Posted by Clark... on May 9, 2008, 1:25 pm
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 washing
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.
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..
Maybe I should do something with the old Toro? a go-cart maybe?
Clark...
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Posted by Eggs Zachtly on May 9, 2008, 1:35 pm
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 washing
> 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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If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed...oh, wait a
minute - he already does.
Posted by Srgnt Billko on May 9, 2008, 4:49 pm
> 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 washing
>> 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. =)
> --
> Eggs
They makes pumps that run off a tractor PTO !! That'll take care of your
"stinkin thinkin" <chuckle>
Posted by Clark... on May 12, 2008, 2:48 pm
Srgnt Billko wrote:
>> 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
>>> washing 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. =)
>>
>> --
>>
>> Eggs
>>
> They makes pumps that run off a tractor PTO !! That'll take care of
> your "stinkin thinkin" <chuckle>
But then I would have to buy a tractor, and figure out what a PTO is, wait
ain't that one of those things you see flying around in the sky and nobody
knows what it is?
Clark...
--
Don't you have Google in your part of the world?
Posted by Clark... on May 12, 2008, 2:55 pm
Eggs Zachtly wrote:
> 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
>> washing 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. =)
Build a Scalopus aquaticus slayer? Hmmm...
Clark...
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> 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.