Cole, you have mentioned that we might be getting tired of watching "the same thing over and over ". Personally I enjoy farmers getting it done. Grew up on the farm with mom's parents and dad's parents. This is farming period. Your not trying to make it anything more, real reality and this the only channel I pay extra for. Please continue what you and Brian are doing. Btw, I'd love to see more Jeff and Tiffany. Thanks Cole
You should make yourself some witch sticks out of wire to find your water lines. We just did that in our project and worked great to locate water and electricity lines.
I had a leak in a waterline that served residential house and only knew I had a leak because of the high water bill. Nothing ever came of the surface so I called a company called USA leak locators and the guy came out, hooked up a CO2 bottle to the hydrant And had a listening device and was able to pinpoint where the leak was because of the hissing noise that the CO2 made coming from the leak and he was right on. It was 4’ deep.
2 things I learned from my plumber dad 1. Shit runs downhill 2. Payday is Friday 😂😂 I hope you get it figured out! Love your videos no matter what you’re doing.
Cole, I have a way for you to locate the water lines. When I was a teenager in the 70's, we had to drill a new well on the farm. My parents knew a "well witcher" and had him come over and find a good spot for the new well. He was right on the money. We needed to find a water line that ran between the house and the barn. This guys taught me how to "witch" moving water. It's actually pretty simple: take 2 pieces of wire about 2 feet long. make a 90 degree bend about 6" up the wires. So you'll have an "L". (i just use a wire clothes hanger and straighten it. #9 wire works too). grab one wire in each fist, thumbs up, shoulder width apart. HOLD THE WIRES LOOSELY, parallel to each other about chest high with long end of wires pointing away from you. Turn on the water, water must be flowing! walk very slow where you think the lines would be. when you get to the water line the wires will cross if you aren't holding them to tight. I know there's going to be snide comments on this post, but I've used it many times over the last 50 years. You repeat the process and are able to mark out the line between spots so when you excavate you'll already know where to dig and in what direction so you don't cut the line like you did. Drop me a message if you have a question. This works with Tile if there's enough water running through it. It's fun to mess with non believers too!
From someone that used to install and repair water wells. When clamping the joits use 2 clamps. Flip the second one over so it pulls/tights up in the other direction. Clamps are cheap. No easy way to find a leak especially when the ground is saturated that much.
Cole buy a PEX-B Quick-Cinch Clamp Tool and a bag of the 1/2 and 3/4 copper rings to use on the hoses. It cheaper and 1000 times better than using the threaded hose clamps
Cole please be safe. My husband worked in the oil fields his whole life and had to pull guys out of ditches that had collasped. I dont usually comment, but just had to this time. Stay safe. Cathy
From a old ditch digger wide is good but v the ditch to take pressure off the top of the ditch have dug out men that were buried not pretty enough said
Depends on ground type and depth of hole. Our hard clay will hold an excavator driving over right next to the edge of a 6ft trench. Our old sandy loam wouldn’t hold a person walking next to a 4ft trench. This ground looks like our pure clay.
Cole,ease be more safe , those trenchs and large hole you have going could cave in while you are in there seaching. Like others bave suggested, go to head of feed line and put in new 2 inch line all way to end. Pht it on farm water map for future .
Well that’s a memory I had forgotten. Chased a leak for two days, had all kinds of advice from neighbors (even had one out witching with a metal rod). In the end hired someone to find it! Wasn’t even close, about a half mile off including tracing it under the county rd. Fun times! Always love and appreciate your video adventures.
We pay for our water usually $130 a month. The leak was so bad the meter reader came to the house to tell us the meter was spinning like a top. There’s a local leak detector company that said they would come out in 3 weeks or so. I knew someone in the water dept in our city so I called in a favor and asked him to come over. He came and found the leak in about 5 minutes. Plumber came back and fixed it. Whew. The bill for that month was $700. But the water dept will forgive you most of it if you show you had it fixed
Take a couple of Cooper wires or willow sticks about two feet long the Cooper wire make a 90 degree bend in one end of both hold them in your hands so they will pivot about 6 inches apart with them sticking straight out in front of you to test walk across water line when you get over the line sticks will show direction of the line u can also find under ground water with this method
FYI The next time you put plastic underground (water/sewer), always place a piece of coated wire over the pipe, make sure you bring the wire up on both ends, so you can hook up a pipe locator. It will save some time. Love all you videos, and never get tired of watching. Love from a old Texan
Cole, I worked as an accountant. Sometimes the days were varied, but one month was much like the next. I enjoy the diversity that comes with farming. True, it has a seasonal quality to it, but there is still a lot of diversity I enjoy that. Keep up the good work.
