You really need to get with your sales rep. He will know more about your situation. He is John Nye and you can call him at our Michigan office at 800-874-2553.

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: Ken, you put in a 2.5 acre system on my farm
: back in the late 80's (fruit farm) 5 HP
: pump 2 sand filters. I'm putting in a 10
: acre block next spring and another ten acres
: in 2015. Both are 48 rows... 2013 block is
: 600' runs; the 2015 block is 700' runs.
: Filters don't work any more (not properly
: maintained... I forgot which way the back
: flush valves went and blew up the lines a
: few years ago)
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: I can not say for sure. You would need to
: contact the PTO Pump supplier and find out
: what the performance would be at idle speed
: in gpm and psi. I imagine it will work. You
: would need a pressure regulator for the drip
: lines. I'd say it is definately worth
: looking into further. You may want to talk
: to one of our reps.
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: So, can I idle a 5" PTO pump from a
: large
: reel to my field and filter the water there
: before running through netafilm lines
: instead of burying a header 4' in the ground
: (through all my tile lines?)
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