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Trailer-Mounted Pumps Drain Manure Lagoons
Dennis Katterheinrich of New Knoxville, Ohio, has been custom building equipment for more than 30 years. Recently, he has built several portable, trailer-mounted pumps for draining manure lagoons and pumping to a tractor-mounted drag hose injector.
He starts with a special-built tri-axle gooseneck trailer that's
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Trailer-Mounted Pumps Drain Manure Lagoons MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pumps 28-6-43 Dennis Katterheinrich of New Knoxville, Ohio, has been custom building equipment for more than 30 years. Recently, he has built several portable, trailer-mounted pumps for draining manure lagoons and pumping to a tractor-mounted drag hose injector.
He starts with a special-built tri-axle gooseneck trailer that's designed to keep all controls and components positioned near the ground. A used Cummins diesel engine from a semi truck provides the power. The engine connects to an overdrive truck transmission, which drives the main pump at the rear of the trailer. A second pump is driven by hydraulics from the front of the engine.
The manure pump itself hangs from a cable winch at the end of a boom, which swings and telescopes also by means of hydraulic controls. Stabilizers on both sides of the trailer keep everything level. A 200-gal. fuel tank allows the unit to operate for extended hours. All engine functions are monitored with gauges and are shut-down equipped for temperature, oil pressure, and hydraulic oil level. Optional equipment includes a large air compressor for cleaning the hose at the end of the day. The entire unit is designed to run continuously, pumping about 1,500 gal. per minute to a drag hose behind an injector toolbar. The process eliminates soil compaction caused by heavy tanks and spreaders and allows work to be done in less than perfect conditions.
Similar types of units have been mounted on straight trucks. Another option is a gearbox that allows the truck's engine to drive the pumps. By flipping a switch you can go back to driving the truck on the road. The pump can also be used to quickly fill tanks.
Price is highly variable depending on length of boom, type of compressor, optional equipment used, etc., and ranges from $30,000 to $90,000.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bambauer Equipment, LLC, 19151 Kettlersville Rd., New Knoxville, Ohio 45871 (ph 419 753-2275).
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