For a number of years now I have had a pretty old water pump. It's a Smart, Turner, Hayward, made in Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
This pump is a classic, said to have come from the Jergens soap factory in Perth, Ontario, Canada. The picture doesn't do it justice, so try to imagine the size of something with a 22" flywheel! If the data plate is any indication (Model: 4 1/2 X 4 (I think that's bore and stroke)), this thing should really move water!
And you want heavy? This pump is on a custom channel steel frame, and my old TEA20 tractor refuses to lift it.
I've always meant to power it with a hit & miss or steam engine and take it to the shows, but its huge intake and outlet ports required fittings that were both hard to find and incredibly expensive.
Yesterday I went to the town dump, and lo! I spied a brand-new-with-the-labels-still-on-it length of pipe, threaded on both ends, that looked like what I needed. I brought it home and it screwed right in!
Now I can cut the pipe in half and have intake/outlet stubs that will take flexible hose (much easier to find), and I will be able to actually get this pump to pump!
Love the local dump! Great shopping centre!
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