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[@FarmallFanatic]

I never realized how lucky we were to have ponds and creeks the cows could drink from until now

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

shew....man I tried to do the right thing and am just paying for it. Would have been so easy to just fence in the creeks and let the cows drink from them. I'm trying to do the right thing and it's costing me big time!

[@stevensaxon8888]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer can you add extra tanks on top of the hill& run water hose from the pump at the creek up to the tanks?

[@FarmallFanatic]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I know...different day in age man

[@cpmartin2007]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I may be an idiot here for asking but why shouldn't you let them drink from the crick?

[@flynnclement3254]

I have been doing that kind of work on my farm for 50 years and now you are just getting a taste of what we go through and just do the best you can do and enjoy it because I enjoy the work every day

[@mdb777exec]

Josh, I too learned I can’t turn my grazing into an overnight success like Greg Judy’s. It took him years to do it. We Watch the videos and we think we can do it overnight. It takes time and I have learned that I can only do it myself one day at a time just like you said in this video. You’re doing a great job Josh don’t get discouraged and don’t stop keep doing keep moving and keep pressing on. We’re enjoying watching you and sharing with you and Mrs StonyRidge. You’ve become our friend and we enjoy watching you keep up the good work. Monte

[@aspendell209]

On the ram pump, the air chamber tends to emulsify the air within into the water moving through. This can make the air volume less and less until it's all just full of water, and you lose all pressurization. If the water feed is from a creek the emulsified air in the creek tends to replenish the air in the chamber and keep it at equilibrium. But if you have a still body of water you are drawing from, it may not have enough air to keep the air chamber topped off. Unscrew the air chamber and dump all water. This may need to be done weekly until you come up with an improved design.

[@normalguy1232]

Hey Stoney you can still mob graze and move water easily. Arrange your paddocks in a grid. Get used pickle barrels and cut them in half. Make sure the plug for the bung seals and doesn’t leak. Then put two of your half barrels at each point where paddocks share corners. Park your water trailer at a high point in your pasture. Run a hose long enough to reach the half barrels with a float check valve which you can attach with screws and cheap brackets easily in the barrels. Keep a short siphon hose so you can transfer remaining water from one barrel to the other so you can move the empty one easily into the corner of the paddock you want to use and siphon out the water from the barrel in the corner of the prior paddock while you move the hose and float check valve.once you have the brackets permanently in place inside the barrels, it is just seconds with a cordless drill to move the hose and float valve.

[@littlemogocreek]

Josh, you are looking tired mate but think of this, what would you rather be tired from, sitting at a desk all day or working on the farm and improving your property? Mate, you are doing an awesome job and at the same time, educating and inspiring others. The grass is not greener on the other side...you got the life man. Keep up the hard work, I for one REALLY appreciate it and especially you sharing it all. Thanks buddy.

[@jondaniel540]

I do like this kind of video Josh. Sorry for your water problems. Thanks for honestly sharing with us.

[@tiffanyguynn8852]

I used 55 gallon drums with the pvc pipes out in back of truck to haul water. Always get a bigger tractor than you think you need. But also be careful cuz bigger tractor means more stuff. Lol. Love what your doing.

[@littlemogocreek]

And to answer your question, yes, LOVE this kind of video. Brother it is hard work but you are doing it and doing it well (pardon the pun cause you'll get that water well soon). Please don't get discouraged Josh, just plod along as hard as you are and you'll get there man. THANK YOU as always for sharing the hard work.

[@carlav9589]

For a possible solution for your water problem, I noticed there is a hill on the pasture that does not have the ram pump or other water system currently in place. Why not put a large set of tanks (make shift water tower on the ground) up on the top of the hill and run some sort of system of hoses and valves to various tanks in your paddocks. This way you can fill the water tanks at the top of the hill less frequently (or even an automatic system like ram pump or a small electric pump to keep the water tanks on the hill topped off) and have the ability to fill tanks and various paddocks or drain the hoses during the cold months and not have any freezing, until you come up with a permanent cost effective solution.

