1 in NorthStar Water Pump,
October 29, 2007
By GoldDigger from Wyoming
"I recently purchased this pump to use in backcounty prospecting. It is very light weight which makes it easy to carry, in fact the suction hose and discharge hose are a bigger load. The Mitsubishi engine has never failed to start on the first or second pull and and uses very little gas and believe me that's important when you have packed it a few miles to where you hope to strike it rich. The pump provides all the water I need for running my prospecting equipment. I would recommend this pump to anyone needing a light weight reliable pump."
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lightweight, reliable pump,
November 6, 2009
By Adaptive from Wisconsin
"We have this pump mounted on a UTV skid unit used for prescribed burning and tree watering. Output is adequate for wetlining and mop-up, but this pump really doesn't provide the knock-down power for use as a serious fire-suppression resource. That said, at full throttle it can drain our 100-gal tank in only a few minutes.
PROS:
Lightweight, easy to start, 2-stroke engine not affected by changes in slope
Small footprint on skid unit
Seems to be fuel efficient
CONS:
not enough PSI to knock down a fire.
noisy
The pump performs well given its size and horsepower. We have two."
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Something about this little baby makes me brag,
June 15, 2009
By Carlito from McKenzie Bridge, OR
"When we burn our burn piles (last two were approximately 12' long by 8' wide by 9+' high--one burn pile per week), we have 300' of 5/8" garden hose connected to a hose bib by our well pump strung out to reach the burn pile--this hose puts out a decent flow of water. We also have a 55 gallon plastic drum/barrel filled with water, which acts as a safety/control back up water supply--the NorthStar Water Pump sits on top of the barrel, with the 1" inlet hose and filter inserted into one of the barrels "plugs" and the 1" outlet hoses "at the ready." The pump starter rope is easy to pull because of the low engine displacement--and, so far, the pump has fired right up! (Remember to make sure it is primed, which is a minor task). But, the amazing thing is, this easy-starting little baby can really put out the water for its small, light size!!; I estimate four times the output--minimum--of the garden hose. We adhere to strict fire regulations, so--when we want to put our burn pile fire 'dead out' before nightfall--we fire up the NorthStar (which more than augments the flow from the garden hose) to quickly douse the embers. "This little baby" saves me a lot of time (not to mention the confidence knowing our burn pile is 'dead out')! P.S.-We also intend on using the pump for the forest (tree) planting on our outer acreage."
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
Skid Load,
January 3, 2009
By LT3714 from Pittsburgh area, PA
"We purchased this little pump to make a small firefighting skid unit for a new squad that we recently purchased, to give enhanced capability to the piece of equipment. We were more than skeptical at first, to say the least. The whole station was extremely suprised when we finally finished construction and fired it up for it's first test (in April,08). with 100' of econoflo 5/8" brush hose, we were able to get approximately 40-45PSI discharge and dump the 55 gallon tank in under 7 minutes (a good feat for a < 1hp engine). With two lines (or having the recirc open) we can still attain 25psi out of it. This skid was regularly called to handle jobs that were bigger than its intended use and completed the task admirably, with no problems developing in the pump. I definately would reccomend it to anyone."
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