6ft or BUST! - This Is How We Lay Gas/Water Lines

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  • @WelkerFarms
    @WelkerFarms  3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Guess what? We have no ground water so we cannot drill wells for our homes! I know bummer right? But we do have good water from our nearby town so we must run underground water lines and cisterns in order to have enough water pressure for the future homes.
    Thanks for watching!

    • @birminghamreefer2733
      @birminghamreefer2733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      you should have added a fiber-optic line to the main farm while you had had the chance... Love seeing raw horse power at work awesome camera shots, I enjoy watching your farm videos.

    • @787Earl
      @787Earl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thank you for making your videos

    • @choochooman336
      @choochooman336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I never knew that til your dad responded to my comment! Ty for being awesome at answering questions and for being righteous upstanding men!

    • @repairvehicle
      @repairvehicle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for explaining.

    • @cheif10thumbs
      @cheif10thumbs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If they were pumping gas out of that ground at some point? Chances are there was ground water underneath. It's probably far too deep to drill and pump economically. Or is it?

  • @johnhoehn1692
    @johnhoehn1692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I know you guys are done with this project, but if you need to be in a trench like that again use some shoring, or dig that area in lifts. Trenches collapsing will kill faster than you can dig someone out. Enjoy your content, and want to continue to watch, just be careful. God bless!

    • @joeltaylor4821
      @joeltaylor4821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was shocked when I saw the lack of trench safety.

    • @jefflawsonqwest
      @jefflawsonqwest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Totally agree. There are a lot of safety sally moments on TH-cam, but this is not one of them.

    • @danieljohnston5306
      @danieljohnston5306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You guys have never experienced Montana dirt have you… lol. It don’t collapse, in fact it’s almost impossible to even dig in by hand…

    • @scrapbmxrider16
      @scrapbmxrider16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Be safe out there boys loosing an arm or finger is one thing but a life can't be replaced

    • @patrickthorssen1
      @patrickthorssen1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@danieljohnston5306 complacency doesn't mean it's safe.

  • @randallcoffman3199
    @randallcoffman3199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Get video guys! You are so blessed to have your Dad, he's right there with the both of you every step! That's a testament to what a good man he is!

  • @lindanapier-burrows1799
    @lindanapier-burrows1799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is marvellous. What a solution to the famin in Southern Madegascar if such an array would bring water to the bone dry fields and prevent a famine .

  • @braddixon2469
    @braddixon2469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Your showing folks that’s it’s safe to get in a trench without shoring (protection). I can’t tell you how dangerous it is for you to be that deep without a box. Love your content, just want y’all to be safe and make more videos, god bless.

    • @dennisdowney5137
      @dennisdowney5137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree, all that clay has to do is dry a little and then it will collapse from the bottom up and you won’t be able to remove yourself with 3’ of dirt on top you. Be more careful and lay the banks back.

    • @Blueriverfarms
      @Blueriverfarms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      On the one hand will agree with you Brad; never safe to get in a trench deeper than your waist line without a trench box and people should not get into that habit. In this case with virgin hard pack clay; there was very low to no risk; unlike working in sandy soils where it would be crazy not to use a trench box . Today, there are so many different types of trench boxes and some are light weight, easy to move in the trench, and even reasonable in price compared to the big old bulky and heavy trench boxes.

    • @396k20
      @396k20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was thinking, where's the trench box?

    • @Ciccokidd
      @Ciccokidd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just want to say even in clay use a trench box one can rent one. Cheep insurance so that child, husband and dad gets home alive we had a guy that was in a trench and didn't make it home ever that was his last day ever hard to deal with as a coworker that you'll never see again it just is not worth it.

    • @robertheinkel6225
      @robertheinkel6225 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It all depends on the soil type.

  • @thepaintprofessor
    @thepaintprofessor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm shocked that Bob didn't find the start of this video to be boring.... Maybe I should save my shock for the power line puns.

  • @texlongone
    @texlongone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great job guys! Hard dry ground stays where it should 87% of the time. You really need to have a box when you are working in that deep of a trench. Dad was showing you guys how to do it right again! Keep on farming!

  • @shawnfox8002
    @shawnfox8002 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't count yourselves short you guys have some really amazing talent in building stuff in your shop and on your farm I really enjoy watching you guys and I know God is going to bless you immensely.

