I love what you are doing man. Proper grazing rotation, an emphasis on healthy pasture and water sources, and resourcefulness with innovation to solve the biggest issues by as simple means possible; This is a model of good farming/homesteading practices, and I commend you for it sir.

Back in the later 1960's we had a what in Australia was called a hydraulic ram pump which was all metal. It had a dome about 10 inches in diameter and 18 inches high. It was fed by a 2 inch feed pipe and used a three quarter delivery pipe. It was in a creek below a 25 foot waterfall and delivered water to our house about 500 feet elevation above the pump. About 9 tenths of the water were through the pump and only one tenth was delivered to the house. What you have is a modern material version of the same thing but much smaller. Blessings from Australia.

I just ran across your program and I enjoy it and I want to say thank you for service to our nation and to my family , I thank you and all my kids thank you and my great-grandkids thank you. Bless our veterans

I lost my comment 3 times but I'm determined that I owe it to you. GOD BLESS YOU SIR! I'm proud to see someone in today's world who uses his head to get work done without costing or wasting money by working SMARTER. I'm 68 but enjoy always to learn more things so that I can help others. You make me PROUD, sir! Again, GOD BLESS YOU SIR & KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! 🙏👍🙏👍

Phone cord?? Oh, yeah, I remember those. Don't forget, Josh, your Dad and I are the same age. Recall that I learned about ram pumps from the old-timers at work years ago. They're all gone now, but it's good to know that old techniques can still be applied to today's situations.

It's always awesome when you can get water uphill without electricity! The float valve is a great idea too! The cows are looking at the trough like "Where's the water?" Things that make life easier on the farm are almost always a good thing! I would bury the line so the cows don't tear it up!

Super video! I'm 36 years retired from USAF [First Sgt] and I admire your grit and great attitude!

Great to see a video of someone who knows what he is talking about and able to pass on the knowledge. Perhaps a vacuum tank at the high point in the siphon and a foot valve on the intake filter. This will start the siphon when the pipes and vacuum tank are filled with water first then open the feed valve on the ram pump . Sometimes the intake is close to the water surface it will create a miniature whirl pool and suck in air and stall the siphon. Stay safe pond water is not always good for your health.

Interesting , Thank You . Under the right conditions , that looks so efficient , low maitanance , and inexpensive. GOOD IDEA

Your Video Production is excellent Sir as well as your communication skills . Ram pump theory is employed on all Navy Ships for fire fighting and biological warfare spray's . I'm and Industrial Electrical/Electronics Tech with 45 years in the trade . I never get tired of watching people innovate ...

Fun video! When joining poly pipe, I use a blue propane torch in the of the pipe for about three seconds before I mash them together. Saves my shoulders and lots of effort! Thanks

Josh, to make your filters even less expensive don't buy all the reducers. Buy a 4" cap, drill and tap it for 1" NPT and thread the barb fitting directly into it then attach your hose.

Amazing, simply amazing. With all the craziness in our world, watching your video's is a pleasure.

In my younger years we had a youth camp in the hills in NZ away from services. We had an old military lister generator supplying power and a Hydraulic Ram pumping the Water from camp stream to a massive poly water tank. It was incredible how high that little cast iron pump could pump .... reliable and simple.

Here comes another ingenious man, Stoney Ridge Farmer. It's very rare in our time and age to find those who despite having access to modern technology and ample electricity to go out of their way to design their own priceless and once for all time contrivance that will do the job but at no extra cost in the long run. Kudos Stone Ridge Farmer! What a great video! I love it.

I am impressed with your drive and knowledge.....Country needs Farmers like you any place they can get them..... seems this generation is adverse to hard work......

Good morning, thank you so much for making these videos. Not only do you make an amazing educational video but you make it fun to watch. Thank you for making my day

I call this knot an improved clinch knot. With mono, I'll usually use 6-8 initial turns. The improved part is where you run the free running end up through the second to last loop. I usually use the improved clinch on the main line to leader and a clinch knot in the hook. Works good for the Carolina rig. Now I want to go fishing. Used to live in outside Leland and Fayetteville. Really enjoyed your presentation. Thanks.

