When you say lead farmer, you mean the only farmer on the place? I started doing a temp yard/irrigation system with PVC I had half of it just laying on the ground, three or so spickets to not have to drag a hose around and then got closer to the house. That's when I discovered pex. Wow, it'd work great I thought. Can't leave it in the sun and there's problems with not getting it in a straight line but the skyhigh cost of the connectors. I spent $60-75 dollars on those shark bite things and every new addition or corretion would be extremely expensive at HD or what's left of lowes. I found the crimper machine at Amazon, the decrimper, and bought the clamps and fittings for about the price lowes wanted just for their glorified crimping tool, not to mention paying out the ass per pex connector. Buying the connector tool, crimping rings, connector rings and basic things you'd need to connect this with like straight connectors, pex to stand male fittings to run that to PVC, etc, it's cheaper in the long run to buy it online. It makes no sense to me to run a pex line to an outside faucet/hydrant (in the midwest) with the overpriced gate valves, etc. Just buy the pex to half inch stand pipe thread, go to PVC and be done with it. If you need watering in the yard and fully pressurized, I don't see why this set up wouldnt work. If you run it in the sun, they SAY pex can't take the sun but can it or not? If you have one starting point, have a gate valve that cuts everything off, it really doesn't matter. then you won't be dragging hoses here and there, watering cans from the house. I'm saying buy pex tools and fittins online. Couple that to PVC fittings which are cheaper until lowes and HD tries to price it out of the market.
Lean Farmer- not Lead Farmer. I was given that nickname because I utilize Lean Manufacturing principles on my farm. I’m glad you got your pipes figured out and it worked for you (I think). Thanks for watching and commenting.
BTW, I ran out maybe 8 to 10 feet more than I needed on my line from PVC to pex. In a couple of hours of laying in the shade, it's tamed down a lot and laying more straight than I thought. I can now dd the trenching to the frostline where the lawnmower would hit. Otherwise, since the property is on an incline, simply laying it on the ground wtih gate valves to open means I can evacuate it of water. I moved from my rental house to this house I own. I had some PVC above ground and pressurized for more than ten years. I never ruptured other than freezing. On the longest, I brought the above piping with me because of the brass valves I had used. Still held pressure but unlike new PVC which would bend more flexibile, this was more brittle. So, I say you have a 20 to 30 year lifespan on PVC sbove or near the surface and if it fails, it's going to be freezin or someone hittitng it with a hammer.
@@theleanfarmer6212 , sorry about that. I thought you said lead. Yeah, got that done. Since it won't be pressurized 100% of the time, we'll see how it holds up. I was so amazed at two things: How easy it was to cut and clamp into place and how overly priced they are at big box stores. My only concern is something I saw someone else raise up the question and that's about rodents chewing on it. On the pex, I straightened it out much like you'd detangle a rope. I've seen read that 1/2" pex can be tamed but 3/4" is quite unruly. LOL or lots of luck on the farm and PEX.
Actually I do not have a tractor. When I do the cost benefit analysis on the cost of the tractor and implements vs what I get out of it I have not been able to justify the expense.
@@theleanfarmer6212 Those measurements seem to apply to what is termed one-inch PEX. Would you agree? Other viewers refer to 3/4-inch in this video, so I was not sure.
Paul Wickey that is awesome that you live in Montana. I love that state. You are truly blessed. What an amazing place to be. What part of the state are you in.
Farming Outside The Box thanks. I’m in Kalispell. Nw part of the state. Very beautiful. Your area is beautiful too. I’m from pa so i miss the green sometimes. :)
That’s awesome, I’ll be making a jig like that in a few days. Thank you for the incredible tip 👊🏼🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Wow love your method. Your demeanor was also great. Fix what bugs me. That will stick with me. Thanks man
Great solution to a great problem Thomas
Great ida!!!!
very good idea thank you.
i wrote you about trying the hernia repair on my puppy but was unable to use it as he ran in road. i like all of your tips and they are great
do you have a diagram of this or a close-up picture looking down so I can re-create
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When you say lead farmer, you mean the only farmer on the place?
I started doing a temp yard/irrigation system with PVC I had half of it just laying on the ground, three or so spickets to not have to drag a hose around and then got closer to the house.
