getting it all set up. Dad hooked a rope from the pounder to the trailer. Then we all stood at he back of the trailer and pushed it up. Then let it go with a bang and it drove the pipe in. Our nieghbour came over and saw our set up and said... You never do anything normal!!!!
The pounder is the the bottom several inches of a 5 gallon bucket that is filled with cement and has a meter long pipe stuck in the middle. You put the pipe inside the pipe in the well and raise and drop it to pound in the pipe.
Tying the rope on to pound. After a while, the rope snapped and we had to chance to a chain.
Dad is in the well, standing on the pounder. The more weight the faster and farther it goes in. I will try to post a video at the bottom for you to see how we did it...
Hauling Dad out of the well.
Our very nice neighbour came over and helped us pound and pound!
our pump. We are trying to pump all the rock salt, sand and rocks out of the pipe.
Dad trying to get the pump we borrowed from a neighbour to work
Dandy the visiting dog (she lives by the river, but plays all over town) Getting a drink after running with the boys.
Lorin keeping the suction on the borrowed pump. Ci wants to help!
Dad Bill and Dandy trying to figure out the pump.
Putting Daddy in the well.
Us pushing up and slamming down the trailer
The shriek at the first is just Peter making noises while pushing....