Use to work on a ranch had lots on ranch had lots of fun I miss it’ sometime thanks uncle masa and Aunty i wish my kids could have done this.

Never heard of ram pumps before today. You kept saying it's not impressive. But that drip over 24 hours a day. It is impressive for zero power needed. Very instructive. I have no NEED for one. But I want to build one anyway. :) Thank you.

"If you don't know a knot, tie a lot!"😉 That is a clinch knot or improved clinch knot. I couldn't tell if you went back through the loop a second time. Semper Paratus

Your fishing knot is called a Improved Cinch Not. Thank you for your service to our great country, I really appreciate it.

A tip from a retired Pipefitter , when you need a oring or packing . take a spool of Teflon tape and pull 2'-3' off the spool and (depending on the size of ring or packing or gasket) fold it in half, then fold it in half again , then fold it in half , in half ,in half, in half... if you have a little grease or oil ( everyone has a dipstick on there engine be creative ) it will help when you twist it Tight into a rope. then cut it on a long skue so it over laps 3-4 diameters . 100% success rate.

First time watching you and to see your watering pump working is totally amazing. I learned something new and would use the ram pump when it is needed. Liked your presentation, thank you.

Most useful and practical video I ever found on KZfaq, !

When I used the black plastic pipe and found it hard to push into joiners and other plastic fittings, I used to carry a vacuum flask of hot water around with me. I put the end of the pipe in the hot water for a few seconds to soften it then it pushes onto the fitting very easily.

I was impressed with the cows' curiosity! I first heard of ram pumps when looking into how the Amish were using them near Lancaster, PA. Very impressive, Seth!

WOW ! Thanks for sharing your knowledge , commen sense & thriftiness. All are VERY rare these days.Your humanness is So refreshing. Loved it all ! Now if you would be kind enough to give this retired frugal old lady some advice about a ram pump from a river up a Big hill to start gardens on our new home stead , I would love you even more !!

Morning Josh! Hope you have a very blessed day

Just bought one and so grateful for Your channel man. You guys Rock! I’m hoping to arrange my 14 meager acres into a great homestead farm. Watching all your videos

this host is quite entertaining.. i dont have a creek or pond. But the title grabbed my attention and the host kept from start to finish.. nice project. common sense cost effective approach to a problem..and keeps in trying to protect whats there.

I love those big, rubber stall mats on the ground around their water and on the walk way paths. No mud! Ice is always possible, but I salt with water softener crystals and sand.

Hey stoney ridge farm u are the best youtuber u inspire me so much thank you

A video idea for you, maybe explain water pressure differences in elevation in different size pipes and about friction loss in running long distances in big or small diameter pipes or hoses. Like how much pressure a ram pump produces to raise the water to 35 feet or so. And about water volume versus pressure and how a siphon works? Maybe this can tie in with your solar pump well, on how you select the pump size and so on.

this is the homestead channel i never knew i needed! i wonder if it’s possible to make an affordable system without plastic. i’m crazy i know, but i have so many ideas.

In the countryside in Yorkshire there's ram pumps all over the countryside. It's very, very hilly, and very damp! The pipes are a few inches thick, and run for miles, now and then there's a big concrete lump that makes a pulsing booming noise. About a couple of feet tall and maybe a foot square or more. A teacher told me what they were when our class was out there exploring (years ago, when I was a kid). They've probably been there forever. Seeing yours I didn't realise they could be so small! But if it works, you can't complain!

Hey Josh, Man I sure have missed watching your channel. I just got caught up in alot of projects and didn't have time to sit down and keep up with my you tube channels. I'm back now. Love your channel God bless buddy. 👍🇺🇸

My tank only gets water when it rains. No creek. So I guess that wouldn't work for me, but my father-in-law has a creek running across his property and I think he would be really impressed if I installed one of these for him!

