Pto water pump.

[JK10MF1635]

I am wondering if anyone here has used these and if so their opinion.

Hypro 8 Roller Cast Iron Sprayer Pump - For Life Out Here

I have a stream that runs through my property and I want to use it to water my front lawn via a sprinkler system. I'm on a well and don't want to use that. I can get the tractor and pump beside the stream and it would need to pick up the water about 7 feet then push it another 200 feet into the sprinkler system where it would then be dispersed. This pump will push more water at a higher pressure than my well does out of the faucet I tested.

Is this a good option for this application vs this

Amazon.com : Champion Power Equipment 6652 2 Inch Semi-Trash Water Transfer Pump with Hose and Wheel Kit : Pressure Washer Pumps : Patio, Lawn & Garden

I'm just thinking that the pto pump is a little cheaper and it's one less gas engine I have to maintain! The lawn needs 1 inch of water a week I'm thinking, so maybe it gets used once a week for an hour or so is all. What is your opinion?

Thanks.

 

[scdeerslayer]

The roller pump is made to be gravity fed. You might be able to use a foot valve and prime the line but I don't know if it works well with lift. Be better off getting a self-priming pump.

 

[denachuck]

Be careful of buying a pump without really understanding pumps. Lots of misleading (or missing) specs on the sales sheets. Best to check with a pump guy/gal. I might or might not have just learned this lesson.

 

[Briar Hill Brittanys]

Specs on the roller pump say it will flow 12 GPM @ 100 PSI. The transfer pump will flow 158 GPM, no pressure stated. IMHO, the roller pump will do what you want. Might be an issue with how far it will lift water on the suction side. It will build considerable pressure, might need a relief on the discharge side, or just idle when pumping.

I use a transfer pump to fill up tote tanks at the river. The roller pump then waters from the tank. Originally I filled up the tanks with the roller pump. I could get right down to the water at a gravel bar at times, so lift wasn't an issue. It will pick up better if the hose is primed. HTH Mark.

 

[3Ts]

The Hypro pumps normally are not used for what you're planning, but there is no reason they can't be. The Hypro pump is 22.5 gpm at no output pressure - that will cover a 36 sqft area 1" deep in 1 minute (via flooding the 36 feet). You will need a pump chart to figure out how the pump will perform in your application. How big is your lawn? And if you're going to use the pump to pressurize your sprinkler system, what output volume (& pressure) are your sprinklers rated for? There are other options if you have a large area. I assume that the "200' to the sprinkler system" is horizontal distance, if it's vertical a lot of pumps will be eliminated from consideration since you'll need more than 86 psi at the pump.

If your flow rate in the river is enough and your usage rate is low you can use the river to pump the water to where you want it, but will still need to pressurize it for your sprinklers.

 

[boomer1025]

Don't hold me to this but I believe it takes about 47,000 gal to flood 1 acre 1" deep. Then the 158 GPM pump would take a bout 5 hours to pump the 47,000 gals.
Get a old swimming pool and use it for a reservoir.

 

[JK10MF1635]

Sounds like the transfer pump may be my best bet.

The 200 feet is the run from the stream to the connection where the sprinkler manifold will be to connect into. It's about a 10 foot rise over the 200 foot run.

 

[jsteveg52]

Sounds like the transfer pump may be my best bet.

The 200 feet is the run from the stream to the connection where the sprinkler manifold will be to connect into. It's about a 10 foot rise over the 200 foot run.

tranfer pump definatley what you want ,shows 158 gpm free flow my experience with these is at the 30-35 psi needed to run sprinklers should produce approx 90-100 gpm the 10 ft elevation will result in approx 4 psi loss ,the 200 ft run loss will be dependant on size of pipe and flow, should be 1 1/2 "min for running many sprinklers this set up should run up to 9-10 medium to large sprinklers . 1 acre inch of water is 27154 ga about 630 gal /1000sq ft 100 gpm x60 min 6000ga
will cover little less than 1/4 acre per hour the roller pump good little pump but not for this at 540 would yield 600+ gal or 1000 sq ft 22.5 gpm free flo at 1200
or 10.1 gpm at 540 or approx 9 at 40-45 psi long winded but lots of misunderstandings out there want you to spend wisely
I am an Agronomist ( ag consultant) do this al the time normally 2000 plus gpm tho
Steve