Posted by downsouth on July 17, 2011 at 21:19:48 from (64.12.116.74):
When I first got goats, I was hauling water out to the pens to fill the tanks. Then I wised up and installed an outside hydrant on the back of the well house (closest place to the goats I had water) so I could just drag a hose out there. Well that's 150 feet and honestly I was getting darn tired of dragging that much hose once a week. So I decided it was time to dig a ditch and run a water line a bit closer. Not having a trencher, nor the money to rent one I decided to utilize what I have. I have a root cutter and a middle buster for my Ford, so I had at it. As you know, when trying to dig a ditch in this manner, the dirt tends to fall back in the ditch. At least I do own a drain spade (bill dookie) so I was able to clean the ditch out, but dang with this heat index of 107 it makes it some mighty tough work for an old guy. . . As you can see I borrowed the wifes pop up canopy to make myself some shade of the area of the ditch I was having the clean out. You have to appreciate any shade you can get when it get's this darn hot . I also had to set a post to mount the water hydrant to, so out came the post hole digger. . There we go, 3 feet deep. That should do it. BTW, our frost line might be 2 inches during a bad winter, so not much to worry with. The ditch is 18 inches deep which will keep the water line from breaking under the worst of circumstances here. . And I got the post set and braced and began running the PVC. Didn't finish up until after dark so I never got any more pics but once completed I turned the water on and no leaks. Makes for a good end to the weekend. Of course, now I still have to cover the ditch, UHG!
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