Trenching in Electricity to the New Pole Building

[@muddinbronc]

Did you install ground rods at the new sub panel since it’s a separate structure?

[@CountryViewAcres]

I have the ground rod. I haven't installed it yet. I also need a add-on lug for the ground buss, to properly land the ground wire. I am not 100% complete yet. But the ground will be isolated from the neutral when I am done. And the wire phased taped for neutral and ground.

[@chartlook1]

@@CountryViewAcres and the removal of the garage panel bonding connection too... too many electricians watching lol

[@CountryViewAcres]

@@chartlook1 , yes it will be removed also to ensure they are isolated.

[@muddinbronc]

Thanks for the update! I love your homestead by the way. Been watching a long time.

[@FUDBreaker]

I love the way you pulled the wire through.....creative.

[@abudaaim5847]

Your wife is a true Rockstar! She gets right on in there

[@Tonetwisters]

Much agreed ... what a blessing Miss Rebekah is.

[@thegleamteamcleaningcompanyNC]

She always starts with the most difficult task on every job! Then he steps in!

[@armymastersgt]

Your Wife remindes me of my wife......she's not afraid to get her hands dirty.....she's definitely not a city girl. My wife helped me all the time with whatever I was doing, until our son's came along and then she still helped me. She passed away 10 year ago....... I miss my little helper, cherish each and every moment you have with your wife son....................oh and I like your videos.

[@Drew-gj1es]

The vacuum and string trick was awesome!

[@carlthor91]

I always used a bit of cotton rag and light nylon line, then pull back the line from the capstan (tugger). Surprised no wire lube, but it was a large conduit. Best wishes, you folks did an excellent job.

[@davidwatsonii9469]

YOU NEEDED A LIL LUBE IN THERE, WE CALLED IT SNOT, LOVE BUTTER, CAUSE YOU LOVE USIN IT, ON LONG PULLS, HELPS THE CABLE SLIDE BETTER

[@DieselRamcharger]

that IS NOT why they call it love butter. lmao. and you know it!!

[@davidwatsonii9469]

@@DieselRamcharger LOL

[@EngineersHomestead]

That bag trick must have been pretty satisfying to see it worked so well.

[@FJB2020]

You can also use a blower on the feed side without a bag..

[@stubbi]

Probably would have suggested to put the electrical cable warning tape above.

[@L46C3]

In Southern Ma we need 3" sch. 40 conduit and in today's market is $55/10'. We need a back up conduit along side the main conduit. We need another 3" conduit for low voltage. We need sand in the bottom and above the conduit. We need a (2) silo for transition, we need SO SO much. I'm installing just under 500 feet and the entire project minus labor, so far, is $15,000 and the pipe isn't even glued together yet! If my 93 year old mom wasn't still with us I would have moved to a state without such regulations. Can you imagine a power company mandating I have to put a back up conduit for POSSIBLE future use! Did I mention that the low voltage has to be 18" away from the high voltage? So, now you have to dig a 30" wide trench...

[@thegleamteamcleaningcompanyNC]

Mother f'ers. Congrats to your mother, however, what a long ride. She has really seen some changes on this ole rock. I bet she has some stories to share!

[@benbohannon]

I’m generally a fan of regulations, but that’s some crazy regulation. Nothing is future-proof.

[@masonbrubaker1952]

Whenever he does anything on the farm it’s the “we’ll see how this goes Goes” face

[@stevenbradford6824]

Great video again. What a blessing to have a beautiful wife who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty and is so helpful!😎

[@russellgnuse]

Good job don't forget the ground rod

[@CountryViewAcres]

I have the ground rod, it need to install it, and need to add a bigger lug for the ground wire to land properly on the ground buss. I am not 100% done yet. But it will be correct we I am done.

[@marysimpson8457]

I would not say you lied when giving your quote off the top of your head, instead you were mistaken with the estimate. I find you to be a truthful and honorable man, willing to share your knowledge and experience with us viewers.

[@CountryViewAcres]

I understand, "lied" means intentional, and I was just incorrect, on my first comment.

