Need help finding a pto driven water pump.

[TerryJ]

I'm looking for a 540 pto driven water/trash pump that has a minimum 500gpm discharge flow. I have found several new ones but they are very pricey for what they are. It will be used for field irrigation/flooding purposes. I would appreciate any and all help trying to locate one of these. Thanks to all in advance.

 

[AndyMA]

Are you sure you are looking for 500 gallons per minute?


Andy

 

[TerryJ]

Yes, 500gpm minimum.

 

[GreenWannabe]

Doing a quick search online turned this one up. Is it what you have in mind?

T1-B3ZRM - PTO Drive Water pump - Berkeley Pumps

 

[droy]

Back in my oilfield construction days (1979-1985), we used pto driven pumps for various projects. The best brand we found was "Gorman Rupp" (and I'm not sure if that is the correct spelling).
I also have no idea as to their output, we used several different sizes. Our most common used an 8" hose for suction, and 6" hose for discharge. Because of their output, and dependability, they were always the most desired to take on a job. I honestly don't even remember the names of the other brands, After using a couple of the G/Rs, that is all we purchased.

Because of the abundance of water transfers around here, very many of the welding/machine shops make their own versions of irrigation, and trash/pit pumps; if you need, maybe I can look up a couple of phone #s.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

http://www.govdeals.com
Search fire trucks

 

[TerryJ]

GreenWannabe,
Yeah, something along the lines of the Berkley. Towed or 3pt. hitch would be ok.

 

[oliver28472]

I don't know what your price range is but just to give you an idea, we repossessed one back in the late 80's. It was a small pull type Gorman-Rupp I think. It sold at auction for $1000.

 

[Catmando]

The ones that I could find on the internet with 500 GPM minimum sold in the range of $5,000 and up. Few post prices most want you to contact them.

Even a bare pump costs around $1500 and you would need to fabricate a drive system for it.

 

[TerryJ]

I'm looking at finding a used one for around $2500 hopefully. I have a 13hp honda portable with 4" inlet and outlet, pumps about 600gpm but need a pto drive model for more reliability.

 

[dqdave1]

Buy an old fire truck; cheap and you will get a nice pump with not a lot of hours on it.

 

[jake98]

Why would you want to tie your nice tractor to a water pump? So you can walk back and forth? Maybe you have a few spares...

 

[TerryJ]

The main reason for the pto pump is reliability. The place that it will be used to flood is a place that only a tractor or an atv can get to. The intention is to run the pump 24/7 until the flooding is finished, then add water as need to maintain level. And yes, I do have more than one tractor.

 

[tommu56]

TerryJ

After pumping many basements with the volunteer fire company you will have a problem with debris on the suction strainer.

We started using some home built jet pumps for low lifts an 8" piece of pvc sewer pipe with a rope through it with a fire hose from the truck tied to the hose fastened about 1 foot in side the lower end. These worked great for large areas were we didn't have to move around a lot.

We could run 3 or 4 of these with one truck it dose take pressure on the hose ~ 100psi but with one 1000gpm truck you could move 3-4000 gallons of water pipes passed the debris right through them (leaves and other small stuff)

We took suction for the truck off a area with less debris to keep the strainer clean

tom

 

[TerryJ]

Tom,
Thanks for the input, but debris is not a problem as I will be pumping from a clear running creek (some would call it a small river) with a mud/sand bottom. I pump from it now with a 4" Honda portable with no problems, strainer is supported about 1' off bottom. I just need something with alot more volume.

 

[zzvyb6]

I have a Hale pto pump 550 gpm on a trailer that will do the job for you.

Model 40FC9-5R550

It was originally used in an field irrigation system. Manually primed. Once it catches, get out of the way....

 

[guitarville]

This company has a 4" PTO driven Trash pump. Check it out.
PTO Powered Water Pumps by TrunkPump

Their 4 inch pump does 500+ gpm.