The line to the barn comes right off the main line from the street. Utility district guy said they can’t put anything on where it comes off from the street. The regulator for the house is right inside the garage.
I will leave myself a note to talk to the utility guy next time he’s out reading the meter.
Good idea.
You may have a defective regulator.
There are two lines that come off from the street connection. One goes to the house and the other to the barn spigot. The regulator and water pressure at the house are fine, water pressure is just on the slightly high end of normal. It’s just the barn water spigot that has really high pressure.
@Garythesquirrel, there are attachments made for RVs that regulate the pressure at a spigot. It’s a problem in some campgrounds with really high pressure blowing out the water lines in RVs. Here is one: : https://www.amazon.com/AccuMeter-Lead-Free-Pressure-Regulator-Adjustable/dp/B07TB9C36N/ref=asc_df_B07TB9C36N/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366306981069&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15490442450270398159&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012326&hvtargid=pla-817709412713&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=71490160210&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366306981069&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15490442450270398159&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012326&hvtargid=pla-817709412713
Thank you for that!!!
That regulator may just work.
If you put it in yourself, I would add a cut off valve right before it, so you can shut it off if and when you need to repair or change it.
I am not sure you are permitted to use the shut off from the main line without permission or an emergency, why installing your own.
It attaches between hose and spigot… not really an “installation”… just screw it on. RVers use it to protect their on board pipes from excessibe park water pressure.
Gorilla cart - I take hay out to the pastures in it, have hauled manure (it dumps), garden waste, it carries my plants from car to yard and garden, totes tools and supplies to project sites, etc. Worth every penny. I also hitch it to the Gator to increase carrying surface.
4 tine garden cultivator - I use it to hook and drag bales off the top of my hay stacks in the barn. When I got my hay myself, it let me hook and drag bales out of the truck bed without climbing in.
Gorilla ladder - it folds all sorts of ways, and extends. It’s almost too heavy but not quite. I use it around the farm and in the house.
JD Gator - you can’t live without one. We built a wooden frame for a 50 gal water tank and use it to water in fireant poison in the summer. I also use it to drag my pastures with a chainlink gate I use. I use it everyday for tree and land and fence maintenance. I have a plywood sheet to cover and protect the bed. I built a little toolbox across the back. That holds small tools, garden stakes, my grabber, ect.
A gadget I wish I had: something to break up the 1 ft hard packed rim on the edge of my indoor arena. Some water comes under the wall, compounding the problem. Digging it by hand hasn’t worked well, just packs right down again. Anyone have a gadget for this? I’ve thought that a shovel or rake attachment I could put on my rear blade or FEL (all the way to the right side) could work. The blade hits bottom toward the center of the ring, so I need just 1-2 feet of length. Also wondered if a rototiller might work?
Yes to the rototiller, carefully, making sure that you do not impact or ruin the base. I’ve been told that really an arena surface should be “flipped” every couple of years. Rototill everything through to the base, mix well and then re-level. Footing contractors will do this if you contact some in your area. To maintain in between, rototiller is helpful. You will want a farmer grade rototiller though, with depth settings, to make sure the base is not impacted.
A simple, effective gate holder. I have one on every gate. I found them less expensive to buy from the inventor/manufacturer than anywhere else.
And a manure fork with a variable speed, trigger controlled vibrating head. It really sifts the shavings quickly and reduces bedding waste, particularly when used by barn employees. And yes, $250 will buy a lot of standard manure forks or shavings.
Wish you hadn’t posted that fork! Wish list for next year! I love my fine tines fork, but it ends up living in my trailer because it takes too much manual shaking to sift with it properly.
For others looking for a cheap/free gate holder, a 2’ long piece of 1x6 pressure treated wood with the “ground” end cut at a 45 degree angle works great and lasts for many years. We have one that holds a gate against a building until the few times a year we need to swing the gate to make a cattle chute. It’s been doing its job at least 10 years. Rain, snow, ice, etc. don’t bother it.
Swing the gate to the appropriate location and then stick the pointy end in/on the ground and the flat end under one of the lower gate rungs. The only limitations are that you need to remember to put the wood on side of the gate towards which it naturally wants to swing and it will not work for gates that have been installed not to swing by themselves - the gate needs to put a bit of pressure on the wood to make it work.
In the winter, my 50ft pocket hose! While I wouldn’t want to use it full time, it’s so much less stress than worrying about draining my 100ft regular hose. It weighs almost nothing and tucks into a tiny bag that I effortlessly bring inside with me until next use. No frozen hoses here!
OH!! i did not know there was such a thing!! Shopping right NOW!
Mine came from Amazon and the listing is no longer there, but it looks like this knock off:
BAZOLOTA Garden Hose, Expandable 50FT Water Hose with 9 Function Nozzle, Flexible Gardening Hose with All Brass Connectors, Leakproof Durable Expanding Lightweight Watering Hose Pipe https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B087M1D42P/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_zaF6FbTQ4DKPF
Thank you!!
I just got one of the expandable hoses as a result of an earlier post on this list. Love it! SO much easier! My only caution is that my 100 ft hose that I bought is not really 100 ft. I’d guess it maxes out at about 80 ft … juuusst far enough to get to my paddock!
And I love that I can put it in a bucket and carry it into the house on cold nights!
I totally agree with your caution. My 50ft one isn’t really 50ft either, more like 25ft-30ft, also just barely long enough to reach all my troughs. While 50ft may be the length when fully pressurized, it shrinks in use. But that minor inconvenience still beats draining a regular hose every night!
How is this for a chainsaw? (the description says Forester-Chainsaw-Tooth-Brush- Bundle) Isn’t it strictly for a trimmer?[quote=“Ponycatraz, post:64, topic:750945, full:true”]
This thing is amazing for reclaiming land! We can cut a new trail in hours instead of days. Brambles, grass, or small trees it doesn’t matter.
[/quote]
By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You may also receive promotional emails from The Chronicle of the Horse. You can opt out at any time.
For Customers
Company
Terms of Use
