This is by far the most affordable and most intelligent way to dig a well I've eve seen. Ingenious! I've been rewatching this over the years just to remind myself.
@@bcboncs took you awhile to Reply! Three years ! You calling -ME- names ? I have a “name” for you indeed …! ( that well has been sold to Campbell Soup Co. by now).
You are making these videos as exciting as I'm sure the digging was for you. Oh the suspense. What a lot of creativity and learning happening. AWESOME!
This is cable tool drilling sorta. Did it 35 years in Md. and Pa.I used a 6 inch carbide button bit made by trident tool, Va. Have hit water with a shovel at 1 foot several times. Static water level changes as you deplete aquifer
I know a millionaire who got his start drilling wells with a rig similar to yours. He used the rear end out of a Model A Ford to mechanize the lift. Here are a couple of ideas. You don't have to drop it all the way for it to work. Quicker retrieval. If you take a couple of turns of the lift rope around a motorized cathead, you can lift, then pull the line off the cathead, and drop. I have a drop rig for softer sandy soil in Florida. The bottom has 2 jaws on the bottom, similar to a post hole digger, but they close tighter. You dig with them open. To remove soil, a second line inside the pipe closes the jaws, and lifts the rig to the surface with the jaws closed. We did one 50 foot well so far, with good results. I love your "can do" attitude, and trials and errors. I'm sure you will have a good well, but exactly how we have yet to learn. Enjoy your work, and stay safe.
+tom jackson i have seen that method in action but diferent , just a regular car , not possi traction , block the front tires jack 1 rear tire off the ground and take off the tire , put a rim on and then rap the rope around the rim , simply sit in a chair and drink coffee while you drill when you want to lift pull the rope tight to the rim when you want it to drop give it slack
We made a well drilling bucket several years ago from heavy 4 inch pipe about 5 feet long. It had hinged jaws on each side on the bottom with a cable up the middle of the pipe to lift it and pull the jaws closed when lifted. We welded an old car wheel to the outside bell of the rear wheel of an old 8N Ford tractor and jacked that side up and used that as a windlass winch. A few wraps of a rope around it and when you pulled on the free end it would tighten around the car wheel and lift the bucket. Let it loose and the bucket would drop.We drilled about a 40 ft well with it and cased it with 3 inch pvc. It worked real good but there were no rocks in that ground.
Love these videos! My comment is not criticism more advice. I am a well driller in the uk. I use a cable percussion drilling rig. The tool you made is called a shell or a bailer. The guys are so close to getting that to work. The problem is they are using that tool the wrong way. It’s needs more weight and It works with small drops literally lift from the bottom about 12” drop and repeat continuously. The force will shatter the rock into small parts and the valve ( we call it a clack) will open and close causing a suction action. This will speed up the process massively. Serrated teeth will also increase the force when it strikes the rock. The tool is jamming in the bottom as when it strikes the rock at such force it follows the fractures and is not a straight pull, you are pulling at an 📐 so the harder you pull the tighter it becomes. Keep up the good work!
I know this is an older post, but still worth commenting. the percussion drilling technique doesn't require dropping the tool from the top of the well. simply lift the tool a couple feet and drop it. this is done repeatedly (maybe 1 or 2 times per second). only lift the tool occassionally to the surface for cleaning the cuttings out of the pipe. this would keep the tool from jamming at the bottom and drill much faster than the way you showed it here. other than that I applaud your ingenuity and persistence, well done y'all!
the hammer drill is by far the most effective for drilling a well. not only does it drill through solid rock, it fractures the rock allowing water to seep into the well at a faster rate. well done!
NOT TRUE. In fact using a hammer drill can be am excrutiating painfull ordeal. Especially when confronting an unknown obstruction 60 or 70 feet down. Operating the drill hundreds of times getting nowhere except bringing up wood chips can be very painfull to the shoulders. Eventually we broke thru the barrier, turned out to be underground tree root at 68 feet down where the drill just seemed to bounce every time we hit it. Eventually it broke thru after TWO DAYS of trying.
