just a tish NE of central ND | I dont think I ever seen Ritchie hydrant? Rich..... what exactly fell apart on you hydrant?
I have several different kinds. All of them you can pull the rod up and change the seals that are below ground by removing the head and pullling the rod out the top. Renstall in reverse and adjust them so the drain properly.
They will all freeze up if they arent set adjusted or dont have a decent drainage bed below the ground so the pipe can empty out.So proper adjustement of the inner rod travel is nessessary.
Edit.....
You say your hydrant unscrewed its parts?That would stink..... LOCKTITE!!!!!!
Shucks....... that looks like it was a easy repair. No back hoe needed? It looks like it is in the ground 4 feet or a little better? Around here it would be around 8 foot deep or at least close to that to avoid the frost line
Oh,, dump some gravel or pea rock in around the drain hole area.
Edited by School Of Hard Knock 1/10/2011 20:54
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For you Northeners that deal with cold. Who makes the best water hydrant?