  • @cyansameri285
    @cyansameri285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Welker farm awesome getting to see u guys in indy even tho didn't get to talk but was awesome seeing you guys show up to are FFA convention

  • @ginggur17
    @ginggur17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best series of vids on the Tube this year, brilliant seeing those machines work hard. 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @michaeltablet8577
    @michaeltablet8577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So excited and happy for yall! Thanks for taking us along! God bless you all and be safe and well!

  • @davidschlecht3016
    @davidschlecht3016 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great engineering job of the pipe layer and the power of BIG BUD AND STEIGER. just imagine the hard work to do the job in the old days. Good luck in the future homesteads.

  • @frrapp2366
    @frrapp2366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    when i was a kid we borrowed my uncles wily jeep with a ditch digger added on and ran about a mile of pvc pipe for my grandfather to his new farm from our town in northern oklahoma and then in the late 70s my dad bought a farm and we had to run water line from the south end (where the water well was drilled) with a tricycle style ditch digger course we only went down about 3 ft in sand(some DEEP sand) (from down under the old windmill that had an old sand point )) to the north end of the half section (a mile away) where the barn and main corrals were built later and i moved in my trailer house after i came back from college. Still use use it and have added several side runs to put 30ft stock tanks in for the cattle. so far (knock on wood) only a couple of leaks mostly from gophers chewing on some poly pipe we used for short runs. YOU will never regret putting in your water system!!! i have a brother n law that hauled water by truck for their water and wore out 2 trucks and a pu doing it

  • @dasbronco
    @dasbronco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    we have used that pipe melting system in the Canadian North in -40 temps it blows my mind that it works but we testted it with 2 cats and the welds never broke the pipe split other places
    we used it for 4 to 8 inch pipe

    • @billsargent3407
      @billsargent3407 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe you sir, but its still anti-intuitive

    • @dasbronco
      @dasbronco 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@billsargent3407 what are you going on about

  •  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love the Stieger tractors. Love the Big Bods too. You guys have the coolest tractors ever maDE.

  • @bobpaterson1845
    @bobpaterson1845 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great series molin these pipes in an a big thanks to the neighbours lendin u their ripper 👌 an don't forget Case IH 💪💪👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @ooa9193
    @ooa9193 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see family work together that good

  • @jimmclean160
    @jimmclean160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an amazing machine that pipe layer is very impressive

  • @dreadog6425
    @dreadog6425 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job, thanks for doing your part to feed this great country.

  • @larjomack8576
    @larjomack8576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Glad to see Harry's inventions still being used. I think about him now and then and it makes me glad to see connections to him.

    • @mtcelticharper
      @mtcelticharper 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was a master mechanic, inventor, and all around great guy. I was blessed to know him.

    • @MrGerritStok
      @MrGerritStok 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mtcelticharper Was that the older man that made the little toy Buds we seen in an early video i can remember?

  • @desertdweller4951
    @desertdweller4951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That's a Line Tamer, it reshapes the polypipe to round and takes the bow out.
    One word ; SHORING
    Please work safe your families are counting on you both boy's.

    • @1STGeneral
      @1STGeneral 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was scary watching Mr Welker walking over those pits but if anyone would know the stability of that ground it should be him

    • @jasonrisseeuw7399
      @jasonrisseeuw7399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      As someone who works in the utility excavation industry for over 20 years, I cringe at unsafe work practices like what I see here. I enjoy all of your videos and I thank you for sharing your experiences and your faith. Please keep it safe. We don't want to hear about any tragedy from you. God bless.

    • @desertdweller4951
      @desertdweller4951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Steve Bean
      Yah, in my 47 years in the pipeline industry I've known plenty of folk who thought that.
      Their all dead now,.

  • @mikebarbacovi9851
    @mikebarbacovi9851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great long term fan. Your work ethic and creativity is to be applauded. First class family. Kudos to Randy as well!

  • @markrwc6185
    @markrwc6185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CURL REMOVER!?!? That's awesome

  • @BillyTheKid689
    @BillyTheKid689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video Welkers!!!!!!!!

  • @ginggur17
    @ginggur17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You guys have saved so so much money doing this yourselves. 🤜🤛🤜🤛🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @stumpy2816
    @stumpy2816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting to watch fellers 👍👍

  • @trackmader
    @trackmader 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I understand the shoring comment's but, that soil is super stable....the soil is extremely hard and does not move.
    It's more than likely hard enough you could not shove a screw driver into the trench wall far enough to hold its own weight.
    I have ditch banks in similar soils that are 8 feet tall and have not sluffed off in years

    • @RobertWelkerFarmerBob
      @RobertWelkerFarmerBob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for reasonable comment. You bet, there would be ditches i wouldn't go unto. I wasn't concerned with these cemented soils

  • @jeanlouisbinchet4797
    @jeanlouisbinchet4797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    superbe vidéo, ces deux monstres s'en donnent à cœur joie de tirer comme ça👌👍
    Votre technique de soudage des tuyau est très simple , en France on met des accessoires ,manchons ou Tes thermosoudables qui demandent une mise en œuvre plus longue et contraignante, bravo

  • @s.pursell8901
    @s.pursell8901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BROTHERS????? unless it's just a show for the camera which I doubt, you two men are best friends! I wish me and my brother were that close. Another amazing and educational video my friend.

