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I want a well bucket, and was thinking to spend $40 total. Ha!
Anyone have thoughts on the homemade ones? (at the bottom of post) I do already have a pulley to attach to a wooden frame not yet built.
Should I use a rope, or would a steel cable be better?
Ours is a 75 ft well with 25 ft water level.

Well Water Boy pvc well bucket $106
http://waterbuckpump.com/buckettripod-order-form/4-inch-well-bucket/
another pvc bucket $130
http://store.survivalcenter.com/products/Hand-Well-Bucket.html
galvanized bucket $70
https://www.lehmans.com/p-1384-lehmans-own-galvanized-well-bucket.aspx

Homemade pvc well buckets, no pricing info. The first one looks better to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrMBKePS4Xg
http://www.alpharubicon.com/primitive/wellbucketspitfire.htm

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check out the vintage way getting water out of a well by making a Bailer Bucket out of large PVC pipe. It can be sanded to get the writing off, or painted if you want to fancy it up.

How to use it:

https://youtu.be/Lto_rSFppfw

How to make it:

https://youtu.be/PzD6k2OoQ5Y

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