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Bad Weld Turns Into A Good Thing
A bad weld recently turned into a good thing for Paul Olson of Ogilvie, Minn.
“My stock tank is located quite a ways out in our pasture and we use a garden hose to fill it,” says Olson. “I made a hose holder out of a couple of 3/4-in. dia., 8-in. long pipes, an elbow, a short nipple, and an old ‘T’ that had be
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Bad Weld Turns Into A Good Thing FARM SHOP Welders/Torches 64 A bad weld recently turned into a good thing for Paul Olson of Ogilvie Minn “My stock tank is located quite a ways out in our pasture and we use a garden hose to fill it ” says Olson “I made a hose holder out of a couple of 3/4-in dia 8-in long pipes an elbow a short nipple and an old ‘T’ that had been broken off The hose holder hangs on one side of the tank When I welded up the broken end of the ‘T’ I accidentally didn’t get the center part of the weld closed up There’s about a 1/8-in dia hole in the weld but the mistake turned out to be a good thing “First water spouts out of the hole when I first turn the water on so I know it’s running Second once the tank is nearly full pressure builds up in the pipe and starts spouting out again After a while you learn how high the water is before you need to shut it off For example when the spout reaches 6 to 7 in high I know the tank is within about 2 in of being full Third the hole acts as an anti-siphon so I’m not draining back my tank water and contaminating my well ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Paul C Olson 1278 Delta St Ogilvie Minn 56358 ph 612 390-0672; redbird@genesiswireless us
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