Hallo Chris your ram story is very good, I like it, it was a excellent idea to conservate the old ram. Is it possible that you take a picture of that and present it the group? br Martin
----- Original von: Beeuwkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > <html><body> <tt> Years ago I learned about the magical ability of a ram to transform a short<BR> fall of water into lifting a small part it many times higher than its<BR> source. An old farmer from the neighboring town, Mr. Buzzell, told me he<BR> used to have one on his place...and he told me this story:<BR> ������ "When I was a boy on the farm here one of my daily chores was to<BR> bring water up to the house and barn from the spring way down the hill.<BR> We needed a lot of water, not only for the house, but for the cows in the<BR> wintertime when they didn't leave the barn. It was a lot of work. One day I<BR> learned about a machine that, without electricity or gas, would pump water<BR> uphill. I tried to convince my father that we ought to get one, but for a<BR> long time he would have none of it; "Why, to pump water up a hill without an<BR> engine? That's impossible!" I was just a boy trying to avoid his chores!<BR> Well eventually I somehow talked him into it and we made the 5 mile trip<BR> with horse and wagon into town to pick it up along with 400 feet of lead<BR> pipe. It was such a heavy load that the axle broke on the way home. But<BR> finally we did get it all out to the farm and set up about 20 feet below the<BR> spring. Next we buried the long lead pipe all the way to the house so it<BR> wouldn't freeze.<BR> ��� Well that little ram pump gave a small but steady flow of water right to<BR> mother's sink. Of course it ran all the time-even when we were asleep. Soon<BR> we put a barrel for it to fill but it was still more water than we could use<BR> in the house so we ran a little trough out to the barn and there was plenty<BR> of water for all the cows too. That little machine ran for 30 years or more,<BR> until we got electricity on the farm..."�� "What became of the ram after<BR> that?" I asked. "Well I suppose it ended up in the metal pile behind the<BR> barn over there." I went over to look and indeed it was all there and<BR> nothing cracked. I offered farmer Buzzell five dollars for it and took it<BR> home where it was affectionately restored it with new bolts and gaskets and<BR> some nice dark red tractor paint. I have never actually used it, but put it<BR> in my collection of antique machinery. From the great links published here<BR> in the microhydro group it is wonderful to see that the ram is indeed alive<BR> and well and still in production hardly changed from the hundred year old<BR> one I acquired from farmer Buzzell here in Maine, USA.<BR> <BR> Chris<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </tt> <br><br> <tt> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at <a href="http://microhydropower.net/directory";>http://microhydropower.net/directory</a> ? 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