after feeding chicken, cats am watering, harvesting / chores, etc and my 95 yr old mother taken care of!

[@SowtheLand]

very nice!

[@christinegallyer9918]

I really enjoy the realness of your youtube and its nice to see your daughter helping out with the camera but best of all you don't appear to work her into the ground ❤🙂

[@SowtheLand]

lol

[@lisanowakow3688]

My Mom would start drinking her coffee before, but would bring her cup out to the barn…and would loose it. One wintry day I was there when she found one, broke the ice off the top and drank it. Gives an iced coffee a new meaning.😂

[@lanebyron4097]

Roman's 8:28 That my go to when things don't go as planned.

[@cherylbertolini3140]

watermelons and pumpkins look great!

[@margaretbedwell3211]

I thought you sounded like you had a head cold, Lorraine. I am so sorry, hope it goes away quickly. A head cold in the summer is so miserable. Glad you were able to get the big barrel water saver. That will be a blessing for you as the years go by. Hope the mini truck gets fixed quickly as well, Jason. It doesn't take long to get used to having some conveniences, and in summer weather it is more like a necessity. Y'all stay cool and have a Blessed day.

[@kayrabey1344]

Zeek sounded like he was laughing when Jason said the piglets did take after him. Made me chuckle

[@jofarwell9744]

Kay I was going to comment the same thing! Jason always makes me chuckle--love his sense of humor and reactions to what life throws at him and his 'light bulb' life insights!

[@nancymweasel6561]

Coffee first and then after. LOL. Build a shed with a roof large enough to fill tank. Also, make a shed that does more than fill tank. I, too, used to run hoses down to paddocks when I was on a horse farm. I used splitters to connect hoses to all paddocks at once. Get better fast, Lorraine.

[@terryhenderson424]

First coffee begins upon waking the according to your questions - yes, yes, yes.

[@Minnesota_Mama_Bear]

Time to get the mower & trailer back out. 💚🌞

[@annduffy1356]

Would love to watch Lorraine process your produce! Always up for tips and tricks from other canners! Feel better soon!

[@johnmekan6464]

Agree, I need a different salsa recipe too! :)

[@debrezo58]

Lorraine your salsa looks amazing! Sorry to hear about your farm truck. Hopefully it will get fixed asap.

[@pamelacrowell2007]

Love the podcast!

[@SowtheLand]

hey thanks!

[@kevingilbert6242]

I drink my coffee before I go out for morning chores. I have a golf cart but I'm training a 11 week old Aussie to be my farm dog. I'm 64 and wish I had started homesteading sooner. Watching videos like yours and others my tool belt has grown five times what it was when I started. Thank you and God Bless you and your family!

[@clydedecker765]

You have plenty of trees and with tree fall and those dilapidated buildings you should be able to wrangle lumber for building a sawmill and a rain collector in one.

[@whitegrizzleySR]

Check your oil dip stick in the truck. If there is a blown head gasket you should see water and oil mix. Sometime if you just take the oil fill cap off you will se a white slime, that would be oil water mixing. Good luck.

[@keithhogan6997]

Yeah, chocloate milk is not fun to find 😕

[@caroleberthier]

Make it big enough to put two tanks under it will give you enough surface for water collection then later you can close it up put walls and a door for winter and spray foam inside keeps it from not freezing

[@Happyfarmgirl]

How about installing some permanent pipelines from your well, bringing up faucets along the way? Rent a Ditch Witch.

[@clarencewiles963]

Considering a hay barn with a roof. Water, hay storage, load and go downhill. And putting the tank on a stand to get more height. 😎

[@drewblack749]

Our little Tiny Tim. You are a poet at heart, Jason. God bless you and your beautiful farm.

[@horserangemtnfarm]

I don't think you can have enough backup. We have 4 diesel trucks and 3 went down at the same time.

[@SowtheLand]

damn

[@ericpl7227]

I was always taught the animals eat first! The coffee brews while I do chores!

[@shirleyj5885]

I'll put on coffee before chores. Most times I take my coffee with me while I do morning chores. That way I can just sit down and enjoy the peace of the morning and watch the animals do what they do. Before I move on to the garden. Once I walk back into the house it's game on, there is no sitting to enjoy and contemplate.

[@Miguel195211]

The first thing in the morning after brushing my teeth I prepare my coffee. ☕️

[@islandgardener158]

Have you got a dozen good sized trees you can cut down and us them to frame your shed. Metal roof for covering.