[@davidleroyemmons]

I love your relationship with your beautiful dogs

[@MetaView7]

There is an easy prevention for the PVC pipe -- just spray paint the exposed area. As long as the UV ray can't get to it, it won't disintegrate.

[@MetaView7]

or use outdoor grade ASA next time.

[@sumnerkinney2166]

Your videos get better and better.

[@hapnewsom9217]

Those are some tough problems to solve Josh. One idea might be to find a good high spot where you can store water in a very large tank that feeds everything "downhill" from it. That way at least when you find yourself in between chores you can fill the mobile tank and pump that into the very large "feeder" tank at the high spot. Instead of running from pasture to pasture with the moving tank you simply keep adding water to the big feeder tank and only have to worry about moving hoses when you move the cows. Not a perfect or permanent solution, but one that can give you back some of your time while you work on everything else that pops up! You might consider having a ram pump in the stream filling a tank that you can pump from into your mobile pump as well, that way even when the creek is low the tank will have a lot of water available for immediate use.

[@kevinbaker6168]

I have had people ask me how to estimate how many chickens they need for their home/farmstead. I end up telling them they need to know how many chickens they eat in a year, and how many eggs they use in a month. Most people don't realize that there are meat birds, egg layers and dual purpose chickens, so I have to explain what the differences are; that meat birds are butchered between 8 and 12 weeks, give or take, while egg layers and dual purpose chickens may take 6 months to get into good production, and that one hen may lay an average of 4 or 5 eggs per week, but at the peak of annual productions they may be producing an egg a day and some will produce more than that. Yep, farming/homesteading requires a lot of knowledge, planning, math skills and of course, hard work.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

[@brendenhoward5784]

Josh. Hi from Australia. Your pallet had no bottom cross members , that is why is came off the forks. Get yourself a proper pallet that has bottom cross members or boards. We use a similar setup with our fire pump. Works fine. You may need a strap to hold it back to the apron of the forks if your going down hilly ground. Love your vids man and my 2 boys watch them with me.

[@cwalther04]

I’d get them setup to drink out of the pond until you can get a water system in place. The video is great 👍

[@ArkansasPilgrim]

PVC gets brittle (well, MORE brittle) by exposure to sunlight (UV, specifically). If you slop a coat of paint on it, it'll protect it.

[@605portdawg]

...and that meat just shows up at the store magically. Thanks for what you do Josh! Grew up on a dairy farm over 30 years ago where we didn't utilize these practices you have put into place. I really enjoy the "REAL" Factor you put into farm life.

[@barry.monday]

We used an IBC tote to haul water before we had our well and automatic waterers in. Just remember that the cost of putting in a system through the USDA is only up front then when it's completed they reimburse you 75%

[@garywaxler7866]

You need to build a bigger pallet for the front tank & put strap around the tank & front "face" of the pallet forks to keep it from sliding off the forks.

[@jamesabroomeiii7552]

You can use an electric pump to pump water where you have the round pumps in place if you have access to electricity and that may be a solar panel or two. But as far as the tank on the forks you need to run a strap around the tank and hook it to the the headache rack of the forts or whatever that's called so you need to run the straps across the top like you had on but also one horizontally around the tank. But you also need to keep into consideration that water weighs a little more than eight pounds per gallon so if you're talkin about 400 gallons of water you're pushin 3500 lb that's a lot of weight anyway good luck

[@stuartgibson1896]

Have you considered cutting the fields into quarters then move the cows every few days? If you set water at the center point it would cut down on moving distance. Also consider mounting the water tanks to pallets, trailer, or mounts for the loader attached to the tank. This would cut down the labor on moving tanks. Last idea use one water tank per section use a float valve on the tank to supply water all day long. Before/after moving cows pump the tank down move to next location. Just ideas some times you just need a fresh set of eyes for ideas.

[@utGort]

If you rent or borrow a backhoe you could dig a 4ft deep hole in the creek. It will fill up pretty fast and should give you a deep enough place to pump from.

[@springsy6210]

i really like this type of video. the watering part of the farm is interesting to me.

