Filling the Water Trailer from the Creek
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SHE WON'T GIVE UP UNTIL SHE'S A MUDDY FARM GIRL!
What happens here
Josh explains that they are in new territory, filling the ABI Water Trailer (a 1000-gallon water trailer) from a creek instead of their well. He points out the intake hose with a filter. He primes the pump on the water trailer by pouring water from a soda bottle into the pump's inlet. After a slight mishap where he forgot to replace a plug, he successfully starts the Honda engine-driven pump. Water is then seen gushing into the large tank from the creek. He expects the 1000-gallon tank to fill in about 7-10 minutes. The water trailer serves multiple purposes: providing mobile water for cattle, fire prevention (e.g., wetting ground for hay bale fires), and dust prevention on farm roads.
Goal: Fill the 1000-gallon ABI Water Trailer with water from the creek
Tools and materials
- ABI Water Trailer ABI Water Trailer — The main component for transporting and distributing water
- Honda engine Honda — Powering the pump on the trailer
- Intake hose with filter — Retrieving water from the creek and preventing debris from entering the pump
- Pump — Drawing water from the creek and transferring it to the tank
- Soda bottle — Used as a makeshift funnel to prime the pump
- Water Creek water — Filling the water trailer