Tree, Pump and Well Casing Removed

It was warmer today and no wind so I decided to take the tractor back down to the other hay fields and dig out the tree I had left standing by the well casing and pump.

I had talked to Steve Garmon and he said he would bring his cutting torches and cut off the casing for me. I used the backhoe and dug out the tree and pushed it to the side, then dug around the well casing and piled up the dirt on both sides. I scooped out the dirt till I was about 4 feet deep on both sides of the casing. I used the hoe to push the dirt from the back side of the casing and scooped it out and finished cleaning out the hole. I drove the tractor back to the hay shed and drove the pickup to the house. Stacey, Linda and I went to town and ate, then I stopped at the ATV & Feed Store to see if Steve could go cut the well casing off. He said he could, so I pulled the truck around back and we loaded in the acetylene and oxygen tanks. Steve road with us out to the field, lit the torch and cut the well casing and the pipe inside apart. It probably took about 5 minutes using the cutting torch. We all loaded back in the truck and we took Steve back to the shop. I tried to pay him, but he didn't want any money. He asked if I would dig a small hole for him next week. I said I would. Stacey, Linda and I went back to the farm. Linda went to work at the day care. I took the tractor back down to the hay field and placed a flat rock over the cut off pipe. This should keep the dirt from falling into the well casing and causing a sink hole. Then I slowly drug the dirt into the hole with the back hoe and finally filled it the rest of the way with the scoop.