How to get Water up a Hill?

[Nel frattempo]

We have a small water resevoir fed by a spring (we cannot call it a "pond" since we dig it accidentally -- that is another story -- and did not get a permit - so we call it a resevoir). It is way downhill from the garden. It is only about 16 inces deep right now, 8 feet wide by 12 feet long but we do have good water flow and plan to dig it deeper and wider to hold more water.

Now - if we do not want to use electric / nor gas / nor propane pump and since we do not have a "fall" of water.......is there any way to get the water uphill by a hand pump? And can you tell me a site to see the pump? Thank you.

[fantasymaker]

take a bucket...............

[Jim S.]

UNDER EDIT: Sorry, mis-read your post. With no fall of water, all you could do was employ human or animal power.

http://www.ideo.com/portfolio/re.asp?x=50167

http://www.green-trust.org/2000/pedalpower/default.htm

[artificer]

What is the height difference between the "reservoir" and where you want the water? How much water do you want to pump? How often?

If either number is large, you're going to be one tired puppy. (or the kids will be, or...)

There are plenty of options, like these. Do you have a tractor, truck, riding mower? You could get a tank wagon, and gravity feed the water into it. You would need at least 4 feet of drop to fill the tank. Once filled, drive it to the garden.

No electricity? Do you mean none, or just not AC? Can you drive a tractor/car/truck/anything with a battery near the water? 12v pumps works fairly well. For that matter, if you just use an inverter, you could get away with an AC pump connected to the battery.

If you want to stick with just human powered, you can pedal your way to greener plants. Another option is the treadle powered pump.

Lots of options, so we need to know more about what you want.

Michael

Edit: This is just too cool. Make it yourself.

[popscott]

Country side Mag has a manual pump using a off-the-shelf foot valve and PVC. But it is used in a well casing????? Could you get it to work? Home made plans link below

http://www.countrysidemag.com/issues...drilled%20well

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Do you have enough water flow/fall to run a RAM pump. Home made plans and info below....

http://www.clemson.edu/irrig/Equip/ram.htm

http://home.att.net/~africantech/ESM...m2/HydRam2.htm

http://www.i4at.org/lib2/hydrpump.htm

http://www.countrysidemag.com/issues...4.htm#article1

Thanks,
Scott
http://www.justkiddinfarm.com/

[Ole Man Legrand]

Would a PTO pump on a farm tractor work ?

[wy_white_wolf]

Old fashioned windmill?

[farminghandyman]

I would look in to a DC pump of a few gallons a min, and solar panels to pump up to a holding tank at the top of the hill, a few gallons a min, would be 120 gallons an hr, and in 8 hours, would be 960, on most day it could pump a 1000 gallons up the hill,

depending on holding tank size, and water use, you may only have to run it a few days a week,

[UncleD]

Do a google search for "Water Ram"

My father-in-law has one of these. Works pretty good for a power free pump.

[Nel frattempo]

Thank you. The boys are reading all the sites. So far we think we might build a Ram Pump, a neighbor said he can help and we will pump it as far up the hill as we can and just hold it in a tank. Thank you