Watch as we pull pipe and rebuild a windmill cylinder in Choctaw, Oklahoma.

[@j81851]

Great couple, family values and much love shows between the 2 of you. As a safety coach I strongly recommend hard hat and safety glasses while working within the tower structures. Something falling on your head or getting into your eyes could be debilitating or even fatal. Sure want you guys to be safe and continue the good you do as well as the PDA between you and your sweet little wife. I really speaks volumes about the character and strength of a man when he is not ashamed to show love and respect to his life mate.

[@OkieWindmiller]

Thank you for the heads up on the safety, we’ll make sure we keep that in mind! Also, thank you for noticing our infatuation with each other, even after 24 years of marriage!! Thank you thank you!!!!!!😊

[@kayemig6488]

It’s nice seeing a couple working together!! Your wife reminds me of my late wife who worked with me cutting wood ! She would out work me many times. We would be married 24 years when she passed !, Great job and enjoy life !!!

[@OkieWindmiller]

Thank you! We hear quite a few stories like that, really makes us take advantage of every minute! Thank you for the kind words!!!!

[@andrew-cm3zn]

That thing you use to grab the pipe ,for going up or down you could use a length of cord or rope tried on the thing and through the hook back down to you

[@OkieWindmiller]

Hey good idea!!!! I can pull it down on rusty pipe!!! Thank you!!!!!!!😀

[@rickpalmer9518]

Shane, AS a retired Aircraft mtce engineer I look for videos that show people who derive satisfaction from what they do,as yourself. I was curious about the business end of the pump in detail, however the explanation of the pits and pieces was in high speed and no words (disappointed) but i have learned so much about wind mills I never knew. Hope you show your next rebuild of the pump assy in the future, tnx

[@OkieWindmiller]

Will do! Yes it’s hard knowing what I need to show or not, and a lot of times, I do film certain segments, but due to sound, wind, cussing(not really), we fast forward and show just the 10,000 ft view. Thank you so much for watching, we will get better! I will for sure do a pump rebuild soon now that you have asked!!!😀

[@rickpalmer9518]

@@OkieWindmiller I'VE been curious about things since I was a kid. Aircraft well it was mandatory after 3 years of working on a bench fixing electronic units you were forced to work on the aircraft as in the !960's there was no school that taught aircraft mtce, Then stayed, found it more fun

[@OkieWindmiller]

I’m the same way. When I was a kid. I would disassemble everything I cold just to see how it worked! Nothing has changed😂

[@harveystephens6115]

Enjoyed. Guess you will give him quite in sucker rod too. He wanted it running today is why nothing else was done. Enjoyed

[@OkieWindmiller]

Howdy there! Yep this was only a temporary fix to see if the windmill would even work due to the surrounding trees. Wanted it cheap as possible. It’s now all been removed, windmill torn down, and a solar is about to be put in its place. Thank you for watching!!!!

[@WoodyDowler]

Heard about from another youtuber in your area suddenly fab shop ,awesome wind mills even better rebuild the pump inters .very interesting !

[@OkieWindmiller]

Thank you! We love what we do! Thank you for subscribing!

[@Locustfarmandfabshop]

Ole puddin

[@OkieWindmiller]

Yep ole Puddin! He is pretty awesome! Sure helped us out!

[@mikeoverstreet2686]

That broken thread might have left some inside the pump, that shredded thread is what’s left over when the pipe breaks.

[@OkieWindmiller]

Yep that stuff was bad. It’s about to get a solar to replace it!

[@gkeyman565]

nice work, It sure helps when you love what your doing. Thanks for the view of what you do. have a great day

[@OkieWindmiller]

Thank you!!!!!! Thank you for sticking around!!!!!

[@jackwalker3582]

Ask Puddin how to set up a merchandise venue. I believe this is how he males enough money to keep expanding his channel.

[@OkieWindmiller]

I will do that for sure!!!!!!! Thank you for watching!

[@StephenMaxwell-uz7rk]

Another good video thanks Shane and lori

[@OkieWindmiller]

Youre welcome sir! Thank you for watching!

[@SharonShorney]

Great job. Hope your hands came clean 😊

[@OkieWindmiller]

They didn’t!!! Thank you for watching!

