This was a great video! I’ve watched all of the Greg Judy videos on the Plasson quick coupler, but your step-by-step was extremely helpful. Also saved me from renting a trencher with the Wilton spade recommendation. Though that thing costs about the same as a day rental for the trencher, I’ll definitely use the spade in the future. I can also take my time burying the pipe which I have strung out on top of my pasture for now.
Thanks! Hey, forgot to mention, the fittings got a little tricky. Ended up using 3/4” on a 1” hdpe line, as the 1” fittings thru Powerflex we’re way too big. Not sure why it worked out like that. Good luck to ya!
Mornin' Jason . . . I have had a very similar idea rolling around in my head for a while now. One of my main concerns is getting it blown out each season in late Fall to prevent a shallow line from freezing, do you have any provisions for that? My setup would be hooked to a "city" water system and I wonder about how to keep an eye on the flow in case of a leak and if it would make any sense to put a regulator on it to reduce the consequences of a leak . . . Anyway, nicely done. I appreciate seeing in practice what I've been pondering on.
Great questions and concerns here! So my plan is to dig up and pop off the black caps at the end of my set-up and blow out with an air compressor at the end of my grazing season (November-ish). When we first purchased our farm, I installed a water meter (Neptune T-10) on our copper line in basement going out to pasture. I needed this to know how much water we were consuming in pasture for a reimbursement situation. That being said, there is a really useful feature on the meter that shows small leaks (small red triangle). I’ve been really happy with it for about 5 years now. As far as a regulator, can’t help there, as we’ve not had need or installed. Best of luck with your set-up!
I don’t, but that’s a great idea. I’m close to doing another water update video for the upcoming grazing season, so I will provide links on this next one. Thanks for the idea!
We originally looked into it, but decided not to b/c of combination of long-term commitment and it not paying as well as renting ground. Are you enrolled/have experience with it?
I need this setup for sure getting water where you need it is the biggest challenge!!!
It’s a need that never goes away…thanks for watching.
This was a great video! I’ve watched all of the Greg Judy videos on the Plasson quick coupler, but your step-by-step was extremely helpful. Also saved me from renting a trencher with the Wilton spade recommendation. Though that thing costs about the same as a day rental for the trencher, I’ll definitely use the spade in the future. I can also take my time burying the pipe which I have strung out on top of my pasture for now.
Glad the content was helpful, thanks for feedback. Best of luck with your set-up, sounds like you’re well on your way!
Get set up, we’ll definitely be replicating the design as we continue our infrastructure build.
Thanks! Hey, forgot to mention, the fittings got a little tricky. Ended up using 3/4” on a 1” hdpe line, as the 1” fittings thru Powerflex we’re way too big. Not sure why it worked out like that. Good luck to ya!
Mornin' Jason . . . I have had a very similar idea rolling around in my head for a while now. One of my main concerns is getting it blown out each season in late Fall to prevent a shallow line from freezing, do you have any provisions for that?
My setup would be hooked to a "city" water system and I wonder about how to keep an eye on the flow in case of a leak and if it would make any sense to put a regulator on it to reduce the consequences of a leak . . .
Anyway, nicely done. I appreciate seeing in practice what I've been pondering on.
Great questions and concerns here! So my plan is to dig up and pop off the black caps at the end of my set-up and blow out with an air compressor at the end of my grazing season (November-ish).
When we first purchased our farm, I installed a water meter (Neptune T-10) on our copper line in basement going out to pasture. I needed this to know how much water we were consuming in pasture for a reimbursement situation. That being said, there is a really useful feature on the meter that shows small leaks (small red triangle). I’ve been really happy with it for about 5 years now. As far as a regulator, can’t help there, as we’ve not had need or installed. Best of luck with your set-up!
Great job on your hard work! Do you have a parts list of the parts and items that you used?
I don’t, but that’s a great idea. I’m close to doing another water update video for the upcoming grazing season, so I will provide links on this next one. Thanks for the idea!
That trenching tool is pretty cool but it would never work where I live, wayyy too many flint rocks.
Gotta love the Ozarks!
Would a regular trencher even work there?
Hey Jason, Do you guys enroll in the USDA CRP program?
We originally looked into it, but decided not to b/c of combination of long-term commitment and it not paying as well as renting ground. Are you enrolled/have experience with it?
@@birchfieldfarming No. Pay is way too low. $13 per acre, don't think so. Also not a huge fan of any contract with the gov.