There is nothing wrong with the PVC you have. I would get rid of that crappy PVC ball valve and replace it with a bronze valve. For freeze protection every winter I zip tie one of the Golden Rod heaters like are used in gun safes to the PVC where it comes out of the ground. The heaters are available on Amazon. Then zip tie pipe insulation over the whole exposed part. The heaters run all winter. They are only 8 watts so not a big issue with power consumption and they provide just enough heat so you pipes will never freeze in our climate.
As far as the yard guys, I cut a T-post into 18" lengths and drove them next to my water stub ups. Then put a piece of 2" PVC with a cap over them for safety.
As far as the yard guys, I cut a T-post into 18" lengths and drove them next to my water stub ups. Then put a piece of 2" PVC with a cap over them for safety.
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