[@multibikermike4681]

Build your own custom elevated pallet with 4x4's and 2x4's...Big T could surely handle it!

[@captainstabbin9338]

it's intended to go in the back of a pickup i saw 3 pickups in the driveway with nothing in the beds not really sure why it has to be so complicated.

[@critical-thought]

IBV Totes are already pallet-friendly. Find some empty ones that had food safe product in them. You can often get them for free or cheap.

[@bigshotcj1966]

We had to pound a well by hand for our cows, fence post pounder and a whole week of pounding we got it done and cows have their own water supply for the price it cost to buy the well head, pipes, well pump and bladder tank.

[@allanhartle448]

Divide you pasture into quads...is 40 acres=4 10 acre pastures. Put your water in the middle, cross fence each section to meet in the middle by the water tank,,fence the tank with 4 seperate gates that surround the tank that access each section. That way each section has access to water but not to all pastures, this allows to open gate..move to pasture with central water access then close off grazed section. When you get a well, pipe water to the center for you single source. Also consider covering the water source as a shade area to cut down on evaporation. We did this with a windmill as are source for water in hot Florida. Later we put in a electric well for citrus and ran a 1.5 inch line as a back up to the wind mill..fresh water 24 seven with a back up. Just a thought..may help in your case by chasing water here water there central spot to fill up instead of multiple location...time is money in ag.....especially by yourself..,good luck.

[@ryanlong5049]

Set your tank in a centralized location in the larger fields then set your daily moves around it. Also set your tank to automatically fill up using a float.

[@henrymorgan3982]

Water is life. Great to see you are thinking about working smarter than working harder!

[@justint9639]

Your tractor is powerful enough to use that tank. I had the same issue with mine and with only an IBC tank. Try running two heavy ratchet straps to hold the tank onto the forks and keep the tank on the ground unless you are transporting or emptying it. Over time the hydraulic system will lose power and cause anything heavy tip. Stay in the cab when lifting something heavy and correct it as it tips.

[@kdkracing4746]

Because there is a high possibility of the creek getting too low to get water from, you could install a pickup line at your ponds like your ram-pump pickup and use it to fill your tanks (in the case of emergency ) and attach your pump to the intakes instead of trying to get the water from the creek.

[@davidmcdaris484]

You could build a short (maybe 6' tall) platform with an ABI water tote on top. Do this for each field and attach your troughs to it. When you move the cattle top off your mini water towers and you should be good to go.

[@veorer2]

Here where I live we have to haul our water from town to home for all our water needs

[@danmanfre5209]

Successful entrepreneurs, farmers, etc. are creative, resourceful and have the ability to overcome obstacles that seem to stop everyone else. I'm sure you have been intentional with your grazing and water supply plans, but sometimes our plans can come up short. Do you have the grit to see it through? I hope and pray so. I think these videos are great and when you are successful you will inspire others not to get too discouraged and to push through. Rooting for you and your family.

[@feelingold2995]

That tractors a beast. A proper built pallet will take care of that front tank issue. Definitely need a well centered well out there in that pasture to make life easier.. Possible a new hay barn out there to catch rain water..

[@plagueofbadgers]

Bummer that you will not hear anything until September. Hope they see how hard you have worked to repair the soil while protecting the watersheds on the farm. 🚜-Woooo!!

[@SFlaidlaw101]

Every time I watch your videos I feel like I learn something new. 👌🌻

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I'm so glad!

[@Will7981]

Sure is looking good around there. I know there is a LOT more work that goes into getting and keeping it like that than we see in the videos.👍🏻

[@nccattlemanhaynes4092]

You can still do what you're doing just provide a 12 foot lane down one side of the main fence line to a permeant water source that way you can still control graze 95% of your land and still provide a water source that you're not filling every day or so just a thought to help ya along till a better solution comes forward

[@BillyP55]

I for one like seeing the challenges you have running the farm. Grew up around the grandparents tobacco farm were there was plenty of work and always challenges.