Very good Of all the different ways of putting in a well this looks as the cheapest and simplest and best way to put in a well. With a much greater depth one can go I too have to put in a well May I ask what size of dia. pipe did you use ? Was it much bigger than the liner you would put down. And how much of a sand or filtering length of pipe did you use on the bottom of your liner And how heavy of cable or rope do you need to pull it back up Was it very difficult to pull up after you released it And what was the spread of the hook you used to pull up the pipe after you dropped the pipe, in relation to the pipe Did you use any water in the bottom to help loosen the soil at the bottom I was thinking of using my vehicle to pull it up with and the release at the pipe rather than at the end of the cable Using an simple hook that will grab the pipe bar you have on it Then how long did it take you do drill that depth of hole And what size of liner did you use
What you're pulling up is bedrock or shale as some people call it. You shouldn't have to go any deeper into bedrock for water. I think you need to flush the well or what they call develop the well and flush out any cuttings or debris in the well. A 2.5 gallon a minute well is substantial but 5 or more is an excellent amount of water from a well. If you're on bedrock the only way to get more water is to hit into an aquafir but that's usually at 900 to a thousand feet. What your doing is good and good ideas. Its good to see the younger generation developing skills using critical thinking and what's available. I salute your efforts all.
hey, how much did that pipe weigh? and how thick was the wall of the piping? did it take much damage after hitting the stone? I have a 4 inch dia well into limestone at 105 ft and I am trying to deepen to 130 with a lot of dropping haha. thanks for your help!
In Hawaii the sugar plantation dug a well 500' deep with a steam engine pulling the digger up and down a few feet all day long for weeks... In 1870 ... Mostly rock
How deep down does the well casing go? Some "Local-Old-Timers" would just drop a stick of dynamite down the well. Turns big rocks into sand (for easy removal), and fractures the well (for more water), at the same time.
put the flapper about 6" inside the pipe, then cut jagged edges out of the pipe like jack o lantern teeth. harden the teeth with welding beads of welding rod on the edges
Bryson did you go to Shasta High School? I think I went to school with you and it's cool to see all your ideas and projects on TH-cam. Thanks for making this I might use this knowledge to dig my own well
Don't need to pull it all the way out, you would be surprised how much you can do by just lifting the pipe and dropping it 10 feet. It does not take as long to pull up, and it's so much faster.
True. However, they had to pull the pipe all the way out to remove the rock they collected in the check valve. Had they left debris in the chamber, the check valve would struggle to collect as much on each drop. There is also a possibility the value would stick open and release all of the material collected, if they didn't empty the chamber each drop. Less going into the chamber, equals more material staying on the bottom covering the rock they were fracturing. Thus, less energy is hitting the soild rock because it is absorbed by left over material. Lifting, emptying out, and checking the check value to ensure it is working properly each time is the best method. Another successful way they could have done it is using adding a cone to the end of the tube to crush the roch and fracture deeper into the bottom. Then pulling the torpedo out completely every few drops to do a hydro clean out of the material they crushed. It all depends on the type of rock and sediment. You'll notice a change in the impact sound when it's time to flush the bottom out. A thud, rather than a smack will indicate the debris is too thick for the torpedo to penetrate the rock. Clean out and go again until your at the level necessary to ensure a healthy and productive well. Desert wells are completely different than our wells here in the PNW. Here in the PNW we can leave the tap on pulling directly from the well all day if we want. Luckily for us we have so much moisture running down off the mountains around us, we don't need to bother with a large holding tank. We even used the well for irrigation when I was a child. However, due to deforestation, development, and the population boom, many wells are being impacted. Without the trees, water hits the ground too quickly and runs off. Ground parched due to a lack of vegetation often can't absorb enough to seem into the layer feeding the underground aquifers, streams, and springs. When development comes in roofs, pavement, and stream diversions has a huge impact on wells around them. With less water penetrating these large developments, a much larger area is affected. The entire balance of the natural underground water distribution is thrown out of wack. For those households affected water is no longer taken for granted despite the healthy rainfall totals. To ease this man made burden, the city water supply had to be extended out to reach rural homes. Many of these homes also had rainwater collection systems installed. Those with healthy wells were encouraged to conserve water to ensure the structure of the water supply stays healthy. If we take too much out some pockets will run dry. When an area runs dry, it may lose it's ability to retain water again. Therefore an education campaign was started to help well owners understand this new threat. More rain water collection systems were put in, irrigation via using well water was eliminated or limited, and water conservation in the home became essential. Deforestation, development, and more homes using Wells has reduced the flow in to the extensive irrigation ditches throughout the entire county. This issue developed so quickly the county had to spend millions to enclose the irrigation network to ensure farms had access to keep their crops growing. This helped a bit. But due to an unusually warm winter a few years back, the snow pack was not enough to sustain everyone during the predicted long hot summer. Farms had to buy a permit to use the irrigation system because the county had to buy water from the city supply. When the water shortage became severe some smaller farms received funds to grow crops requiring less irrigation or no crops at all. In addition many farms received assistance to buy better irrigation equipment to conserve even more water. Most residential properties no longer have access to the irrigation system for landscaping purposes. Wow! That was a long winded answer. The additional information is free of charge. Take what you want, throw away the rest. Cheers from Seattle.