I chased a water line like that before. I made a huge mess just trying to find the leak. Finally a wise friend of mine said, "You realize you could have just ran a new water line by now?" So I did
When it starts leaking and it's old, the best and fastest thing is to replace it all . My old house water line started leaking i found the leak and cut the pipe and fixed it Two years later I replace all but 4 feet, two years later I had to pay guy to replace those last 4 feet. It's cheaper to do the whole thing. I had to rent a digger like his twice
Thanks for another great video Cole and Brian. It was most interesting and enjoyable for sure. Wow. Water line leaks. Really hard to find the exact location of the leak sometimes!!!!! Especially when you don’t know exactly how the later line was put in many years ago. Just a thought. How about just putting in a whole new line from end to end and disconnecting the old line. Just a thought is all. Plumbing is not easy work that is for sure. Old lines are super hard to deal with. Let us know how you come out on this project please. Good to see Sonny dog. He is sure growing. Cute young man. Like your mini digger. Handy machine. About it I guess. Thanks for everything Cole and Brian. You both take care and be safe. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.
Now you found the line, you just have to follow it. And make sure you mark it on your Farm Map, or how ever you keep track of lines. Making sure to record it now will save yourself a lot of trouble years from now when it bursts again.
I actually laughed out loud when I realized you guys hit the waterline after looking for the leak making the whole thing worse. I was like "hey they found the leak" Ive been expanding into other farming TH-cam channels and none of them show the behind-the-scenes the way you guys do keep it up.
These videos are better than anything in the movies or on tv period. I mean, it’s not even close to being as entertaining or educational as anything Hollywood can possibly come up with. Bored? Only when I turn on the tv and see someone “act”.
I paid a pretty penny for my pipe locator years ago. It sits on the shelf most of the time, but when you can use it, it's worth every penny. Quick way to make friends with the neighbors too.
Cole keep doing what you're doing! I love watching what you and your dad do. Love seeing the cows doing their thing and watching the farming! Would love to see more of Tiffany working on the farm but if it isn't her thing then hey that's okay.
Water leaks are the worst! My Dad about tore up a fourth of the cattle lot trying to find a leak, even the plumber and my 2 brothers couldn't pinpoint it! Ugh! Happy Father's Day, Brian!
In the next video of Cole trying to find the source of the water leal he finds "GOLD", oppps that's supposed to be "FOOLs GOLD". Awesome video Cole. 🚜🚜🚜
to help your self in the future you should put down a whole new line and make sure to mark it on a map, that will save you money, wasted time, later one
MAPS! Make an old fashioned treasure map showing the waterline location where you know it is for sure and keep it stashed for future reference. Put a spray paint mark on the building, measure distance, mark etc.
Nothing like a little aqua-adventure. Our leaks were always between the house and the barn in Febuary. My dad worked miracles sometimes. He didn't have much help. Good luck with your leak. Good video. Pax.
as soon as Brian turned it back on I saw you had seepage on the barn side of the trench - excavate back to the hydrant and replace the line to the cut you just fixed. leak might be right under the hydrant.
That's why when haying season comes around we see it as a wee vacation, going from one dumpster fire to another all Spring, we just had hail and tornadoes so thats fun
Cole, I would like to let you know that I love watching your channel and the daily life of a mixed crop farmer. Learning the tips and tricks of the trade is invaluable. Also you make me feel better about my operation and the hurdles I face. Also it would be awesome for Jeff to get some screen time.
Hi Cole You just have to remember why you got the mini excavator and that was that you could never get someone to come when you needed them and the only thing that kept working when they did come was the hour meter. 🤔👍
Seems like boaters have an idea that might be beneficial here. They use two clamps on each side of a fluid connection to provide the necessary safety factor needed in a boat's hull. Considering how difficult it is to gain access to your subsurface connections, maybe double clamps are in order. Your call.