[@jamesthibodeau8899]

Build a pallet under each water tank so you can pick them up weather they are full or empty.

[@Husker3435]

I realize now how fortunate we were growing up on the plains with constant wind...windmills for water that PITA wind was good for something...hang in there👌🏻

[@glen748]

I think you have a good idea with the water tank on the forks. You just need a better pallet. I'm sure its what you had around. Wood and lag bolts or steel would be better but is more time consuming. Just keep plugging away. It a marathon not a sprint Josh. You will get there. Some times you have to take a step back. I know you want to mob graze but at the sacrifice of everything else won't work either. Maybe wait one more year.

[@davidnorthrup3674]

I have an idea for you that may or may not help. I can't remember the frame size on the Swamp Donkey, Will it handle the round water tank? If so then it might help you with hauling the water as it could pull the other tank also. Just not sure if it is in good enough shape to handle the load. And please don't stop putting out these style videos. Not only will it help some people attempting s similar project, but it just might help you to get it off your chest. ;-}}

[@leonardleveque3745]

I thought you had a solar powered pump with a pressure switch going to your holding tank and gravity fed the tanks from the holding tank. PEX tubing is a lot tougher than that black plastic tubing. You can drive over it and cattle can step on it without any problems.

[@bullithedjames937]

Pex says to keep out of sunlight tho

[@leonardleveque3745]

@@bullithedjames937 mine has laid out there for 10yrs.only know what I know.

[@bullithedjames937]

@@leonardleveque3745 cool I know the one I had running to my gravity fed water tank shattered the 2nd winter. I think something fell on it. But it's awesome that it lasted that long thus far for you.

[@ronaldsahn9649]

Josh, have you looked into a simple solar water pump, 2 or 4 panels on a stand or even a trailer and a pump, is about all there's to it, sun comes up pumps water to a upper tank.

[@richardstarke4093]

Have RPS deep well solar setup. Delivers 9.3 gpm from 140 ft dept. 6" well dia. Best money ever spent.

[@glenkoopman7347]

You need to buy two things, a large storage tank like 20,000 litres and an electric or ever a petrol pump connected to that tank. Put the tank on the highest spot on you farm and then gravity flow the water into the troughs. Electric is less effort but a petrol pump just need to fill the storage tank every time it gets low, shouldn't be that often since you don't have a huge number of cows

[@garyminerii9827]

You could change the white pvc out for electrical conduit pvc....it is doesn't photo degrade as quickly, it's designed to be exposed to uv rays.

[@daltonhopper8747]

You need bottom rungs on the pallet so it cant flip off of the forks or straps over the tank and around the forks. good luck.

[@rustylucas47]

Yes you definitely need the wells. I hope they come through for you. I have an appointment on the 18 with them. Good luck

[@JoeyCucchiara]

How about several large water totes that can be accessed from all four sides - from 4 different paddocks? Or even 3 sides would be helpful.

[@bodaciousfarmranch1154]

I enjoy watching your vids. So far it looks like you have a fairly tight grip on your place, ranch, farm. But, that water problem is really eating away at your time. Put in a good water system and run a 2" line under ground so that you have access to water in each pasture

[@nelsonwalters7972]

Sounds like you need to make some small ponds or watering holes, you got the equipment to do it

[@pamelaroden5513]

Have you ever watched cross tembers Bison? He put in a watering system for his Bison you might be interested in for your cows. I am pretty sure his way might be a good solution and cheaper to do than thousands.

[@jessiperry60]

maybe spray paint the fittings each year to make them last a bit longer

[@chelemichele1524]

Best of luck solving the water issue.. 🤞 you get that grant. Have a good evening 🌷🌷🌷

[@darrenh5665]

I feel your pain buddy, keep your chin up and it’ll come good in the end. 👍🏻

[@paulhaworth1824]

How about setting up a water tank trailer with a cattle trough fixed to it which fills automatically . Then u can just move the trailer with the cattle from field t field and just fill the trailer when needed

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Josh

[@brianforrest3377]

Great video Stoneyman keep up the great work buddy

[@SLCOutdoors]

Hi Josh, I feel your pain in a slightly different way. Did you ever think of driving a well spike to water? I don't know how far you have to go, for me its only 30' I pump with a shallow well pump when I am their, but I was toying with the idea of letting the sun do the work and setting up a solar pump 12v or something like that and let the little pump run off battery to fill my tank. I bought the panel from harbor freight and the pump on line, I haven't done it yet, but the theory is at least sound. Good Luck to you!

