Terragrinder

Hi all. One job i would really like to get done this year is installing a well on my land. Currently i have two separate parcels of land totalling around 3hectares. I would like to put a couple of dexter cows on there but currently there is no water. As i don't have €10,000 or so to have a professionnel sink a borehole i have been searching for alternative diy methods.
I came across this site digawell.com where they sell their 'terragrinder' setup. It looks very impressive and if it works out i will save€€€s. I was wondering if anybody on here had any experience of using it?

Mike, a few questions first?
- where are you located
- Is there any rainfall in the area?
- Can you collect rainfall with a shed or something on the ground?
- can you install a suitable storage tank?
- What volume of water do you actually need?
- Is there any power available?
- Rainfall collection does not require power.

Believe the website you meant to link is drillawell.com

Looks like that system might work in certain conditions, but you would really need to do some investigations to avoid disappointment. Key things to study: soil composition, local geology and hydrology, source/install/assembly of well pipe, pump, hardware etc.

You probably won't be drilling through bedrock with that equipment, so figure out how much of what kind of soil you're sitting on. Soft loose sandy soil won't hold up well, side walls will collapse as you go. I didn't look at the specifics of how piping is installed as you drill, but that can be tricky and demanding on its own.

As noted by John, you may do much better simply setting up to collect precipitation and work with that. Do the math, many thousand gallons can be gathered in a small area!

https://www.drillawell.com/
This is a interesting item, while I promote rainfall collection, they could be great for garden and animal water.

Thanks for the replies. I am based in southwest France. There is usually a very dry period in July and August so I would have to have huge tanks to see me through that I expect. Which is quite a signifient cost,  not taking into account the price of putting up a structure. We would be in the same ball park, most likely more than the estimated price of a professionally dug borehole.

My thoughts are leaning towards a diy well with a solar pump. I will make further enquiries as to the geology to save wasting time if there is a huge amount of bedrock.

I am interested more in first hand experience of people who have used this terra grinder setup.