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