Solar Powered Stock Water for Good Farm Management
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- This week I take a look at a solar powered system that suopplies stock water for good paddock management. The system is sold by Commodore Australia, a company that is earning a good reputation in the sustainable power space. Their equipment components are good quality, compatable and fit together easily for a "plug and play" approach to solar powered farm equipment.
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I recently set up a solar powered pump to provide water to small header tank (IBC) to gravity feed a couple of horse water troughs. Works a treat and doesn't need to be constantly monitored. I used the Orange entry level solar pump. Solar is the way to go these days!
What a great set up, well done fellas. It might be so effective that the storage tank starts to overflow in no time!
Nice one fellas'...great to see promotion and use of sustainable options in the ag space.
Thanks Tim, really great set up. And you mentioned that he had a great looking property and that dam looked a treat. I love solar and he will be seeing massive benefits now that diesel is $2.50 plus a liter, cheers
Excellent. I have two dams I want to fence. Can't wait to get the cattle out of the dams.
Unlike a well which is more or less protected from contaminants like leaves and droppings, the pond could plug up that pump. Maybe a sock or outer filter to help the screen from plugging up over time? As well, was there a battery system to store excess energy and help distribute power when there were cloudy days? Maybe with a timer?
I don't know why but never occurred to me that you can use a bore pump not in a bore. I guess submerged is submerged
We run 4 plain wire on the outside for our horses.Limbs have fallen into fencing plenty of times and the fix usually is retie wire or wire and picket.
Really interesting Tim, Allan seems pretty switched on
Just to be a nit picker, the optimum angle for solar panels is the latitude, correct in autumn and spring, and equally out in summer and winter. This gives the most power averaged over the year.
you need very little water in winter so really you should be optimising for summer in this application
Great vid mate.
Cheers, love the video and always excited to see what Alan? is up to (my ability to spell is failing). What I was most excited to see was the water tank - mine was built in the 40's and I'd sort of love a second one but haven't been able to track down anyone who makes them.
I like the water quality and temperature compared to plastic and steel tanks. Any thoughts?
www.versatiletanks.com.au/concrete-water-tanks/
Hi👊
Any idea how much this cost?
Thanks Tim
Not sure I’m sorry. Link to product details in this blog timthompson.ag/articles/commodore-solar-powered-pumps/