Tangentially related: My wife's grandparents lived on a farm that has been a working family farm for over 200 years. The ram pump was quite impressive in its da

Tangentially related: My wife's grandparents lived on a farm that has been a working family farm for over 200 years. The ram pump was quite impressive in its day (pre-electricity); It meant not having to haul water from the spring or creek manually. It was working and still the source of water for the farm house until they passed away (about a decade ago). There was always the rhythm of the ram in the background.