One rule my father always lived by and I continue to believe is never bury any service without a detailed mapping of the service. I have also begun adding a locating wire to all my services as a cheap measure for finding them at any time..
Nothing worse than having your electric freeze on a cold and windy day and all of the lights go out. Love your humor Eric. I was wondering if you ever had the time could you take the drone up to the top of the new silo so we can see the roof and skylight? Love to see the gravel put on top of the conduit to protect it from the rocky back fill. Great video, thanks.
I like how you think. Out of an abundance of caution, I always trickle my internet to keep it from freezing. I just put on a low-resolution ten-hour fireplace and that keeps everything running smoothly. You are definitely below the electricity frost line in those trenches. Good job.
good afternoon Eric, I wanted to let you know that those PVC elbow can be purchased with a much higher radias, and that makes pulling large conductors a breeze. You can’t get them at a big box store but you can get them at a supply house. Love this project!
Thanks for another great video. I enjoy your way of cutting and pasting and the way you blend from one seen to another and just doing the right amount of explaining and talking in the video.
@@gardenman3 That's okay if you don't mind spending the money, but I would have at least made sure that I had an extra string running through the conduit so that I could run another line through the same conduit at a later date. I probably would have also used primer before gluing the conduit together, but I understand that using primer is not as common on conduit as on PVC for water and sewer.
That sure is a lot of concrete for those silo's. It's sometimes a bit of a guess with cows when it comes to their reactions to what they will like or not like, i.e. the water mats. Good luck with the up and coming crops, hope it all works out good for you. Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend.
Great channel! Love watching how you guys manage the farm. Have you ever considered showing the milk being picked up from your place? Or maybe even going to the production facility and giving more information on what happens to what you produce?
8:55 - Pro tips with Eric: Be sure to bury your electric below the frost line to avoid frozen lines during the winter months. LMAO Lots of progress on the farm, looks great!!!! Thanks for sharing with us!
Dairy Farmer From Canada - Great Videos, love hearing/learning about your choice in Livestock feed. Have you touched base on ROI on tricale silage in a previous video? You guys have been planting that for a number of years now right? Appreciate the content! Take care
totally love and appreciate you content. im an agricuturalist at heart. ive watched dairy operations for years but dont understand the business side. can you suggest a reading source that explains the business side of a dairy operation. thx
With the left over concrete for the new silos you could use it to make a pad around load and unload area of the first one. Won’t be the nicest concrete but will be nicer to shovel anyway.
Was waiting for that pepsi can or clover farm chocolate milk to pop up in that No freeze electrical conduit. ;). Keep up the good work. really love your channel.
I hope you have enough sloop on the electric pipe so it will drain good.lol.. Once again Eric, great job. Place is looking better and better every video
Oh, my! I just noticed that. You're right that's a major future issue. Cole the cornstar had foundation issues with a NEW Holding Bin. Make sure the silos are properly built. Foundation prep is critical to the longevity of the silo
Ya you've read the new study by the IBEW on electron freezing & leaks below 32F I take it. Gotta keep everyone safe in the winter as stray electrons can cause a lot of issues. Way to think ahead!
Great to see you do your own electric work, I am sure you are saving a lot on this part as the quote for installing the electric in my house was $85k back in 2018. 9:00 'the electric lines are low because we don't want them to freeze' - who recommended that the electric lines shouldn't freeze and what is the drawback to frozen electric lines? Your current (no pun intended) lines are above ground and those must freeze.
I caught that! I climbed a 16x60 twice a day but I'm not climbing those things! I was always the guy that had to climb the silo to put the rope thru the pully to put the blower pipe up!
I lived in Canada where the permafrost layer was too high to bury the electric lines. We had to constantly leave a light on so the electricity would flow to keep the line from freezing up.
When I was in the Army in the 80's, I was a communications specialist, new soldiers right out of training were often overwhelmed by the amount of info coming into their headsets. So we would tell them to put their headsets in the shop freezer because it would slow down the signals. We also told them to tie knots in their cords because the current would have to slow down to go around through the knots.