Some advice based on experience: If you run poly between two buildings, run it inside 4” non-perforated drain tile so you can pull it out and replace it if it ever leaks. Where you see the water bubbling up, isn’t necessarily where the leak is - it’s just the loosest soil and the water can force it’s way through it. I’ve seen the actual leak site be 50 feet or more from where the water appears. Before you start digging, rent or borrow a pipe locator, or ultrasonic leak detector, boost the pressure in the line as high as you can and try to pinpoint the leaking spot. If the line is old and the length isn’t too long it’s faster to just dig the trench and put in a new line, instead of chasing a leak. Say a prayer before you start😜 Enjoy your vids - Good Luck
Some don’t remember they have seen it before, some like the repetition as it gives option to give some advice, some can click like and watch something else. So Cole don’t worry most are happy😂
Cole I think regardless of where you live we all have had that problem i dug a 6 foot deep hole around the whole corner of my house only to find the water main hidden below the drain where I started digging, thankfully it was many years ago and I was much fitter and able to. The bad thing was the pipe was about 150 year old lead pipe. I also watched a Scottish farmer doing the exact same thing as yourself digging a hole in his garden to find where the main went to a drinker in his field by the time he finished the biggest part of his garden was destroyed. I sympathise with anyone trying to find leaks .
You guys may not be professionals as you fix all of your equipment, buildings, fences, medicate your animals and everything else you fix, but you must save $100,000 a year doing it yourself. It amazes me all of the things you guys know how to do.
I wish people would use tracer wire when installing water lines. It makes it easier to find them. I just replaced 1200 ft of line and put tracer wire in with the new line. I also suggest you don't use plastic barb fittings. They are the cause of most leaks at joints. The plastic barb eventually shrinks because of the constant pressure from the hose clamp and the joint loosens. I use stainless steel barb fittings for all mine.
Cole, every education has a tuition to pay. You’re learning about the water line locations on the farm, paying with your time, excavator operation, and brainstorming. Silver lining in every cloud. 😀👍
That didn't look easy, maybe a bit of trouble to locate, but you seem to be getting there. I need to do some water line work too for a line location to my in-ground waterer, so I can put a hydrant in and run an additional line, maybe later after hay. Good luck on it, hope all goes well, have a good day and Happy Father's Day to Bryan and all dad's out there.
Oh, the price we pay for knowledge. 😂 The grass up to the cows belly was wonderful to see. That will make some good beef in the future. ❤ I enjoy your channel. I agree with others - better than anything on TV these days.
Not sure it wouldnt have been smarter and/or easier to just replace the line with NEW. I've chased water leaks like this one and just opted to replace the entire line and eat the expense in lieu or spending days working on it. Time value of money is how I justified it and I didnt have my own excavator on-hand, just my two cents.
Cole, my only concern was that you and the mini excavator were going to fall into that mess! My husband has never enjoyed plumbing of any kind but you handled it like an Indiana Jones adventure!
A few videos back - want to thank Cole for the good things that milkweed does for butterflies. Never knew and always was annoyed when saw milkweed in my way back farm girl time.
Just for information, every time you open the bucket and it bangs open the pin that holds the bucket on is getting mushrooms over time. Pretty expensive fix for it to.
LOL Having worked for a Telephone company my whole career I have seen this dig until you find it method used by many “ Professional “ contractors over the years as well. Yard sketches with accurate measurements and locating tape laid a few feet above the line make life a lot easier later on in life.
Maybe you could bring your excavator skills to repair the water main break in Calgary, Alberta. It appears that we will not have repairs done for three to five weeks. They are working around the clock. The water main has been examined with a robot. They have found more areas that are weak. The city has major announcements made daily by the mayor and professional water works people. Of course the excavators used by the city are much larger but they are using similar skills. Your TH-cam video is timely. By the way, people are being asked to cut their water usage and the amount of time they shower down to three minutes. . . . what a mess.
That has turned into a mess. Think I might would do like Brian mentioned and replace the line from the hydrant bock just past all of that. Hope you faired well in the storm
Cole love the content and videos. If possible, move the spoil from the trench at least the depth of the trench, especially in water laden ground. Finding water leaks is a curse!! From Ireland. 👍
Cole and Brian, I hope when that water line leak is fixed, you write down indications for the future on where the lines might be running. It would have been a great help if the last owners had thought of that. ❤❤❤
Chasing water line leaks and tracing electrical shorts have got to be in top five of head scratching jobs to do. Having lines 6’ deep makes it even more pleasant I’m sure. Here, lines are 2’ and it still sucks.
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I knew an old guy that could witch water pipes, sticks, bent wires. A lot of people thought it was great. He was old enough to remember where every single water pipe was from the old days.
