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Views on slurry pumps for pumping about 150 yards between stores and possibly umbilical spreading.
Not familiar with the pumps themselves, only pump/agitators.
Due to new rules, a new store is required, necessitating pumping from under the sheds to the new store.
Pricing between an underground tank and a tower, a Bauer pump was offered with a permastore purchase. An underground tank was chosen, and a pumping kit was added to a hispec agitator. The outlet faces away from the back of the tractor, making it difficult to attach pipes. A similar NC kit was fitted to an NC 3500 pump, which had a better system with a 90-degree coupling.
The agitator is preferred, as a separate tractor would be needed to pump the slurry with a pump, or swapping between the two would be too much bother. Some had to have another tractor just to pump it to the tower every couple of days.
Umbilical pumps are power-hungry and high maintenance. Priming becomes a problem with wear. They are not designed for mixing underground stores and don't like big lumps of bale silage. Redrock types are less hassle and will give a good mix before pumping. Pumping water out and leaving the thick stuff is undesirable. 150m will need a good pump.
Priming is the main reason for considering the Storth. The rep mentioned remote-controlled valves for the autofill.
Bauer pumps are good but expensive to keep running. A good pump is needed to pump 150m. A vertical type Storth pump (malgar) couldn't do 50m.
Remote-controlled valves for autofill have been seen on YouTube. Getting out to open the valve defeats the purpose of the autofill.
A sludigator pump on a tanker could be an option if not in a panic.
Pumping over 1000 meters with a jetter pump is possible if pumping downhill.
Bauer would be less expensive than another option, as a large pump is not needed.
Getting out to open the valve defeats the purpose of the autofill. Something may need to be made.
An Abbey pump is considered. Someone said the NC was twice the pump and another person said they used the same components. Experience with them is requested.
A Redrock-type won't fit into one of the tanks.
One used before was a great wee pump, better than the NC, but the Abbeys don't come with a topfill hatch. It's not a Plantmec, but good value.
Could a top-fill hatch be fitted to an Abbey pump?
A top-fill hatch wasn't on a 250mt, which is why it was sold and a small Plantmec was bought. Transferring slurry to the new storage tank required taking off the pump and putting on a tanker for about 12 loads. A Plant Mec method could be fitted.
A new NC 3000 is £2,500 and an extra £150 for the topfill option. The Abbey looks reasonable enough, and they have lived without the topfill so far.
A Plantmec mega mix 5000 is well-liked. If buying again, the 6000 would be bought.
The Plantmec 6000 is better than the NC 3000 or 3500.
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