This past year has been pretty exciting. When Dad told me last fall they were seeing flow rates of 2,000 GPM, I thought wow, that's pretty good! Immediately I went to the old standard of 1¢ per gallon - and said what? $20 per minute? Dad gave me a smile, shrug and said not bad for a manure hauler huh? I started asking more questions - well how much does this cost? how much does that cost? Trying to figure out exactly how well those drag hose systems were cash flowing, but he cut me off, and I let it be. I'm sure you've all done the math on your systems already, and those of you who attended pump school this spring and called us back with 400 GPM increases from your same line have really seen the return.
Today's Equation of the Day - Expected Fuel Savings by operating a PCE Agitation Boat
Fact #1 - Outdoor Lagoons must be agitated or they will fill up with solids and cause lots of trouble.
Fact #2 - The industry standard: Lagoon Pumps
Estimation #1 - Cost of Fuel Per Day to Operate 1 Lagoon Pump:
6 hours x 10 Gal/Hr x $3.50 diesel Fuel = $210 per day
Estimation #2 - Days per year in Operation:
4 months x 19 days = 76 days
Estimated Fuel Cost Per Year for:
1 Lagoon Pump: $15,960
2 Lagoon Pumps: $31,920
3 Lagoon Pumps: $47,880
PCE Agitation Boat 1045 (small boat) has shown performance to replace up to 3 lagoon pumps.
Estimation #1 - Fuel Cost per day to operate 1 PCE Agitation Boat:
6 hours x 2 gal/Hr x $3.50 diesel fuel = $42 per day
Estimation #2 - Days per year in Operation:
4 months x 19 days = 76 days
Estimated Fuel Cost Per Year for:
BOAT 1045: $3,192
Estimated Fuel SAVINGS per Year by Operating a PCE Boat vs. Lagoon Pumps
1 Lagoon Pump: $12,768 fuel savings
2 Lagoon Pumps: $28,728 fuel savings
3 Lagoon Pumps: $44,688 fuel savings
These are my estimations and only part of the bigger picture when it comes to transportation time and costs, the number of people who need to be at the site, and the quality of their work environment.
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