Through years of working at a golf course I've fixed hundreds of poly waterline leaks.. small stones against the edge of the waterline can cause weak points as the water runs through and makes small vibrations. It won't happen overnight but it definitely will occur over a few decades! Keep up the great work 👍
I LOVE how clean you keep your environment, equipment and critters. I also LOVE how diligent you are about a rightly ordered farm. You and Dennis noting and investigating what looked to me like a tiny puddle was so 10th Gen. I appreciate how you and your family live your lives, Eric. Please tell about the rings you and Dennis wear. My guess is that it is faith bassed. xo and Merry Christmas, Claire
We've had trouble on our farm with that older 80's black pipe too, finally just replaced it. We get a lot more frost here have to have everything at least six feet deep and even more under driveways that are open all year. Merry Christmas!
I’ve seen water lines like that develop leaks from small rock touching the line and over the years the line moving so slightly when the pressure is on and off create small hole in them. We repair the same way. Glad you found it, can cause lot of money when your on city water.
Eric, you and your dad make quick work of finding and fixing the water line leak. you use double clamps like I do. so much better and cheaper than having a leak if the clamp lets go. Those inflations look pretty easy to replace...newer technology helps a lot. Keep up the good work.
While most people will be off work for Christmas.... I know your family will be hard at work providing milk for Christmas day. The life of a dairy farmer is a job that requires 365 days of work. Thank you and your family for the milk your farm provides. Merry Christmas
I admire your patience with that feed pushing robot. When it's working correctly it does do a very nice job and saves a lot of work. I can't help but think one day you're going to be working on some thing and look outside to see that feed pushing robot casually driving through the yard😂 Merry Christmas to you and your family bud
As a farmer you learn to be versatile on dealing with issues. Such as the robot, you noticed the problem, diagnosed the issue that is creating the problem and come up with a solution. Most times the solution works, occasionally you have to rethink the problem. Being a farmer ultimately means you are "a jack of all trades" to fix the majority of problems that come up, otherwise calling in someone to fix these issues would eat up your tight and small profit margin that you run on. Eric, I am sure you and your Dad are not the only ones that have driven off with the fueling handle still attached. You guys do really work hard to keep things as clean as possible. Just the nature of the business with keeping the cows in buildings really requires a huge amount of work and you have to keep up with it, otherwise you could get overwhelmed quickly. Of course, in the milking parlor if you are not meticulous you will ultimately hear about it. You all have a new young one to help celebrate Christmas this year, so have a Great Christmas.
Pipes have a tendency to slide back and forth with pressure of well pumps kicking on and off and if a sharp stone is against it it will eventually cut the pipe. I knew of someone having the same issue they had the issue when the ground was somewhat frozen. They found the issue with their well continuing to kick on and off with no water being used.
That's one clean looking parlor. Pretty good patch for the leak. Might have frozen on one nasty winter night. Put about a foot of straw in the hole to insulate it before you put the soil back in. That's what my dad did on the winter leaks we got between the house and barn. Good video. Pax.
Merry Christmas to you and your family and all the cows on the dairy. Thank you for sharing all that goes on in the process of making milk for all of us to enjoy.
Eric back in the 1980's the PE pipe wasn't very good. I worked for a water company and we had given our contractor spools of PE pipe to install in a development. A few years after it was installed we also had many leaks on those services. What had happened was, (1) the pipe split like your's and, (2) there were holes in the walls of the pipe. We replaced everything with K copper pipe with flared fittings. You're lucky it has lasted this long. Hopefully you won't have many more leaks. Merry Christmas and stay safe.
I laughed pretty hard when you mentioned driving away with the diesel hose in the tractor. I’m a truck driver and I did that once, I triple check now that I put it back lol
Merry Christmas. I love how you go to great lengths to make your cows comfortable. Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
I was putting in fence a few years ago and while digging a corner post hit a 1" line running to the cattle waterer. That was a real bummer, I had just barely hit it, but it was that ridged PVC and it took a good amount of work with my son and I to repair it. Yours is out in the middle with no seam, so that has to be a flaw either in the pipe or the installation, getting nicked some how. That milker is really neat, amazing how those work, what little I did it in the past was by hand. Thanks for sharing, I hope y'all had a Merry Christmas.
Had a similar leak last year...we guessed that it rubbed on a small rock with fluctuations in water pressure because it happened a few months after having issues with a well pump.
Merry Christmas to your whole family and a Happy New Year!! Thanks for all the great videos and looking forward to another year of the 10th Generation Dairyman.
It’s definitely weird for a leak to happen like that. If the pipe is deteriorating from age, that’ll be a headache down the road. Merry Christmas to you and your family, and wishes for a happy, healthy New Year.