My dad was able to live out a dream he had after he retired. He had always wanted to have a farm, and raise cows. He told me about how curious cows were. He called them the "best watch-dogs you could ever have". If there is ANYTHING out-of-the-ordinary, the cows will be there, looking at it.

My uncle and his wife used a ram to provide water from a spring up to their house many years ago in rural North Carolina. I never heard them talk about it freezing up as it ran constantly.

Amazing explanation and great upload hello from Lightning Ridge NSW Australia we mine opal here and its far too dry for this setup but am looking at acreage closer to the great dividing range where there are actually rivers streams and consistent rainfall.I built a system here from the main house roof and the four car carport and workshop,I connected all the downpipes together then ran them underground to two main tanks people thought I was mad until I explained that the main tanks where in height lower than the roof guttering and water will always find the ,lowest point,again great video subscribed>

Amazing system, love the simplicity of it, minus laying our the curly hose! Lol. Bought the zip tie tool and love it! Take care!

Those old timers knew a thing or two when they built these gadgets! I always wanted to fiddle with a ram pump, but I never had a good water supply running through my property! Nice job!

Loved the video, all of it -- the content, presentation, wholeheartedness and love given to the farm, livestock, environment, problem solving methods, ecosystem, simplicity everything. Thanks for sharing your experience and life journey with the world.

Great video. We have a ram pump and we love it. Who ever invented them was a genius.

I love this. Thank you so much for sharing. My grandfather was telling me that I should rig one of theses pumps from my creek at the bottom of my 30 acres to the top to keep my garden watered. I’ve never seen it in practice, this is super cool. Thanks for sharing

I enjoyed that video and I salute you for the resilience you're showing

“Don’t kink your hose” Good life advice. 😂 Make t-shirt merch too.

Man, I learned so much in these two videos! The ram pump and the reolink camera pod station. You do a really good job of teaching, editing, explaining. You’re a good dude with good vibes. Thanks for sharing this!

if you used an end cap at the end of the mesh instead of making a cone for the "filter" part, it would give you more area for water to move through. Same cable ties to hold it in place or put a few holes through it for the cable ties to go through to be certain it dosen't move or come off. Would also make for easier cleaning too. Thanks for sharing, nice video.

I forget if this was the first knowledge I had for water pumping.. but It definitely will 🐝 on Venus..on the RV KZfaq channel.

Awesome video I learned a lot. Thanks Love your cows. I miss living on my dad's farm. I'm 57 years old and I can't remember ever seeing anyone use a zip tie gun. 17 years on a farm 6 years in the seabees. I still have to take knot tying lessons. Before I can tie anything.

Here's a few ideas I'll share with you that would make life so much easier for yourself when dealing with this piping and maintenance of the system. * Keep your pipe warm by taking it inside the house the night prior, (in cold times). * Don't accordion out the pipe but actually roll it out. This might require making a simple spool system out of some scrap 2x4s and some plywood. A little bit more time required up front but the spool would be reusable forever. I've seen electricians make a pyramid style spooling system that hangs and spins. Others have a spool system that spins like a lazy Susan. Still others use a spool that looks like a pulley with a handle that you can walk with. * Use a small propane or butane torch to gently warm the end of the pipe prior to pushing the fittings in. It's unbelievable how much easier it makes it. (A lighter may work too but it's much more susceptible to wind plus it gets hot). * There are hand pump siphon systems that don't require you to suck on them, (not only is that nasty but it could quite possibly be a health hazard). * If you increase the surface area of your screening you will drastically reduce the time between cleaning and changing. Just do the same thing that you did with the wrapping of the screen material on the top end but make a PVC cap and a stub of pipe for the bottom end - keeping the screening material cylindrical shaped. * If you find yourself having to clean the filters often make several of these with a threaded joint at the top so that you could do a quick change out system. This way you could have pre-made filters at the ready and your swaps would be fast. Then overhaul the nasty filter later and have it ready to go for a quick swap later. * Cut a little bit more of the end off of the factory sealed pipe so you could use that as your temporary plug on the Tee fitting without having to waste a barbed plug fitting or time.