[@Tomhohenadel]

Amazing job Evan. And you both completed it in one day. Kudos to you both

[@seansysig]

Put two 5/8" ten foot ground rods in the ground down 8' and at least 6 feet apart with #6AWG from panel to each rod.

[@chaunceypullman3380]

Best money spent and saved by dyi. Great job you 2. Looking good.

[@johnfallon8597]

you could sell the extra wire on facebook market place to recop some of your money gr8 job you are one of my favorite you tubers to watch

[@sroberts605]

that's what I thought. Well, ebay I thought!

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Hats off to your wife, pulling big wires sucks

[@mal9393]

Nifty trick using suction to draw your pull with through the conduit

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

You both did a good job. You do realize that it is a great thing to have a wife that is both willing and able to do all of the work that is needed and you are blessed to have one. Teamwork is not always easy and can turn out badly. The first project my husband and I did together was a pretty basic plywood box to hold our records and things in and he was so worried that the glue (he always uses glue and screws on everything) would start to dry and was in a hurry & was rather impatient. I have now developed arthritic problems that stop any joint efforts (pun intended) , which does not totally disappoint me. Patience IS a virtue and a blessing. Great job you two.

[@mikedolman7056]

CVA well done top job, don't scrap leftover wire make some long battery jump leads out of it, Somerset Mike.

[@abbasalaidaroos7108]

Hello my friends, I congratulate you as a very beautiful, wonderful and creative family. I congratulate you on this beautiful and wonderful work.👍👍👍👍👍🖐️🖐️🌷🌹🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪

[@sherimcgill5139]

Jus gonna energize my pole barn today..tada! Done. You guys make it look easy, but I can appreciate just how hard it was.

[@markenloe1265]

Probably paid for itself since you were able to do it yourself. 😎

[@joannak4640]

Good for you!! Evan, you impress me all the time. You're a jack of all trades 👍 You and Rebekah make an amazing team ❤️ With this video I am now up to 261 videos of your channel on my personal playlist I've made of y'all!! Looking forward to adding more and more

[@margaretbedwell58]

Great job Evan. This is a job most wouldn't be able to tackle on their own. I am impressed with your skills. Rebeccah, you really got a great handy man there. I can't imagine how much this would have cost had you hired it out to an electrical contractor. Yall have a Blessed day.

[@toddcaskey9984]

Good job

[@twisterdude100]

not many husband wife teams work so well together! you have a gem, be thankfull!

[@btomlin5764]

You really know your way around electrical components Evan. Makes me think you’ve done this a time or two. Lol. Y’all are doing great. Love the vids.

[@jeffpatterson9824]

Damn...you took me back 30 + years, doing all that electrical work, great job and video

[@marcerivest6204]

You're getting closer and closer to fulfilling your dream. Looking good.

[@richardperry9095]

That went pretty good! You are blessed with a good wife. The idea to put in a larger conduit was smart. I didn't do that years ago for a 450' pull, and I worked mighty hard to get the job done...mainly at the sweeps. Good days work, glad you and your wife were both off from work the same day.

[@donmacdonald7758]

Great job on the power install, a lot of work but $1800 not bad. Thanks from Georgian Bay

[@jamessteffens8337]

You should have put in some pulling compound .

[@jimreeves9510]

Love me sum country view acres!

[@JL_10acres]

I can tell you have done that before. I worked in the electric utility industry for 37 yrs and I can see you knew a lot of the tricks!

[@dpgoodall]

That vacuum trick to pull the string was pretty cool!

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Evan and Rebecca nice to see you love watching your videos great good job, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

[@randolphbutler1832]

Man! Power is expensive! Very difficult to live without it. Thank you for sharing.

[@joes2085]

A tip for next time or for others looking to do similar: when feeding those wires into the conduit, 1. wear gloves 2. Remove the panel interior before pulling so neither it or you fingers get damaged

[@robertmccarthy1256]

Shoving that wire brought back memories of when my sewer line clogged. I didn’t want to hire a plumber so I went to the hardware store and bought 50’ of very heavy cable and shoved it down the clean out and busted through the poop pile

[@bobsporbeck8511]

It will be nice to have shop all wired up

[@rancancookcanoy9768]

I had never seen the plastic bag an string being sucked through the conduit. You learn something new every day.

