Posted: 5/19/2012 8:21:56 PM EDT
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I need a new garden watering pump to transfer from the swamp to the maters n corn. Both from Agrisupply, Pacer, and Honda powered Which one? 5HP, $411 +tax  5.5HP, $576 + tax  |
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I used to work part time for a irrigation well drilling service. We used honda tranfer pumps. They worked very well. We would some times pump over a mile with (if memory is correct) three inch hoses. Those pumps took a lot of abuse. I can't remember ever having one that wouldn't start in the first two pulls of the cord.
probably not very helpful, but all I can contribute... 
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OK, But which one? Why such a disparity in price for a half horse? I would suspect it is not a difference in price from the 1/2HP, but from the pump capacity, pressure or design. I use a PTO powered pump from TSC that was 149.00 http://www.tractorsupply.com/hypro-reg-6-roller-cast-iron-sprayer-pump-with-torque-arm-2112023 20 GPM TRG |
| I haven't a clue from the pictures. Is one a trash pump? I have used one to clean up after flooding and it sucks in all kinds of stuff with no ill effects (although I do run it with a large screen filtered intact. Since you're pulling from a swamp, that's what I'd want. |