Useful and informative. Thanks. I was also thinking the "bottom" of the pipe should have been sharper but hey these kids have great minds, Bryson especially from the limited amount of time on this channel (now subbed), and a great family to support and help on the projects. As for your water conservation information, I suppose that makes sense why the elites are buying the aquifers but if we all individually create the reeling mechanism from an old tractor like Bryson did, we would position ourselves in a much better self-sustainable fashion. Cheers from Cleveland.
SAME setup in Afghanistan... Tripod, Ram/Tube, Spool/small gas engine.... As a advisor attached to their Army, we would bribe/pay the chief in the village to let us, bring in a local with this rig (same setup). He had bought some indentured slaves (11-13 year old boys) to run the gear, 24/7, up-down. During my tour in Farah Province we got 5 wells put in and convinced the chiefs to have the village girls "pump" the water from the handle/spout, instead of filling the jugs from the creek where the goats/sheep were. Sounds crazy but we advanced that village from the year 200 to at least the year 1600. We must have Halved the child mortality rate for 2-6 year olds. Water from the ground..... not the creek.
small comment. instead of keeping the well, why not work on improving the watershed and water filtration through water harvesting methods. additional rain gardens, sealed and filtration pits should help with raising the ground water levels rather than digging deeper.
i think it's better if the drop high is only less than one meter, you don't need to drop it from very high high, too much kinetic energy dangerous an can cause a well caving. 1meter high/3feet at most and many percussions every 1 second, you'll get the best result, the force instead of kinetic energy is what breaks the stone, G x weight yours looks like you're using the bailer as a stone hammer, in other manual percussion methods, the stone hammer is separate from the bailer.
Safety first: Please have the kids wear steel-toed work boots and not do this heavy work with SANDALS ! My Pa would yell at me if I entered a construction site wearing SNEAKERS and SANDALS. Come on. You want to lose a toe or worse? Also, 1:23 SAFETY GLASSES when grinding STEEL !
So its neat to attempt something like this but I see a complete lack of safety gear (steel boots, long pants, hardhat safety glasses etc. People injure themselves and die playing around with drilling. Also welding with skin exposed will give you the worst radiation sunburn you can imagine even if the sparks dont burn you
go get jobs on a cable tool drllin rig and see how its done. you can then. maybe biuldiyour own rig !! get some boots at goodwill. you guys hav some spunk and could develope into good cable tool drillers! maybe invent somthing to make you billion airs along the way. keep on drillin! i drilled my first well with a case of dynamite. !!!😝😝😝😝 jus kiddin it was a shovel! age 11. hav anice day.
Don't you guys use *_any_* safety gear *_at all?_* I mean you're carrying heavy metal pipes. You drop one of those on your foot, your foot will be totally mashed. You definitely need safety boots here. And then all those sparks from angle grinders and stuff. I never saw anyone wearing safety goggles. I mean, what you are doing is great but you're setting a very poor safety example and I tell you, once you have that catastrophic accident that deprives you of a hand or foot, you'll be a safety freak from then on. I guarantee it. Seen it happen. Several times. I swear to God. I hate to be a harbinger of doom but the way you kids are going, it's only a matter of time before there is some serious injury incurred. Do you actually know how dangerous steel cable under tension is? Honestly, if your parents are looking on with approval at all this, I am appalled. *_COME ON! GET SAFE!_*
Bryson did you go to Shasta High School? I think I went to school with you and it's cool to see all your ideas and projects on TH-cam. Thanks for making this I might use this knowledge to dig my own well
This is by far the most affordable and most intelligent way to dig a well I've eve seen. Ingenious! I've been rewatching this over the years just to remind myself.
Awesome parents make awesome kids. I so enjoy the unity and family dinamics. You are all so wise and full of ideas to solve problems on the farm.
UNITY? Where are their SAFETY BOOTS and SAFETY EYE GLASSES! ??
