What do you guy's think..........about time to have A thread on pump's before everyone start's them up..............what's your
favorite..........tip's trick's an thought's on pump's...........likes dislikes.........................we all need them an they are something
to talk about while the last bit of snow melt's....
.............this is that little 1 inch / 40 gallon pump for small sluice - o.k.........little loud but work's.
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 cariboo Au |
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Posts: 753 (04/22/08 23:00:07) Moderator/Admin CMA paid member |
May the fever be with you. |
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cariboo Au |
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Posts: 754 (04/22/08 23:12:23) Moderator/Admin CMA paid member |
This is my bad boy...
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pump..............................when you need water you get water........................run nice an quiet for it's size an
smooth.......................I like this one..............................I have A lot of hike in area an well - if your going to pack this thing around in the bush................. ......................it's best to already know the gold is good
first........
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Posts: 755 (04/22/08 23:20:12) Moderator/Admin CMA paid member |
Don't be shy about bashing pump's or giving thumb's up's....................................or what ever work's for
you............................................hhmmm........................................maybe even some greenie idea's on moven water....
 .............here's my best deal to date.......free....................old brig's.....one run's an the other is
part's..............................good for A trash pump an if I know brig they can digg..
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Posts: 1226 (04/23/08 06:41:11) Administrator |
I sure liked those Honda pumps and if the old briggs works then fine. Now if i could get one with tracks on it?......
 I had an old Honda 4 horse that sat in an inner tube but it weighed 65 lbs and
stretched my arms some. My fav is my WX-15 2.5 hp, it and the LeTrap are happily married.
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cariboo Au |
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Posts: 760 (04/24/08 07:07:41) Moderator/Admin CMA paid member |
I know what you mean about the arm stretched out...
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thing I look like A bit of A ape anyway... ............I sure like the
honda's........one thing I was hearing about the honda's was they are'nt as good as the use to be - do to pattened copying of other company's
an honda taken quality down to compet with this..........something about the valves droping down an taken the piston out.............one reson I picked up the
older honda...................anyone???
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Posts: 138 (04/24/08 14:20:24) CMA paid member
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This is the pump I am using, its a Yamaha 2 stroke, quite noisy. But hey it was free so I can't complain (ya gotta love family).
Eric |
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Posts: 294 (04/24/08 18:51:20) |
I have to agree that there is something neat about the old Honda pumps. Here are my two current pumps, one is electric and pumps about 20 gpm for 4 hrs before
empty and the other is a 2 stroke and pumps 40 gpm for about an hour before it's empty. Coincidently they both weigh the same when fully fueled (17 lbs
each) but the 2 stroke is lighter than the electric setup when the fuel is spent
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And here is a gadget that I built, well actually sorta copied it from a pump from the late 1770s. It pumps water up as high as 200 ft without using gas or electricity . . . (mine's only good for about a 50 foot lift though) 
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Posts: 223 (11/06/09 04:46:00) |
cariboo Au wrote: This is exactly what I was looking for...awesome... thanks D'arcy. I wasn't sure if you were running the WH20X (High Pressure) or the WB20X (General Purpose) pump. The WB20X move more gallons per minute, but I imagine for our uses in the Boiler Boxes, we want the pressure, yes? What are your thoughts on the WB20X (152GPM) vs the WH20X (134GPM) D'arcy (and others)? I think I may save up for one like the WH20X so I don't need to worry about upgrading later on if I move to a bigger highbanker or longer hose. Thanks again. Jennifer |
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Posts: 45 (11/06/09 23:27:31) |
If you want to buy a 2 inch or 1.5 inch new and cheap, check out Princess Auto. They sell those Power Fist models. All they are is a Honda knock off made in
China. I bought 2 for my operation. A 3 inch and a 2 inch. Both run great. Even bought a 13 HP for the screen plant. Can't beat the price.
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Posts: 46 (11/06/09 23:29:57) |
If you want to buy a 2 inch or 1.5 inch new and cheap, check out Princess Auto.
They sell those Power Fist models. All they are is a Honda knock off made in China. I bought 2 for my operation. A 3 inch and a 2 inch. Both run great. Both 6.5 HP Even bought a 13 HP for the screen plant. Can't beat the price. |
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Posts: 225 (11/06/09 23:31:37) |
Thanks Junior... I've been watching them, you're right about the price.. you can almost buy them one per season as disposable for that price. I was
waiting to see if anyone had problems with the impellers etc... and from what I've heard, people are actually pretty happy with them.
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Posts: 68 (11/07/09 05:15:40) |
I bought a 1.5 inch one last year for $139.00 ran it for 5 hours straight with absolutely no problems.. Actually had to turn turn it down as it was pumping to
much water through 100' hose.
