I really laugh alot and talk to myself when I work on projects. My wife thinks I'm insane lol

The moment of pure glee

Glad it's helpful

@@ChikinTown Palmetto state proud!

Thanks! I just finished making a new 4 hose manifold for it. If you build one, build more than you need the first time.

I've been pumping for 2 years without an issue. Except for the butthole beaver that chewed thru the suction hose!

@@ChikinTown I have been pricing the intake hoses, they're not cheap. Thank you for the longevity report

Hey one thing to modify, I haven't had a chance to upload an update on a modification, but over time the manifold is kind of heavy and the vibration caused the threaded coupler to the manifold coming straight off the pump to bounce and split so I replaced that threaded coupler with just a thread on barb from tractor supply and added some of that blue hose for about 6 feet between the barb and the manifold so the manifold sits on the ground and doesn't bounce around. That blue hose is the hose that you use to expel the water from the pump that you can get at Tractor Supply by the foot it's pretty cheap. If this doesn't make sense drop your email in the comments and I'll send you a picture.

@@ChikinTown that makes total sense. I can easily build that. Thank you very much

Yep, this winters project to rebuild. Should have done that up front.

Thanks!

Thanks I did pretty much that minus the lid a day or so after posting and its great but I can see the value of the lid to keep crap out. I'll add when I pull it this winter.

@flyingchef6980 Yes, I'm running 3/4 inch hoses. Just be careful to not rev it all the way up if you don't need to because that's a lot of pressure going down one hose. You might start blowing pvc joints apart. I would run it around half throttle, 3/4 throttle at the most and if you build it with multiple hose outlets, you can crack one open and let some of the pressure flow through that one so you don't tear up your system from over pressure. Just play with it until you find a happy spot that doesn't look like it's going to explode lol. I run 4 to 6 sprinkler heads so I can run mine wide open and I'm releasing plenty of pressure so it's not an issue if you're running multiple hoses.

Thank you!

You're welcome!

That sounds great, I know a fireman who might be able to help me out with old hoses.

Yea, that's a good idea, a long soak vs heavy rain.

@@ChikinTown Problem is with a gas engine pump, there is no way to automate the process. You would have to monitor the level of water in the reservoir and then run the pump (and wait) until its filled again.

In my day we had windmills that filled an elevated tank automatically and disengaged when tank filled and gravity fed the garden on demand. Every farmhouse had one. We even had running water in the house from the windmill. They were so much simpler. That was until the 1970s. Now you gotta use a noisy pump and a bunch of labor each time.

Great idea! Currently I'm running nine sprinklers using all four valves on the manifold. I'm pretty sure I can run several more. I currently run them all on full throttle but they will run at idle, they just won't have the spray distance. The farthest sprinkler head is about 150 ft from the pump and is slightly less output but still works good. Most of my pipes are 3/4 PVC and I'm also using some regular garden hoses for a new area that I'm experimenting with, try to use 3/4 inch hoses for best volume.

No I got it all out by scraping and elbow grease. It mostly flaked off.

Yea I swapped them back lol

I made the attachment (manifold) from PVC parts from Lowes. Valves are PVC plumbing valves. The quick connects are from tractor supply. I ran full power to 2 hoses for a year with no issue but I'd start with lower throttle to see if your connections hold up. Good PVC joints are a must. I've since made a new manifold with 4 valves to expand my garden. I suggest making a larger manifold in case you expand. Watch the update video in my channel for a fix of the manifold that broke.

Most that I ever ran at once was 9 heads. But I think there's a lot more capacity there. Check out this update on the pump system. You'll want to do this likely. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eriJobub0t2vpXk.htmlsi=K9X1iGbq3B-Bw9XV

Tractor Supply sells them: 2 inch Cam Lock Quick Coupler Part A, SKU 212180299 $7.99 2 inch Cam Lock Quick Coupler Part B, SKU 212167499 $19.99

They have different variations of them for different hook ups also.

@@ChikinTown Thank you!

Classified lol 😉

JK North Augusta

I did an update video where I found that manifold cracked at the threaded part coming off the pump from vibration. Go to Tractor Supply and get about 6 ft of trash pump blue discharge hose that you can buy by the foot and a couple of clamps. You'll also need a male threaded nipple to go into the trash pump side to attach the flexible hose. Or you can use whatever fittings you want to go between the pump and the manifold to attach the flexible blue hose. Then the manifold can lay flat on the ground and it won't vibrate and crack.

No, but it pumps to 6 heads at once with plenty of pressure to spare.

I didn't, but I did add another line to the other valve for additional hoses so that helps. One thing I thought about was to run the extra valve open slightly if I didn't use it for irrigation.

Tractor supply

Sorry just saw this. Tractor Supply.

Hey neighbor!