Seth Veith

I've got 40 acres grown up in hedge and cedar among many other native KS trees I plan to trim some trees up to 7'and completely remove some. I also need to put a driveway in basically all the way across the property which is a big chunk of money for me. Seems a waste to burn all this wood that I could mulch. So my idea is to use it for a driveway. Anyone ever done this? There are obvious pros and cons but I think I could stand a little more maintenance than I would have with gravel and I think it would look better. Tho one thing I do like is the cedar and Osage orange won't rot easily on the other hand with a lot of water it will float away.

I'm no stranger to all kinds of pumps working in the oilfield. But the problem with pumps is if you want to move a lot of fluid you need a lot of power.

Bentonite works well. We use it when we lose circulation on drilling rigs it plugs up all holes in the ground that take water and it's a natural element.

The dike is 15' high in the center

I'm still going to build it whether or not it is efficient or it runs all the time I plan to build the house on the other side of the spillway so you will have to drive across the dam who else can say they have a water wheel generator in their yard even if it's just going to run some landscape lights I'm going to build it I think I'm going to use Eastern red cedar I have tons of it and a sawmill

The spillway has washed out and it has Stone dumped in it I plan to build a dam where I can regulate the amount of water flow right now the water just runs through the rocks but I have about 1500 feet of stream and from the spillway to the edge of my property there is a 20'elevation difference. I don't know what size generator I need I just want enough to run a small house I also plan to have a couple wind Mills and some solar panels I would like to not use someone else's electricity at all. I'm not sure what kind of wheel I will build that's why I'm here asking for suggestions I think I can easily get a 10 foot drop by building a dam and moving some dirt I have a dozer

I'm not sure how many gpm but it runs constantly. I've also wondered about using a second wheel downstream just to run a pump to recycle the water.

Thanks for the info. I would like to build my own system I don't think I can build a turbine. But since I will be using a pond I would like to use the least amount of water possible. With what I have I figure I need about 15 rpm with a water wheel to run a Gen at 3600rpm if it is possible to build a turbine at relatively no cost I would try it.

Hello everyone I'm new here anyway. I have a large 5 acre pond that is spring fed. I would like to build a water wheel generator in the spillway. I need to generate enough power to run my home. Nothing crazy just the basics. I have a 40-1 ratio gearbox with an 18" sheave from a oil well pump jack I would like to use. If I put a 5" pulley on the Gen head I will have 200-1 ratio approximately. The spillway is 6' deep. So I hope I'm on the right track anyone have suggestions on. Wheel size or Gen size. any ideas? I have also thought that if it was just too small I could build a dam down the spillway and build a second one.