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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:29 AM
Subject: pto driven pumps
Dear All,
Following the indications in the
Sattler/Wistinghausen book about spraying 500 when the forces of
crystalisation are at their strongest in the Earth, (mid Jan. to mid Feb.). I
stirred up a batch last week, dumped it in the tractor-mounted spray rig and
set off across the fields, engaged the pto and nothing happened
!!
Now the queston is, do I need to fork out to
repair the pto-driven diaphram pump or will a slightly cheaper 'Hypro'
make, roller pump do ??
What is the established wisdom on this list, a
roller pump would not be suitable for spraying compost teas because of the
violent mechanics involved, but surely with 500 we are dealing with forces,
right ??
Gideon.
High there Gideon, You sure are dealing with
forces, the activity of the winter Sun. It is a great gift to the
Gnomes.
I take it that your ground is not frozen. I hear
Scotland has had a couple of
storms?
Peter
