Cable-Guided Lawn Sprinkler Covers 200 Ft. At A Time

Cable-Guided Lawn Sprinkler Covers 200 Ft At A Time FARM HOME Miscellaneous “My partner Eric Boese recently came up with a cable-guided lawn sprinkler that hooks up to an ordinary garden hose and follows a 200-ft long cable It can’t get stuck in soft dirt and it can’t jump off the cable like commercial traveling sprinklers that follow a hose ” says Scott Schultz Montezuma Kan The sprinkler comes with an aluminum or stainless steel body and rides on 10-in high rubber-covered plastic wheels A water-driven motor propels the unit along the cable which attaches to a stake pounded into the ground The cable winds up on a drum on back of the unit The sprinkler covers a 20-ft wide pattern and automatically shuts off when it reaches the end of the cable “It works great for anyone with a large open area to water You simply set the sprinkler in place at your desired starting point turn on the water and walk away ” says Schultz “We custom make units that can handle lengths of cable up to 300 ft I use 150 ft of cable with a sprinkler that I use at my home and it takes 12 to 13 hrs to cover that distance A choice of 2 speeds lets you adjust the level of saturation to your lawn’s needs It spreads about 2 in of water in low gear ” To build the chain-driven unit he starts with a commercial traveling sprinkler motor and wand He replaces the motor’s original sprocket with a smaller one to gear the unit down for greater pulling power “We make our own body cable drum and shutoff mechanism and add the big wheels A metal skid on front doubles as a handle ” says Schultz “We’ve been making these units for a few years Thanks to input from local people we recently simplified the design to make them more user friendly We also switched to a stainless steel chain Now there’s nothing on this unit to rust ” Sells for $350 plus tax and S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Meadowlarc Welding 23501 13 Rd Montezuma Kan 67867 ph 620 846-2171 or cell 620 335-0418; meadowlarcw@ucom net

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