Got the pump all set up the first day we got to the claim and then realized I forgot the freakin clamps  so my wife decided to water the landscape as it was pushing 35C 
Next day she was running just fine 
Pump, HB and all the goodies fit into the back of the Jeep quite nicely.. 
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jjbond |
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Posts: 226 (11/07/09 06:04:24) |
Neat pictures...thank you for posting.
Jen |
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Posts: 47 (11/07/09 16:44:10) |
I was circulating sump water on a few of my tests and the sumps were pretty small.
I know that when I would shut down the lay flat hose I was using was sure heavy from all the muck settling out inside. But that 3 inch never missed a beat all summer. I think I paid 250 buck for the 3 inch and the 2 inch was only 160 bucks. I was going to by a 1.5 inch because they had them on sale for 119 bucks but they never had any 1.5 inch suction or discharge hose in stock so I just went with the 2 inch. I was just traveling though to Atlin and was in PG where I bought them. A few years ago I bought a 2 inch honda for the acreage and it was over $500 bucks. I can buy 4 of these for that one. |
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Posts: 1253 (11/07/09 17:03:27) Moderator/Admin CMA paid member |
Hey Ed just a word of caution you should not pack your gas can in your sluice,
unless you don't mind your Au floating out the end of it. Gas ,oil or any petroleum product will float your Au. P.S. you got an 1 1/2" pump not a 2"  .
Ernie
NATURAL BORN MINER
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Posts: 69 (11/07/09 19:27:26) |
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Posts: 113 (11/08/09 08:51:23) hinton alberta |
OK ___ OK to soon old too late smart.
My origional mentor in the gold buizz. --- amxgerry was always po'ed with me cause I was hung up on 12v power. Well my 1/2 ton mining spot REALLY needs the water delivered to the bench rather than moveing the material to the water. So It looks like I'll be saving my nickels for a 1 1/2 inch'er and bout 250 ft of L/F hose. yaaa Gerry --- I know you were right --- |
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Posts: 13 (11/14/09 15:39:22) |
I am stuck deciding between grabbing one of the princess auto specials or a used honda wx15... the wx15 has been serviced, its a small engine repair shop
selling it...
Are the PA specials loud as hell? 2 stroke or 4 stroke? They don't have them for sale at the moment wrong season I reckon. Thanks, Ken |
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Posts: 1263 (11/14/09 17:01:17) Moderator/Admin CMA paid member |
Ken
the PA ones are not that loud ,they are a 4 stroke and they work just fine for the price. Now the Honda is your best bet if ya can get it for a good price, probably will outlast the PA pump. The PA pumps are just a Honda knock off. So really it is up to you what you would like,and how much money you want to spend. These are just my opinions and others might have different ideas.
Ernie
NATURAL BORN MINER
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Posts: 175 (11/15/09 06:24:48) |
hi! my two cents, got a honda gx15 it's a beast of a pump used it on portable dredge, recirculating sluice and on high banker it is expensive but honda is
honda and the keen p90 pump will last a long time but it is advisable to use a bucket as to minimize the silt/small sand which will eat away at the impeller
got two season of use with it and all i have change is the oil, of course running synthetic will help things overall as far as the engine is concern. i carry
plug,oil,spare seal kit.
small PC pump are 2 stroke, cheap but good unit if money is an issue, always bring plugs! the bigger model are 4 stroke honda knockoff as mentionned above, used mine for 3 season with no problem, a little finniky to start but once you know she's all good. 2.5" i think it was, a little heavy but does the job well for around $144 when on sale. got a small 500 gph bilge for my gold spiral machine and it runs awesome with a bigger solar panel now just need to find a small pump that works with the panel and no more batteries for this guy. solar and gas!!!!!!! p.s. i really like the copper unit above, very nice, and thinking of how old the idea is and works!!!!!!!! chapeau! my hat! |
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Posts: 237 (11/15/09 06:29:55) |
Don't forget Harbor Freight when looking at pumps and goodies...
6.5 HP Gas Engine and 2" Inlet/Outlet for $229.00 USD and they even have a 4" 9HP..whew. 
And while you're there, why not pick up a little something for the Mrs..... (I'm going to get banned, I'm going to get banned, I can feel it, I just couldn't resist) 
In all seriousness... I really would love to buy a Honda but when you look at these specs on this one, for $719.00 US$: click link and then click on the "Specifications" tab 
and then look at the specs on the blue one shown above, for $229.00 US$: click here The main difference (even the photo of the engine is very similar) appear to be in the pump section (look at max lift and suction lift etc). The Honda "IS" the clear winner here but is that extra 10' of lift worth that extra change, you could buy an extra one at this price to keep as a spare if you were even nervous about warranty issues..... hmmmm..what to do. Jen
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- Humour helps!
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- 21st Century Miners Tales
- Holloway Bar link
- Central interior area
- Thompson Nicola region
- CLASSIFIEDS, FOR SALE AND WANTED