[@dhansonranch]

I feel your pain as I haul water every single day and sometimes multiple times a day as I can not afford a well either. To be honest, I think the animals do better on the surface water...dunno though. From the various footage, I have a general idea of how it is set up and so I would suggest dropping a gas powered or electric pump in one of sloughs and then pump overground along the outside of the perimeter fence in minimum 2 inch hose. At strategic spots, put in some garden hose fittings (will have to decrease from supply line) and then just use garden hose to fill...it will take a bit to lug the garden hoses around but it could be easier than this. If you wanted you could bury those lines as permanent features for winter frost protection. If you set up on an electric pressure system you could also set up floats so you don't have to fill. But gas would work well too - I have done this for years as I too do not want them going into sloughs to drink and so have fenced them out. OR if that is not appealing, you could set up one of those big water tanks on a gravel bed essentially where you plan on putting the well...then run your fences off of that point as you are planning...simply back the water hauler up and dump the whole load into that tank. It still means hauling water but it is only every 3 days. Alternatively you could use a pump and some fire hose to fill it from the creek or ponds...this can be a pain in winter, but it can be done...you could fill with hose in summer and tank in winter though. I think either a combination of these suggestions would be a huge time saver and will for certain not cost you 40K and will work well. You could also make the paddocks bigger (move every second day) if you wanted with no ill effects I would think. Anyway Josh, just some suggestions for you to ponder. Good luck.

[@dargno]

Cant tell you how to run your farm. Thats up to you and you know your layouts. I can say, however, that we used to do intensive grazing and had the pasture sectioned off to where each section had use of the same pond. Set up, it's as simple as moving a gate one way or another to a post. That gate directs the flow of the cattle. We've largely stopped doing that right now, as we have other fields that aren't that easy to get hay off of. lots of hills and such. So, we move them regularly back and forth. Same thing. just different way of doing it. That water though. It will make or break your operation.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers....I could easily do that...but I'm not letting my cattle into the ponds or creeks so it's challenging for sure

[@25Soupy]

Many farmers put up a lane to the water tank and have the water at the border of the two paddocks.

[@stevensievert8375]

I would add some sort of solar powered pump to move water Doesn't have to move water fast, just move enough to fill tanks over the course of a day and as cows drink. I'd invest in more water troughs based on what you say a permanent system costs. For a couple thousand you can probably get 5 or 6 more troughs and a couple solar pumps and hose to move water to where you need it. Put that big tank on a solar pump to fill slow during the day, and place it so excess water flows back into pond or stream when full. If you need more power than a solar pump, get a small sump pump and hook to batteries that are maintained by solar panels.

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Good morning Mr Stone Ridge , I feel ur frustration bro. Guess a Farmers job isn't easy. Looking forward to the upgrade. Happy Mother's Day to Mrs Stone Ridge. Greetings from sunny ☀️🌞 🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@rickmercer8153]

redesign your rotational grazing to water at a central point whenever possible. When I research rotational grazing my intention was to use a central alley way for movement and watering. Then pump from creek to water tanks using the same system you are using for ram pumps to pump from creek.

[@shanephilliber2438]

Hey Josh, Check out Greg Judy at Green Pastures Farms here in central Missouri...he runs gravity fed tire tanks on his pasture... I believe he runs 1600 acres, or around there.

[@brianbennett4374]

Keep up the hard work the cows love you 4 it

[@markdiulio2245]

I guess farming is not an easy task but it is rewarding

[@pistolpete349]

On pvc shelter a 3/8 rope tied to the two corner Will v lesson deviding load stress point. Cat's Paw or Racking hitch for tow.