It was a miracle you found THAT!! Looks like someone spent time patching in there before you!! Hope mother nature don't fill the hole for you!! Don't see how you can do all that frustration with out cussin!! You two are better men than me. I gotta blow some steam off after a while. LOL Thanks guys, loved it. Better luck tomorrow!~~
U need to look into "witching wires",crazy but they do work ,I would also recommend 200 PSI pipe,I'm guessing those plastic fittings are your problem. I used to use only brass until we put in a new waterer/drinker and it had all bango fittings inside Good luck on your mess U got and remember "just 1 more scoop"will get you every time
The company I worked for if someone who worked for our company would hit a home water line we would have to go out and fix it. One very dry year we got call out to see why a water line fix 10 years ago was a wet spot. It turn out it was never fix right but when we left it was but I never heard what about 10 years of a water leak.
I feel for you guys! I retired from an older plant two years ago and we had issues all the time with old unknown water and drain lines. We ended up having to call in expensive companies that could find those hydraulic water issues. Hope you guys can think outside of box and guess the right spot to end the water feed issue at the start since it isn't needed any more. easier said than done though! Some where is the start to the hog farm feed line and that's the place, Brian needs to hear the right tunes to remember, I would be the same way so it's not a bust on him, I'm serious! Just thinking about it made me remember exactly where I hand dug the new waterline to the house. Maybe Jeff remembers the layout if he dug it or saw it done? I still remember the water line layout on a neighbors property from the late 70's to an outbuilding. It's worth a try, sometimes when you sleep on something it comes to you.
@@briansonne814 Sorry I didn't think of that as a possibility. I have it stuck in my head that the land was in the family then split up for some reason. Thanks for sitting me straight, I like that you take the time to comment to me, it really means a lot.
Well Cole sometimes you have to make it worse before you can make it better. Just keep digging, worst that can happen is a new pond for the cattle. 😂😂😂
Those darn raccoons will chew on anything. My brother in law had to replace the south wall of his house because of the little critters. Well, them and the squirrels. It’s a conspiracy I tell ya.
There comes a time it is best to find where it goes into the barn.. find where it attaches the outlet..and dig in a complete new line and abandon the old one in place. Been there... got 2 tshirts and a hat. I feel your pain Cole. On the positive side you are getting a lot of quality seat time in the hoe and you look a lot smoother running it now.
My house was built in a former corn field. The soil has a hard pan about 2-feet down from decades of plowing that sends groundwater sideways a considerable distance. Likely the same situation here.
Cole, you have mentioned that we might be getting tired of watching "the same thing over and over ". Personally I enjoy farmers getting it done. Grew up on the farm with mom's parents and dad's parents. This is farming period. Your not trying to make it anything more, real reality and this the only channel I pay extra for. Please continue what you and Brian are doing. Btw, I'd love to see more Jeff and Tiffany. Thanks Cole
It seems to me that there is always something different happening.
Yes please keep the videos coming, but Dad has been slacking on song of the day
You can do the same thing 5 days in a row and there will be something different every time so don’t worry it’s fine.
You should make yourself some witch sticks out of wire to find your water lines. We just did that in our project and worked great to locate water and electricity lines.
Not really useful in soil that's totally waterlogged like that.
I had a leak in a waterline that served residential house and only knew I had a leak because of the high water bill. Nothing ever came of the surface so I called a company called USA leak locators and the guy came out, hooked up a CO2 bottle to the hydrant And had a listening device and was able to pinpoint where the leak was because of the hissing noise that the CO2 made coming from the leak and he was right on. It was 4’ deep.
2 things I learned from my plumber dad 1. Shit runs downhill 2. Payday is Friday 😂😂 I hope you get it figured out! Love your videos no matter what you’re doing.
Haha!!!!! Good one!!!
I can’t believe you are leaving us hanging 😂you’re turning this into a mini series
Lol! Miniseries yes
Cole, I have a way for you to locate the water lines. When I was a teenager in the 70's, we had to drill a new well on the farm. My parents knew a "well witcher" and had him come over and find a good spot for the new well. He was right on the money. We needed to find a water line that ran between the house and the barn. This guys taught me how to "witch" moving water. It's actually pretty simple: take 2 pieces of wire about 2 feet long. make a 90 degree bend about 6" up the wires. So you'll have an "L". (i just use a wire clothes hanger and straighten it. #9 wire works too). grab one wire in each fist, thumbs up, shoulder width apart. HOLD THE WIRES LOOSELY, parallel to each other about chest high with long end of wires pointing away from you. Turn on the water, water must be flowing! walk very slow where you think the lines would be. when you get to the water line the wires will cross if you aren't holding them to tight. I know there's going to be snide comments on this post, but I've used it many times over the last 50 years. You repeat the process and are able to mark out the line between spots so when you excavate you'll already know where to dig and in what direction so you don't cut the line like you did. Drop me a message if you have a question. This works with Tile if there's enough water running through it. It's fun to mess with non believers too!
