Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Work Trip in July

 After a lot of hard work (by Chris, not me), the fence is finally done!  Chris spent 9 days in Oregon in early July to work on the lot.  He had big plans for the trip:
  • Finish the fence around 11 acres
  • Hang the gates
  • Install the well pump
  • Connect the well to the new tank
The primary task was to complete the fence.  On prior trips, we had put up the fence along the north side and the east side of cleared area.  The path along the south side was a tougher challenge because of the slope and the curves.  More H-braces had to be installed to navigate the path.  The west side was the last to be fenced.





To this point, none of the gates had been installed in the fence.  Two large gates had to be placed along the road and man gates were places in other areas.  This completed the fence!


The second task was to finish the well setup.  The well is an artisian well, which means that it has enough pressure to free flow when it is uncovered.  This is a bit of a problem since the well pump has to have wires attached for power.  Chris had to find a way to seal the well several feet below the cap.  He found a product that is installed several feet down to seal the water line and which has the wiring pre-run through it.

After connecting the wiring and dropping the well pump, the sealer is sunk in the well.  A hole for the water outlet is below the sealer.  The pipe for the water outlet has to be run to the tank a couple of feet below ground.  The same trench is used to hold the wiring that runs from the shed to the well.  This wiring is used to power the well pump.

 
Well with cap

This is the new storage tank.

Water tank
Chris did a great job on this trip.  By the end of it, the fence was done and the well was setup for use.  We do not have plans on another trip to Oregon in the near future.  Even without us there, preparation activities will take place.  This fall we will have the land fertilized and a cover crop planted.  It will then be ready for the first planting in February or March of next year!

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