Rope pumps

Submitted by Mike on 6 July, 2008 - 12:14.

Has anyone seen rope pumps in operation in Nicaragua? Here's a link to the site promoting its use, http://www.ropepump.com/. The site says this technology has reached about 25% of rural Nicaraguans.

Do any of you have any thoughts about the pros and cons of using this technology for small-scale irrigation?

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Very common here

Submitted by fyl on 6 July, 2008 - 12:25.

I have one on my old finca. Here is a photo of the pump.

Most are hand-crank (like this one) but there are some where the pump is operated by bicycle pedals.

Irrigiation

Submitted by Mike on 6 July, 2008 - 15:54.

Thanks for the fast reply, much obliged.

Do you ever see them hooked up to a micro-irrigation system of some sort?

Rope pump

Submitted by cookshow on 6 July, 2008 - 16:03.

On their website look under the irrigation info & follow links, I have talked to them a few times about this, the pump I am interested in will use a small gasoline engine & would fill a tank to use for drip irrigation.