Looking good guys!

@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901

2 жыл бұрын

Always learning Always observing Always Asking WHY Rye Not try something new??

Really nice truck, thanks for sharing

Gonna have to try that.

@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901

2 жыл бұрын

I expect to hear about how it goes!

Very nice write-up in Progressive Farmer, congrats.

There are some really good ideas here which may be helpful overall. 1. There is movement from the warmer well water which is definitely helping it prevent from freezing. 2. The motion of the water via a fountain type pump may be enough to keep this from freezing depending on exterior temps. 3. How about a water to water solar panel in this similar case? There may be $30 in well pump cycling electrical use if this is using a larger amount of water.. you are definitely keeping the water fresh.

@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Walt! Yes all very good points. next up is a smaller pin hole....1/16th, 32nd or ?? We learn by doing and being open minded. This is one thing I appreciate about guys like Clifford and others on the soil health journey.

Interesting! The water circulation seems to be the obvious key to this working. It would be interesting to understand how much water is being used.. and if that circulation feature is something you could shut off in warmer weather.. nice video.

@erikelmstrand

2 жыл бұрын

FYI, I did some quick math and a 1/8” hole in that plug would pass about 2 gal/min if the source pressure switch and tank has a 40-60 psi working range. That is about 120 gal per hour or 2880 gal per day of flow down the overflow. Just something to consider depending on your water source and well. My farm as relatively small pressure tank at 20 gals, meaning my well pump with this setup would cycle on/off about 6 times per hour. I wonder what the smallest hole you would need to keep tank thawed in -20F weather.

@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901

2 жыл бұрын

@@erikelmstrand RyeT On. yeah next up is to use a smaller hole....the numbers you shared a bit higher than i would have guessed. that said this is all about learning from one another, asking questions and always Asking WHY. thanks for sharing

@erikelmstrand

2 жыл бұрын

@@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901 one other idea is to add a small 1/8” threaded needle valve where you could vary the flow. Saw someone else on KZread use that. He could vary the flow based on temperature

What do you guys mean when the water goes down the overflow into the tile? Where is the water going is what I am asking? Thanks

@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the ?. The water goes flows into the 2" diameter pipe that we call an overflow. this short piece of pipe is connected to a tile. drain tile is a sub surface plastic pipe that has a small amount of grade on it. basically it drains wet spots and gets rid of excess water. so in this instance its a way to take excess water away from the cattle watering site so we dont have mud issues along with manure/runoff/etc. hope that helps