Really appreciate your videos. Your feeding system has peeked my curiosity. I'm was wondering, though, if you're feeding strictly out of your 3 new silos and one piece fails in the system, how will you be able to get your feed out with the silos facing the tool shed?
Hi from a very wet uk,are you planning to remove your old tower silos and are the new silos going to replace you clamp maize pits,your good on them skid steers mate
Eric. Do you use a food safe or a farm grade oil and grease in your machines. Always worry about a hydraulic oil leak contaminating you feed or something? I use to work in a pasta factory and all our lubricants had to be “food safe”.
While you buried the wires fairly deep to keep the electricity from freezing but would it have been a good idea to put in some frost plugs to keep the wires from blowing out the plastic tubes in case the electricity did freeze?
One rule my father always lived by and I continue to believe is never bury any service without a detailed mapping of the service. I have also begun adding a locating wire to all my services as a cheap measure for finding them at any time..
😂. I agree. I hate frozen electricity
It's so hard to break up the chunks in 'lectric motors. LOL.
Yeah it just doesn't like to work if its frozen 🤣
Frozen electricity. Lol😂 can’t have the farm shut down because of the cold weather.
😂 Cracking me up!
Make sure you have pitch to you dont want it to run back to where it came from 😂😂😂
Nothing worse than having your electric freeze on a cold and windy day and all of the lights go out. Love your humor Eric. I was wondering if you ever had the time could you take the drone up to the top of the new silo so we can see the roof and skylight? Love to see the gravel put on top of the conduit to protect it from the rocky back fill. Great video, thanks.
I like how you think. Out of an abundance of caution, I always trickle my internet to keep it from freezing. I just put on a low-resolution ten-hour fireplace and that keeps everything running smoothly. You are definitely below the electricity frost line in those trenches. Good job.
As a professional electrician of twenty years...blah blah, blah blah blah, blah. Nice Job.
Wonder how many people caught that..... electric line freezing.....😂😂😂
i am a plumber so ofcourse i caught it
The big problem with frozen electricity is when it thaws and it all comes flying out at once. Gonna need a really big surge protector!
Most electrical systems have a hot wire so they don’t usually freeze unless the power goes out.
It was a joke
I like having frozen electricity feeding my air conditioner in summer. Makes it cooler.😊
good afternoon Eric, I wanted to let you know that those PVC elbow can be purchased with a much higher radias, and that makes pulling large conductors a breeze. You can’t get them at a big box store but you can get them at a supply house. Love this project!
What he said!!!!
By gosh he does have a sense of humor!!😊
In upstate NY we bury our electric lines at least 4 feet deep to prevent freezing. We leave water lines on top of ground so leaks are easy to find.
Good one. Gave me a laugh that I needed.
Well done on getting the lines sorted. The base for the silo looks great. You are flying through this project. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Great to see the silo starting - looking forward to seeing it being built
Love watching your progress, thank you for sharing.
Nice you got some spraying done! Can't wait to see the new feed system working!
Thanks for another great video. I enjoy your way of cutting and pasting and the way you blend from one seen to another and just doing the right amount of explaining and talking in the video.
This Video was a happy surprise to see progress taking place on your second Silo; congratulations to you. Be wel, Love you.
Excellent video! Great thinking, burying the line deep enough to prevent freezing!
You should definitely Bury electrical warning tape about a foot above the electrical conduit.
I would also have laid an extra conduit to each bulding - just in case.
@@gardenman3
That's okay if you don't mind spending the money, but I would have at least made sure that I had an extra string running through the conduit so that I could run another line through the same conduit at a later date. I probably would have also used primer before gluing the conduit together, but I understand that using primer is not as common on conduit as on PVC for water and sewer.
Yes, where is the inspector!
@@trendinvestor2893 I agree about the extra string
@@gardenman3 Plus its very easy to do.
