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Travelers
Traveling sprinklers were developed as a means of
significantly reducing irrigation labor with a low-cost initial
expenditure. Consisting basically of a Big Gun® sprinkler
mounted on a powered chassis which pulls a flexible irrigation
drag hose and continuously moves down selected travel
lanes, the traveler is capable of irrigating a rectangular strip
as long as 1/2 mile unattended. A high degree of water
distribution uniformity can be achieved when the proper
sprinkler gallonage, operating pressure and travel lane
spacings are selected. Travelers are successfully being used
to irrigate a very wide range of crops including corn,
soybeans, pasture, alfalfa, grain crops, tree crops, potatoes,
vegetables and are also becoming significant for use in waste
disposal. They are small and compact units, and can operate
successfully where such obstructions as utility poles, trees
and buildings exist. Travelers will also operate well in irregular
shaped fields and on extremely undulating terrain.
Big Gun - Traveler Irrigation
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