Agree completely. I also dig shallow perpendicular to the ditch and study the soil profile very often can tell when you cross the ditch line
From someone that used to install and repair water wells. When clamping the joits use 2 clamps. Flip the second one over so it pulls/tights up in the other direction. Clamps are cheap. No easy way to find a leak especially when the ground is saturated that much.
Cole buy a PEX-B Quick-Cinch Clamp Tool and a bag of the 1/2 and 3/4 copper rings to use on the hoses. It cheaper and 1000 times better than using the threaded hose clamps
Cole please be safe. My husband worked in the oil fields his whole life and had to pull guys out of ditches that had collasped. I dont usually comment, but just had to this time. Stay safe. Cathy
From a old ditch digger wide is good but v the ditch to take pressure off the top of the ditch have dug out men that were buried not pretty enough said
I was thinking that the whole time! It was making me Very nervous!!!!!
Depends on ground type and depth of hole. Our hard clay will hold an excavator driving over right next to the edge of a 6ft trench. Our old sandy loam wouldn’t hold a person walking next to a 4ft trench. This ground looks like our pure clay.
This is better than doing it in January!
Cole,ease be more safe , those trenchs and large hole you have going could cave in while you are in there seaching. Like others bave suggested, go to head of feed line and put in new 2 inch line all way to end. Pht it on farm water map for future .
Well that’s a memory I had forgotten. Chased a leak for two days, had all kinds of advice from neighbors (even had one out witching with a metal rod). In the end hired someone to find it! Wasn’t even close, about a half mile off including tracing it under the county rd. Fun times! Always love and appreciate your video adventures.
We pay for our water usually $130 a month. The leak was so bad the meter reader came to the house to tell us the meter was spinning like a top. There’s a local leak detector company that said they would come out in 3 weeks or so. I knew someone in the water dept in our city so I called in a favor and asked him to come over. He came and found the leak in about 5 minutes. Plumber came back and fixed it. Whew. The bill for that month was $700. But the water dept will forgive you most of it if you show you had it fixed
Take a couple of Cooper wires or willow sticks about two feet long the Cooper wire make a 90 degree bend in one end of both hold them in your hands so they will pivot about 6 inches apart with them sticking straight out in front of you to test walk across water line when you get over the line sticks will show direction of the line u can also find under ground water with this method
FYI
The next time you put plastic underground (water/sewer), always place a piece of coated wire over the pipe, make sure you bring the wire up on both ends, so you can hook up a pipe locator.
It will save some time.
Love all you videos, and never get tired of watching.
Love from a old Texan
on to plumbing problem II. I'd keep following the line but what do I know I'm setting in comfortable chair sipping on coffee watching you get muddy😄😄😄
Cole, I worked as an accountant. Sometimes the days were varied, but one month was much like the next. I enjoy the diversity that comes with farming. True, it has a seasonal quality to it, but there is still a lot of diversity I enjoy that. Keep up the good work.
I chased a water line like that before. I made a huge mess just trying to find the leak. Finally a wise friend of mine said, "You realize you could have just ran a new water line by now?"
So I did
We replaced over 1700 feet (almost all of it) of water lines last year. Took pictures of every coupling and marked it on GPS. I feel your frustration.
Good thing to do!!!!!!
That is smart use of technology a good old school map of farm yards would be a great idea for future generations
When it starts leaking and it's old, the best and fastest thing is to replace it all . My old house water line started leaking i found the leak and cut the pipe and fixed it
Two years later I replace all but 4 feet, two years later I had to pay guy to replace those last 4 feet. It's cheaper to do the whole thing. I had to rent a digger like his twice
Thanks for another great video Cole and Brian.
It was most interesting and enjoyable for sure.
Wow. Water line leaks. Really hard to find the exact location of the leak sometimes!!!!! Especially when you don’t know exactly how the later line was put in many years ago.
Just a thought. How about just putting in a whole new line from end to end and disconnecting the old line. Just a thought is all.
Plumbing is not easy work that is for sure. Old lines are super hard to deal with.
Let us know how you come out on this project please.
Good to see Sonny dog. He is sure growing. Cute young man.
Like your mini digger. Handy machine.