A couple of lengths of rebar with a hook bent on one end driven down on each side of the tanks will help keep them in place until they fill.

Love how you take care of your scrap rather than just leaving it laying around

Good morning Josh, Barb and Jeff from Edmonton, AB Canada here enjoyed your video and humor, hope Mrs. Stoney Ridge is staying safe with covid given her profession.

I think that Knot is called a Clinch Knot Josh. Great video!

Looks good. I could use one . Thanks for the video .

Hi soney, I love 😍 what you gave achieved. Thank you so much for your wonderful video and charing tips. Wishing you a very successful life. Love from 🇬🇧 UK

I was watching you suck on the line to get your systems water started. Ever year when I have to prime my pump. I fill the line with water from the top down. I use a 5 gallon bucket that I drilled a hole near the bottom and attached a simple 1/2 " fitting with a hose that I place in side the pipe I am filling. Prop up the pipe at the bottom of the hill so you can see the water come out of the pipe. At that point the line is full, cap it and you are ready to pump because the line is full of water. I am filling a pipe 1 1/4 in diameter x 75' away with a drop of 12' downhill. I had the idea after seeing a water level, and it just clicked. It went from a task I hated to a task that was simple. Thought it might be useful to you. Love your videos

That looks like one stress ful thing that farmers go threw but good morning 🌞 nice to see you

God made dirt so dirt dirt hurt. Thanks for the video

Good to see how a ram pump works, as I have a spring way down a hill !

I am glad you showed this.i have a little over flow pond from rain and I have been wanting to save the water for the garden and trees. That is the best pump. He sucked the water out but he never did inhale it. Haha. When you said you are trying to be very quiet. Made think about the Elmer fudd cartoons. You know when he said be very very quiet I'm hunting wabbit. But I like your videos because you learn new things and then teach the youtube world how to do it

You are awesome. Man after my own heart. I love stuff like this using common sense, ingenuity and good old grit to get-er-done. Who needs expensive stuff just use your brain that God gave us. Lots of fun. I've been wanting to use the water our A/C system generates here in Flirida to install a drip system for plants around the house that my wife has in pots; herbs, etc. This way I'll use the water that is normally wasted to irrigate the plants. You've motivated me to set up a working system to harness the wasted water. Enjoyed the video. By the way that knot you tied is called an, "Armpit Over Under Knot". Just kidding! 🤣 God bless!

Improved clinch knot 🙌🏼 fly fisherman know it well!! 🎣

As an aside: I need to weld me up a front rack box/container on my Honda Rancher ATV, probably use 1/2" sq tube. ZSeeing your setup on your ATV got me inspired.

Thank you for sharing a very smart and efficient to get some water from the pond😳😳😳WOW!...SMART MAN YOU ARE....👏👏👏👏

I would like to learn more about how ram pump works..

Hey that pond needs a turtle float where they can sun themselves and be happy. Turtles are a blessing to the land, and especially tortoises. Cars have devastated their numbers so breed them and let em walk around and explore. Feed them and they'll be friends. Just a tip.

Amazing. I finished the whole video. You are wonderful, I will duplicate what you are doing. Thanks man.

This is a GREAT fun and educational video!! Mooo!! Excellent lessons for us in developing countries (I'm watching this in Kajiado County, in Kenya) where power is expensive or not available on farms. Thanks and million!!

It might be worth putting the other end of the filter on an end cap and cable tie it to that so it’s straight instead of a cone. More surface area and probably a longer time before it gets clogged

Be sure to put zip-ties on your gift wish list. Nothing says love like new zip ties in your stocking.

Another super nice guy making videos. Love the cows. Love the donkeys! What a nice life you have.

