Our new hydropower turbine arrived yesterday

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Hi Guys:Our new Kiser turbine arrived yesterday and we have placed the last piece of 12 foot diameter pipe. Please see www.frenchriverland.com for an update.Sincerely,Bill Fay
Reply:Awesome post as always Bill, thanks.....mike
Reply:amazing pictures of an awesome job. you can't post pics like that without questions and/or comments so here's mine, with all that brandy new beautiful equipment you installed with such skill why did you choose to rebuild that flimsy looking conical (can't remember what it's called) tube section in the last pics instead of fabbing a new one? was time a factor? btw, great pics.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Very cool! Ive always found hydropower and dams very fascinating!Hobart Stickmate LX235AC/160DCRanger 305GVictor 315 O/A rigHope to acquire in the next couple of years: Hypertherm PM45 and Dynasty 200DX
Reply:Those folks do some very interesting work.Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.
Reply:Man, I never saw so much information in a single website. Very informative and loks like you have the most fun job in the world.
Reply:I've been following your website for awhile, I really enjoy seeing what you guys get into, I think I've read all of the photo stories on your site.  Keep it up.
Reply:Very impressive projects.Renewable energy is hot item over here now, unfortunately we have to pump to keep our feet dry, so there's not much to gain over here in NL.Keep up the good work!
Reply:Thanks for all your kind comments. The reason for the disparity between the two construction approaches (rich man vs poor man!!!!) is that the large projects are well financed and are owned by myself and three other partners. The smaller projects are owned by my wife, Karen and my two children, Celesty and Will. The economies of scale are somewhat working. Most of all, the large projects carry large debt and will take time to make us any extra cash. The smaller projects have smaller debt service and are helping to support my children. Both of my children have full time day jobs. Ultimately, hydropower takes a lot of work, can be very frustrating and is the best fun I have ever had.Bill Fay