About it I guess. Thanks for everything Cole and Brian. You both take care and be safe.
The Iowa farm boy. Steve.
Now you found the line, you just have to follow it. And make sure you mark it on your Farm Map, or how ever you keep track of lines.
Making sure to record it now will save yourself a lot of trouble years from now when it bursts again.
I actually laughed out loud when I realized you guys hit the waterline after looking for the leak making the whole thing worse. I was like "hey they found the leak"
Ive been expanding into other farming TH-cam channels and none of them show the behind-the-scenes the way you guys do keep it up.
These videos are better than anything in the movies or on tv period. I mean, it’s not even close to being as entertaining or educational as anything Hollywood can possibly come up with.
Bored? Only when I turn on the tv and see someone “act”.
I paid a pretty penny for my pipe locator years ago. It sits on the shelf most of the time, but when you can use it, it's worth every penny. Quick way to make friends with the neighbors too.
Cole keep doing what you're doing! I love watching what you and your dad do. Love seeing the cows doing their thing and watching the farming! Would love to see more of Tiffany working on the farm but if it isn't her thing then hey that's okay.
Water leaks are the worst! My Dad about tore up a fourth of the cattle lot trying to find a leak, even the plumber and my 2 brothers couldn't pinpoint it! Ugh!
Happy Father's Day, Brian!
thanks!
Always a adventure with Bryan and cole
In the next video of Cole trying to find the source of the water leal he finds "GOLD", oppps that's supposed to be "FOOLs GOLD".
Awesome video Cole. 🚜🚜🚜
to help your self in the future you should put down a whole new line and make sure to mark it on a map, that will save you money, wasted time, later one
MAPS! Make an old fashioned treasure map showing the waterline location where you know it is for sure and keep it stashed for future reference. Put a spray paint mark on the building, measure distance, mark etc.
Your videos are about country life and ranching/farming - that never gets boring!!!! Thank You for sharing your life with us!!
As an aside, when putting in water and electric lines, put tracer wire on those AND make a map indicating what is where. Saves a lot of time.
Gas lines too
Sometimes it is better to start over with all new lines!
Yep ! Then at least you know you're good for a while. Old line can break again tomorrow, next day, etc.
I always enjoy the whole video but I think those last 10 second snippets are the best.
Nothing like a little aqua-adventure. Our leaks were always between the house and the barn in Febuary. My dad worked miracles sometimes. He didn't have much help. Good luck with your leak. Good video. Pax.
Man!! farmers and cattle men and mechanics and plumbers you guys do it all.
as soon as Brian turned it back on I saw you had seepage on the barn side of the trench - excavate back to the hydrant and replace the line to the cut you just fixed. leak might be right under the hydrant.
it wasnt
That's why when haying season comes around we see it as a wee vacation, going from one dumpster fire to another all Spring, we just had hail and tornadoes so thats fun
cab tractors are a good vacation somedays
With ropes if you can't tie a knot tie a lot. With plumbing if you didn't lay it, start over and do it as you like it. just a thought!
OoooooooooooBOY!!!!! Fiding that leak gonna take some time. Best fix it up right. Hate to be digging it up again here soon. Nice to see Jeff again.
Cole, I would like to let you know that I love watching your channel and the daily life of a mixed crop farmer. Learning the tips and tricks of the trade is invaluable. Also you make me feel better about my operation and the hurdles I face. Also it would be awesome for Jeff to get some screen time.
I appreciate that!
That was cool that you actually saw it coming to the surface. That's your shot of the year.
Hi Cole
You just have to remember why you got the mini excavator and that was that you could never get someone to come when you needed them and the only thing that kept working when they did come was the hour meter. 🤔👍
Seems like boaters have an idea that might be beneficial here. They use two clamps on each side of a fluid connection to provide the necessary safety factor needed in a boat's hull.
Considering how difficult it is to gain access to your subsurface connections, maybe double clamps are in order. Your call.
Great life lesson. If a feller can’t figure out the problem, just make a bigger hole 🕳️.
I don’t know about anyone else but I never get tired of watching your channel!
I hope that whatever weather yall got that you stayed safe 🙏🏻❣️🙏🏻
Some advice based on experience:
If you run poly between two buildings, run it inside 4” non-perforated drain tile so you can pull it out and replace it if it ever leaks.
Where you see the water bubbling up, isn’t necessarily where the leak is - it’s just the loosest soil and the water can force it’s way through it. I’ve seen the actual leak site be 50 feet or more from where the water appears.