  • @csrlivestock7080
    @csrlivestock7080 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your comment regarding the heat welders joint of the polly pipe is spot on.
    We have laid a few hundred miles of 63 ml (slightly bigger than 2 inch) and weld all our joins in a similar way as you. The two ends fuse together and become the one piece of pipe, there is no join. Like you we rip the line first and then feed the poly through a layer similar to yours but no where as big. We only have to put it in one to two feet as we don't have the worry of frost and freezing like you do. Our laying machine is a Cat D11 Dozer, Thanks again for a most interesting video. From Down Under.

  • @bradpogue3448
    @bradpogue3448 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know I said it once but I’m gonna say it again. That is the coolest thing I have ever seen. God bless and stay safe

  • @workonitm8
    @workonitm8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video, enjoyed it !
    Love the way you proudly display our flag. 👍👍👍👍👍
    Thanks !

  • @MsdebinBC
    @MsdebinBC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nick its called live and learn 😉👍 god bless 💕🙏

  • @tony-the-tigerjohns3294
    @tony-the-tigerjohns3294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Your homemade horizontal borer was impressive!

  • @jwdickinson643
    @jwdickinson643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    excellent series! I hope everyone watching gains a greater appreciation for our farmers and their hard work!

  • @JohnClark-sc8uu
    @JohnClark-sc8uu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The old Bud rollin' coal in the blue Montana skies. Don't get much better.

  • @captainmango1355
    @captainmango1355 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like many projects/endeavors - by the time you get things dialed in perfectly, you are done! But it's great if you ever need to do it again - experience is the best teacher!

  • @BruceBergman
    @BruceBergman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always call for a Undérground Lookup! My Nephew is why Digalert is there! Ask around, Rick Bergman was a Southern California Gas welder, and Glendale Power didn't think they needed to tell about a high voltage feeder, and they bored into it. Closed Casket.

  • @thomasr.3592
    @thomasr.3592 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I moved from Wyoming to California and worked for a company that built power plants. I was taught how to put pc pipe together just like what you guys did in this video. That brought back memories to me. We were laying 8 in. pipe.

  • @rivierstad3817
    @rivierstad3817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This whole series has been awesome! Glad Case IH let you use the tractor dir this job. We use Case on our farm because they pull and keep pulling. Keep up the great work!!!

  • @andrewruble7706
    @andrewruble7706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I enjoy all your content but this series was really good. Thanks for showing what a "little" power, hard work and ingenuity can accomplish. Great Job to all! The combo of the Big Bud and the Steiger was something special to watch.

  • @ironmyno
    @ironmyno 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fan from the TwinCities. I don't get to see stuff like this and I'm in construction. Well if I wasn't busy doing my work I might see something similar.
    Anyway. Love the Giant tractors and big open sky. Thanks for filming and explaining!
    .

  • @richsr33
    @richsr33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well i have to say good content I have come from watching the Millennial farmer .. you have one more sub keep up the good work!

    • @WelkerFarms
      @WelkerFarms  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome thank you! Be careful that millennial farmer is a handful! 😂

  • @nwpioneer2551
    @nwpioneer2551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'M A PIPPING ENGINEER AND ONE PROJECT WE INSTALLED A 24 INCH DIAMETER LINE WITH A HALF INCH WALL THAT REQUIRED A LARGE TRAILER WITH THE HOT PLATE JOINER.

  • @trevorbacelli
    @trevorbacelli 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done Nick Scot & of course Mr Bob, that was a brilliant bit of pipe joining,pipe laying,you know the best Engineers are Farmers self made self taught, I love all the gear you have used, I think Nick any one watching your videos will learn a lot how to do things on the Farm,Bute work fellows, Regards Trevor.W.Bacelli. Biloela Qld Australia.

  • @eugenejulson8742
    @eugenejulson8742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hook your poly on to your drill bit when you pull it back.

