I am another fan of Honda pumps. Used one to irrigate over an acre of tomatoes (drip) for over 20 years before a flood submerged it. I could not get it started after draining everything out, letting it dry out for a couple days, and refilling the oil and gas, so I ordered another one from Northern. Before it came in, I took apart the carborator and dried it out completely. It started right up and has been working for over a year. After 20 years it burns a little oil, but what the heck. The new is in the barn, still in the box, as a backup (never added gas). I thought about using the pump to fill a couple shallow ponds/wetlands when we had them built but decided to be patient. Our first pond (something over an acre and 8 to 12 feet deep) filled in one day, 2 weeks after it was finished! Worst flooding we ever had. It was a sight to see it fill at over a foot per hour. The waterfall coming in was spectaular. Not sure how much soil it also added to the bottom of the pond. Good thing this did not happen during construction.
