Do-It-Yourself Pasture Irrigation
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A recent article in the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association (APPPA) member publication (Issue 132) outlined a towable pasture irrigation system. Matt Cadman came up with the idea in 2022 when he was faced with dead grass as he turned out 1,200 pullets.
“The solution to our lack of rain was to construct our very own K-Line irrigation system,” recalled Cadman.
The K-Line system consists of a long line of sprinklers on sliding pods attached with irrigation hose. It can be towed with a 4-wheeler.
In his article on the APPPA forum, he laid out a detailed how-to. He also listed all the materials needed to build it, as well as the tools he used.
Cadman made sprinklers on skids made out of the sides of 50-gal. plastic barrels. He drilled holes in the skids for the 45-ft. lengths of 3/4-in. HDPE black plastic pipe to enter and exit. They were joined at each skid with PEX couplings and an upright for a sprinkler head.
Cadman used 10-in. pieces of 2 by 4’s to sandwich the pipes and PEX couplings as well as to fix them to the skid. Once the sprinkler heads were attached, all that remained was to hook it up to a water source with a flexible hose. The hose made it easy to change sprinkler positions without reconnecting.
He estimates the system let him put down about an inch of rain in a 12-hr. period. With a 5-head line, he could water about 3 acres a week.
“The skids worked better than I imagined,” reported Cadman. “In the odd event that they flip over, they almost always right themselves. The flexible PEX line that holds up the sprinkler head can take a beating without any issue.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, APPA Grit, American Pastured Poultry Producers Association, P.O. Box 85, Hughesville, Penn. 17737 (ph 888-662-7772; www.apppa.org).
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Do-It-Yourself Pasture Irrigation IRRIGATION Acessories A recent article in the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association APPPA member publication Issue 132 outlined a towable pasture irrigation system Matt Cadman came up with the idea in 2022 when he was faced with dead grass as he turned out 1 200 pullets “The solution to our lack of rain was to construct our very own K-Line irrigation system ” recalled Cadman The K-Line system consists of a long line of sprinklers on sliding pods attached with irrigation hose It can be towed with a 4-wheeler In his article on the APPPA forum he laid out a detailed how-to He also listed all the materials needed to build it as well as the tools he used Cadman made sprinklers on skids made out of the sides of 50-gal plastic barrels He drilled holes in the skids for the 45-ft lengths of 3/4-in HDPE black plastic pipe to enter and exit They were joined at each skid with PEX couplings and an upright for a sprinkler head Cadman used 10-in pieces of 2 by 4’s to sandwich the pipes and PEX couplings as well as to fix them to the skid Once the sprinkler heads were attached all that remained was to hook it up to a water source with a flexible hose The hose made it easy to change sprinkler positions without reconnecting He estimates the system let him put down about an inch of rain in a 12-hr period With a 5-head line he could water about 3 acres a week “The skids worked better than I imagined ” reported Cadman “In the odd event that they flip over they almost always right themselves The flexible PEX line that holds up the sprinkler head can take a beating without any issue ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup APPA Grit American Pastured Poultry Producers Association P O Box 85 Hughesville Penn 17737 ph 888-662-7772; www apppa org
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