That's when I discovered pex. Wow, it'd work great I thought. Can't leave it in the sun and there's problems with not getting it in a straight line but the skyhigh cost of the connectors.
I spent $60-75 dollars on those shark bite things and every new addition or corretion would be extremely expensive at HD or what's left of lowes. I found the crimper machine at Amazon, the decrimper, and bought the clamps and fittings for about the price lowes wanted just for their glorified crimping tool, not to mention paying out the ass per pex connector.
Buying the connector tool, crimping rings, connector rings and basic things you'd need to connect this with like straight connectors, pex to stand male fittings to run that to PVC, etc, it's cheaper in the long run to buy it online.
It makes no sense to me to run a pex line to an outside faucet/hydrant (in the midwest) with the overpriced gate valves, etc. Just buy the pex to half inch stand pipe thread, go to PVC and be done with it.
If you need watering in the yard and fully pressurized, I don't see why this set up wouldnt work. If you run it in the sun, they SAY pex can't take the sun but can it or not? If you have one starting point, have a gate valve that cuts everything off, it really doesn't matter. then you won't be dragging hoses here and there, watering cans from the house.
I'm saying buy pex tools and fittins online. Couple that to PVC fittings which are cheaper until lowes and HD tries to price it out of the market.
Lean Farmer- not Lead Farmer. I was given that nickname because I utilize Lean Manufacturing principles on my farm. I’m glad you got your pipes figured out and it worked for you (I think).
Thanks for watching and commenting.
BTW, I ran out maybe 8 to 10 feet more than I needed on my line from PVC to pex. In a couple of hours of laying in the shade, it's tamed down a lot and laying more straight than I thought. I can now dd the trenching to the frostline where the lawnmower would hit. Otherwise, since the property is on an incline, simply laying it on the ground wtih gate valves to open means I can evacuate it of water.
I moved from my rental house to this house I own. I had some PVC above ground and pressurized for more than ten years. I never ruptured other than freezing. On the longest, I brought the above piping with me because of the brass valves I had used. Still held pressure but unlike new PVC which would bend more flexibile, this was more brittle. So, I say you have a 20 to 30 year lifespan on PVC sbove or near the surface and if it fails, it's going to be freezin or someone hittitng it with a hammer.
@@theleanfarmer6212 , sorry about that. I thought you said lead. Yeah, got that done. Since it won't be pressurized 100% of the time, we'll see how it holds up. I was so amazed at two things: How easy it was to cut and clamp into place and how overly priced they are at big box stores. My only concern is something I saw someone else raise up the question and that's about rodents chewing on it.
On the pex, I straightened it out much like you'd detangle a rope. I've seen read that 1/2" pex can be tamed but 3/4" is quite unruly. LOL or lots of luck on the farm and PEX.
Thanks...... What's the diameter of the hole for 3/4 pex?
Roman Nose I believe I used a 1” or 1.5” diameter hole.
thanks for the fix, i hate pex but man it sure is cheap
Run it through the eyelet of your tractors three point hitch. You do have a tractor?
Actually I do not have a tractor. When I do the cost benefit analysis on the cost of the tractor and implements vs what I get out of it I have not been able to justify the expense.
What type of PEX did you have-- A or B? Type A is more flexible, but most of us work with B.
What outside diameter was the PEX in your video?
~.900 is the outside diameter. The wall thickness is ~ .100. Measured with calipers.
@@theleanfarmer6212 Those measurements seem to apply to what is termed one-inch PEX. Would you agree? Other viewers refer to 3/4-inch in this video, so I was not sure.
It’s 3/4” pex. I connected it to a mani block manifold.
Thanks for sharing the tips. Neat country where is your farm?
Thanks Paul. We live in Central Virginia. How about you, where are you from.
Farming Outside The Box ok cool. My sister lives in south western va. I’m in Montana.
Paul Wickey that is awesome that you live in Montana. I love that state. You are truly blessed. What an amazing place to be. What part of the state are you in.
Farming Outside The Box thanks. I’m in Kalispell. Nw part of the state. Very beautiful. Your area is beautiful too. I’m from pa so i miss the green sometimes. :)
Paul Wickey Kalispell is amazing and I love Glacier Park. Just visited there this past summer. I bet you do miss the green sometimes.