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... seems to drop further and further down the priority "To Do" list. At the moment, it is at #4, when it started at #1. 

 

Anyway, part of that reason is, we can't seem to get the wellman out to the job site to talk with us a bit more about a possible location of the bore (well). However, we have sorted out the initial tank for the system.

 

I believe we will go with an 8,000 liters (2113 gallons) tank, for initial water storage. The reason is, since we may put it in the barn to keep it out of the sun, we will want it to take up as much space as possible in the barn bay. 8,000 liters seems to be the right height tank (2.2 meters tall) and right tank width (2.4 meters wide) for the barn. The rest of the area will be used to house the cows out of the weather.

 

New Barn Thread Here.

 

Anyway, at last contact, the wellman said he would go to the farm with us in four days. This was yesterday. So, we will see how that goes. I may have to wave some greenbacks in his face to get him off his keister to get out there.

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