Off topic but interesting antique

What a nice looking engine Gary, I bet it sounds fantastic too, thanks for sharing.

Seeing as we are off topic, how are you going for irrigation water this year, my buddies in King City only got 4" of rain this past winter so it will be tough getting vegetable crops right through the season, I often wonder how you and your orange ranch are going.
regards
Mike

Hi Mike,

We need some more rain or smarter politicians. Does not look like we will get either soon. I am getting enough surface water to do about 4 irrigations. I usually do about 30 for the season. The balance will be ground water. We are pumping the aquifer hard now so it is not a long term solution. I am on 2 well drillers lists and I hope they show up soon.

Couple of questions..
Does the engine run?
To what depth are you drilling to now? and from what depth are you pumping?

Absolutely stunning, very nice, thanks for sharing. Hope you get some rain, we've got an inch over the last week and it saved our bacon, for the mean time.

Bruce P

We have the opposite problem had 4 inch of rain in one day the river comes up 6-10 foot so crusher and digger move out fast, rangitikei river North Island New Zealand.

OM,

There is a you tube link for the engine's first startup. http://youtu.be/y84ws38yhl0 My friend has a lot of loose ends to complete but it should be on the track at the Sonoma Historics Races May 29-31.

I am on the east side of the California' central valley next to the foothills. We hit bedrock pretty quick here between 50 and 150 feet. Most of the water has been in the first aquifer around 100 feet. We have pretty much pumped this aquifer dry and guys are now going to 400-500 feet. There have been 6 new wells drilled within a half mile radius to this depth and they all have been coming up with less than 100 gpm. One neighbor had a 900 gpm well that ran out of water. He drilled to 320 feet next to it and came up with 40 gpm.

You can find water in the bedrock. You gotta be lucky. I have one well that hit bedrock at 77 feet that is drilled to 310. It produces around 120 gpm from the fractures in the rock. Prior to the drought it did 250. I have heard stories of guys going to 800 feet and finding salt water.

Thanks for the responses.
Neat ol race car.

I'm located in the North East corner of the Pajero Valley. (Watsonville)
Everybody here draws from the same aquifer (Red Sands of Aromas). Typical well drill is about 500 ft from the valley floor. Pumping level about 250 feet. So far so good and I'm at the high end of the aquifer supply. Local well driller (Maggiora Bros.) is booked for two years. I'm hearing typical new drilling in the San Joaquine Valley is 1000 feet and more. Salt water intrusion was already a problem here before the drought. It's not looking good for the state.
Stupid politicians think conservation and fines are the answer.

Hey Gary,

Very cool Antique Car. If your friend needs any help while at Sonoma Raceway, have him contact me, it's in my back yard. I just paved the Pit Lane and last 1/8th mile of the drag strip. If he wants to see a worm operation have him stop by. glen

I'm in Merced county just south of the Atwater city limits. Just got a new well going few weeks ago drilled 380FT pump set at 200FT produces 1800 GPM with 125 HP @ 25 PSI electric motor not sure yet on pumping level should be about 120Ft. To 150FT. When we developed it with 350HP it put out 3000GPM most new wells close to us are at 380 we are in a good area for water but go 10 miles south they are drilling 1400Ft and getting way less water. Sure hope we get a wet winter with lots of snow in the mountains