My friend's cattle farm is running OUT of WATER! We have devised a plan to use the Digger Derrick / Auger Crane truck to dig out the DECADES of dirt and silt that has built up in the well.

This old well was hand dug by his grandpa many many years ago, and over the last few years the farm has been getting less and LESS water, and the cows are getting THIRSTY!

So with a little outside of the box thinking, an old truck I rescued, and a bit of safety, the plan will be to use the crane to lower us down INTO the well so we can fix the pipes to pump more water out. Then once that is done the hard work begins!

We made a couple different buckets hung by chains that we'll lower into the well and use to pull out everything we can possibly dig out to make room for more water in the well!

Not everything went as planned, but we got it done!

I hope you enjoy, I know we did!

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0:00 - Clearing a path for the Auger Crane Truck
2:20 - Setting up the Crane Truck & clearing the area around the well
4:34 - The well is OPEN!
7:50 - Making the SLUDGE Lifting basket
10:50 - SAFETY ~ Checking for Oxygen & gas / Using rope and harnesses
12:23 - Putting a safety ladder into the well
14:07 - Lowering him down INTO the well using the Crane Truck
15:12 - Attempting to lower the foot valve in the well to pump out more water
16:16 - Trying a different submersible pump in the well
17:39 - Trying a NEW vevor self priming pump to pump out the water
20:24 - Next day... Setting up the crane truck & opening the well
21:12 - Pulling out the well pump piping to adjust the foot valve
24:39 - Testing out the 55 gallon Sludge Lifting Basket
25:53 - Making a SMALLER Sludge Lifting Basket
27:55 - Finally bringing up the SLUDGE from the bottom of the well
35:16 - Day 3 Late in the afternoon - Opening the well and heading DOWN
40:43 - Pulling out the well piping AGAIN
44:55 - Extending the piping at the bottom of the well permanently
49:04 - Pulling out the Ladder from the bottom
50:17 - Re Installing the well piping
52:06 - Testing out the piping and priming the Well Pump
54:37 - SUCCESS!! We have WAY more water!
55:59 - Taking the electric scooter to go pickup the IH Digger Derrick Truck
57:35 - Final walk around and checking out what we did!
58:40 - Finding the Cattle and Track Loaders!
59:51 - The new crane truck worked out GREAT!!
1:01:12 - We're headed OUT... on to the next project!

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