[AT] Springtime in Sask? Water Hauling

Cecil Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Fri Jan 28 18:26:38 PST 2011


Ralph:
I also enjoyed the video.  I find it very interesting that you haul water 
with a 30year old 2 wheel drive pickup in snow and cold that is worse than 5 
of the heaviest snowfalls this country has ever experienced.  If this was in 
Oklahoma, the hauler would have to have a crew cab dual wheeled 4 wheel 
drive diesel pickup!!!!!!!!

Where could I find one of those grill covers you have.  I really would like 
one of those for my diesel one tons.  They never really get warm enough when 
traveling against the wind in cold weather.

Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Springtime in Sask? Water Hauling


>    Ralph;
>
>    I enjoyed your video and also read through your blog site. Very
> enjoyable.
>
>    My first house had only a rainwater cistern. During winter freeze or 
> dry
> summers it would go dry. I borrowed a 550 gallon tank from the local
> fertilizer dealer and installed it in my 1972 Chevy 3/4 ton truck with 
> hose
> and valve. Would go to the city waterworks 8 miles away and for $1. 25 
> could
> get a full tank of water. Worked well for keeping my cistern full. Friends
> who also had cisterns discovered I could haul water, so started hauling 
> some
> for them. Made a little extra spending money. After I had my well drilled,
> we still used the cistern and kept it filled like this for several years.
>
>    My well I have now has a lot of iron sulfide in it. Use a water 
> softener
> with iron out salt and have very clear tasty water. Water direct from the
> well will turn a rusty brown setting overnight, but the softened water 
> will
> stay clear for months.
>
>                        Gene
>
>
>
>
>
>> Charlie,/Joe, I'm glad you found the video of some interest. Its a bit
>> "ironic" that I sit on top of a huge aquifer that could supply a small
>> village with water and its only about 40 feet below the surface.
>> Unfortunately  my well water is so hard and mineral laden that it is
>> undrinkable unless you have a cast iron stomach. Expensive water 
>> treatment
>> systems could probably render it quite drinkable but I'm used to trucking
>> drinking water and its no great hardship considering I don't have to do 
>> it
>> very often. That community well I haul from has some of the best water
>> you'll ever find. Straight out of the ground with no iron taste or heavy
>> mineral load. Its a rare thing in this part of Sask.
>> My well is adequate for all other farm uses except washing. For that I
>> have
>> a cistern that catches rain water off the house roof and you would have a
>> hard time finding softer water than that. No need to constantly buy bags
>> of
>> softener salt and my water heater is about 45 years old so that says
>> something about water hardness.
>> I've put down a few more details of how it used to be in my grandfather's
>> day on a blog at
>> http://mindlessramblings-rlg.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunny-day-in-january.html
>>
>> Ralph in Sask.
>>
>>
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