[@miephoex]

We love your personality and sense of humor. Faith and a sense of humor gets you through the rough times. God Bless You and Yours. 🙏💕

[@sandratorchia4803]

Jason, you and Lorraine, and precious Penelope are my favorite people on KZbin. I love the respect you have for each other and the respect you have for your animals. In turn, I think your viewers have tremendous respect and support for your family’s efforts. Thank you.

[@PattyPrice-tl7bc]

Build Tiny Tim a ladder to walk up to the roosting bar Wow thats a patch of pumpkin leaves Pigs doing a great job

[@gayebickle1725]

Maybe that roof you are planning near your water tank can hold a couple of solar panels.

[@patriciaelsberry8360]

I start my day with coffee. I always look forward to your videos, Enjoy the rest of summer.

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

4 toms and 1 hen that is a pretty good ratio for big turkey dinners hugssss

[@michaelripperger5674]

I was so worried when you strapped down the tank. I didn’t hear “that should hold it”! I was certain you did it off camera 🎥

[@mtower235]

I’ve got a hen with a messed up hip. She can’t roost neither. She does just fine laying on the ground. Shes 4 now and is the mother hen to young ones I incorporate

[@opybrook7766]

Either. Not neither 😃

[@Tiffythompson17]

I swear Zeke was laughing

[@SowtheLand]

hehe

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Love that lil truck. And your sense of humor lol. Nice seeing Lorraines handyworks in the kitchen. Nice to kno about that jumper. Piglets are so dang cute!!

[@mildredlash3163]

COFFEE is a must in our house at all hours of the day❤❤ love watching every thing you do❤❤❤

[@MJ-wz6jo]

White smoke is a head gasket. Coffee before chores.

[@MsCaterific]

Your pastures look AH-mazing!! Who knew your land would heal this quickly.

[@zodiactiller]

Lorraine you're looking great girl! Love seeing your kitchen side of the homestead.

[@MD-ye2tg]

4.5” of rain will more than fill that tank with a roof structure that size. I have a 2500 gallon tank off my barn and attached lien to roof ( 30x60 ) and fill the tank with a little over 1 inch of rain.

[@keithhogan6997]

Nice! 😁👍 With the rain we get up here with just over 5½" catching 10k gallons is a breeze. Dare I dream it? lol

[@angelzhomestead]

Before, during and after chores.

[@sappir26]

Maybe you could build a small ramp for the little grey chicken to go up onto a lower roosting bar.

[@shilpihalder2133]

Before you invest in expensive lumber for building a rain catchment shed, may I suggest just putting four posts and hanging a turp or a plastic sheet between. You can make a hole in the centre and put a drum under it to catch rainwater. That will give you an idea of how large you have to make your catchment roof

[@pizzaguy3645]

Jason, Go get a 30 x 60 tarp and string it up to catch water. Tie it to trees or put in some posts to tie it to, then lay a long 2 x 4 down the middle of it to direct the water into the tank. Another way would be to bury the tank then lay the tarp out on the ground funneled into the tank. Make a video of the project and remember to thank the Pizza Guy. Much Love from Nikiski, Alaska.

[@barbc3829]

We made our chicken a low level (6 inches high) portable roost just 2 blocks of wood and a 2 by 4 for roosting. She does great and is out of the wet grass at night.

[@Veemack21]

Coffee first if I’m not coming back in the house. A lot of the times I’ll make breakfast for the whole family make my coffee then head out!

[@SowtheLand]

I totally understand. good job!

[@MegaAaronlee]

I lost it on the “our little tiny Tim” 😂

[@shadegarden7375]

Zeke is the BOMB!! His talking is so sweet!

[@lindasuerussell4398]

Bees and Wasps use tree sap to make propolis , which they use to seal their nest cracks and it is antibacterial. the wasps have a nest somewhere within miles of their foraging. New Bee keeper here, I've been reading up on them.

[@janetwithers7427]

I love the big water storage tank. That is security. The canning looks great. Yum. 💞

[@SowtheLand]

Thanks so much

[@linnsoltwedel]

Build a little ramp for the little chicken to get up.

[@Sewtired]

I was thinking another trip to the mini truck sales lot would be fun. Maybe try out a firetruck.

[@reginathompson9350]

Lorraine isn't the only one sick, prayers for her. We all thought we had allergies turns out we have bronchitis. Looking to start our own water catching. I've been canning for 3 months now and up to 2000+. Only thing we have left is okra and sweet potatoes. The fall planting is going in the greenhouse.

[@janicew6222]

I had a chick born with 'spraddle' leg, it is a real condition. All these years, only ever had one. She grew up, did well, laid eggs and while she looked funny, did great. Sadly, she was killed by a dog (along with a few others.). Don't stress over her, she will do great.