[@davidwestervelt6050]

To me it seems you are going to have to feed off a very large tank to other smaller ones to cover the area. Which mean on top of the highest point. Possibly long term plan of punching a will to feed the large tank to gravity feed the other areas. Sort term may be to get old semi tanker to place on the hill to open valves. I watched a video where they had fed the tank off of what looked to be a sprinkler size tank with pump room. Which is a lot of stored water. At some point you have to fill it from ground water or pond water. Once you are gravity feeding you can control with floats and valves. Summer time is the time to play with the hose on the ground to figure things out. This will take some thought. Along with what paddock do you want them to be on before winter. To me it looks like you have the slope. They also have cement tanks that could be put in the ground to feed off of. You seem to really need to know the max cows for your land and then go from there. There has to be a better short term to relocating the water. Seems like you could find a permanent filling location for the trailer That you could leave set up and hook onto the hose. Seems like a lot of figuring ahead. Look forward to seeing how it plays out.

[@juanitafoster9834]

Build a windmill to pump water into the stock tanks.

[@thomasyerbey337]

Lot's of work Josh 🇺🇲 WOOOOOO

[@hayman41350]

Let them get to the creek!! They have only been doing it for centuries!!!

[@skapur]

Long hoses and a diesel pump to get water from the pond. Start and stop pump manually. Total cost around $1000. Will last till winter comes

[@brucedumler2712]

Need a bigger pallet to support that tank. Use some of your lumber from the saw mill. Some 4x4 material with lag bolts. I would size to the tank

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Amen!!

[@philiplabrie3822]

We have a solar pump that pumps water from a bore to a tank at the highest point on the farm then gravity feed to all points on the property

[@RedRoadgifts]

Hello Stoney Ridge

[@halfwayfarmsandoutdoors3550]

That’s why we in KY fence in the creek as part as the pasture!! As far as keeping the cattle from the creek, what about all the other animals that visit the creek for water??? What’s the difference???

[@leeduis]

Really good question, would love if someone could explain the reasoning for keeping them out of the creek. Thanks!

[@jameshubbard1257]

Maybe a small trailer with wide tires so you could pull that small tank behind the kubota. Could you pivot the small pastures around a tank for 3 or 4 days? Should cut down on movement of tanks

[@t.8130]

U have couple of ponds. Use them as a well. Plumb the ponds as a well. Use a pump at each pond and pipe to to were u need water. U then have free water other than pipe and your pumps still might have to check state and federal laws for water rights and permits

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

the problem is winter freeze! That's what gets me.. in winter everything freezes up. We've gotta build ourselves a self contained and freeze proof watering setup

[@MichaelMcbratney]

Here's a little insider in case you have discover it yourself...Your Heritage colored egg laying birds taste better than the Cornish-cross birds. Cornish is only raised because they mature so fast and the dumb city folks don't know the difference...88 degrees ain't squat...Try some fans in that garage...I forgot ! I don't have humidity so 88 degrees is easier to handle on my side....

[@charleswise5570]

I don't know what your rainfall totals are in your area, but wouldn't a rainwater catch system benefit you some? What are your thoughts?

[@lsellclumanetsolarenergyll5071]

Hello Josh, I am looking at your very hard way to move water around. I know I know but a 275 or 300 Gallon tote you can transport easy on forks and they only cost you about $40 on Facebook to buy. I am in Central Florida and I use IBC totes for everything including storing our RAIN water which we harvest of roofs in tanks and than we do use a deep cycle battery with 2 125W Solar panels with a diaphragm pump and it moves for us the water around. I think if you would run yourself exactly that near your buildings into a network : Your Garage, House, Barn & Shed collecting that clean rainwater and just run it thru a 30micron filter when you pump it underground in Poly hose you can run those with a trench digger thru out your property so you have Water anywhere you want it . 3/4" IPS SDR11 PE4710 Black Hdpe Pipe 800' Coil shipped to your door run you about $350 a coil. City uses those for water supply lines in rural areas. 3' trench digger same as a tile installer can drag them into your ground 3' deep with a ripper and by your Barn in the rear and by your house/garage you can have a 4' deep manhole where you have your diaphram pump 12V DC system with a deep cycle battery and 2 125W Solar panels so they can collet your Rain water of your roofs in IBC 275-300 Gallon water tanks than 1 30um filter and boom you have drinking water water supply line between both them buildings established and from there you run strings underground to your area's where you want water too. All in all I would say under 5K of an investment and you can upgrade and expand as you see fit.