That sure is a lot of concrete for those silo's. It's sometimes a bit of a guess with cows when it comes to their reactions to what they will like or not like, i.e. the water mats. Good luck with the up and coming crops, hope it all works out good for you. Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend.
Great video like the silo build 😎
Great channel! Love watching how you guys manage the farm. Have you ever considered showing the milk being picked up from your place? Or maybe even going to the production facility and giving more information on what happens to what you produce?
Amazing to me that you can full time farm and do all this construction. But I can hear it in your voice how much you love it. Blessings..
Great camera placement on sprayer!
You and Jan from Canada show farming are doing well
I view quite a few sites, and i'll tell you yours is about the best. I really enjoy seeing one of you posts come up. Thanks
8:55 - Pro tips with Eric: Be sure to bury your electric below the frost line to avoid frozen lines during the winter months. LMAO
Lots of progress on the farm, looks great!!!!
Thanks for sharing with us!
Another excellent video. You got lots of work done!!
Always fun to see the concrete pouring in action.
Dairy Farmer From Canada - Great Videos, love hearing/learning about your choice in Livestock feed. Have you touched base on ROI on tricale silage in a previous video? You guys have been planting that for a number of years now right? Appreciate the content! Take care
Awesome video Eric. Glad it's finally getting nicer out.
And you've got a sense of humor, I'm a retired plumber and I had to worry about that freeze stuff too.
Thanks for the video as always!🙏🇺🇸
I saw a different solenberger getting built yesterday
totally love and appreciate you content. im an agricuturalist at heart. ive watched dairy operations for years but dont understand the business side. can you suggest a reading source that explains the business side of a dairy operation. thx
Another great video. Thanks you Eric for posting!
Nice to sèe the second silo going up
Freezing your electricity is very proactive, you never have to worry about it spoiling under adverse conditions!🥶
With the left over concrete for the new silos you could use it to make a pad around load and unload area of the first one. Won’t be the nicest concrete but will be nicer to shovel anyway.
Good job digging.
Thank you for showing us a part of your day, hope the electrician lights what you did on the run run the pipes around.
Was waiting for that pepsi can or clover farm chocolate milk to pop up in that No freeze electrical conduit. ;). Keep up the good work. really love your channel.
I hope you have enough sloop on the electric pipe so it will drain good.lol.. Once again Eric, great job. Place is looking better and better every video
Great content and entertainment while rehabbing a hip replacement!
No one needs frozen wires.... The triticale is looking great. Man I bet that stuff is gonna ton put well if the weather cooperates for yall.
Like that you are putting all electric in conduit. Smart 😊
Great video brother from the imperial county California 👍🇺🇲🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜
I like how you are think of the future of the farm.
Another very interesting video Hope you have good knees climbing all them 😊😊😊😊
Loved the electricity freezing comment. Expected to see a can of pop come sliding out of one of those pipes.
Another Great Video 👍 Great content, keep up the great work!
Seems pretty slick how quickly the new silos go up ! Amazing! How soon can you use them?
CANT WAIT TO SEE IT IN OPERATION, but I will 😮 love these videos, BTW. sask dutch is back on line, praise GOD
It's surprising that there is no horizontal rebar placed in the silo foundation except at the very bottom of the footing.
Oh, my! I just noticed that. You're right that's a major future issue. Cole the cornstar had foundation issues with a NEW Holding Bin. Make sure the silos are properly built. Foundation prep is critical to the longevity of the silo
Eric went over that in the building of the first silo
In Canada we have to heat our electrical lines
Your joking right?
@@christianterrill3503 This is the first time I can remember when information from one of Eric's video's is questionable...
I had to rewind to make sure I was hearing right about the electric line. 😂😂😂
Another busy day for Eric and crew. Thanks Eric!
Excellent video
You made me laugh out loud! Thanks! I'll make sure to dig mine deeper too! That's deep enough! LOL
U gonna have an open house when silos and feeding system is all done
Ya you've read the new study by the IBEW on electron freezing & leaks below 32F I take it. Gotta keep everyone safe in the winter as stray electrons can cause a lot of issues. Way to think ahead!
