I knew exactly what she meant.
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Or applejack (apple brandy)
Husky quick switch screwdriver Being able to switch bits one handed is the best. Spring loaded for fun. I’ve been using the same one for years, nothing compares.
Moving dolly, which has hauled all manner of feed, hay and, of course, the neverending supply of manure.
Thermo cube to automatically turn fans on and off. It doesn’t get the temp perfect, but close enough.
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the ‘coiling’ hoses : Y’know the ones that are shaped like a spring, not the deflating ones. Again, this is so simple and helpful to me because of where i established the frost free hydrants. But basically, if you put those every so few feet, like mine…these in 25 ft lengths and snap on connectors means: I have no hoses to re wind, drag, re position. I simply have a hook where my 25 ft gets hung to drain both ends after any use, still there ready to go.
What is a coiling hose??? I’m intrigued…
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Electric tea kettle. I have water and electricity in the barn, but I don’t have a hot water heater. This heats up water pretty quickly for soaking pellets, a bucket of warm water for grooming or first aid care, etc. I run two of them. I like that they have the auto shut-off feature.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-1-7-Liter-Plastic-Electric-Kettle-White/471494848
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thanks Bluey! I just got my new password up. sigh. Laptop died and I couldn’t respond for awhile. Anyway! yes, I meant IF IF (big if) you have frost free faucets where your 25 ft. hose (as Bluey pictured) is so easy to hang upon un hooking from hydrant. they self drain, no storing, no rewinding. simple for me due to where my water sources are located. I love that!
I said to my husband this morning that the COTH forums are like Linux (open source software meaning developers around the world are inspired to contribute and it creates momentum of writing better and better software). The more we learn from each other the more we are inspired to give back .
OK, so after reading all the great ideas and picking up a few more (ordering the temp controlled plug in for fans - SCORE!)…what I have not seen that I love and makes life easier on the farm is …
Quick Connect Hose Attachments. We have them on every spigot and makes attaching a hose a one second effort. You want brass and you want high quality so it lasts a long time.
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Yes! We’ve had these on all spigots for years and couldn’t imagine not having them.
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thank you for this suggestion. GOt one today at Aldi, 1.7L. Glass, but I’m the only one here, so not worries about carele
ss employees.
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Be careful, they can also provide a flow restriction. If losing some waterpressure is ok, then go for it. For those with big well pumps who want to fill that trough fast, it’s a no-go.
We have very high water pressure and have to use the larger super heavy duty hoses to prevent blowouts. There is no difference from using the connector and not.
@endlessclimb is correct.
I am guessing you are simply not noticing a difference.
You have made a restriction in the path where the water flows, it will change things.
Now, having said that, I have quick release connections on all of my yard hydrants and on the end of the hose to change out whatever we are using that time. I love them. But they most definitely cause the water flow to be modified.
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If that’s the case than it’s a good thing because our water pressure is crazy high. We have a regulator valve on the house because of it and in the barn we were going 2-3 hoses a year because of the pressure.
Must be that the barn pressure is just so high there’s no noticeable difference.
I’ve got one of these but for freezing. Turns the bucket heaters on under ~25 deg.
May want to check with your well man.
Generally wells pump into a pressure tank and then from there, pressurized water goes into the water lines.
There is a rubber bladder inside a pressure tank and when the pressure gets so high, a pressure regulator releases the water.
The water cycles in there, is pressurized and goes out.
There is a gauge that tells you how much pressure is in there.
Thru that you can add pressurized air like you do tires in vehicles when pressure is getting low, or let air out if it is too much.
On the exit pipe, there is a little gadget that regulates the pressure, easy to read and change to suit.
Ours is set in one well at 40PSI, because it serves some 20 miles of pipeline to many pastures and the gradient, some places the pipes drop 80’, causes extra pressure.
In such places, we have pressure relief valves, so the lines don’t blow up.
In the house and upper land well, the pressure is at 60PSI, as the yard’s sprinkler system requires that.
If you have lines with so much pressure the hoses blow up, maybe all you need is to reduce the pressure at the pressure tank regulator, or add somewhere, where pressure mounts, a pressure relief valve?
If you don’t, you may end up eventually with pesky leaks here and there.
Hope that makes sense.
i have three of these wheelbarrows. The older two had inflatable tires and i replaced them with solid rubber wheels once i saw how well the new one worked. Besides all the other wheelbarrow carrying sorts ofn duties these guys perform, i can sit in it and have shade in the summer or the most comfy windbreak in the winter. All you do is set the handlebar down on the ground and slide in there. Incredibly comfortable. try it sometime!
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We don’t have a well, our water is through the utility district. The district installed the regulator where the line goes into the house and said that was all they could do. The barn water comes off the main line.
Maybe ask a local well man or plumber about adding a pressure regulator after the one the city installed, so you can get the pressure down to a reasonable level?
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