3pt watering solution

[czechsonofagun]

I built this to water rhododendrons my wife planted on the other end of our property, out of reach of the hose. We used to haul water there by wagon and bucket, now I can water from the tractor seat. It is just a barrel and roller pump for the PTO.

 

[czechsonofagun]

I finished it by the end of July and naturally the whole August it rained pretty much every second day

 

[Wyobuckaroo]

Neat...

 

[Michael In Tennessee]

Looks useful. How is it plumbed? A roller pump, being positive displacement, needs some kind of pressure relief unless you squeeze your nozzle prior to pump engagement.

 

[ovrszd]

My neighbor figured that out when he built a "fire wagon". 1,000 gallon tank with gas powered positive displacement pump. Had 3 separate hoses with fire hose style shutoff nozzles. As soon as he revved up the engine he exploded the plastic pump case.

 

[Mat4644]

Looks great but take off those rubber tarp straps and add some web straps.

 

[czechsonofagun]

Thats what I do - hold the nozzle open while I engage the PTO, I might replace it with just a jet to make it foolproof. With just a hose it pulses

The barrel is pretty much balanced, rubber straps is all it needs.

And yes, it will assist by the burn pile too. Few years back it took a lot of effort to extinguish all the leaves around it when it went ablaze.

 

[shooterdon]

Nice build

Not a fan of any PTO powered stuff unless there is no other way. Maybe a 12v transfer pump?

 

[3Ts]

Not a fan of any PTO powered stuff unless there is no other way. Maybe a 12v transfer pump?

Why? That's what the PTO is for. I prefer the pto pump over a 12v pump, it'll do more volume or more pressure, just all around more useful. I'll do a 12v pump on a pickup because that's all the power source I have.

 

[Mat4644]

The barrel is pretty much balanced, rubber straps is all it needs.

55 gallon barrel holds 60 full. That's 520 pounds with barrel. Tarp straps aren't suitable.