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Evan & Rebecca you did a awesome job! So nice having that tractor to finish it up! God bless you guys!

[@rkthing55]

Whew, I’m worn out from all the digging and such! Great job!

[@carlfoltz4244]

Your motor loads in the new barn will like the extra voltage. They will start well and draw a bit less cutrrent. Also your panel voltages will drop a bit when you start adding loads. You have a blank slate with 251 vac right now. Led lights are voltage regulated, so 125 vac won't bother them. Your property may be near the substation which could explain the higher voltge.

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

Not to be a Fuddy Duddy but if you cover the end of the vacuum hose with a cupped piece of screen it catches the bag at the end so it’s not clear into the vacuum tank. But there’s no fun in that 😀. Doing some really great work 👍 great content 🇺🇸🦅🌏⚓️🇺🇸

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

I just watch Cole the Cornstar Video. His breaker panel cost was 80k for his new grain bin setup, that is the panel only.

[@bnewton5922]

Long day. Great project to have completed in one day. Now you have power in the new barn. Congratulations

[@billymiller1319]

You must put water in your back tires it will give much better grip for the blade and the bucket. Regards Billy from S A

[@CountryViewAcres]

The tires had calcium chloride in them, and it rusted the rims out, till the rims collapsed. I had to replace the rims, and had the fluid removed. I have wheel weights be haven't got to installing them.

[@donf5722]

No no no don’t use water! It freezes and if you drive it frozen the tires vibrate like heck cuz they’re out of balance.

[@billymiller1319]

@@donf5722 we always add antifreez in colder areas.

[@gordiesullivan3289]

The 150 amp breaker might be overkill if you main entrance is only 200 amps which feeds the house and now the barn.

[@ronaldlee2376]

The initial costs of living in the country, including labor is high, but in the end the rewards make it all worth it.

[@walterchapman2884]

I'm enjoying watching you putting all the hookups to get your pole barn necessities going. I appreciate you telling the cost factor. Great that your married to a gal that'll pitch right in. You do a great job of explaining things!

[@jerrygibs8120]

You and Rebecca did a great job. It is true. Teamwork makes the dream work. Blessings ☝️☝️🙏🙌

[@JMLE1949]

Being a retired (UK) Utility Distribution Engineer in Central London for 20+ years (were all cables go underground) that was a very slick Job you did; Please remember these underground cable Jobs , if you do not prepare properly, can turn into a disaster. The only comment is when plastic cables are pulled through plastic ducts this can cause severe friction and cable/duct melting, this can be avoided by smearing cables with biodegradable washing up liquid before pulling through plastic ducts.

[@MissionaryForMexico]

There is a slippery lubricant you should have used to assist you guys in feeding the wire!

[@jimmypowell7508]

Covering the buried conduit with Red warning tape about 6 inches above the buried conduit might have been a good idea - other than that great job and kudos to your wife

[@littlehousewoodworking5292]

You two work so well together. Your push-pull timing was spot on pulling that electric.

[@rickswildhorses]

Man, y'all know how to have fun! That's hard work. I've done that before. Nice video.

[@davep5972]

Great Job Evan such a professional job you and Rebecca are a great team

[@normabare9354]

Your hard work paid off . Job well done. And, you taught me a trick with the bag and vacuum!

[@artszabo1015]

You and Rebecca make an awesome team!! I am very impressed by what you accomplished in one day. I have pulled wire before with experienced professionals and had it turn into a real Hell. My wife and I both give you a standing ovation. Good job and a hearty slap on the back from Art and Melissa.

[@lifeinthesticks743]

Must feel good to making progress :). Excited for you guys!

[@davidj.mackinney6568]

Love you telling us what things cost. As an ex CFO of a small firm I always want to know what things cost.

[@kingkong7617]

Evan, you did a great job on the trenching and with help from Rebecca, you got the pvc pipe installed, the wire pulled and everything hooked up and ready to start installing lights and outlets for your power tools and plumbing. The pole barn is really looking good.