Merry Christmas We've been busy with Christmas and my Father in~law so had no time for anything between 4 Lab's, 2 Cat's, 5 Birds & 2 Mice.. Plus helping out our friends with their animals.. Feels good to finally sit down and watch your videos and get caught up on everything going on... I do miss living on s farm...
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Make sure to give some extra feed to your cattle. A little extra chocolate milk post - Christmas is a good thing for all. Lol.
We had a water leak years ago in the winter and the milk truck dropped into a hole that was undermined by a water leak. It's a little different here because the water lines are 9 feet deep so they won"t freeze.
I concur, changing out the liners along with doing hooves the old way was a pain. Silicon is certainly better also. And wishing a very prosperous new year.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. It is nice to see neighbors helped each other out by lending tools and equipment. Your are lucky to have such nice neighbors.
Just was thinking this is a nice opportunity to thank you for making these videos I enjoy watching and also, best wishes for you and the farm for 2022, merry christmas!
Have very much enjoyed your videos, and look forward to seeing many, many more. Merry Christmas to you, your dad and your entire family. Let us rejoice in the birth of Emanuel, who came to seek and save the lost!
Milkers have come a long way since I was a kid. Glad u found & were able to fix the water leak. If left unchecked could have compromised the driveway. Merry Christmas to you and the entire clan. Take care & stay safe. Cheers from BC🇨🇦
a suggestion from a plumber, when heating poly pipe for a barbed coupling, torch the inside of the pipe, the poly will melt and seal on the barbed fitting better.
It is funny to hear Eric, as young as he is, talk about old-fashioned. I wonder if Eric had to walk to school and back home, up-hill both ways like we did?!?! (Ha!Ha!) Merry Christmas!!!
Longitudinal split pipe indicates a freeze happened. The whole pipe looks pretty shallow. I don't know your area frost depth requirement. I'd suggest relaying that line to make it deeper. Summer job next year. Just my humble opinion. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
if you don’t use the water line and keep a flow present it will freeze in the winter and thaw in the spring. it doesn’t look like its buried deep enough. great vid tx👍
Merry Christmas really enjoyed watching your videos each day and day out please continue to keep up the great work thanks for all the hard work you do around the farm it surely pays off thanks again and hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend
I’m surprised your water lines aren’t deeper into the ground. The freeze depth/line doesn’t go that far ? I’m from New England. When we put water lines into our new horse barn back in 2005, I insisted they be at least 4 feet into the ground. I’m sure it wasn’t necessary to bury it that deep but I don’t like surprises if I can help it. I worked for a horse farm in Manchester, VT. They ran water lines 10 feet deep from what I understood. One winter was so cold, the freeze line froze up the water system. That HAD to be REALLY cold ! Good luck !
Through years of working at a golf course I've fixed hundreds of poly waterline leaks.. small stones against the edge of the waterline can cause weak points as the water runs through and makes small vibrations. It won't happen overnight but it definitely will occur over a few decades! Keep up the great work 👍
I LOVE how clean you keep your environment, equipment and critters. I also LOVE how diligent you are about a rightly ordered farm. You and Dennis noting and investigating what looked to me like a tiny puddle was so 10th Gen. I appreciate how you and your family live your lives, Eric. Please tell about the rings you and Dennis wear. My guess is that it is faith bassed. xo and Merry Christmas, Claire
We've had trouble on our farm with that older 80's black pipe too, finally just replaced it. We get a lot more frost here have to have everything at least six feet deep and even more under driveways that are open all year. Merry Christmas!
I’ve seen water lines like that develop leaks from small rock touching the line and over the years the line moving so slightly when the pressure is on and off create small hole in them. We repair the same way. Glad you found it, can cause lot of money when your on city water.
Eric, you and your dad make quick work of finding and fixing the water line leak. you use double clamps like I do. so much better and cheaper than having a leak if the clamp lets go. Those inflations look pretty easy to replace...newer technology helps a lot. Keep up the good work.
While most people will be off work for Christmas.... I know your family will be hard at work providing milk for Christmas day. The life of a dairy farmer is a job that requires 365 days of work. Thank you and your family for the milk your farm provides. Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to the 9th, 10th and 11th Generation family. Glad you got the water line fixed before cold weather.
I admire your patience with that feed pushing robot. When it's working correctly it does do a very nice job and saves a lot of work. I can't help but think one day you're going to be working on some thing and look outside to see that feed pushing robot casually driving through the yard😂 Merry Christmas to you and your family bud
I wonder if anyone has ever had a feed pushing robot just wander off?