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks for posting

[@OkieWindmiller]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@rockypergin2216]

Love seeing the water flowing! Are there different gpm pumps? Just curious! How much gpm does a pump like that provide? Our smallest submersible is 5 gpm And up from there. Most people don’t want to pay for the bigger pumps. 10 gpm is most common! Sometimes, we get to put in 30 gpm +. Yoo-hoo

[@OkieWindmiller]

Howdy there! We can pump up to 80 gpm but looking at the pump curve we could do 96 if it’s shallow water! We try to match output of a windmill or just a bit more. Our standard is the 6 gpm, but have done a few 3 gpm on marginal wells. Some vineyards we do more like the 16 gpm to keep their tanks full. But once it’s full, a smaller pump would be fine, but they want to know that if their tank goes dry or offline for any reason, they have plenty of backup! Thank you for watching!!!!!

[@rockypergin2216]

That’s awesome. I didn’t know that they could go to that much water! On a submersible we undersize because we don’t want to have to put pump protection so we don’t burn up the submersible pump. But like your pumps, depending upon static and size can do more than what it says, depending upon the Pump curve of course.

[@rockypergin2216]

Thank you so much for replying. That’s really awesome! I am learning a tremendous amount that is similar to submersible pumps.

[@OkieWindmiller]

Awesome man you’re welcome! Thank you more for watching!!!!!

[@OkieWindmiller]

Yep that’s also what I like about the Grundfos, no pump protection needed.

[@andrew-cm3zn]

You will need to cut a new thread on that pipe as what you said was a spring is the thread that was stripped

[@OkieWindmiller]

You’re right! If I remember right, I didn’t have my threading die on the truck to cut the new theead. This system is completely getting replaced with solar very soon, so our goal was to get it back to making water only so we could prove that the windmill will no longer work in its location. The customer wanted this. The trees have overtaken its surroundings, and no longer has enough air flow to make it work. So to just get it going for the test, I filed the threads and tested the thread engagement with a coupling, and it was fine. Thank you for watching!!

[@PuddinsFabShop]

Subscriber #80

[@OkieWindmiller]

Thank you soooo much!!!!

[@MikeGillett58]

You seem to busy all the time, taking time to see how "Puddin" or others continue to do the similar things but keep people engaged seems like a great idea, from somebody that has never done it.

[@OkieWindmiller]

Yes this is quite the learning experience and trying to stay on top of work, getting the videos, and trying to keep the family all happy is like juggling chainsaws. Thank you for watching!!!!

[@TheGspencer]

As a rancher, I absolutely cringed when you tossed the section of pipe threads onto the ground (10:10) as this could kill a cow. Hopefully it was picked up. I suggest adding a magnetic to your tool box.

[@OkieWindmiller]

Yikes, well there are no livestock in the area, thank goodness. We actually did pick the piece up, I didn’t mess for it to hit the grass. Meant for it to stay on the concrete. Lori is like an eagle for that stuff. So please, no cringing. We have cows ourselves and know that everything from rattle beans and Johnson grass to balloons and baling twine also kill them, so we’re very cognizant of what we lay around. Thank you. Please don’t let that run you off. Thank you for watching and commenting! Have a great day!

[@tfoley455]

Is there an easy way to ensure the weep hole does not get clogged ? I'm assuming the only way to unclog it is to pull the pump up

[@OkieWindmiller]

Good question! We imstruct customers to test them every so often. This is done by turning the windmill on and if water starts immediately we’re clogged, but if the mill is spinning good and takes a half minute or so to start making water, we know it’s clogged. I also check this on my yearly service. Thank you for watching!!!!!!!

[@OkieWindmiller]

I didn’t answer your question tho. The best way to keep it unclogged is to make it big enough that particulates can easily flow thru, but that comes with the heavy cost of loss of production. It’s harder on steel pipe because of rust, which can naturally close it up over time.

[@michaelporterfield7836]

A lot of wind noise in this video - No, that was you singing😂

[@OkieWindmiller]

Haha yeah I need to put out an album of my song selection! Not sure where they come from!

[@Locustfarmandfabshop]

Very cool...

[@OkieWindmiller]

Thank you sooo much!

