The old wells in our area, Central Iowa, are normally setup like this. Manhole sits close to ground level and is approximately 5ft in diameter and around 6 ft deep. It is encased with block walls or poured concrete or even precast concrete. In this section you will find all the electrical and plumbing connections and pressure tank. Then the bored well starts in here with 6 inch casing however deep to bedrock and then open walls to however deep the well is (180 plus ft.) Water pipes to the hydrants leaves at the bottom of the manhole, so there is no risk of freezing.
My manhole was cold enough to freeze one time since I have lived here, it was really cold and really windy with no snow cover one night and one of the pipes froze, I put a milkhouse heater in there for a couple hours and all was right again. I now make sure the lid is on tight before winter sets in.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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