Pumps

[Tedl10]

We put the boards in this past weekend and are now getting things ready to pump within the next few weeks. We don't have a well, so we plan to pump from a large creek directly behind the gtr. What would be the best pump for pumping about 14-15 acres worth? Don't necessarily need the biggest baddest sob they make, but don't want the worst either. Any help is appreciated.

[Tedl10]

Anybody used hertz before?

[novacaine]

Any camelback (tractor attached pto pump) in the 8" or larger range will do or are you looking for a package relift (all inclusive trailer mounted pump and motor).
The trailer mounted deals are more for high pressure situations (high static head-pumping up hill over 15-20 ft).

If you are pumping vertically less that about 10-15 ft............go with a camelback.

10 ft vertical take around 4-5 psi. Camelbacks will pump higher but you loose flow.

[Tedl10]

Bill, pm me your digits. I'd love to pick your brain about this when you have a minute.

[JaMak84]

If I were looking for a relift, I'd look into on of the package deals that novacaine was referring to. It's a mobile unit with pump, motor, and fuel tank all on one trailer. I've got a customer that bought one from Delta Irrigation in Leland 3 years ago to irrigate a 40 acre field out of a lake and has been well pleased with it's performance.

[dukmisr2005]

i bet you find a farmer around you can rent a camel back from or a relift pump.. we have a couple camelbacks here and a bunches of berkley reliefs with engines and some have a fuel tanks attached.. even have one on an old 406.. with the berkley style pumps you have to have a suction pipe and a discharge pipe. the camelbacks just need a discharge pipe...

[WilM88]

Ted, give me a shout when ya'll get ready. Be glad to help. Depending on what ya'll use I may borrow or use the same one for pumping the gator hole. I'll be around this weekend. Let's shot a doe or ten. I'll bring the camera.

[novacaine]

Your setup (as well as price/availability) will dictate which type pump you use.
2 Things to remember:
You push water- don't suck it. There is a limit to the suction lift you will get with a berkley pump. In Mississippi i think its a 19 ft-23 ft without cavitating a pump.
A camelback is a propeller pump and you are limited on vertical height and discharge line length.

Sizing:
1 acre ft of water = 325,829 gallson X 15 acres = 4.9 Million gallons
x 1000gpm
4887 minutes =81.5 hrs pump time

[dukbum]

call me i got a pump

[GrizwalD]

call me i got a pump

WOA!!!! hes ALIIIVEEE!!

[ALfwlmth]

Novacaine seems to know his shiz on moving h2o. Ft/head is your friend or your enemy. The trailor pumps can be piped down at the pump(don't try with PVC), to help build pressure as we did in AL, but you open yourself up to alot of other issues. With all the farming equipment in MS, you should never have to go that route.

[Wingman]

Why do that call it a relift? Why not a lift pump?

[MudHog]

call me i got a pump

pecker pumps don't count

[novacaine]

Why do that call it a relift? Why not a lift pump?

Its an irrigation term. Relifting irrigation runoff from a ditch(tailwater or temporary shallow storage) as apposed to lifting (lift pump) it out of a sump, ponded area or storage reservoir. Relift can imply small vertical lift. Thats always been my interpretation of it.
Just terms.........same thing. Pick it up and move it.

[Wingman]

So it's like saying raise the window up.