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The 2" pump I used from work last year is out of commision this year. And once it's fixed, it's being used on some big jobs. So I broke down yesterday and bought the same Mustang pump with Honda engine from TSC. Pricey, but I love the way the thing works. Put oil and gas in out of the box, and she started on the first pull. Great machines!
Tim
Don't think you will regret buying that stuff, it is awesome. I do rinse mine at the end of each season and hang it up to dry so it completely drains and no mold can get inside. I have 10'+ ceilings and I hang it over the trusses and and pull each end of the hose out tight on a slope so it dries good. They are a really good company and ship super fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tweegs
I have to buy a pump this year to handle the sap. Primarily for pumping from barrels on the tractor carry-all to my elevated storage tank. May also need to use it to pump out barrels in the woods into barrels on the tractor.
Anybody ever used one of the PTO pumps like this to transfer sap? Thoughts as to the pros and cons of these?
http://www.tractorsupply.com/agricul...mp-kit-2112023
I looked into the 4-stroke Honda 1", and at $500, that's out of my budget.
Also considering this. According to the specs, I could empty a barrel in a minute, and I could use the exercise. Think this would have enough draw, though?
http://www.handpumps.com/crankez.htm
Any thoughts on the off-brand 2-stroke in Northern? Some of you mentioned having those.
Any input appreciated. Thanks, Mark
I like that hand pump!!!! thats pretty cool.
128 rpm's by hand now that's cranking ! Get a stop watch try to spin your arm around 128 times in one minute.:lol: I'm going to use a 12v bilge pump to transfer from my 55 gal barrels in the woods to my barrels on my utv. I bought a 110v shurflo 4.4gpm pump to transfer for my storage tank to my head tank. Both pumps combined are less than $130.00.
OK, xyz, give me the specifics on those. Where did you pick those up? I like that price range. Just seems like the 4.4gpm is a little slow, though, but I'd like to check it out.
I might be a bit tired & sweaty after a couple barrels, but I'd like to think I could get 128 rpm's out of these guns:lol:
I just wonder if I could get the head pressure to lift up to my storage tank with that hand pump.
Goggleeye,
One these from Tractor Supply should do what you need at a reasonable price. $189
http://www.tractorsupply.com/agricul...r-pump-1023069
I have several similar I have used lots over the past 20 years and most have worked well. That brand I'm not familar with looks very similar to the Robin brand I use now.
The 12 volt pumps tend to be very slow and don't really like and slush or ice particals either.
Will this style TSC pump work if I'm collecting 55gal barrels laid on their side with the pump mounted on the truck bed (4ft). A hose (14ft) mounted on a boom to keep it off the ground and a PVC wand with a valve to stop sap flow between barrels (hoping to hold the prime) as I walk down the road to the next barrel 100-200ft and then move the sap up to the tote on the truck? 8ft of lift. How will this work if I leave the motor running between barrels? I hope to use this pump to off load the sap also but thats in switching hoses around.
The bilge pump is rated for 500 gph you can buy it from cabelas for $21.00. I will have 80 taps on 4 55 gallon barrels. If they are all full (i hope) it should take less than a half hour to pump. My shurflow i bought on ebay for about $100.00 I have a 2x4 drop flue i can boil about 18-20gph so a 4 gallon a minute pump can keep up to my rig. I think a trash pump would be a bit of a overkill pumping from a 55 gallon drum to another 55 gallon drum.
I'm sorry I have to be the dumb *** on this thread. How do the electric pumps work when you are our collecting? Do they run off the tractor/atv battery? If it's best for the pump to be near the sap, do you carry the pump to the collection tank and push the sap up to the hauler? How is it powered then?
Sean