  • @michaelhofer9149
    @michaelhofer9149 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I learned in the mid 1970’s that there is nothing farmer ingenuity can’t handle. Thanks to Vic, Phons, Eldon and Dean for helping this 1958 born city boy learn to be farmer smart and tenacious!

  • @davidseigla2793
    @davidseigla2793 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool to see your family all working together for your future homes, thank you for all your videos

  • @LunaRayToo
    @LunaRayToo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wondering why you didn't put in shutoff valves at the "T" junctions....

    • @MortenEghj
      @MortenEghj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did the same.

    • @RobertWelkerFarmerBob
      @RobertWelkerFarmerBob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because the flow is only turned on for filling cisterns, and it's only 15 lbs when on. Valves are at the other locations.

  • @robertquast9684
    @robertquast9684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Remember when working in ditches that areas that have been disturbed before are not as stable and more likely to cave in. As leg arms found out with the drawbar it only takes a second to change your life

    • @gertskjlstrup1804
      @gertskjlstrup1804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      3 dead "proffessionel" people here in denmark over the past year. The problem is that the dirt will press your loungs so you cant breathe

    • @peteparker7396
      @peteparker7396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gertskjlstrup1804 that and cuts circulation off to limbs and you will die from that or loose those limbs trying to save your life. For those of us unfortunate enough to witness an entrapment, you won’t forget it. It takes a few extra min to bench or slope and make sure your spoils are far enough away from the ditch where something doesn’t roll off and hurt you. It’s better then watching someone slowly suffer and die.

    • @montanasnowman3138
      @montanasnowman3138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your eyeballs pop out of your skull and your jaw dislocates trying to get air.
      Not good.

    • @kylejonesUB
      @kylejonesUB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, my thoughts too. I used to work in pipeline trenches and had a few scares. Nothing nearly this narrow, though. Be careful, everyone. Your families depend on you.

  • @jamesmorgan6782
    @jamesmorgan6782 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesomeness is the word of the day. Power extreme!😭😝

  • @AustinRichardson192
    @AustinRichardson192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So over here in Iowa me and my dad actually do tile trench’s for part of living and we run tracks on the tile plow tractor and pull with a wheel tractor

  • @icebandithockey
    @icebandithockey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I understand this is for potable water that you are buying from the utility for household / domestic use. The question is are dugouts commonly employed for yard irrigation and non potable purposes in Montana? In western Canada the majority of farms would employ a dugout in a strategic location to trap snow melt to provide their yards with water throughout the summer.
    Your can do attitude is impressive. Keep up the good work.

  • @MikeC19100
    @MikeC19100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s a whole lot of pipe you all just laid underground. It’s good you figured out the ripper angle thing and that it made the pull go that much easier. Looking forward to the progress on your home building projects. Whenever you get to the point that the building structures are being built, and if it’s not a secret, how about including a layout picture so we can understand the building as it’s constructed. Many people get ideas for their own structures by seeing out how someone else did something.

  • @briansitts9048
    @briansitts9048 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing these amazing guys on camera for the first time since finally meeting them makes me super happy! I think to myself "hey, I know them". Great work guys and thanks for coming to the FFA national trip to Indy and thanks for signing by new cowboy hat! -Brian

  • @badgerpa9
    @badgerpa9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome job getting all your pipe laid. Please in the future get a cage for the trench pit if you are going in the trench or dig the top back 10 feet or so. It is more work but trust me if you have to dig a loved one out of a cave in you will never forget it. Please be safer in the pit, love you guys and would be gutted to here of any incidence. I hope you had a great time at the FFA convention, it is awesome you take time from your family and farm to show the farm family love to the young future farmers of the world. Also thank you for all the extra effort you put in for the videos we get to see. Stay safe and healthy. Hug your new baby, they do not stay little long.

  • @joelongrid7625
    @joelongrid7625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It probably gets lost on most of us how much fuel you guys have to burn to make these long runs. Lots of HP and you have the way to get it done. Great project.

  • @johnmulkins7473
    @johnmulkins7473 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome action. Old and new working together. Laying pipe.

  • @tonycano9974
    @tonycano9974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched your last video about you jumping in the trench and I kind of like scares me because I'm classic phobic and I sure hate to have a lot of dirt come down on top of my head so good thing you only had to do that once keep up the good work 🙂

  • @larrydavidson3402
    @larrydavidson3402 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job guys, I believe those two tractors enjoyed getting worked hard. The Steiger is an awesome tractor but the Big Bud is even more so. Just something about that tractor makes it special.