@@tommaika9121 science shilling sophist lmao
@@bcboncs took you awhile to Reply! Three years ! You calling -ME- names ? I have a “name” for you indeed …! ( that well has been sold to Campbell Soup Co. by now).
You are making these videos as exciting as I'm sure the digging was for you. Oh the suspense. What a lot of creativity and learning happening. AWESOME!
This is cable tool drilling sorta. Did it 35 years in Md. and Pa.I used a 6 inch carbide button bit made by trident tool, Va. Have hit water with a shovel at 1 foot several times. Static water level changes as you deplete aquifer
Another great production ... what fun and learning you folks get. I can hardly wait for the next one. Thanks for posting
I know a millionaire who got his start drilling wells with a rig similar to yours. He used the rear end out of a Model A Ford to mechanize the lift. Here are a couple of ideas.
You don't have to drop it all the way for it to work. Quicker retrieval.
If you take a couple of turns of the lift rope around a motorized cathead, you can lift, then pull the line off the cathead, and drop.
I have a drop rig for softer sandy soil in Florida. The bottom has 2 jaws on the bottom, similar to a post hole digger, but they close tighter. You dig with them open. To remove soil, a second line inside the pipe closes the jaws, and lifts the rig to the surface with the jaws closed. We did one 50 foot well so far, with good results.
I love your "can do" attitude, and trials and errors. I'm sure you will have a good well, but exactly how we have yet to learn.
Enjoy your work, and stay safe.
+tom jackson Thanks for the great ideas & info :)
+tom jackson i have seen that method in action but diferent , just a regular car , not possi traction , block the front tires jack 1 rear tire off the ground and take off the tire , put a rim on and then rap the rope around the rim , simply sit in a chair and drink coffee while you drill when you want to lift pull the rope tight to the rim when you want it to drop give it slack
I'm in Florida too. I would like to know more about the jaw to close system
We made a well drilling bucket several years ago from heavy 4 inch pipe about 5 feet long. It had hinged jaws on each side on the bottom with a cable up the middle of the pipe to lift it and pull the jaws closed when lifted. We welded an old car wheel to the outside bell of the rear wheel of an old 8N Ford tractor and jacked that side up and used that as a windlass winch. A few wraps of a rope around it and when you pulled on the free end it would tighten around the car wheel and lift the bucket. Let it loose and the bucket would drop.We drilled about a 40 ft well with it and cased it with 3 inch pvc. It worked real good but there were no rocks in that ground.
Love these videos! My comment is not criticism more advice. I am a well driller in the uk. I use a cable percussion drilling rig. The tool you made is called a shell or a bailer. The guys are so close to getting that to work. The problem is they are using that tool the wrong way. It’s needs more weight and It works with small drops literally lift from the bottom about 12” drop and repeat continuously. The force will shatter the rock into small parts and the valve ( we call it a clack) will open and close causing a suction action. This will speed up the process massively. Serrated teeth will also increase the force when it strikes the rock. The tool is jamming in the bottom as when it strikes the rock at such force it follows the fractures and is not a straight pull, you are pulling at an 📐 so the harder you pull the tighter it becomes. Keep up the good work!
I know this is an older post, but still worth commenting. the percussion drilling technique doesn't require dropping the tool from the top of the well. simply lift the tool a couple feet and drop it. this is done repeatedly (maybe 1 or 2 times per second). only lift the tool occassionally to the surface for cleaning the cuttings out of the pipe. this would keep the tool from jamming at the bottom and drill much faster than the way you showed it here. other than that I applaud your ingenuity and persistence, well done y'all!
This is just awesome, probably the best video on DIY water wells. Awesomeness....
I'm here again wondering if I can do 170ft.
I am really enjoying these updates. The welder is giving me ideas.
I always come back to this video, 225ft well with 5" casing is 13,000 with current prices. My buddy got one drilled in Mexico for 2000usd last month.
So a thought came to mind today... and sure enough you guys have done it. Bravo on the creative engineering! Live in the solution!
the hammer drill is by far the most effective for drilling a well. not only does it drill through solid rock, it fractures the rock allowing water to seep into the well at a faster rate. well done!
NOT TRUE. In fact using a hammer drill can be am excrutiating painfull ordeal. Especially when confronting an unknown obstruction 60 or 70 feet down. Operating the drill hundreds of times getting nowhere except bringing up wood chips can be very painfull to the shoulders. Eventually we broke thru the barrier, turned out to be underground tree root at 68 feet down where the drill just seemed to bounce every time we hit it. Eventually it broke thru after TWO DAYS of trying.