@@JHruby yes... they don't like gravel and get stuck
As a farmer you learn to be versatile on dealing with issues. Such as the robot, you noticed the problem, diagnosed the issue that is creating the problem and come up with a solution. Most times the solution works, occasionally you have to rethink the problem. Being a farmer ultimately means you are "a jack of all trades" to fix the majority of problems that come up, otherwise calling in someone to fix these issues would eat up your tight and small profit margin that you run on. Eric, I am sure you and your Dad are not the only ones that have driven off with the fueling handle still attached. You guys do really work hard to keep things as clean as possible. Just the nature of the business with keeping the cows in buildings really requires a huge amount of work and you have to keep up with it, otherwise you could get overwhelmed quickly. Of course, in the milking parlor if you are not meticulous you will ultimately hear about it. You all have a new young one to help celebrate Christmas this year, so have a Great Christmas.
Love how u look after the environment around the farm and keep it so tidy. Stay well. Stay safe.
Pipes have a tendency to slide back and forth with pressure of well pumps kicking on and off and if a sharp stone is against it it will eventually cut the pipe. I knew of someone having the same issue they had the issue when the ground was somewhat frozen. They found the issue with their well continuing to kick on and off with no water being used.
That's one clean looking parlor. Pretty good patch for the leak. Might have frozen on one nasty winter night. Put about a foot of straw in the hole to insulate it before you put the soil back in. That's what my dad did on the winter leaks we got between the house and barn. Good video. Pax.
Merry Christmas to you and your family and all the cows on the dairy. Thank you for sharing all that goes on in the process of making milk for all of us to enjoy.
Eric back in the 1980's the PE pipe wasn't very good. I worked for a water company and we had given our contractor spools of PE pipe to install in a development. A few years after it was installed we also had many leaks on those services. What had happened was, (1) the pipe split like your's and, (2) there were holes in the walls of the pipe. We replaced everything with K copper pipe with flared fittings. You're lucky it has lasted this long. Hopefully you won't have many more leaks. Merry Christmas and stay safe.
I laughed pretty hard when you mentioned driving away with the diesel hose in the tractor. I’m a truck driver and I did that once, I triple check now that I put it back lol
Merry Christmas. I love how you go to great lengths to make your cows comfortable. Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Awesome video Eric. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas to you and your entire family.
I was putting in fence a few years ago and while digging a corner post hit a 1" line running to the cattle waterer. That was a real bummer, I had just barely hit it, but it was that ridged PVC and it took a good amount of work with my son and I to repair it. Yours is out in the middle with no seam, so that has to be a flaw either in the pipe or the installation, getting nicked some how. That milker is really neat, amazing how those work, what little I did it in the past was by hand. Thanks for sharing, I hope y'all had a Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas! Sure is simple to fix any water line problems, especially when you don’t have to go six feet like we do in northern Wisconsin.
Wishing you and your families a safe and healthy Christmas!!
Had a similar leak last year...we guessed that it rubbed on a small rock with fluctuations in water pressure because it happened a few months after having issues with a well pump.
Merry Christmas to you and your family & stay safe !
Daniel from central Mississippi
Merry Christmas, Eric and your whole family. Farm work is never, ever done. Thank you.
Have a blessed Christmas! Thank you for sharing farm life with all of us🤙
Merry Christmas to you and your family Eric! Thanks for all the videos you make!
Merry Christmas to your entire family. Remember the Reason For The Season.
Merry Christmas to your whole family and a Happy New Year!! Thanks for all the great videos and looking forward to another year of the 10th Generation Dairyman.
It’s definitely weird for a leak to happen like that. If the pipe is deteriorating from age, that’ll be a headache down the road. Merry Christmas to you and your family, and wishes for a happy, healthy New Year.
Good milker maintenance and cleaning will keep your somatic cell count down. Hint: Old milker inflations make a great dog toy, they love it.
Thanks for great video and happy holidays to all of your family’s and a prosperous new year.
Wishing you and your family a blessed Christmas. Thank you for all the wonderful videos you have shared with us this year
Merry Christmas
We've been busy with Christmas and my Father in~law so had no time for anything between 4 Lab's, 2 Cat's, 5 Birds & 2 Mice.. Plus helping out our friends with their animals..
Feels good to finally sit down and watch your videos and get caught up on everything going on... I do miss living on s farm...
Enjoy your Christmas! Be safe, and be healthy! Merry Christmas to everyone! 🎅
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Make sure to give some extra feed to your cattle. A little extra chocolate milk post - Christmas is a good thing for all. Lol.
We had a water leak years ago in the winter and the milk truck dropped into a hole that was undermined by a water leak. It's a little different here because the water lines are 9 feet deep so they won"t freeze.
Love watching you guy's on the farm brings back memories growing up on the farm . MERRY CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas Eric to you and your family. Love your videos very much. Thank you for letting us follow alone with you and your dad
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoy remembering the birth of our Savior.