Lots of projects. Busy, busy! Looking good, though.
long sweep 45's are easier to pull through than a 90 degree elbow 👍🛠👍
Great to see you do your own electric work, I am sure you are saving a lot on this part as the quote for installing the electric in my house was $85k back in 2018. 9:00 'the electric lines are low because we don't want them to freeze' - who recommended that the electric lines shouldn't freeze and what is the drawback to frozen electric lines? Your current (no pun intended) lines are above ground and those must freeze.
Glad to see that you're taking electric line freezing seriously. 😆
Doesn't the juice flow when frozen or was this an April 1st. video? LOL.
Great video!
I caught that! I climbed a 16x60 twice a day but I'm not climbing those things! I was always the guy that had to climb the silo to put the rope thru the pully to put the blower pipe up!
I lived in Canada where the permafrost layer was too high to bury the electric lines. We had to constantly leave a light on so the electricity would flow to keep the line from freezing up.
Concrete!$$$$$$$$ 🤫😂. Thanks good man!!
Good stuff Eric
Like the sprayer can you do a samll talk on sprayer tanks?
Thank you
When I was in the Army in the 80's, I was a communications specialist, new soldiers right out of training were often overwhelmed by the amount of info coming into their headsets. So we would tell them to put their headsets in the shop freezer because it would slow down the signals. We also told them to tie knots in their cords because the current would have to slow down to go around through the knots.
Make sure to wrap the conduit where it exits the ground and goes into the building with heat tape. It will prevent the electricity from freezing.
Looks Good
I have always put galvanized sweeps In
Make sure you don’t put too many 90s in your conduit, it will make it very difficult to pull the wire through lol
🥶 It's never fun when the electricity freezes! 🤣
What you need is a hot water trickle line running along the electrical wiring. Easy "unfreeze" zone.
Preventing frozen electricity..why not have a drain , low spots with an ohm drain..or a capacitor vent....?
Great video
I live in the northeast and it’s a huge problem. We have to reverse the wires so everything runs backwards and heats the lines up.
Really appreciate your videos. Your feeding system has peeked my curiosity. I'm was wondering, though, if you're feeding strictly out of your 3 new silos and one piece fails in the system, how will you be able to get your feed out with the silos facing the tool shed?
This was explained two or three videos ago....just watch...
They make flex conduit too, can run any angle then
How come you diden’t use the Gigant loader for some of the dirt work? Great video.
Hi from a very wet uk,are you planning to remove your old tower silos and are the new silos going to replace you clamp maize pits,your good on them skid steers mate
do you need a red/white light on top of the siloes for FAA regulations?
what do you plan on doing for a shop if your current shop is gonna be your feed room?
Moving that broken concrete reminds me of a couple years ago when you filled that big sink hole out in your field. Have you had any more sink holes?
Can you please try and video the process of running the wires through the new conduit.
Eric. Do you use a food safe or a farm grade oil and grease in your machines. Always worry about a hydraulic oil leak contaminating you feed or something? I use to work in a pasta factory and all our lubricants had to be “food safe”.
I love your videos Eric. I would love to be a farmer.
Nothing worse then going out to the barn on a cold winter morning and your power lines are frozen
Do you put any stabilizer in fertilizer to prevent leaching away
Tracer wireis a good idea also after a foot of fill put red burried cable ribbon on top of it then if you dig and hit ribbon you know something there
Hey try the Dewalt 20 VT grease gun . You'll love it . Saves so much time.
Do you not use a primer before gluing those joints
are you going to set up empty forms for the extra concrete when they pour each ring?
While you buried the wires fairly deep to keep the electricity from freezing but would it have been a good idea to put in some frost plugs to keep the wires from blowing out the plastic tubes in case the electricity did freeze?
Lots of energy loss when electric lines freeze. Good looking out Mr Eric.
Eric, how long were you vibrating for after using the tamper, lol.