[@davidoralls1401]

Build a cradle you can put on under your tank so you can scoop it up with the fork so if there's water and you can still move it

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I'm with ya...I was trying the simple route first....lol...not so good bhahahha

[@wildbill23c]

Need a trailer to mount that smaller water tank on. Much more versatile solution and no tractor required to move it.

[@erockhefleyjr6852]

Don’t know if you’ll read this comment or not I hope you will! Off the ranch he put a gun cellar in his garage you should definitely watch that brother… Just giving you a little hint to any of your new builds wink wink......👊🏻. WoooooooooooooHeeeeeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!Alright!!!🤗🤗🤗love watching you! BotH🤗

[@birddogbriar4335]

88° for you. Here in North Central pa we had a half inch of snow!

[@georgesimpson3113]

12v bulge pump on solar panels and small batteries... if the sun comes up, you have water. Or any 12v pump w/float valve. On one setup with lights we have 110ac, with a inverter. Not needed but we already had it. Our ag wells around here are only a few hundred $ and only 20 deep. ;) Shoot, you can use a post hole digger... in Del - Forget the stupid 'pump' you have there.

[@rogertallentire2961]

Maybe Greg Judy can give you some advice. Hope it works out soon

[@nathanp5507]

Get a small flat bed or cube truck with a big tank on it. Enough water for a whole week of water or more. Trailer tank may be too small

[@everettarthur6525]

Ive watched several vides of the "Greg Judy" system, seen a lot of you youtube guys go visit him etc.. The first thing that stuck out to me about his system is it only works with the free labor he gets "training" people to use the "system" LOL I think you now figured that out.

[@RoderickGMacLeod]

WOOOOOOO! If you set up a permanent reservoir tank at the two high points, you can probably use a couple of small solar powered pumps to fill them and then gravity feed to your stock tanks. If the pumps are non-positive displacement centrifugal pumps, you'll need one for every 30 feet of lift plus one for each circuit. (i.e. for 100 feet of altitude change from pond to reservoir tank you'll need four pumps in series on that circuit) If you have positive displacement pumps the rules are different. The nice thing about centrifugal pumps is that small pieces of debris that will jam or damage a positive displacement pump pass right through. Y strainers at the suction of each pump is still a good idea. Do your calculations for water usage and system capacity so that each reservoir can store at least three days worth for your herd. Use threaded unions (less restrictive flow-wise than quick disconnects) to connect each pump so that if you need to rob the Peter side of the farm to supply water to the Paul side it's quick and easy.

[@RoderickGMacLeod]

If you want to get really fancy you can install a level sensor in the tanks that enables a strobe light to let you know if there's a system failure. Level sensors can also enable/disable the pumps so they stop running when the tank is full. You may be able to use your solar powered fence energizers to power the pumps.

[@richardstarke4093]

Check out RPS 800V. Solar Pump Kit. High volume up to 16 gpm. Read the reviews. It is a very worthwhile investment.

[@calvingreene90]

A pickup bed trailer can carry the water tank and have a second trailer hitched behind it.

[@skapur]

Paint the PVC fittings to protect from UV

[@jonathanrighetti5897]

what if you installed a series of tanks and used ram pumps to get the water to the other parts of the property. my grandfathers farm was all hillside and we did it with electric pumps or with five Gallo buckets when the motors would crap out on us hahahaha we did everything by hand it was to steep for and equipment. hauled. hay in tarps on our backs, if you where little you got a pillow case full and as you got older a bed sheet and then a tarp full. I don't miss it hahahaha