I concur, changing out the liners along with doing hooves the old way was a pain. Silicon is certainly better also.
And wishing a very prosperous new year.
Merry Christmas, Eric!
Thanks for your great videos!
Merry Christmas and hope you and your family have a happy and healthy New Year.
Merry Christmas to each of you and your family. God Bless
Merry Christmas to you and your family. It is nice to see neighbors helped each other out by lending tools and equipment. Your are lucky to have such nice neighbors.
Merry Christmas! May God continue to bless each of you in the new year.
Merry Christmas, Eric, Dennis and families! Peace and prosperity now and through the New Year. 🙏☃️🌈
Merry Christmas Eric, enjoy the family time and keeps on farming
Just was thinking this is a nice opportunity to thank you for making these videos I enjoy watching and also, best wishes for you and the farm for 2022, merry christmas!
Merry Christmas to your whole family.
Have very much enjoyed your videos, and look forward to seeing many, many more. Merry Christmas to you, your dad and your entire family. Let us rejoice in the birth of Emanuel, who came to seek and save the lost!
Merry Christmas Eric to you and your family and to all of the followers of 10th Generation Dairyman.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Don't forget to give my cows an extra special meal tonight,
Merry Christmas to the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th generations of the Dairyman Family
Merry Christmas to your whole family!
For a farmer you make a damn good plumber, and that from a 90 year old one !! merry christmas to you and your family and may 2022 be better !
Merry Christmas to you and your family Eric! Thanks for doing what you do.
Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing!
Merry Christmas to you all. 🏴
We always mix feed the feeding before so we dump before any cows come back from the parlor then mix for
The next milking.
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family, Eric. From Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Milkers have come a long way since I was a kid. Glad u found & were able to fix the water leak. If left unchecked could have compromised the driveway. Merry Christmas to you and the entire clan. Take care & stay safe. Cheers from BC🇨🇦
Nice u have other family members who help out on the farm
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Merry Christmas!! Enjoy watching.
Merry Christmas to you and your family sweetie. May God bless you all.
Merry Christmas and a Blessed 2022 to you and your Family !
Happy holidays ,god bless you and your family ,thank you ,
Merry Christmas hope you and your family have great holidays and happy new year.
Happy holidays to you and all of your family and friends
Merry Christmas to your family from our family in Vermont :)
Merry Christmas and thanks for all the great videos this year! God bless your family.
So thanks for the videos this past year and Merry Christmas to you, your Dad and the rest of the family!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Merry Christmas and God bless you and your family this season.
Young Eric, "old fashioned way" is by hand! Merry Christmas to all of you. When do the cows get their gifts?
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
From MI.
Merry Christmas from Oklahoma!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Merry Christmas Eric and to all your family. Hope you have a great one!
Merry Christmas! Thanks for all you inspire and all you do.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Merry Christmas to you as well.
Merry Christmas to you and your entire family my friend.
Merry Christmas to your family
Happy holidays to you and your family
a suggestion from a plumber, when heating poly pipe for a barbed coupling, torch the inside of the pipe, the poly will melt and seal on the barbed fitting better.
It is funny to hear Eric, as young as he is, talk about old-fashioned. I wonder if Eric had to walk to school and back home, up-hill both ways like we did?!?! (Ha!Ha!) Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family my friend.
Longitudinal split pipe indicates a freeze happened. The whole pipe looks pretty shallow. I don't know your area frost depth requirement. I'd suggest relaying that line to make it deeper. Summer job next year. Just my humble opinion.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
if you don’t use the water line and keep a flow present it will freeze in the winter and thaw in the spring. it doesn’t look like its buried deep enough. great vid tx👍
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Merry Christmas Eric to you and the family God bless 🎄🎄
Merry Christmas really enjoyed watching your videos each day and day out please continue to keep up the great work thanks for all the hard work you do around the farm it surely pays off thanks again and hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend
Merry Christmas! Thank you for posting and have a Happy New Year!
Great video. Merry Christmas to you all. God bless and prosper you in the coming year.
MERRY Christmas to you and your Family.
Merry Christmas from Bowmansville !
Merry Christmas 🎁 🎄
I’m surprised your water lines aren’t deeper into the ground. The freeze depth/line doesn’t go that far ? I’m from New England. When we put water lines into our new horse barn back in 2005, I insisted they be at least 4 feet into the ground. I’m sure it wasn’t necessary to bury it that deep but I don’t like surprises if I can help it. I worked for a horse farm in Manchester, VT. They ran water lines 10 feet deep from what I understood. One winter was so cold, the freeze line froze up the water system. That HAD to be REALLY cold ! Good luck !
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !!!❤