We use boat trailer wheel bearing grease, but the only pump that we still use with rope packing spins slow.
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Panzers: I break rocks thread
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ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
This is all I got for documentation on the pump.
speed bump
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Lantern rings go in the packing stack, this is before you get there.
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
Yes this is how I cut them.I cut the packing like this and rotate seam 120° each time.
So I smashed my 1/2” packing before I put it in this morning. Took 7 ropes to fill it up. I covered them in grease before I jammed them. We will see how long this lasts.
I’m gonna order some 5/8” rope. I think that is my problem.
Junk ring goes in first.
We have all sizes, or almost all. Palmetto packing makes high performance stuff.
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ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
So I done fucked up this last week. My constant battling with that pumps packing caused me to lose track on watching how much oil was in the bearings. After a night shift run the following day she locked up tight. 
I was able to get a set of bearings and seals overnighted and got it rebuilt. Not too tough of a job just big heavy parts.
Impeller was due for a swap anyways. Man sand is hard on that thing. Need to get a small normal washplant to wash that sand so I don’t have to pump it. The impellers are getting stupid expensive. They want $6500 for a new one. Metso doesn’t want to support the parts for these pumps anymore so they just jack the price of the parts.
I turned a new sleeve where the packing run. Old one was pretty cashed out.
After putting it back together i determined I was using too small of packing. I should have been using 5/8” not 1/2” square packing. It’s a much better seal now.
Fucked impeller and bearings. Bearings are pretty big. $950 a piece.
All back together and got 15hours of run time on it washing sand this week. It will probably run everyday now until freeze up to get piles made for winter.
I was able to get a set of bearings and seals overnighted and got it rebuilt. Not too tough of a job just big heavy parts.
Impeller was due for a swap anyways. Man sand is hard on that thing. Need to get a small normal washplant to wash that sand so I don’t have to pump it. The impellers are getting stupid expensive. They want $6500 for a new one. Metso doesn’t want to support the parts for these pumps anymore so they just jack the price of the parts.
I turned a new sleeve where the packing run. Old one was pretty cashed out.
After putting it back together i determined I was using too small of packing. I should have been using 5/8” not 1/2” square packing. It’s a much better seal now.
Fucked impeller and bearings. Bearings are pretty big. $950 a piece
.All back together and got 15hours of run time on it washing sand this week. It will probably run everyday now until freeze up to get piles made for winter.
speed bump
Red Skull Member
Dang that impeller was cooked. Sucks to lose the bearings like that.
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
Yeah only got a few months out of it. Ran 15,000ton of man sand through it
. Just like pumping razor blades.![[486]](https://data.irate4x4.com/avatars/m/0/94.jpg?1700178133){kind=avatar}
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ugh, that guy again?
ain't there some sort of ejector type business you can get going on, where you blast the water in across the bottom of the hopper alone and the sand gets washed into the high speed flow, also with clean-ish water
sorta like a blasting pot, but with water instead of air
sorta like a blasting pot, but with water instead of air
I missed the hp & gpm, but these pumps are made with hardened parts.Yeah only got a few months out of it. Ran 15,000ton of man sand through it
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ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
That wouldn’t make the week. Needs to be rubber. This is a 1500gpm 60hp pump. It is pumping 130t/hour of sand. This is a 6x8x18 pump.I missed the hp & gpm, but these pumps are made with hardened parts.
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Our centrifugal pumps reduce turbulence, eliminate recirculation, lower radial and thrust load, while providing a smooth flow of fluids. Our customers report Mud Puppy chrome pumps last three to four times longer the ductal cast iron pumps offered by our competitors.
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ugh, that guy again?
Eductor.
I just remembered that I brought this up before, the wash plant is like 30' up, and I've even been up there
probably can't squirt stuff up that high...
These pumps pump a sand slurry.
Are your impellers rubber? We have rubber impellers on the lift pump and they last way longer.
FuckEductor.
I think that it will, using Bernoulli's equation you can figure out the size of nozzles you need to build the right amount of pressure.
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
Yes all rubber. Case is rubber lined also. They are built to pump sand.
I couldn't tell that from the picture
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ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
Picked up a used cnc plasma cutter to replace my home built. Pretty close to the same one my brother has. Came with a hypertherm 85 sync and a Quincey air compressor.
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wtf are you doin in a 4wd platinum ford?
ThePanzerFuhrer
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That was my dad’swtf are you doin in a 4wd platinum ford?
. None of the shit I own has a trailer brake controller in it. I hated the ride today thing rides rough as fuck. 225k on that thing.- Joined
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Huh? Compared to an old won ton those things are fucking caddy's
ThePanzerFuhrer
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Compared to a 89 1/2ton suburban, 72 1/2 ton chevy c10 or a 65 lincoln the thing rides like shit
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Compared to a 89 1/2ton suburban, 72 1/2 ton chevy c10 or a 65 lincoln the thing rides like shit
Yer views on vehicles are kinda fucked up though
tracyb
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Compared to a 89 1/2ton suburban, 72 1/2 ton chevy c10 or a 65 lincoln the thing rides like shit
good thing it wasn't a f450 platinum. my buddies is so effing rough I swear the bed of the truck is going to rattle loose one day. not so bad when towing his mega mansion 5th. for running around when we go camping he's always borrowing my truck that I paid 1/5th the price for
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A 450 is built to haul and tow, not ride like a magic carpet. Aren't they all dually's? I've never seen a dually that rode worth a shit unloaded and not towing.
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Compared to a 89 1/2ton suburban, 72 1/2 ton chevy c10 or a 65 lincoln the thing rides like shit
But do any of those have heated/cooled and massaging seats?
The aluminum dutys seem to ride like crap until you get a thousand pounds or so in the bed then ride like a caddy, which has been by experience with any 3/4 and up truck.