Before you start digging, rent or borrow a pipe locator, or ultrasonic leak detector, boost the pressure in the line as high as you can and try to pinpoint the leaking spot.
If the line is old and the length isn’t too long it’s faster to just dig the trench and put in a new line, instead of chasing a leak.
Say a prayer before you start😜
Enjoy your vids - Good Luck
great stuff thanks!
Some don’t remember they have seen it before, some like the repetition as it gives option to give some advice, some can click like and watch something else. So Cole don’t worry most are happy😂
Cole I think regardless of where you live we all have had that problem i dug a 6 foot deep hole around the whole corner of my house only to find the water main hidden below the drain where I started digging, thankfully it was many years ago and I was much fitter and able to. The bad thing was the pipe was about 150 year old lead pipe. I also watched a Scottish farmer doing the exact same thing as yourself digging a hole in his garden to find where the main went to a drinker in his field by the time he finished the biggest part of his garden was destroyed. I sympathise with anyone trying to find leaks .
You guys may not be professionals as you fix all of your equipment, buildings, fences, medicate your animals and everything else you fix, but you must save $100,000 a year doing it yourself. It amazes me all of the things you guys know how to do.
I wish people would use tracer wire when installing water lines. It makes it easier to find them. I just replaced 1200 ft of line and put tracer wire in with the new line.
I also suggest you don't use plastic barb fittings. They are the cause of most leaks at joints. The plastic barb eventually shrinks because of the constant pressure from the hose clamp and the joint loosens. I use stainless steel barb fittings for all mine.
Cole, every education has a tuition to pay. You’re learning about the water line locations on the farm, paying with your time, excavator operation, and brainstorming. Silver lining in every cloud. 😀👍
That didn't look easy, maybe a bit of trouble to locate, but you seem to be getting there. I need to do some water line work too for a line location to my in-ground waterer, so I can put a hydrant in and run an additional line, maybe later after hay. Good luck on it, hope all goes well, have a good day and Happy Father's Day to Bryan and all dad's out there.
Oh, the price we pay for knowledge. 😂 The grass up to the cows belly was wonderful to see. That will make some good beef in the future. ❤
I enjoy your channel. I agree with others - better than anything on TV these days.
We were lucky when we had a leak, it was at the T junction and we only had a front end loader to dig. We also didn't know where the pipes went.
Not sure it wouldnt have been smarter and/or easier to just replace the line with NEW. I've chased water leaks like this one and just opted to replace the entire line and eat the expense in lieu or spending days working on it. Time value of money is how I justified it and I didnt have my own excavator on-hand, just my two cents.
Cole, my only concern was that you and the mini excavator were going to fall into that mess! My husband has never enjoyed plumbing of any kind but you handled it like an Indiana Jones adventure!
A few videos back - want to thank Cole for the good things that milkweed does for butterflies. Never knew and always was annoyed when saw milkweed in my way back farm girl time.
Happy Father's Day Brian! Have a great day
thank you
Just for information, every time you open the bucket and it bangs open the pin that holds the bucket on is getting mushrooms over time. Pretty expensive fix for it to.
LOL Having worked for a Telephone company my whole career I have seen this dig until you find it method used by many “ Professional “ contractors over the years as well. Yard sketches with accurate measurements and locating tape laid a few feet above the line make life a lot easier later on in life.
Water does crazy things, glad you are getting things figured out.
Maybe you could bring your excavator skills to repair the water main break in Calgary, Alberta. It appears that we will not have repairs done for three to five weeks. They are working around the clock. The water main has been examined with a robot. They have found more areas that are weak. The city has major announcements made daily by the mayor and professional water works people. Of course the excavators used by the city are much larger but they are using similar skills. Your TH-cam video is timely. By the way, people are being asked to cut their water usage and the amount of time they shower down to three minutes. . . . what a mess.
Respect for even trying to take on that one.
I feel your pain. We have been down this road twice. Once with a water line once with a sewer line
Great video. Hope ya got the leak fixed and all.is.well. God bless.
That has turned into a mess. Think I might would do like Brian mentioned and replace the line from the hydrant bock just past all of that. Hope you faired well in the storm
Never get tired of watching. Hope you fix it soon.
Cole love the content and videos. If possible, move the spoil from the trench at least the depth of the trench, especially in water laden ground. Finding water leaks is a curse!! From Ireland. 👍
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Cole and Brian, I hope when that water line leak is fixed, you write down indications for the future on where the lines might be running. It would have been a great help if the last owners had thought of that. ❤❤❤
It’s so frustrating when you have multiple leaks!! Have a great weekend.
