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February l 
FARM ENGINEERING. 
Trouble with Hydraulic Ram. 
I think the trouble with C. R. B.’s 
hydraulic ram, page 35, is that the hole 
in snifting valve or plug under ram is too 
large, letting too much air in the dome. 
I have a No. 2 ram with 12-foot head and 
00 feet of %-inch pipe, that is putting 
water 90 feet higher than reservoir through 
800 feet of %-iuch discharge pipe that 
Sniffing valve 
worked the same way. After plugging hole 
in sniftiug valve and putting a %-inch 
brass pet cock on a collar as shown in cut, 
have had no further trouble, after getting it 
regulated. Too much air in dome will cause 
impetus valve to fly up and too much 
water in dome will drive out the air to 
such an extent that the impetus valve will 
not lift. M. 
New York. 
Referring to C. R. B.’s note on page 35 
stating his trouble with hydraulic ram, 
would suggest that he has too much 
“head” for the “lift,” for it is quite neces¬ 
sary to have the pressure in the drive pipe 
counterbalanced in proper ratio by the re¬ 
sistance in the delivery pipe. Most rams 
are built to lift 10 feet for one foot head, 
therefore C. R. B., with a 10-foot head, 
could reasonably expect to deliver water 
THE RURAh 
15 feet of 1 %-inch pipe, and a 20-foot 
piece of 1)4 pipe where it enters the ram. 
The trouble with C. R. B. is he has about 
four times as much fall as is necessary. 
Another thing, a smaller ram would be 
better for so slight a rise. About two feet 
of lead pipe, one the supply and discharge 
pipe, helps to lessen the vibration. 
A MASSACHUSETTS KEADEIt. 
Difficulty with Water Supply. 
If W. G. B., whose letter appears on 
page 18, will consult my article in The 
R. N.-Y. of November 2 last, page 1115, 
on "Water Supply, Drainage and Irrigation 
on the Farm,” he will see how I overcame 
his difficulty. A foot valve on the bottom 
of pipe in well will help, for then the ver¬ 
tical pipe will always be full of water and 
any air will collect in the pipe running to 
barn. Then he eftn fill the pipe with water 
by opening valve A in his diagram. A 
still better way is to have a force pump 
at the barn. If there is a supply of water 
there, and fill the pipes when necessary 
by using the force pump at the barn, 
opening valve A to let out the air. The 
size of the pipe in the well makes little, if 
any, difference. w. c. D. 
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through 350 feet of pipe to an elevation 
of at least 75 feet above the ram, making 
ample allowance for friction. If the de¬ 
livery, as at present stated, is as high as 
wanted, then the drive pressure should be 
lowered to a point where the proper ratio 
would be reached. Sometimes trouble of 
this nature is obviated by drilling a small 
hole in the drive pipe about four feet above 
the ram, which will relieve the pressure 
somewhat, and allow the air cushion to 
rebound and produce an impulse for the 
plunger valve. In laying a delivery pipe 
a distance of 350 feet if any unevenness 
of surface is encountered air cocks should 
be provided at the highest point as il¬ 
lustrated. 
Air will collect in the highest bends and 
when the full diameter of the pipe is in¬ 
cluded in the bend, the air will stop the 
flow, hence the necessity of air cocks. It 
may be necessary to let the water out of 
the dome before the ram will work, as the 
heavy pressure may have forced the air all 
out; then if C. R. B, attains a proper 
ratio between his “head” and "lift” his 
ram will work satisfactorily. m. t. w. 
I see in your paper where C. R. B. is 
having some trouble with his ram, a.nd 
R. P. C. tells him he has to have a 50 or 
00 feet or feed pipe from dam to ram. If 
.he will put a vent pipe in his feed I think 
he will have no trouble in making his ram 
work in good shape at 23 feet, and it will 
not work at any distance without it. Dis¬ 
its made on Sundays and holidays. For 
night visits (after 10 p. m.) regular fees 
will he quadrupled.” Compare these prices 
in many an American town ! 
PAM 
TAMM 
connect your pipe about eight feet from ram 
and put in 2x2 T, then cut a piece of two- 
inch pipe that will be above the dam level, 
which will be I think 12 feet long; screw 
it in the T, and I think you will have no 
trouble. Sketch shows the plan. 
Albany, N. Y, w. A. D. 
A catalogue of hydraulic rams gives a 
table of proportions which shows that three 
feet head of fall will deliver water 20 feet 
above ram; 10 feet head of fall will de¬ 
liver water 80 feet above raip, C. R. B.’s 
trouble undoubtedly lies in placing ram 
under 10 feet head of fall and only four 
feet of discharge head above water level. 
I am now using spring-over impetus valve 
and will now place my ram under three 
feet head of fall and deliver water 20 feet 
above ram. C. R. 
Honeoye Falls, N. Y. 
I was reading in The It. N.-Y. of a man 
who had trouble with his hydraulic ram. 
We have one on our place, and maybe a 
little information would be a help. We 
have a No. 5, which more than supplies 
our farm with water. We have 25 rods of 
discharge pipe, three-quarter inch, with 
about 50-foot rise. There is about seven 
foot fall from top of dam to ram. For 
drive pipe one 20-foot two-inch pipe; about 
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