Slurry pumps and umbilical

[Spudman]

Has any one tried to spread slurry with one of these types of slurry pumps through an umbilical pipe attached to the top fill? Obviously not far, perhaps 2-300m to some handy ground nearby the tanks?

http://www.redrockmachinery.com/machinery-tabs/mega-flow

Would the flow rate be too low over a this sort of distance or not enough pressure?

 

[stuart]

We use our storth for pumping between tanks only 100m of pipe don't think it would be any good for spreading tbh

 

[M-J-G]

I'd say you'd have trouble with the pipe kinking due to lack of pressure.

 

[mtx.jag]

Has any one tried to spread slurry with one of these types of slurry pumps through an umbilical pipe attached to the top fill? Obviously not far, perhaps 2-300m to some handy ground nearby the tanks?

http://www.redrockmachinery.com/machinery-tabs/mega-flow

Would the flow rate be too low over a this sort of distance or not enough pressure?

Ask for a demo pump to be sent down and try

 

[Spudman]

I'd say you'd have trouble with the pipe kinking due to lack of pressure.

Yep fair point you could be right, just been looking at @digger don setup an been doin too much thinking!

Just wondering if anyone had heard of it being done, before I splashed out on some 2nd hand pipe!

 

[mtx.jag]

We inject from slurry tanker with 300m of pipe,works fine,but my injector is only 10 outlets,it probably wouldn't work with a spread bar..

 

[digger don]

Yep fair point you could be right, just been looking at @digger don setup an been doin too much thinking!

Just wondering if anyone had heard of it being done, before I splashed out on some 2nd hand pipe!

Hey I could feel my ears burning! Haha!!
I like the thought of this. I have seen these pumps used as mixers and they so soot the slurry a fare distance across a pit! Just as far as my slugigator would if not more!. My old tanker can't push up hill much but its grate for any fields below the yard. Guess this could do the same. Only gain I have with my tanker is I worked out now if I put vacuum pump to blow with empty tanker I can get it to blow down my umbilical pipe and empty it! Haha

 

[Spudman]

Hey I could feel my ears burning! Haha!!
I like the thought of this. I have seen these pumps used as mixers and they so soot the slurry a fare distance across a pit! Just as far as my slugigator would if not more!. My old tanker can't push up hill much but its grate for any fields below the yard. Guess this could do the same. Only gain I have with my tanker is I worked out now if I put vacuum pump to blow with empty tanker I can get it to blow down my umbilical pipe and empty it! Haha

I have access to one of the larger nc 3800 pumps, which according to the website put out around 17,000 lts/min plus any ground I would be going on would be level or running downhill slightly which should help! What kind of pump is on your tanker @digger don ?

 

[digger don]

I have access to one of the larger nc 3800 pumps, which according to the website put out around 17,000 lts/min plus any ground I would be going on would be level or running downhill slightly which should help! What kind of pump is on your tanker @digger don ?

Its got to be worth a bash. I only have a old Gada pump running my rain gun its nothing special! But works a treat! Should of done some better pics when I last used it! Will get more when I use it next after first cut! At full length we have 700m of pipe now!

 

[digger don]