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Advantages of hose reel traveler irrigation.

Traveling sprinklers were developed as an affordable means to significantly reduce labor and increase irrigation uniformity, especially for odd shaped fields. The primary advantages include:

• Continuous movement contributes to uniformity
• Adaptable to irregular fields, obstructions, and undulating terrain
• Low labor requirement
• Extremely portable and storable
• Irrigate a wide range of crops

Nelson Big Gun® Sprinklers are ideally suited for hose reel traveler irrigation for a number of reasons including:

• Durability for long-lasting, reliable operation
• Flexibility with a variety of nozzle sizes and types
• Reparability: Easy to repair with readily available parts.

The premium performance of Big Gun® Sprinklers

The sprinkler size, trajectory, and nozzle options from Nelson provide a customizable solution for your hose reel traveler. The most popular Big Gun Sprinklers for hose reel traveler irrigation are the 100 Series and 150 Series. These water cannons pair to the most common hose reel machines for application rate, flow, and operating pressure. For smaller machines, the 75 Series may be better suited. The 200 Series Big Gun is best suited for the largest hose reel traveler machines and its high volume and long radius of throw are as impressive as they are effective.

Sprinklers with 21° trajectory are most commonly used on hose reel travelers because they offer the best balance of throw distance and wind resistance. Higher trajectories (24° and 27°) are also available to maximize the distance of throw in calm conditions. 

Precision engineered for irrigation and wastewater applications.

The Big Gun's efficient taper ring nozzles provide an excellent balance between stream diffusion and throw distance. They are interchangeable to simplify the customization of the sprinkler flow rate to the crop needs. The new 100 and 150 Series plastic nozzles are an economical alternative to aluminum and are made from the same field-proven material as Nelson pivot sprinkler nozzles.

Hose reel travelers featuring Nelson Big Gun water cannons are also a useful solution for eliminating wastewater. The Big Gun’s large nozzle sizes reduce the level of waste treatment or filtration required, and their large throw diameters reduce the application rate. Low-trajectory options can reduce susceptibility to drift and evaporation.

Automatically change the SR150 arc on hose reel travelers to keep irrigation water within the boundaries of the field.

The industry standard and most versatile high volume sprinkler.

Flow: 40-300 gpm (9-68 m 3 /hr)

Pressure: 40-110 psi (2.75-7.5 bar)

Radius: 90-190 ft (27-58 m)

Trajectory: 18°, 21°, 24°, 43°, 15-45°

Reliability for hose reel traveler and industrial applications

Flow: 90-630 gpm (20-143 m 3 /hr)

Pressure: 50-120 psi (3.5-8.25 bar)

Radius: 120-240 ft (36-73 m)

Trajectory: 21°, 24°, 27°, 43°, 15-45°

Maximum flow, pressure, and throw distance

Flow: 230-1200 gpm (52-272 m 3 /hr)

Pressure: 50-130 psi (3.5-9 bar)

Radius: 160-310 ft (48-95 m)

Trajectory: 21°, 24°, 27°

Economical, interchangeable design with good throw distance.

MICRO RAIN TRAVELING GUNS

Micro Rain's innovative engineering and rugged construction provides the best option for traveling irrigation reels.  Our industry leading turbine drive system lies at the heart of the Micro Rain traveler making it the clear choice for durable and reliable portable irrigation where you need it.....and when you need it! 

Check out our complete line of turbine drive traveling sprinklers to discover the benefits of owning a Micro Rain system today!

Compact and effective reel sprinkler! The MR25 connects to a standard ¾ inch garden hose to operate totally unattended, with flows ranging from 3 to 10 gallons per minute. The sheer ease of setup and operation makes the MR25 very popular  with homeowners for watering large lawns and gardens.

The MR32 combines heavy duty, quality steel frame and reel construction with the simple, yet maneuverable two wheel design like it's smaller counterpart-the MR25. Build to withstand heavy use, the MR32 operates from a 1 inch line (or 3/4" hose if flow and pressure is adequate) and allows irrigated areas up to 300 feet long and 120 feet wide for sports fields, horse arenas, hobby farms, or any area up to 4 acres.  

The MR43 is one of our most popular machines and meets a variety of irrigation needs including single pass coverage on football fields, large riding arenas, small acreage irrigation, and much more!  Built with a three wheel chassis design and integrated stabilizer hitch, the MR43 has a flow range from 15 to 60 gallons per minute and a 393 feet hose length. The MR43 can effectively water up to 1.5 acres in a single pull!

The MR50, 58, and 63 utilize the same chassis and drum size in our large line, and feature automatic cart lift at the completion of a run. The 558 feet hose length on the MR50 is convenient for irrigating longer runs with wetted lengths up to 650 feet. A 5.5 or 9 HP booster kit may be added to increase pressure and performance.

The MR58 carries 460 feet of tube length, and is a good fit for many applications. With flows up to 100 gallons per minute, the MR 58 is capable of watering up to 2 acres in a single pass! This model is widely used for larger sports fields, hobby farms, parks, polo fields, and more. A powerful 9 HP booster kit may be added for attaining maximum coverage.