The pastures look so wonderful this year. I'm so thankful things are looking up for you this year.
The leak at the top of the ground is seldom where the leak is. its a bit of a guess. with your splice always make sure the clamps are stainless steel.
Thanks for the video.
God bless "As Built". Draw what you buried for future generations!
Yes, and take pictures !
Chasing water line leaks and tracing electrical shorts have got to be in top five of head scratching jobs to do. Having lines 6’ deep makes it even more pleasant I’m sure. Here, lines are 2’ and it still sucks.
If I ever get tired watching, I just stop watching ! Enjoy your videos !
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Tiff might get an underground swimming pool this summer after all...
I knew an old guy that could witch water pipes, sticks, bent wires. A lot of people thought it was great. He was old enough to remember where every single water pipe was from the old days.
Just might think about mapping the pipe location, and saving it for the future.
It was a miracle you found THAT!! Looks like someone spent time patching in there before you!! Hope mother nature don't fill the hole for you!! Don't see how you can do all that frustration with out cussin!! You two are better men than me. I gotta blow some steam off after a while. LOL Thanks guys, loved it. Better luck tomorrow!~~
U need to look into "witching wires",crazy but they do work ,I would also recommend 200 PSI pipe,I'm guessing those plastic fittings are your problem. I used to use only brass until we put in a new waterer/drinker and it had all bango fittings inside Good luck on your mess U got and remember "just 1 more scoop"will get you every time
The company I worked for if someone who worked for our company would hit a home water line we would have to go out and fix it. One very dry year we got call out to see why a water line fix 10 years ago was a wet spot. It turn out it was never fix right but when we left it was but I never heard what about 10 years of a water leak.
I feel for you guys! I retired from an older plant two years ago and we had issues all the time with old unknown water and drain lines. We ended up having to call in expensive companies that could find those hydraulic water issues. Hope you guys can think outside of box and guess the right spot to end the water feed issue at the start since it isn't needed any more. easier said than done though! Some where is the start to the hog farm feed line and that's the place, Brian needs to hear the right tunes to remember, I would be the same way so it's not a bust on him, I'm serious! Just thinking about it made me remember exactly where I hand dug the new waterline to the house. Maybe Jeff remembers the layout if he dug it or saw it done? I still remember the water line layout on a neighbors property from the late 70's to an outbuilding. It's worth a try, sometimes when you sleep on something it comes to you.
this was put in years before i bought the place
@@briansonne814 Sorry I didn't think of that as a possibility. I have it stuck in my head that the land was in the family then split up for some reason. Thanks for sitting me straight, I like that you take the time to comment to me, it really means a lot.
Building a moat to keep away the solicitors is a great idea!
Quite the "farmer fix" there hahaha. I am glad the trench walls held out. With wet soil like that you had some fortune.
Thanks and GOD BLESS 😀
Well Cole sometimes you have to make it worse before you can make it better. Just keep digging, worst that can happen is a new pond for the cattle. 😂😂😂
Thank you waiting for part two of the series! Not sorry my days are over now with something like this.
Those darn raccoons will chew on anything. My brother in law had to replace the south wall of his house because of the little critters. Well, them and the squirrels. It’s a conspiracy I tell ya.
good job!
There comes a time it is best to find where it goes into the barn.. find where it attaches the outlet..and dig in a complete new line and abandon the old one in place. Been there... got 2 tshirts and a hat. I feel your pain Cole. On the positive side you are getting a lot of quality seat time in the hoe and you look a lot smoother running it now.
Chasing water leaks is a pain in you know what. Sometimes, it's easier to run a new line, but we won't know that till the end. Good luck, guys
My house was built in a former corn field. The soil has a hard pan about 2-feet down from decades of plowing that sends groundwater sideways a considerable distance. Likely the same situation here.
Might try using metal barb connectors instead of plastic. They don't crack as easy.
Warm that pipe a bit before fully tightening the clamps.
That black pipe is pretty stiff when it's cool.
Thanks ! 👍😊
Kudos y’all, was never a great plumber or even close, but had plenty of frustration like y’all did. Take care🇺🇸💪🏻🇺🇸
We need more Jeff and Tiffany
We get enough Jeff… but I’m totally on board with more Tiffany!!!
I would make a map of the water lines for future reference. It would make these types of jobs a lot easier.