What's wrong with vac pumps? Have your say in a new pump design!

First problem is operating the PTO. If you can link and automated or automatic gearbox with the pto operation, you are adding less time and more safety, and more life for the equipment. Like being in neutral, with parking brake on before pto engagement. And pto disengaged before being able to put the truck in gear. Also, clear indications on the pump. Not having an assigned truck gives you different pumps. Just let me know if you are sucking or spitting LOL. And also, oil level. Almost every evening (night driver) was completing the oil level at those pumps. No self lubricating pumps? or automated lubricating system with a reservoir with a warning light inside the cabin?
And having a remote control with the pump will be great! Plip! pump off. plip! pump on! yeah!!!! with some link between the engine, pto and pump, you can make the operation of a vacuum truck even easier. Also think about pump trucks. Those guys are working with some serious pressure. Maybe your electronic control can be used in their trucks?
And you are an engineer, so can you give us a silent pump? thank you
Now go get 10 gallons of coffee and CAD all day and night.

 

I personally like a high mount with a belt or hydraulic drive. Nice and quiet, unlike those side mounts. The side mount will grenade parts all over and they overheat and are loud. Most companies rig up the cheapest crap they can buy(side mounts). A nubee isnt gonna know any better sitting in his cab inhaling H2s because the exhaust of the Vac pump is just exiting into the cab.

Forget those trailer mounts. You ever get sent to a pulling unit down a dirtbike trail and youll see why. Tree branches will end that trip. There is already many sweet set ups being offered. Only the small mom and pop local companies would be interested in a nice set up. Share holders of the majors want money in their pockets.

 

The exhaust would not be an issue if the vent line was rigged up as it is supposed to. I only saw that done once though.

The noise is the worst thing for me. Sounds like a thousand dying buffalo on repeat or something.

 

A muffler? a supressor? and you are the one who needs to worry about physics. I heard a truck can stop earlier than a car because has bigger tires and brakes...and the headlights are brighter because they have bigger bulbs...
I'm immune to any law of physics. That's why I'm a trucker at the oilfields.

 

The muffler would eventually clog up with dirt. So it would have to be able to be torn aparr and cleaned easily. But then again I know some extremely lazy drivers out here

 

Why you are lying? e v e r y single trucker does the pre-trip in a conscious manner. There's no such thing as a lazy driver. No. Nope. Denial.
gonna turn off my sarcasmtron, its overheating.