Clark... said:
> Srgnt Billko wrote:
>> got the rest of the onions in - and the blueberries, and the
>> blackberries. Still have rasberries and corn to go. Watered the
>> transplanted honey suckle and lilacs. Gotta get the pump going from
>> the brook - we've been carting water so far.
>
> Ya know you got me thinking, (A rare feat indeed)!!!
> I water the lawn with the hose as we have town water, and that fancy
indoor
> plumbing too...
> I have a 1 3/4 hp pool pump AND a sump pump I used to use to pump
wa****ng
> machine water up six feet with.(electric)
> We have a stream that goes through the property, and I thought about
hooking
> up one of those pumps with an adapter or two so I could attach it to my
> regular lawn hose.
> I was really excited about the whole idea, crap I must be getting
old,
> I used to get excited about fast cars.
Still do. =P
> anyway, I thought HEY free water for my lawn! but with the price of
water
> out here, Southampton MA. we only pay about $42.00 a yearly quarter for
our
> water anyway.
> I would bet I would spend more money on electricity to power the pump,
our
> electric bill is about $200.00 a month already, 2 fridges, 2
dehumidifiers,
> 2 air,conditioners, 1 stand up freezer, and five computers (that we use
> regularly) It's just the two of us but for some reason we need all
this..
>
> but I digress, then I thought, go to the tractor supply and get a gas
> powered pump for $250.00 and pay for the gas too...nope..
> So I guess it would be best to stick with the town water....
> I was looking forward to a project to..
If the creek has running water all of the time, you could make a small
waterwheel to power the pump. If not, a couple oxen working a wheel could
power it. Hell, using that idea, they'd probably have enough power to work
a grist mill too, grinding pine nuts! =)
> Maybe I should do something with the old Toro? a go-cart maybe?
You could always make a mole killer out of it. =)
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