How far uphill are you running this when I was looking at and eventually bought my pump most can do a ~25' draw and a ~90' uphill elevation change. Otherwise if it is really far uphill, you might need to do two engines, one at bottom and one halfway to help keep your GPM's higher.
Also, the hose prices as you go up in size was why I decided to settle on a 2" model that and I have access to old worn 2" hoses from my company.
