Water totes

[1930]

Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions

 

[Deere Dude]

We use totes set about 4-6 feet off the ground and hook up 1-1/2 inch sump pump hose to fill barrels or to run to plants. Not much pressure but a lot of flow.

 

[fatjay]

I don't know about the porno. But I do have a photo of me hugging my old JD....

Figure each foot of height gives you half a pound per square inch (psi) of pressure. For comparison, most houses run in the 50 psi range.

You measure from the top of the water in the tote down to where the water comes out of the hose. So if you hoist the tote up six feet in the loader that will give you 3 psi out the hose, and for 4 feet up you get only 2 psi to push water out the hose. That's not much pressure, and although it will empty the tote pretty quickly through an open hose, it isn't enough pressure to run a sprinkler. However, it will run a drip or soaker hose just fine.

If you want it to spray, you put a small 12 volt RV pressure pump in line with the hose. Amazon has them for $50.

In towns, most folks like to run at least 50 psi at the faucets and showers, so water towers need to be over 100 feet tall, plus some extra height to make up for all the losses and leaks in any municipal system.
rScotty

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Nice thing about that is you could wire a 240w solar panel on top of the water tank and during nearly any time of the day, get 100% power without having to worry about hooking up to your tractor battery.

 

[nyone]

350gal tank is over 2,500lbs. The wood needed to properly build a stand to even get 3psi would cost nearly as much as a small 12v pump that could give you way better pressure and flow