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Originally Posted by chiphum
I'm using a cheap water swivel I found on Ebay for ~$250
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Do you have a photo of the swivel you're using? Any Specs?
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Originally Posted by chiphum
1"NPT
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Do you mean that you are using 1" water pipe as your drill pipe?
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Originally Posted by chiphum
Have 6.5hp engine / Hydraulic Pump / Hydraulic Motor from an HF Auger
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Do you mean that you got all these together as a unit? Do you have any specs on the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor? Do you know the part number or the rated pressure & volume per revolution?
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Originally Posted by chiphum
Drill bit is 4" with 1" NPT pipe threads from LoneStar via Ebay.
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Do you have any close-up photos of your drill bit?
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Using also a cheap 202cc Water Pump from HF.
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I checked HF for this pump, found this one instead:
...HF part no 68375, with these specs:
- 212cc 4-stroke overhead valve gas engine
- 9060 gallons per hour
- Total head lift: 97.5 ft.
- Suction head lift: 26 ft.
Does this look similar to your pump?
Looking at the photo below...
It looks like your rig is about 10 feet tall, is this correct?
It looks like your rig has no base at all, and your vertical members are just resting on the ground... correct?
It also looks like you are maintaining the vertical orientation with a system of three guy-ropes toed to stakes in the ground... yes?
It is not clear from the photos if you used some kind of manual or power winch to raise & lower the drill head and drill pipe. Could you take a close up of the winch, if there is one? What kind of winch (if any) did you use?
What was the size of the steel you selected for constructing your rig?
What is your investment in your drilling rig?
Best,
-AC