Tractor-Mounted Irrigator Just Right For Small Acreages

Tractor-Mounted Irrigator Just Right For Small Acreages IRRIGATION Irrigation Systems 26-2-4 Irrigate a small acreage efficiently with this new low-tech irrigation rig from Barenbrug USA, Tangent, Oregon. Called the Baars Irrigation System, it consists of 1,000 ft. of flexible 3 by 4-in. hose on a 3-pt. hitch mounted reel. The hose can have as many as 15 sprinkler heads. Working width of the system is 80 ft. At a pressure of 65 psi and a flow rate of 300 gal. per minute, it will put 1 in. of water on two acres in three hours. "If water supply or pressure are a problem, there are two options," says John Thyssen, spokesman for Barenbrug. "You can buy the system with fewer than 15 sprinklers, or we can put smaller tips on the sprinklers. Both of these options lower the pressure and waterflow required for the system." Thyssen says one person with a tractor can take up and reset the moveable system in about 20 minutes. The system works well on steep or odd shaped fields, or where there are obstacles such as trees, fences, etc. If the field to be watered is less than 1,000 ft. long, the flexible hose can be looped. For those who don't have a three-point hitch, Byron Seed Supply, Marshall, Indiana, is selling the Baars system on a wheeled cart that can be pulled with a tractor drawbar or team of horses. The 3-point system from Barenbrug runs just under $10,000, delivered from the company's warehouse in Strawberry Point, Iowa. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Thyssen, Barenbrug USA, 33477 Hwy 99E, Tangent Ore. 97389 (ph 800 547-4101; E-mail: info@barusa.com); or Byron Seed Supply, RR 1, Box 92, Marshall, Ind. 47859 (ph 765 435-7243).

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