Zimbabwe Treadle Pump / Metal Treadle Pump

Introduction: The Zimbabwe Treadle Pump is a High Performance, Fully Galvanized all Steel Treadle pump used for lifting water from shallow wells and surface sources. It is operated by a single person standing on the metal treadles.

Discharge Capacity: The Zimbabwe Treadle Pump is capable of delivering 5000 liters of water from a depth of 5 meters while being operated by a single person. It is also capable of delivering this discharge to upto  20 meters of horizontal and 3 meters of vertical distance.

Maximum Depth: As with any suction pump, the pump is capable of working  upto a maximum depth of 8 meters. However, operation beyond 7 meters is not recommended to preserve the integrity of the rubber components.

Galvanizing : The pumps is fully Hot Dip Galvanized at our In- House Hot Dip Galvanizing. All fasteners are Electroplated.

Barrel Assembly: Twin Barrels of 110 mm ID and 2 mm thickness.

Cup Seal & Flapper Valve: Made of 100% Nitrile rubber.
Inlet & Outlet Pipe: These are made from 1 1/4” NB of OD 43 mm & Wall thickness of 3 mm.These are suitable to fit a suction hose / poly pipe of 40 mm.

Pulley: Made from Cast iron and can accommodate heavy duty steel rope of 6 mm.

Toolkit & Spare Kit: Each pump  is supplied with spares like cup seals , flap valves and tools require for maintenance.

Non- Slip rubber for Treadles: The Steel  treadles of the pump are covered with a Non-slip rubber sleeves to prevent the foot from slipping while operating the pump.

The Zimbabwe Treadle Pump is also known as Metal Treadle Pump or Steel Treadle Pump

Treadle Pumps: Changing the lives of farmers in Africa.

Over the past decade, a small, but significant revolution has been taking place in small-scale irrigation in the developing world with the introduction of the treadle pump. This simple, human-powered device can be maintained at low cost in developing countries.

Millions of farmers have multplied their incomes due to Treadle Pumps.This device has truly empowered the poorest people if Africa .

One of the biggest compliments that we have ever recived was when an Irish NGO who had purchased Treadle Pumps from us told us that Children are now going to school because of this pumps as they do not have to fetch water from the ponds and lakes manually any more.

This truly is an example of low cost technology changing the sociological face of an entire community.