
“The Aussie GMP industrial pumps have been
designed
for a wide range of on farm applications
including
water transfer, animal effluent pump
and
even drip irrigation.”
Archived News - Pumps:
Aussie 4” Drought Buster
Model: B4XRA electric 14th August 2008
A new Aussie cast iron self priming motor pump designed
for continuous service in irrigation applications has been
released by Australian Pump Industries. Called the Aussie
GMP model B4XRA, the big cast iron pump is configured
as a close coupled motor pump powered by a 15HP totally
enclosed fan coiled (TEFC) two pole, 11kW electric motor.
“It’s self priming design gives users a great facility to be
able to suck water from creeks, streams or dams without
having to prime the suction line before every start,” said
Aussie Pumps Product Manager John Whiteley. “More
over, the self priming feature means that the pump can suck
water through a vertical lift in excess of 6 metres,” he said.
With a maximum flow of 2500 litres per minute, that’s 150,000 litres per hour, and a pressure rating of up to 28 metres
head, the big 4” pump is capable of handling a wide range of on farm applications as diverse as animal effluent
pump out, to flood, spray or even drip irrigation.
“The new 4” pump has excellent efficiencies enabling users to save power and get more water at the same time,” said
Whiteley. “It’s consistent with our policy to keep producing greener, cleaner, and more environmentally friendly
products all the time,” he said.
The big pump is also available in bronze or cast 316 grade stainless steel configurations making it suitable for aquaculture,
or environments where liquids are particularly corrosive for example piggery sump pump out or even ag
chemical transfer. Viton seals are available s an option.
For particularly abrasive applications i.e. piggery effluent, semi trash versions of the pump are available with opening
front ports and silicon carbide or tungsten carbide mechanical seals.
“The best news for farmers is that these big cast iron self primers are convenient, “green” and relatively inexpensive,
considering their specification and performance,” said Whiteley.
For further information visit our
GMP pumps page or download our
GMP electric drive transfer pumps PDF [391KB]
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