  • @toddmeade6804
    @toddmeade6804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's pretty cool I see u have a ton of clay in that ground looks hard

  • @dustinstai9882
    @dustinstai9882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Forty years ago we did what your doing without any wall brace and did fine. Last month a local farmer/rancher had the trench wall cave in on him. Broken collarbone and other bruises . You just never know.

    • @dustinstai9882
      @dustinstai9882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That 6 foot depth seems to still have some moisture or did a rain soak the previous passes?

    • @RobertWelkerFarmerBob
      @RobertWelkerFarmerBob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Top 2ft some moisture but below not much. But it is solid, couldn't use a shovel to dug into.

  • @guygfm4243
    @guygfm4243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job well done will you be burning the electrical cable? Thanks for sharing

  • @kdh1309
    @kdh1309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Did you put a wire in with that gas line for future line locating ?

  • @2kbill
    @2kbill 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job and video, all you Welkers! God Bless you all.

  • @HankinsExcavating
    @HankinsExcavating 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've used one of those plastic welders on some 4 in line for fertilizer,I'll admit I wasn't sure about it. Now I'm sold on using it!!!

  • @MustangsTrainsMowers
    @MustangsTrainsMowers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Our new farm got tiling in the middle 1970’s. My dad was running a tractor, pull type chopper and forage wagon chopping corn and one day he went too fast crossing one of the humps from where tile had been installed and the loaded forage wagon tipped over. My brothers had to manually empty the wagon. To upright the wagon they had some tractors back to back with chain running over the top. My dad said that what they were doing was very dangerous and I wasn’t allowed to be there. My dad wasn’t religious at that time but my mom had several people in her church praying for the safety of uprighting the wagon. After it was done my dad came into the house with a look of disbelief on his face. He walked right up to my mom and said that the wagon lifted like it was on a cloud.

  • @doughuffman5790
    @doughuffman5790 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OSHA’s in shock. A man in a naked trench. Great video. Imagine, a 60” frost line.

  • @patrickaherne3598
    @patrickaherne3598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Holy Trench Safety, Batman!

  • @duhwolf6413
    @duhwolf6413 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool plow for sure. I have used smaller vibratory style plows and have ran into everything from boulders to engine blocks and it does suck if you have the pipe on.

  • @billsargent3407
    @billsargent3407 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:37 Bob holding a chain. One of the Giants of the Earth!

  • @jasonketchum4052
    @jasonketchum4052 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice line tamer ! Handy piece of equipment.

  • @big_mike1980
    @big_mike1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I work in the water distribution industry and in the area i work in we have an area that utilizes the plastic welds on 4" line like what yall have here. My experience so far when we have a leak in this area its 95% of the time where these welds are 😐. As I mentioned before we have 4" line where you are using 2" so there will be more pressure on your welds than what is on ours, so potentially a better chance for a blowout. As there are not many options for a solution i would highly recommend marking where all weld joints are in the line so if/when there is a leak it will be easier to locate. On the bright side if it were to leak the welds are really easy to break away from the pipe and repair with a clamp or a couple Hymax's and short piece of pipe.👍

    • @RobertWelkerFarmerBob
      @RobertWelkerFarmerBob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      With only 10 lbs pressure I doubt it. We get 10 gals per min flow out of 2 in

    • @big_mike1980
      @big_mike1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RobertWelkerFarmerBob not much pressure to do anything with. 40psi is our lowest and it’s a nightmare

    • @big_mike1980
      @big_mike1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RobertWelkerFarmerBob hope it all works out for ya! Enjoy you and your families videos.

  • @artayers2372
    @artayers2372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's good to see those tractors pulling hard like that. I look forward to seeing the houses when they are finished.

  • @Jacked97Ram
    @Jacked97Ram 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stinks no ground water but man what an operation, which I could have been there to witness. Good things will come I promise!

  • @tomn7087
    @tomn7087 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there anything you guys can't do? Don't think so, amazing talent. Both Steiger and Bud impressive machines.

  • @harveystephens6115
    @harveystephens6115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Enjoyed

  • @picktostone1605
    @picktostone1605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok do this stuff for a living but i jest got to give you guys a little carp on that fuse you put some good lips on that pipe lol but no you guys did a amazing job keep up the good work

  • @Paulman50
    @Paulman50 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I spent the last 10 years digging that stuff in, + power telephone, effluent systems. Lots of fun.

