On 6/27/2014 4:59 PM, DannyD. wrote:
dpb wrote, on Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:56:24 -0500:

How many of 'em are there?

There are about 50 neighbors in the neighborhood, but, of course,
not everyone will be willing to pitch in. Just those with the
shallower wells (less than about 500 feet or so deep).

I'd think if they'd just pool together could buy a used trailer
for the tank and surely somebody has a PU to pull it?
WOuldn't take long to make up for the repeated truck rental.

Can a typical trailer hold 1,000 gallons (8,000 pounds)?
Can a pickup pull that up a windy 9% grade for about 5 miles?

If so, that's a good idea, since the truck rental is the
largest cost. The water itself is practically free.

Of course, we'd also need a pump...

A double-axle car hauler is rated at 14k or so...a good stout truck can
easily handle 8k, altho over a grade you'd appreciate a 1T. And say if
it is limiting w/ a small PU and you only run a 500 gal tank/load, how
far is the haul? Still likely a cost-saver.

Iff'en one really looked, one could likely find a used goosneck for not
terribly more than a new bumper-hitch car hauler, but that would, of
course, take somebody w/ something to pull it. Not a horsey outfit,
apparently, or there's be a bunch of 'em around for the horse trailers,
I'd think.

The ? is how many are low on water and how many that aren't now will be
shortly if conditions don't change shortly?

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