OT Well water pumps

Thanks

Never tried one but I am going to some day.
Hyd. ram pump
The googled link came up with some
I downloaded the second one from the top pdf

If you are needing to fill a tank you can measure the fuel consumed to fill it, then add the same about of gasoline to a small engine agian the next time.

If water and waste is not a factor you could power a pump jack with a Savonius rotor that you have made from barrels. I expect that a shaft and bearings from a combine reel might be just the ticket for starters. Using large and small pulleys should get you the correct power for pumping.

A submersible pump takes far more amps upon starting than you might think. I had a 7,000 watt diesel generator that pulled pretty hard until water was flowing along nicely.

Link below for example only. Upsize as you figure your needs to be.

• Savonius rotor

A $300 5kw gas generator from HD could power a 1/2 hp submersible pump. You could mount a tank on a tower and pump it into the tank. Then let gravity feed it out. Not a lot of pressure but it would work. Pressure from the elevated tank would be about .4 lb pressure per foot of height above where you are using the water.

Mark

Well you left out the most important info, how much water do you need, gpm, and your static water head?

For what little info given, a jet pump ran off of a generator pumped into a cisteren then pressure pumped to the house with a 12v RV pump using the generator to recharge the pressure pump battery's while deep well is pumpimg.

A generator can be run from a tractor PTO, or a PTO direct driven jet pump using a diesel engine for economy or a pump ran from a VW diesel engine using home made fuel.

Under ground water is expensive to use.

More info equals more suggestions.

T_Bone