Trenching in Electricity to the New Pole Building

Today we are trenching from our electric meter to our new pole building. We are going to install conduit underground between them. The conduit will help protect the wire, since it runs under our driveway. When we are done we will have power in the Pole Barn, so we can finally start using it.

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[muddinbronc]

Did you install ground rods at the new sub panel since it’s a separate structure?

[russellgnuse]

Good job don't forget the ground rod

[joannak]

Good for you!! Evan, you impress me all the time. You're a jack of all trades 👍 You and Rebekah make an amazing team ❤️
With this video I am now up to 261 videos of your channel on my personal playlist I've made of y'all!! Looking forward to adding more and more

[seansysig]

Put two 5/8" ten foot ground rods in the ground down 8' and at least 6 feet apart with #6AWG from panel to each rod.

[jamessteffens]

Sorry for being such a pain. We will be doing the same thing this summer at the new farm in Indiana. All the information I can get will help thanks jim

[jimoconnor]

Too funny with the plastic bag trick! I learned something new. Thanks. Great project, can tell you are excited to get that building finished. Congratulations!

[edadpops]

Haha I just pulled 25 ft of #6 for my rv electrical. Dont you love the bag and vacume trick. Nice trencher

[jamesmckay]

Excellent presentation and explanation. I can not for the life of me see why some one would not give you and Rebekah a thumbs up. Keep it going. I learned a lot.

[abudaaim]

Your wife is a true Rockstar! She gets right on in there

[csnanny]

I am so proud of you both, but Evan you need to treat Rebecca like a queen. What would you do without your wife ....?...?Everything is going alone really good for you and looking fantastic. And yes it’s garden time, Evan be safe in all you do.love ya.

[edwardleonard]

usually your local electrical inspector wants to see the trench before backfilling and i see you didn't use direct burial tape, back fill six inches and then tape goes in the trench...this is a safety issue ... i hope this does not come back to bite you..!!!

[bigmitch]

What size cable did you use? What kind of cable?

[cooldog]

If you had a contractor do that it would likely be $10, 000.

[littledude]

The question more importantly is, about how much did you save by doing this yourself, compared to how much you spent.

[Drew-gjes]

The vacuum and string trick was awesome!

[Tomhohenadel]

Amazing job Evan. And you both completed it in one day. Kudos to you both

[bmbpdk]

150USD for that trencher seems well worth it, diggin a trench by hand is NOT funny.
Ive tried diggin a housewater supply in, and in Denmark you need to get down to 1m/3ft to get below the frost line, i went a few meters, then got someone to come with a trencher.

[margaretbedwell]

Great job Evan. This is a job most wouldn't be able to tackle on their own. I am impressed with your skills. Rebeccah, you really got a great handy man there. I can't imagine how much this would have cost had you hired it out to an electrical contractor. Yall have a Blessed day.

[gussoefje]

Will y’all ever get a new tractor on the farm.

[EngineersHomestead]

That bag trick must have been pretty satisfying to see it worked so well.