SteveB wrote:
On 12/19/2013 6:40 PM, Bill wrote:
SteveB wrote:
I am going to use a rolling Shop-Vac (trade name) and 2.5" hose. I
want to use it to pick up pecans to be easier on my back, and to put
them into a 55 gallon barrel, making them more effective to handle. I
know that some shop vac systems have piping that goes a long
distance. I would ideally like to go two sections of hose, and that
would be 40 to 50 feet depending on the hose. How much drop of
suction and efficiency would I experience through that length, with
only one opening at the end of the hose?

Just thinking out loud: How many pounds of pecans can you fit inside of
40 feet of hose? One pecan at at time should work just as well as with
a short hose, right (or no?)

Bill

thanks

It is getting to the tree, and working around the tree that make a
longer hose advantageous to moving a getting heavier all the time
large Shop-Vac with 40-60# of pecans in it

I realize that. I was just suggesting that maybe there was no drop in
suction--just that, with a longer hose, you would have to limit the
number of pecans "in the pipeline" at one time. It must be great to have
so many pecans to eat! : )