[@shanebiggers8437]

Awesome trick with the plastic bag I’d have never thought about that

[@tadfranklin3618]

You do good work!

[@djastram]

Cable lube is worth the money.

[@marcusstribling2716]

I remember days like that when I was your age

[@samlikely3201]

From Batman movie Where does he get those wonderful toys great work mr Evan recent news on meat process plants big demand you folks could start a small side business and probably never sleep again I cannot wait to see the finished building thanks for the content

[@leol1682]

Evan you amased me with your work and your wife too

[@bay9876]

She lifting while you pushing reminded me of the old railroad pump handcar. You'd gone to New Orleans and back

[@livelaughlove716]

That vaccum n mason string idea was flipping genius

[@Jim-nq9cv]

Well done you guys work well as a team another enjoyable video

[@jimoconnor6850]

Too funny with the plastic bag trick! I learned something new. Thanks. Great project, can tell you are excited to get that building finished. Congratulations!

[@silkedavid8876]

Does a bag from another supermarket work as well? What a clever thing! I already had visions of you chasing a rodent through the conduit with the string attached!

[@sroberts605]

Ha ha, no it has to be Walmart. And as I'm in the UK, I'm not in luck. :) It'll have to be the hamster then.

[@jamessteffens8337]

Sorry for being such a pain. We will be doing the same thing this summer at the new farm in Indiana. All the information I can get will help thanks jim

[@bobjoncas2814]

...looking better all the time, should be using it in no time...good job, stay safe..

[@helenhelps9619]

The goats 🐐 are going to like the wire real. 👍👍💕

[@Fencer85]

I have never seen that trick with the vacuum, I honestly feel like I could have saved a few months of time with knowing that . Well better late than never

[@margaretpervier8357]

You’re so lucky that you know how to do this. Just think what labor would have added to the bill.😊

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Very nice job. Barn is looking amazing.

[@tomhall7250]

It would have cost 3 times that to hire it done you did good

[@publicEnima]

about to do the same thing. Just got a quote for 8K to run 200ft 4/0 wire to feed my new barn. That is totally doable.

[@fabriciomarchi9695]

Great job! Looking forward to see the barn fully functional.

[@walterberg8030]

Talent! Nice to have help that does not run away to go play video games like my adult kids lol. My wife will help but won't challenge herself to learn these skills. Your saving a bunch of cash. When I built a family restaurant I created an LLC and opened commercial accounts to save a bit on materials.

[@JohnMartinez-sm1sk]

Great video, like the way do things.

[@martykennedy3962]

Ingenuity. Liked how you put the string through the conduit. Really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.

[@lynnhudson838]

Rule of thumb: Costs twice as much to hire done! You made over $1,500 in 13 hours. Not bad!

[@JOHNSDA2UP]

Great work use two

[@Bex-rg8pj]

Great progress🍀

[@richardhutchings921]

Good Job.

[@michaelroberts5644]

This is one of the funniest videos I have seen you do so far

[@HaroldReece]

That was a tough job done right. Thank you for sharing it with us. You definitely will have a first class shop when you're finished.

[@BUD100ify]

I was pushing right along with you...glad it did not hang up anywhere.

[@Me-ov9nw]

Nice work, it's exciting seeing the progress! Yea gardening!!🥦🥬🥒🌶🌽🥕🍎🍐🍒

[@edadpops1709]

Haha I just pulled 25 ft of #6 for my rv electrical. Dont you love the bag and vacume trick. Nice trencher

[@duncanraeside3290]

Well done most people wouldn’t think of doing that themselves, good job.

[@tonygough8713]

Good job young man.

[@roygabriel.2753]

Another trick if you’re pulling cables through conduit is to put talcum powder into the conduit before pulling able it acts as a dry lubricant.Very good on small conduit and tight cables. Nice job all round the diggers are a god send.

[@sroberts605]

I could have added a joke there, but I shan't!

[@JRattheranch]

Excellent 👌

[@jasonmorris3783]

Thanks for the very timely video. I'll be doing exactly this this weekend.