We’ve collected all of our most popular solar pumps for cattle from 2022 with real customer reviews and install photos. Our most popular solar pump install diagrams are below as well to give you an idea of how you can utilize your new RPS pump for your herd!
RPS 200
Best Starter Kit, Expandable
★★★★★
Buck Stix – My RPS 200 Turn Key Kit
I needed to run a pump for my well in a remote hunting camp that has no electricity. I needed to fill the pond that supplies water for wildlife. The RPS200 turn key kit was just the ticket. The kit was complete and easy to assemble. It pumps 4 gallons per minute and keeps the pond full with nice cool well water. All the wildlife in the area makes use of the pond thanks to RPS. A big “thumbs-up” for RPS.
RPS 400
Jack of All Trades
★★★★★
Ro T. – I’m so grateful that my husband will never have to climb that tower again!
We’re pumping into a big tank that runs into a little tank. In the summer we pump out of the big tank up to a tank in another pasture about 100 yards away. In the winter, we’ll move the float to the small tank. He rigged a pipe on the side of the tank to protect the float inside. I’m so grateful that my husband will never have to climb that tower again.
RPS 800
Best For Deeper Wells
★★★★★
Steve W. – Everything installed!
Everything I ordered from RPS has been delivered and I have installed the solar pump on my well at our ranch here in southern Utah. The RPS800 solar package has worked great and so far has been a perfect fit (well depth – 200 ft, water level at 85 feet). Installation was straight forward thanks to your helpful video and user manual. You have a great product and service!
RPS 400V
Best For Shallow Wells, High Volume
★★★★★
Kelly a.J.L. – We are ecstatic to see our tanks overflowing!
The well in the photo is at our furthest pasture and we were hauling water everyday. We want to order another one!
Pro1500D
Best For Wells Up to 650 Feet Deep
★★★★★
Joe B. – Couldn’t be Happier!
The Solar pump has worked out great! Couldn’t be happier. I will be looking for another one next year possibly.
Pro750V
Easiest 25 GPM With Least Amount of Panels
★★★★★
Bud – Pro750V
Wife and I went over this morning, it was fifteen degrees below zero. We got ten inches of snow on the ground in Illinois. Day was out clear skies. We went on our morning with a cup of coffee and watched to pump water fifteen ft below. So, yeah, everything’s working fine!
Solar Pumping from Livestock Well to Stock Tank
Most common livestock install in USA! A great solar pump for cattle troughs. Flexible black poly pipe is hose-clamped to an included stainless steel barb threaded onto the pump (C). Another threaded barb and a coupling to pass through the well seal. An elbow or tee allow for easy ‘open flow’ plumbing to the stock tank, keeping above the surface to avoid siphoning water back down the well. Without a check valve, water will drain back through pump at night making this good for cold climates. Included tank sensor turns off pump when tank is full (B), low water sensor if well runs dry (C) – both wire to controller. Solar Panels and controller are mounted and must be protected from cattle (A) somewhere south facing, ideally within 100 feet (talk to RPS Engineer if it must be more). SHOP all submersible pumps for Livestock applications on our website – we have 2″, 3″ and 3.9″ diameter pumps that can handle wells up to 1,000 feet or pump up to 225 GPM.
Storage + Gravity + Overflow Livestock Solar Pumping Combination
Perfect for larger operations that require multiple storage and stock tank locations. RPS Pro Series Volume and Deep Well Pumps deliver high performance (up to 225 GPM and capable of pumping from 1000ft) for deeper wells and larger ranches, herds and livestock ponds. This style setup utilizes open flow to cascading stock tanks (A) that overflow into an auxiliary pond. This allows you to take full advantage of the entire solar day and get as much water to the surface as possible. There are lots of variations on this theme, including using smaller pumps, different types of pumps etc. Larger elevated tanks allow you to distribute water to stocks tanks elsewhere in the pasture using gravity. Mechanical float valves (C) allow for the shut-off of water from each of these stock and storage tanks (B).
