Using a 2" Trash Pump to Pump a MILLION Gallons!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

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[@bagermaster-club]

We use such a motor pump on a mini dredger to pump out bottom sediments in reservoirs, to clean berths and boathouses. We use a suction nozzle with a Bagermaster hydraulic jet with the motor pump.

[@bagermaster-club]

To avoid splashing water on yourself when filling through the plug, we put a tap there instead of a plug.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Beautiful property! That is a nice looking pond!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's down 6' from this video now. Like you, we have to solve the leakage, or send more water to it (or both)! The actual digging video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaGkq5mea7dgjqc Thanks for dropping by. Brad

[@ColeHenrich]

this guy seems awesome

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I look forward to too much water in the pond being my problem. I know that you know what I mean by that. Thanks for taking us a long

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Hey Brock. We got a ton of rain from Hurricane Nicholas that hit Texas last week so I was glad I pumped it down. I was out there yesterday and natural evaporation and seepage has it about a foot below that stake I put in the ground. Still nice and full!

[@A1986Ge1995]

Would be possible to set up a siphon system? I cannot determine the topography of the site but if the land is sloped away from the pond you could set up a 4 or 6 inches siphon and not have to burn gasoline to draw down the pond.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Right now the bigger problem is getting the pond to keep all the water it collects in the summer. More to come on this project! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@brianlotrean5160]

Looks like you need a Keyway leading into a swale. Use the swale soil to raise driveway/walking path.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It was a record rainfall year so we're going to take a wait and see approach to any overflow solution. Same with the walking path but knowing me, I'll get bored and dig out the pond more and move dirt just because it's fun! Thanks for the comment. Brad

[@petekinne2702]

Seems if you use a ditch witch and lay a pipe from your inlet to outlet, with a protective grate on the inlet, you could set it up to automatically drain off anything above the level you want, maintenance free.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Yes, a permanently installed overflow pipe would fix this but we're still evaluating the frequency that the pond gets this full. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@southernsafety9749]

Those pumps put out more volume at a low RPM. HIGH RPM will give you more pressure, but less volume. Drain pipe at dam would solve your problem.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

I'll keep the RPMs in mind if I ever have to pump it again. It's significantly lower now in November so I need to find a way to seal it to keep the water I capture. More to come on this project! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@nazeerkhan72]

Hey, great videos you are posting congrats. Tell me, how far your are staying from this property and how many km you have to travel to commute here, just wondering 🤔

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

The property is about 50 miles (80km) from our residence -- about a 1 hour drive. But stay tuned because we are editing some videos that will show a lot more progress recently. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@ycity.music87]

Build your road up with Clay dirt so when it filled up with water again it won't cover your road

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It was a record rainfall year for our area, so we don't expect the pond will be that full very often. We only pumped it down because we had concrete coming for a house slab and the concrete trucks will not drive through water. The water level is 4' lower than that picture because we haven't had significant rain this fall. Thanks for watching!

[@ycity.music87]

You need a drain area

[@ycity.music87]

So you want have to pump it

[@ycity.music87]

You still need a overflow drain area so when it overflow it will drain itself

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

You are not wrong!

[@ourtrailmixoflife2085]

So that fence is your property line and the water your pumping is draining across to the other side?.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Mary, thanks for watching. Water historically drained off our hill to the low area the fence bisects. If we hadn’t dug the pond, all the water in the pond would already be in that area.

[@mikemeazell5653]

Creat a spillway?

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We will once we need one....this was a one-time overflow event.