Attempt 1 went pretty well. We have learnt plenty for Attempt 2.
Lessons learnt for next time:
- We’ll use the base of the steel rod as it’s more stable to counter rest on the wall for extra support.
- We’ll need a sturdier end attachment (or proper pulley-wheel) for the rope to thread through.
- We’ll need a single piece of rope with no knots. ( knots put too much pressure on the end thread piece and we lost the end piece due to a big knot )
- Having someone on the ground in the river would be useful for filling up the bucket as it’s hard to get the right angle to make the bucket fill itself up.
- It’s potentially a 3 or 4 person job. (2 in the river with rubber boots – good to have 2 for looking out for each other and 2 at the top for pulling, lifting, emptying.)
Even after loosing the end attachment (easily salvageable later) in the bushes below we still managed to get a quarter watering can. It can be done!
It looks set to rain a little this week and the Persistence Works artists will let us have some water to keep us going on Friday/Saturday. So there’s still chance to get a decent pulley system up and running in time for the future dry months ahead.
We only need a better rope and thread piece, and an enthusiastic team, all welcome!