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Thanks! That looks like a great hand pump system. The AC pump system with portable generator hookup (ordered from Kieth Specialty in PA, way lower in price than local parts here, on the Rockies) cost less than that (not counting the generator, which is also back for chargers, welding, etc.) but did require quite a bit of study to install it to codes, regulations, etc.
I'm going to hold out for building a PV solar power plant with Grunfos pump in a couple of years. The cost will be about twice that of the hand pump system, but I'm lazy in some ways (time constraints for other projects, actually). The system here is gravity-fed and uses a 500' temporary tank to be replaced with a 1500 gallon or more tank, when the solar plant goes in. With enough water storage (very sunny here), there's no need for batteries in a PV system.
Thanks again for the alternative. The more, the better. And we never know what might happen.