  • @taurus4205
    @taurus4205 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    After watching you guys and Fast and Zach and Dougo/Chet and Mike Mitchell and The Cole’s and Andy and Trevor I think I know how to farm.
    Thanks guys!!!

  • @markreetz1001
    @markreetz1001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is really cool getting the pipe in the ground. Great video!

  • @chips4289
    @chips4289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need your plans for the bore machine

  • @davekish5471
    @davekish5471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Why didnt you all place a tracer line in with your conduit. Just in case you need to locate the line in the future

    • @ToolMachinebeast
      @ToolMachinebeast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍👍

    • @MrKovie1
      @MrKovie1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Another cheap old trick is to lay straw down by the line about a foot on all sides so when you dig it up in the future you'll see a black layer about 2-3" before you get to the line. Also adds some cushion right near the line from rocks.

    • @ToolMachinebeast
      @ToolMachinebeast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrKovie1 you r right

    • @jackwillie2729
      @jackwillie2729 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm curious what soil type you have to trust the soil won't cave in on you when your down in the trench

  • @richardthomas1743
    @richardthomas1743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello and thumbs UP !

  • @nbookie
    @nbookie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you cover the trench before pressure testing and looking for leaks?

    • @WelkerFarms
      @WelkerFarms  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When laying pipe with a ripper there is no trench, we just hope and pray for no leaks. If there are we'll eventually find them and fix them.

  • @jaybernieschoep3491
    @jaybernieschoep3491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    one way to rip the day away Bob.

  • @46rambo49
    @46rambo49 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I should have said something on the ripper angle, it looked off to me. Glad you fixed it

  • @jamesv1277
    @jamesv1277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg pleasssss make a video on just the engine on the Big Bud, I love Detroit diesels and I am looking for one to put into a case 930

  • @saddysly8281
    @saddysly8281 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Polly welding is so satisfying. Used to work for an irrigation company and would use it for 600mm lines, our systems have pressure monitors on them to push them together at ther right pressure. Never used it for 2 inch pipes. 🇺🇸 🇦🇺

  • @jasonhastings5538
    @jasonhastings5538 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man the prices for water taps is crazy down here in the south!!! Good luck guys keep digging!!!👍👍👍
    #WELKERFARMS💰💰💰💰
    #BIGBUD💪💪💪💪

  • @garywilson3183
    @garywilson3183 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a very cool project

  • @FoodFighters71
    @FoodFighters71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This scenery and freedom is amazing (Greetings from the UK)

    • @jacksak
      @jacksak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What a beautiful comment. Too many people here in the US don't appreciate what you just pointed out.

    • @kodez79
      @kodez79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How is this different from most of the world? All countries I know of would have no issues with this. Obviously the same permits for crossing roads, gas lines and connecting to mains, as well as reporting where the pipe is being placed as the Welkers have to do. I hope most Americans don't think this is something special for The US.
      Actually, a few countries would not even have any permits, but I am not sure that is for the better. One mans freedom is often another mans lack of freedom. I.e, before smoking bans indoors, people with severe allergies where not able to go to restaurants where smoking was allowed. I wish most people could see that as a problem.

  • @dannywarrent6435
    @dannywarrent6435 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey guy’s over here in the UK when we try to do the same sort of thing, it’s not quite as simple most of the time. As we are digging the trench we either come across Stone age Roman settlement Bronze age Iron age, witch means we have to stop work get in touch with the right archeological team stop for as long as they say, witch can be up to a month or so then start again

  • @LLImprovement
    @LLImprovement 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    People talking about trench cave ins, I understand the concern but look at the soil structure. If you have ground disturbance course you can see it’s a stable soil. I want to know how is it that warm to be ripping in a t shirt on October. It’s barely above freezing here as daytime highs. In sask.

  • @Rumblestrip
    @Rumblestrip 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations guys... Glad to see ya got gas and water in...

  • @garyhenn8060
    @garyhenn8060 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those clamps are line up clamps. In order for the heat fusion to Weld properly those two end pieces need to line up perfectly. Then the ends of the pipe needs to reemed perfectly as well.so the they fuse right. Do this all the time with PE pipe.

  • @pattypowell3655
    @pattypowell3655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you guys have a lot of talent

  • @89faul
    @89faul 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They weld big poly pipe too. It's a pretty neat process.

  • @anthonyhackert3021
    @anthonyhackert3021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did you add any tracer wire?

  • @OpunktSchmidt1301
    @OpunktSchmidt1301 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just imagine to do that work only with a spade and a shovel...😮
    Nope, better not! 😉
    Thanks a lot for the video!😊👍🏻