[@SteadyCreations]

🙏😎🙏

[@OkieWindmiller]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[@danielhepp541]

In this job there is a tank on a raised platform behind your windmill setup. is there a way that the windmill driven hand pump can pump water into a raised storage tank like that? My guess is that you would have to put the hand pump above the level of the raised storage tank. Also i know you mentioned a maximum draw hieght dependent on the pumping head specification determined by manufacturer. Theoretically could you just delete the hand pump and have a real tall pipe/sucker rod with the T fitting above the raised storage tank? Maybe I need to figure out if the hand pump is needed but I thought you had a setup with a T with no handpump just a open vertical pipe with sucker rod going up to windmilll unit. Don't mean to drive you nuts teaching but am really curious about doing this instead of a solar submersible Thanks if you can understand my proposed setup and tell m if I'm way off base

[@OkieWindmiller]

Howdy there! So years ago, this did pump water into the tank. But, the stuffing box area of the hand pump failed years ago so no water has made it to the tank for years. Technically it could, if maintained. Most of the time, we do exactly what you said, stand pipe being taller than the tank, but depends on your windmill tower height. Works great!!!! We set a lot of tanks 10-12’ in the air, and that allows a normal height windmill tower to work with it. You can totally do this! I will say tho, if you are in a climate that freezes, the added height makes the water pressure on the weep hole really drain the pipe fast, so on days where the wind isn’t consistent, you may not get water in the tank that day……..because never fails, water gets to the top of the pipe, wind stops, and it drains, then you have to get enough breeze to refill it again, and the cycle continues. If you aren’t in a freeze area, you could omit the weep hole, but I would at least put a valve close to the surface to drain it just in case…………..

[@danielhepp541]

@@OkieWindmiller Thanks so much for the response and ,mentioning the hand pump stuffing box assembly I did not know it could potentially develop pressure at the hose bib good to know

[@OkieWindmiller]

😀

[@delmarhodges995]

I pulled pipe out oil wells that had that old black crudy water from gassy weiis

[@OkieWindmiller]

I bet that is what was going on here. It was an old well drilled by the oil company.

[@taylorat]

what is that sitting next to the windmill? That tower???

[@OkieWindmiller]

It’s another huge tower with a tank on top for gravity watering the farm. It’s about 40’ tall, and probably 2000 gallons!

[@harveystephens6115]

Why didn’t you replace that worn sucker rod?

[@OkieWindmiller]

Yep just wanted quick cheap test fix. 😀

[@WilliamJones-kv7st]

I have a question. I know a centrifugal pump only pulls about 16 foot of water. My question is how deep can a hand pump or windmill suck up water plus on your vidio they pump up to a storage tank about 25 ft. ? fill me in on real world applications ? Thank you . Jonesy

[@OkieWindmiller]

Howdy there! So the bigger the mill, the deeper it will lift. 16’ mill can lift up to about 1400’ with an 1-7/8 pump set on short stroke! Our mills all lift between 150’ to 10’, all over the place so 8 and 10’ mills are the most popular. If you use a Baker water systems hand pump, they are deep well pumps, so they can lift pretty deep too depending upon cylinder size……… hope I helped!!!!

[@curtisharlan9230]

Did you say you in Choctaw

[@OkieWindmiller]

Yep that windmill was in Choctaw!

[@ladsongeddings100]

Thank you for the videos' enjoy your work; interesting to say the least. Not to be negative; but, just a word of advice: if you persist on storing tools and items like nuts and bolts on the cross braces above your head, you should wear a steel workers helmet. And, I see you climbing without tying on...yes, it goes slower[ bur, one fall and you become a liability to your family instead of an asset.

[@OkieWindmiller]

100% true. Thank you for the advice. I listen to every bit of it. I have started wearing the harness because all of y’all😀. I’m not happy about it, but 🤣. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!!!!!

[@GoteborgsbyggenIII]

You need a hard hat!

[@OkieWindmiller]

You already said that!!!🤣

[@72chargerse72]

They make vice grips that you only adjust the tension...(how hard it grips) and when you put them on something they automatically adjust to different sizes. I think they would be amazeing for you. They have a small screw doun by the spring and no size adjustment knob. Google automatic locking plyers.

[@OkieWindmiller]

I have seen them! Never tried them tho. We do have to get them pretty tight, wonder if they can get as tight as we get them……………..?

[@nick540g]

I've watched enough of your recent videos to understand what you're doing here, but your hundreds (thousands?) of new viewers might have trouble with these early productions that have no running commentary. However, once we get the basic operation we won't need you to repeat the same lesson over and over from then on. Puts you in a difficult position having to decide what is the right amount of explaining every week... What are you thinking you will do to avoid being repetitive?

[@OkieWindmiller]

I don’t know. Our thought is that each job is soooo different from the last, and scenery is different, I hope to keep people engaged. We will see. Only time will tell. So far everyone is saying they love it and to keep it up, so that’s the direction we’re gonna go!😀

[@parker1ray]

KZbin seems to be playing a ton of adds from the woke left!

[@OkieWindmiller]

Oh no………….. I haven’t seen what’s playing. That’s not good.

[@OkieWindmiller]

Fast forward thru them!