Floating Intake Pipe
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"It saves a lot of frustration when we need to suck water out of a farm pond," says Chad Travis, Drasco, Ark., who made a floating suction hose intake pipe. He came up with the idea after struggling with various ways of keeping his suction hose free from debris.
"I pump water from my pond into a tank that I use to irrigate my garden. Unfortunately, the suction hose laid in mud at the bottom of the pond and eventually the debris plugged up the drip hoses and sprinklers that I use in my garden," says Travis.
The float is made up of three 2-ft. long metal tubes welded together with a fourth tube at the center that pivots on a metal pin, allowing the tube to move up and down. The suction hose hooks up to a 2 1/2-in. dia. female adapter. The suction tube has multiple rows of holes drilled into it, creating a built-in screen. The float holds the suction hose about 4 in. from the top of the water, so that Travis never has to worry about the screen plugging.
A nylon cord tied onto the unit is used to pull the float back.
"It works great and cost almost nothing to build. I used the center tube off a Deere combine bean head to make all the tubes on the float," says Travis.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Chad Travis, 574 Greers Ferry Rd., Drasco, Ark. 72530 (ph 870 668-3400).
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Floating Intake Pipe FARM HOME Miscellaneous It saves a lot of frustration when we need to suck water out of a farm pond says Chad Travis Drasco Ark who made a floating suction hose intake pipe He came up with the idea after struggling with various ways of keeping his suction hose free from debris I pump water from my pond into a tank that I use to irrigate my garden Unfortunately the suction hose laid in mud at the bottom of the pond and eventually the debris plugged up the drip hoses and sprinklers that I use in my garden says Travis The float is made up of three 2-ft long metal tubes welded together with a fourth tube at the center that pivots on a metal pin allowing the tube to move up and down The suction hose hooks up to a 2 1/2-in dia female adapter The suction tube has multiple rows of holes drilled into it creating a built-in screen The float holds the suction hose about 4 in from the top of the water so that Travis never has to worry about the screen plugging A nylon cord tied onto the unit is used to pull the float back It works great and cost almost nothing to build I used the center tube off a Deere combine bean head to make all the tubes on the float says Travis Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Chad Travis 574 Greers Ferry Rd Drasco Ark 72530 ph 870 668-3400
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