I used a harbor freight 2 stroke post hole digger extensions & a jet pump with a 55 gal drum to recirculate the water
Very good
Of all the different ways of putting in a well this looks as the cheapest and simplest and best way to put in a well.
With a much greater depth one can go
I too have to put in a well
May I ask what size of dia. pipe did you use ?
Was it much bigger than the liner you would put down.
And how much of a sand or filtering length of pipe did you use on the bottom of your liner
And how heavy of cable or rope do you need to pull it back up
Was it very difficult to pull up after you released it
And what was the spread of the hook you used to pull up the pipe after you dropped the pipe, in relation to the pipe
Did you use any water in the bottom to help loosen the soil at the bottom
I was thinking of using my vehicle to pull it up with and the release at the pipe rather than at the end of the cable
Using an simple hook that will grab the pipe bar you have on it
Then how long did it take you do drill that depth of hole
And what size of liner did you use
4/23/24: I have been following you guys for years and I know what the finale is. The percussion pipe is still used very widely in the 3rd world.
Heavy steel pipe & flip flops. Great combination. Looking forward to video of the emergency room visit.
shush coward & hater
Thanks for sharing. Great videos for years. How did you make the one-way valve on the hammer drill?
I'm loving Ur videos! Thx for sharing. I wish u guys c'd come to TX and dig a well on my property! Smart kids!
Hey guys! I'm doing the exact same thing very shortly. Can you draw me a quick diagram of what you did for the one-way check valve?
What you're pulling up is bedrock or shale as some people call it. You shouldn't have to go any deeper into bedrock for water. I think you need to flush the well or what they call develop the well and flush out any cuttings or debris in the well. A 2.5 gallon a minute well is substantial but 5 or more is an excellent amount of water from a well. If you're on bedrock the only way to get more water is to hit into an aquafir but that's usually at 900 to a thousand feet. What your doing is good and good ideas. Its good to see the younger generation developing skills using critical thinking and what's available. I salute your efforts all.
Wow awsome.. Where on earth are u guys?
like the video. also the warkawater towers are something you may like to look into.
+Jesse Croley Thanks - we will check it out!
hi, can you explain how you made the drill
THIS IS AWESOME. such a cool familiy!
These kids are going to go on to great things. GOOD JOB.
You guys are the most awesome people. Love ur video.
hey, how much did that pipe weigh? and how thick was the wall of the piping? did it take much damage after hitting the stone?
I have a 4 inch dia well into limestone at 105 ft and I am trying to deepen to 130 with a lot of dropping haha. thanks for your help!
Very cool! Keep it up and you will be doing monolithic stuff soon!
Is it possible for it to get dangerous if you go too deep, say if someone in theory was trying to go as far as they could go?
Neat video and ideas.
In Hawaii the sugar plantation dug a well 500' deep with a steam engine pulling the digger up and down a few feet all day long for weeks... In 1870 ... Mostly rock
why not change over or add rain catchment to your water supply? it may not replace your well but could take some of the stress off the well
+Larry Rock Good idea :)
Bryson did you go to Shasta High School? I think I went to school with you and it's cool to see all your ideas and projects on TH-cam
Good one.Are you able to help our maasailand communities with drilling of water.
Kindly email us and we will give you more details about our maasailand projects who travel for 3/4 hours in search of health and clean water.
great fun... thanks for sharing..
..reconozco que soy adicto mirando las cosas que las personas hacen utilizando su ingenio interior e inteligencia, no importa quien,,,
Did you just weld a plate in your 4" pipe to trap the dirt. I want to try drilling a test hole.
+Jorge Serna
Yes.
Cool, I will start finding a good location once I finish my fence project at the ranch. Thanks Again
How deep down does the well casing go? Some "Local-Old-Timers" would just drop a stick of dynamite down the well. Turns big rocks into sand (for easy removal), and fractures the well (for more water), at the same time.
+liboriopsych 130' is the casing. Like the dynamite idea! I suppose that would not be too easy to come by :)
Reminds me of Abbott and Costello !
put the flapper about 6" inside the pipe, then cut jagged edges out of the pipe like jack o lantern teeth. harden the teeth with welding beads of welding rod on the edges
+Todd Kesler
Nice
Wow! Lots of work. And I thought my homemade water well rig was work. I got some videos posted if you want to check it out.
