Ben H said:
I came across a website that sells pneumatic windmills. The turbine litterally pumps an air compressor. You don't have to have the windmill on top of the water source. You run an air line to the well and a pneumatic pump pumps the water. There is also a air fitting on the well so you can use a gas powered air compressor if you need to pump water when the wind isn't blowing. I like the fact you can have the well in the best spot and the windmill in the best spot.
One of these days maybe I'll get one to try.
I'd like to see a link to that site.
Here's a pump we built out of two plastic barrels and a bit of lumber.
The panel swivels and is removeable and one guy can slide the outfit into the back of the truck. The battery sits in the toolbox that is up the ladder which protects the hose connection and the float switch. We use a bilge pump that will do 1500gph if there is no lift, or a 12 volt sprayer pump for higher lift. The sprayer pump sits in a little toolbox on the edge of the shore or stream and has a hose that drops into the water. With the bilge pump you could water an army of cattle, with the sprayer pump the limit is around 50.
A larger pump we built
The bucket has a bilge pump in the bottom. We just couple hoses up to it and the trough (not in picture). The yellow float is a float switch that goes in the tank. Panel from ebay, and battery in the toolbox. One guy can load the pump in a truck and you can sled it around pretty easily. We use the panel (sans pump) for running fencers as well.[/img]
The problem for us is all about lift. I have places I'd love to pump from but once you get over 20 feet of lift life is very expensive.