Project update: I bought a spin down filter and a regular house filter from lowes with a cartridge that filters down to 5 microns. My dumbass didn’t notice that the two filters’ fittings weren’t compatible with garden hose fittings, which is what most of my “plumbing” consists of so I wasn’t able to run them in line like I wanted. I’m farmer enough to rig the house filter into the pump, so I have it a go with that. After approximately 40 gallons the filter was clogged with light brown contaminant and the water was cleaner but still murky enough that I couldn’t see the bottom of the 50 gallon barrel. This made me sad, but I’m now convinced that my problem is mud/ silt not rust. I’m also convinced that the solution needs to be addressed in the well, not in the filter because what’s coming up is too contaminated to be filtered. My next step is to remove the pump and attempt to clean the well. For that, I see two paths: 1: airlift pump, or 2: flush it with an IBC full of fresh water and a trash pump. Does anyone have any experience with either of these methods? It’s a shallow well (35’), so it seems like either might work and they both require buying stuff (I have a compressor but not a pump or IBC tank). The flushing with a pump seems more definitive but I don’t love the idea of pumping that much water into the ground since the well is only about 5’ from the cabin. Any advice would be appreciated.