Damian - totally understand the work thing. Gotta make the ducats! I am working on procuring some safety rope or wire. I found a local well supply place that is very forthcoming with answers to my questions, and they have all the bits and pieces I have to make this work, including safety rope and the adapters for the top of the pump and splices and fittings. They will be getting my business this week.
Ghurd - thanks!
Thanks guys - 200 psi poly core poly pipe is on order. Should be in by this weekend. A 300' roll is the longest I could find, and another 100', which I will have to splice. Ordered from a landscaping company, and had them call the distributor to order, as they wouldn't sell to me directly. I will be using extra long brass or stainless splice with double stainless hose clamps.
Also scored 700' of used 10/4 well wire on craigslist for $450. This was much less than buying 500' from the depot, and it is stranded wire vs solid. I only need 10/3, but this allows me to put a (much cheaper) 220v pump in if I ever need to, and I couldn't pass up 65 cents a foot.
Thirteen - great advice on the documentation. I have learned how handy photos and notes are while installing solar out there. I have referred back to the photos I took of the labels on the back of the panels numerous times, and I plan to take lots of pictures of this project too. As far as a well cap, I think I will be going with a PVC cap for now since I am running the pipe straight out the top to a spigot (with weep hole) temporarily. The metal one they installed has no provision for a pipe to exit, but will go back on once I get a pitless adapter set up in there and start plumbing to the house directly.
Another strange note about this project... I was up there this weekend and couldn't help but play around with the expensive hole in the ground. I wanted to see what my static level was for sure, so I measured out 200' (what the driller told me) on my ice fishing pole/line, and folded a tiny piece of electrical tape around the line, and tied a lead weight on the end. I slowly dropped the weight down the hole, and heard it go PLOP way before 200 feet. I couldn't even see the tape on the spool yet, there was so much line still on it. Well, it turns out my static level is sitting at 60' for some reason. I am not even sure how the water gets in there, because the first piece of serrated casing isn't until around 200 feet down. So it looks like I either way over-drilled, or am going to have a really deep reservoir of water down there, or both.
Thanks again for all the help along the way.
Eric