[@ryokolynn6948]

Suggest you to put the 1.000 gallon big container for the workshop area as you can see so much rain water wasted around it's surrounding roof area dripping into the ground.

[@terryhenderson424]

A 16'x30' should capture 1000 gallons pretty quickly with the heavy rainfall ypu have. It should also replenish woth ypur shorter yet more intense rains. Do be sure to allow for an automatic overflow.

[@keithhogan6997]

2" of rain on the 480ft² should yield just shy of 600 gallons, so catching 1000 gallons will be a breeze!

[@festorfamine]

You have trees, get a tarp, tie it to the trees, use it to collect and funnel rainwater to the tank.

[@SowtheLand]

Great idea, but I don’t want my land to look like tent city

[@dianecharles881]

Great job Jason on trying to catch water further on your property!, love the podcasts! Loraine they look amazing!

[@keithhogan6997]

CONGRATS on the bulk tank! 😁👍 1" of rain off of 1000ft² of roof will yield approx. 600 Gallons of water 😎

[@nikitavanhoose405]

You should've just got a John Deere Gator side by side and called it a day. A good side by side will do everything that little junky truck will do, and so much more, and most importantly be more reliable and not break down after 4 short months. You can get one with just as big of a bed, plus you can also get flatbed, or walled trailers to pull behind which gives even more room for hauling stuff. Also the side by side is going to do much better in off road conditions, some of these things will literally climb a tree. Now yes you can take these little trucks out on roads and highways much more easily, but I don't know why you would even want too, other than just for kicks and to get people looking and asking questions lol.

[@SowtheLand]

gators are too boring...mini trucks 4EVA

[@marysidle5132]

I have a chicken that as a chick got stuck in a waterer, as a result had difficulty with her leg going straight out. She is ok now, but cannot roost. I have a ramp to the nesting box and a board laying in the nest for her to 'roost' on. She still has her struggles, but is my best egg layer. She is now a year old.

[@minawhitford3135]

oh how i want to help this chi ken She is A fighter.

[@johnthomas5806]

thanks...my ex use to can over 200 quarts of tomatoes each year..if we did not eat all of them we gave to family..

[@jills5939]

Clean shave looks 18 years younger.

[@Kepharocks]

Love your stuff Jason. I wish y'all lived closer to Florida.

[@trippnbilly7130]

You could save on lumber by building your roof with logs. You have plenty of trees and it would look way cooler with logs

[@zxsma]

OMG it sounded like Zeke was laughing at your joke.

[@camicri4263]

So funny, zeeck it seems that was laughing when you said that they didn't take after him (being patient 😂! Oh man, sorry about your track, now when is so hot.❤🤗 Lorain, get well soon 🤗

[@patrickwilshire2778]

I am a coffee during chores and then forgetting coffee in some random place for half of it to go cold sort of person. Side benefit, if you forget it in the sun , it stays warm.

[@elneedah3456]

Moving onto bigger thing 👏👏👏👏 now that’s a water tank!

[@nicklocicero3974]

Like the water tank idea. collect water from some sort of shed or pole barn that is shade for animals and storage/work area for you. Maybe some large solar panels to help charge the batteries for electric fencing. Coffee first thing for me all year round😀😀

[@judyspaulding3727]

Coffee before! About six years ago, I bought a used Toyota Tacoma 1998 with less than 80,000 miles. Good trucks if it is owned by a retired couple!!!!

[@pamelamurphy4765]

Jason, you have a whole forest that you can harvest trees from. Cedar trees do really well for your poles for a pole barn/lean-to structure.

[@popmarbles6980]

Hook a tarp up in the trees with bungees down to drain water into tank temporary. I think that would work. If does send me a dime. Larry

[@elizabethbishop1882]

I ❤ to see canning. Almost a lost art.

[@heatherk8931]

❤i have a couple sips, go feed and water the chickens, space out watching them and their dynamics, then go in and reheat lol. The splayed legged chickens might have happened if they were on the surface of your brooder because its slick = no traction.. which can cause that. Ask me how I know😢

[@shelleypoole6415]

Awe, little Tiny Tim ( or Tina ) needs a ramp to help it up to its roost. ❤ Looking forward to how you install the watering barrel.

[@lindahubbs8146]

Jason, gotta have coffee before chores, all year!

[@pampilgrim2274]

Hi, Jason and Lorraine! Your videos are both informative and entertaining. I truly enjoy them.

[@SowtheLand]

Glad you like them!

[@alfaq654]

Jason - have you ever thought about doing controlled burns in your timber? I think it could help you, and the land, a lot.

[@wendyburston3132]

A sip of water then of to check on all the plants! Then a cuppa tea and breakfast or brunch depending on how long I'm out there.