Bryson did you go to Shasta High School? I think I went to school with you and it's cool to see all your ideas and projects on TH-cam. Thanks for making this I might use this knowledge to dig my own well
How long is the pipe and thick was it
I really thought you would have done it this time!
Waiting for a geyser of oil or steam
I wish....
Don't need to pull it all the way out, you would be surprised how much you can do by just lifting the pipe and dropping it 10 feet. It does not take as long to pull up, and it's so much faster.
True. However, they had to pull the pipe all the way out to remove the rock they collected in the check valve. Had they left debris in the chamber, the check valve would struggle to collect as much on each drop. There is also a possibility the value would stick open and release all of the material collected, if they didn't empty the chamber each drop. Less going into the chamber, equals more material staying on the bottom covering the rock they were fracturing. Thus, less energy is hitting the soild rock because it is absorbed by left over material.
Lifting, emptying out, and checking the check value to ensure it is working properly each time is the best method.
Another successful way they could have done it is using adding a cone to the end of the tube to crush the roch and fracture deeper into the bottom. Then pulling the torpedo out completely every few drops to do a hydro clean out of the material they crushed. It all depends on the type of rock and sediment. You'll notice a change in the impact sound when it's time to flush the bottom out. A thud, rather than a smack will indicate the debris is too thick for the torpedo to penetrate the rock. Clean out and go again until your at the level necessary to ensure a healthy and productive well. Desert wells are completely different than our wells here in the PNW. Here in the PNW we can leave the tap on pulling directly from the well all day if we want. Luckily for us we have so much moisture running down off the mountains around us, we don't need to bother with a large holding tank. We even used the well for irrigation when I was a child. However, due to deforestation, development, and the population boom, many wells are being impacted. Without the trees, water hits the ground too quickly and runs off. Ground parched due to a lack of vegetation often can't absorb enough to seem into the layer feeding the underground aquifers, streams, and springs. When development comes in roofs, pavement, and stream diversions has a huge impact on wells around them. With less water penetrating these large developments, a much larger area is affected. The entire balance of the natural underground water distribution is thrown out of wack. For those households affected water is no longer taken for granted despite the healthy rainfall totals. To ease this man made burden, the city water supply had to be extended out to reach rural homes. Many of these homes also had rainwater collection systems installed. Those with healthy wells were encouraged to conserve water to ensure the structure of the water supply stays healthy. If we take too much out some pockets will run dry. When an area runs dry, it may lose it's ability to retain water again. Therefore an education campaign was started to help well owners understand this new threat. More rain water collection systems were put in, irrigation via using well water was eliminated or limited, and water conservation in the home became essential. Deforestation, development, and more homes using Wells has reduced the flow in to the extensive irrigation ditches throughout the entire county. This issue developed so quickly the county had to spend millions to enclose the irrigation network to ensure farms had access to keep their crops growing. This helped a bit. But due to an unusually warm winter a few years back, the snow pack was not enough to sustain everyone during the predicted long hot summer. Farms had to buy a permit to use the irrigation system because the county had to buy water from the city supply. When the water shortage became severe some smaller farms received funds to grow crops requiring less irrigation or no crops at all. In addition many farms received assistance to buy better irrigation equipment to conserve even more water. Most residential properties no longer have access to the irrigation system for landscaping purposes.
Wow! That was a long winded answer. The additional information is free of charge. Take what you want, throw away the rest.
Cheers from Seattle.
I was thinking about that therorey as well
Useful and informative. Thanks. I was also thinking the "bottom" of the pipe should have been sharper but hey these kids have great minds, Bryson especially from the limited amount of time on this channel (now subbed), and a great family to support and help on the projects. As for your water conservation information, I suppose that makes sense why the elites are buying the aquifers but if we all individually create the reeling mechanism from an old tractor like Bryson did, we would position ourselves in a much better self-sustainable fashion.
Cheers from Cleveland.
Yeah but the elites get laws passed to say you can't still your own well.
awsome loved it that was funny forgetting to tie the end to something lol
You guys are awesome 👍👍👍👍👍
That swing set try pod how tall can I ask and wide
How long was that 4 inch pipe
Great video! Bryson did you go to Shasta High School?
Sorry Tyler. Homeschooled
Only drop it like ten foot at a time?????
Very clever!!!
5 years later I watching video a 3rd time lol.