Im a plumber and id like to give 2 pointers about the poly pipe connections. Use a torch..... Dont melt it but put a little heat on that poly pipe.... Will make the barbed fittings easier and use stainless hose clamps. The hot pipe will conform to the barbs. Ok back to watching this

Another nice feature about the zip tie gun is it cuts the tie cleanly and leaves no sharp edge to scratch ya later........you all know what im talkin about

I've been downloading useful videos like these just in case, Heaven forbid, I ever find myself in a situation where I need to survive on the land somewhat abruptly. Except first I need to complete step one: buy some land. 😅

First time watching one of your videos...very educational and interesting. Thoroughly enjoyed it. This is right up my alley!. I absolutely love learning about all things farming, homesteading, permaculture, conservation, land management, rotational grazing, etc. Definitely valuable and helpful information. If all of us who have the setup to do this, did it..imagine what a difference it would make in our environment in so many ways! Your not only doing your part but your passion in teaching others will definitely multiply your obvious passion and conviction for land, water, and environmental stewardship. Thank you for sharing. :)

Cool, I’m from Germany - have never seen this kind of pump

Morning!! Installing this soon!!

Put one ram put so that it outputs to a 40 gallon poly drum (you know they blue one) and then have a second one pump from that. You can split that head pressure by putting them in series.

Hi brother you have a good life and happy family . good for you. Keep going when you still have the strains . I am 80 now my dream is over.

Im happy at amuse when viewing your video, amasing technique,but still knowing on how to apply it

Been watching seths video on ram pumps for a couple of days. This is such a good system and I think I need to build one. great video

The knot is also known as an "improved half blood knot" in UK. Improved part is the final tuck back into the knot which keeps the line end lying parallel to the main line and further secures the knot.🤗

That was amazing. You are a good host, even though I didn't understand half of what you were explaining. Wish I was a kid again and I would come up there to volunteer working on your farm. Looks awesome!

This is the system we need for our agri sector in Puerto rico

What a cool video. You did a great clear and informative job. Thumbs up all the way!

Great video stoneyman love watching you getting your farm ready the way you want it

Nicely done video. As I have never seen a ram pump before, a few questions/comments. 1. Is the source pond spring fed so it won’t run dry? 1a. What happens to system if stock tank float valves are all satisfied? Does all water stop flowing all while siphon is maintained at ram pump for when float valves call for water? 2. It looks like source pond needs a second lower-level area for ram pump siphon to work. Isn’t a lot of water wasted with this system as ramp pump valves exhaust more water than is pumped upward? 3. Your audio system is great and helps a lot. I have seen some outdoor videos where you couldn’t hear the person well. 4. Warming pvc tubing makes it easier to get on fittings. Thanks for useful video.

I sold the farm because nobody knew how to move water. Thank you for the information. I used gravity for awhile.

42 years as a aircraft electrician, Canadian military. AVS tech. Cheers

Man, what a great video for the new guy on the block. This is absolutely what every new land owner needs to see. Thank you for posting. From one Air Force Vet to another, you are the man!!!!!

For a 67-year-old man, this ram pump is highly technical and complicated...But I really want this.

Very interesting! Makes this project seem pretty simple for an inexperienced homeowner.

I would think, with the water moving that slowly it would still free somewhere along the pipe unless it barely goes below 32 degrees. Please keep us posted as winter progresses.

Without watching I knew it had to be a Land to House ram pump!

been in the city all my life but farm and country life seems much more appealing and sensible to me

Improved clinched knot when you go back through the loop you created after the twists and then eye of the hook. Clinch knot when you go through eye (or paracord anchor line or around anything) but not back through your loop you created - so going back through the loop improves (greatly) the clamping force of the rated line. If you're using fishing line spitting on the knot before pulling allows knot to slip and not bind - dry fishing line with 8 loops can really grind on the knot sections and create failure under a load, bout all u need 2 know. Nice video and thanks for your service - i did 22 years Navy but was aviation electrician and we used no knots- except the clove hitch on wire bundles. We had to learn them in boot camp - we never had to tie them so not much learning and quickly forgot?