The SludgeKat, Gorman-Rupp‘s new self-priming, positive displacement, hydraulic-piston pump, is designed to handle applications involving heavy sludges and slurries where other pumps fail.
The SludgeKat has 4-in. suction and discharge ports and is capable of flows up to 226 gallons per minute and heads up to 390-in. total dynamic head. Depending on the product being pumped, SludgeKat can pass up to 2.4-in.-diameter solids without damaging or clogging the pump, Gorman-Rupp says. Units are equipped with the latest in Kohler Tier 4 diesel engine-driven technology.
The pump end frame is mounted to a 52-gallon fuel tank base and offers a full load run time of 25.5 hours. Each SludgeKat comes standard with a Department of Transportation-approved wheel kit. The pump end frame can be detached from the unit and, when connected to optional 150-ft. hoses, provides increased portability around jobsites, the company adds.
According to Gorman-Rupp, the SludgeKat is ideal for clarifying pits, wastewater treatment, loading and unloading railcars, oil and gas drilling, mud pump applications, environmental cleanup and a variety of other heavy-duty industrial and construction applications.
Gorman-Rupp is a manufacturer of pumps and pumping systems for the municipal, water, wastewater, sewage, industrial, construction, rental and original equipment manufacturing markets.