Pleasant bunch
Bryson did you go to Shasta High School? Great video by the way
SAME setup in Afghanistan... Tripod, Ram/Tube, Spool/small gas engine.... As a advisor attached to their Army, we would bribe/pay the chief in the village to let us, bring in a local with this rig (same setup). He had bought some indentured slaves (11-13 year old boys) to run the gear, 24/7, up-down. During my tour in Farah Province we got 5 wells put in and convinced the chiefs to have the village girls "pump" the water from the handle/spout, instead of filling the jugs from the creek where the goats/sheep were. Sounds crazy but we advanced that village from the year 200 to at least the year 1600. We must have Halved the child mortality rate for 2-6 year olds. Water from the ground..... not the creek.
use a water well drill using PVC pipes and a water pump to flush out the hole. Rocks? maybe not
Dry ice down the hole....might help get a bigger fracture....
Dan.K Trimminallday - my neighbor fracked his 500 foot dry well using dry ice and it remarkably worked!
How does that work?
Great jobs kids !!👍
Any updates?
how many toes were lost?
small comment. instead of keeping the well, why not work on improving the watershed and water filtration through water harvesting methods. additional rain gardens, sealed and filtration pits should help with raising the ground water levels rather than digging deeper.
meant swales not sealed
Great family fun.. would you like to adopt a 62 y/o kid. If not , can I come over and play?!!!
Thumbs up for persistence.
i think it's better if the drop high is only less than one meter, you don't need to drop it from very high high, too much kinetic energy dangerous an can cause a well caving.
1meter high/3feet at most and many percussions every 1 second, you'll get the best result, the force instead of kinetic energy is what breaks the stone, G x weight
yours looks like you're using the bailer as a stone hammer, in other manual percussion methods, the stone hammer is separate from the bailer.
That wasn't rock, that was gold. XD
+Jody Reeder
I wish....
;)
Wow 😍
why is the well so narrow?
YoWhatUpMike - modern wells out west are only 4"-6" inside diameter casing.
Ty
thats cool.
nice.
Good video, but you guys really have to put on some work boots when you working
with that pipe. Be careful.
+George P
Thanks George for concerns. We will be careful.
A small tractor/ lawn mower without blades
Great video! take all of the wonderful comments previously made and that's what I am saying. :-)
that's shale
Safety first: Please have the kids wear steel-toed work boots and not do this heavy work with SANDALS ! My Pa would yell at me if I entered a construction site wearing SNEAKERS and SANDALS. Come on. You want to lose a toe or worse? Also, 1:23 SAFETY GLASSES when grinding STEEL !
Too right.
I am appalled.
So its neat to attempt something like this but I see a complete lack of safety gear (steel boots, long pants, hardhat safety glasses etc. People injure themselves and die playing around with drilling. Also welding with skin exposed will give you the worst radiation sunburn you can imagine even if the sparks dont burn you
PPE !!
This certainly was a stressful video :(
Is everyone alive and still have their limbs after all of that? smh
go get jobs on a cable tool drllin rig and see how its done. you can then. maybe biuldiyour own rig !! get some boots at goodwill. you guys hav some spunk and could develope into good cable tool drillers! maybe invent somthing to make you billion airs along the way. keep on drillin! i drilled my first well with a case of dynamite. !!!😝😝😝😝 jus kiddin it was a shovel! age 11. hav anice day.
Totally illegal guys. Check your laws because you have posted this vid now everyone knows.
Useless!
Don't you guys use *_any_* safety gear *_at all?_*
I mean you're carrying heavy metal pipes. You drop one of those on your foot, your foot will be totally mashed. You definitely need safety boots here.
And then all those sparks from angle grinders and stuff. I never saw anyone wearing safety goggles.
I mean, what you are doing is great but you're setting a very poor safety example and I tell you, once you have that catastrophic accident that deprives you of a hand or foot, you'll be a safety freak from then on. I guarantee it.
Seen it happen.
Several times.
I swear to God. I hate to be a harbinger of doom but the way you kids are going, it's only a matter of time before there is some serious injury incurred.
Do you actually know how dangerous steel cable under tension is?
Honestly, if your parents are looking on with approval at all this, I am appalled.
*_COME ON! GET SAFE!_*
Bryson did you go to Shasta High School? I think I went to school with you and it's cool to see all your ideas and projects on TH-cam. Thanks for making this I might use this knowledge to dig my own well