The MR58RL is equipped with all of the great features of the Micro Rain line, and also includes a rotating base and heavy galvanized frame and chassis.

The MR63 is capable of delivering the largest volumes in Micro Rain line! This model boasts a large diameter 2.1 inch hose that is 328 feet in length. If large amounts of water are available for use, the MR63 can utilize up to 140 gallons per minute for the serious irrigator. Uses for the MR63 include football fields with both natural and artificial surfaces where large amounts of water need to be applied in a short amount of time.

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Kifco Water-Reels® are the premier hard hose travelers in the irrigation industry. Water-Reels are used around the world for portable irrigation, dust suppression, leaching, & de-watering. Our engine drive units are ideal for redistributing wastewater with up to 3% solids. Whether you need to irrigate a one-half acre of land or one thousand acres, Kifco has the Water-Reel for you.

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Whether you need to irrigate your sports fields, water your horse arena, irrigate your pastures & paddocks, or you are looking for an alternative to a stationary pivot system to irrigate your crops, Kifco has the irrigation reel for you. Water-Reels® are the premier hard hose travelers in the irrigation industry. Other irrigation applications that prefer our travelling sprinkler reels include residential landscapes, municipalities and parks, irrigating hobby farms and uniform distribution of waste water. Whether you need to irrigate a half an acre or one thousand acres, Kifco has the Water-Reel for you. With the largest network of authorized dealers and an unmatched product support team, it's easy to see why Kifco Water-Reels are the most trusted traveling irrigation systems in the industry.

Kifco Pumps

Kifco offers a wide range of pump options to accommodate our Water-Reels and maximize your traveler’s performance. Kifco's pump line up includes boosters, primaries, pto pumps and slurry. Custom built packages are also available for most applications. Our pumps are EPA emissions compliant for irrigation use. Standard models are sized to match our Water-Reels.

Companion Pumps

Our Booster Pumps provide additional pressure when needed to maximize your traveler's performance. Our small primary pumps and medium primary pumps are air-cooled and engine driven and built to match many B-Series and Ag-Rain Reels. Custom built packages are also available for most any application. Our Slurry and Waste-Water Pumps are custom built packages that can be ordered for most any application. They are single-stage, centrifugal pumps with mechanical seals and integrated gearboxes. Our PTO Pumps are driven from your tractor's PTO shaft with maximum output of 540 to 1000 rpms. They are offered as bare pumps, mounted on a cart or 3-point frame or can be ordered fully fitted.

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About Kifco

Kifco is a family-owned manufacturing company located in Havana, IL. and is the leading provider of traveling irrigation systems. Kifco has dominated the hard-hose traveller industry since its inception with their portable irrigation system, the Water-Reel. Kifco's irrigation travellers meet the needs of most applications, including sports field irrigation, managing dust suppression on construction sites and in horse arenas and agricultural irrigation.

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Traveling guns are easy to operate. Use the hydraulic controls to set the reel in place for added stability. Attach the water source, then pull the gun cart to the length of the high-strength hose on the cart using a tractor or truck. Next, turn on your pump and the turbine on the reel or a small motor will slowly pull the cart in as it pumps. Once the cart is back at the reel, the turbine or motor is disengaged and the unit can be moved to the next location.

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Crop Circles on Moscow Map?

By TG-55Panthercules March 28, 2017 in General Discussion

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The thread about which map had better terrain/airfields got me thinking, and I realized most of my test runs in QMB have been using the Stalingrad maps, so I went in and did some free-flying QMB on the Moscow Autumn map.  I was puzzled by what appeared to be circles of some sort (see below).  I thought at first that they might be some sort of gun emplacement areas, but they didn't appear to be that when I zoomed in on them.  They looked a bit like what I've seen flying over the midwest USA when farmers are using a certain kind of irrigation equipment (that pivots around a central hub and waters in circles) - was that a thing in 1940s Russian agriculture?  Or maybe they're crop circles? (Was that a thing in 1940s Russian ufology?)

Any ideas what these are?  (my best guess - I had all the target options like artillery and stuff turned off in the QMB so I could just fly around unmolested - does the QMB put the emplacement areas on the map even though it isn't going to put the guns in them for the mission?)

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Maybe it's caused by irrigation equipment, but similar circles can develop when prehistoric burial mounts are flattened by modern ploughing. I've often seen such structures on aerial photos from central Europe.

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those crop circles where made by aliens in Yak 3Ps! :D

That is strange! It could be harvesting done in a traditional way. I saw a technique once that looked a bit like this. You would start out cutting the grain either with scythe or more modern equipment, and pile the grain in the middle as you move outwards.

There isn't a Moscow map in Cliffs of Dover?

A graphic anomoly. I doubt it`s burial mounds or the mythical crop circles unless these are photographic textures taken from the real thing.

Or an Easter egg joke by the devs, but I doubt it.

II/JG17_HerrMurf

Saw that for the first time today. Didn't think much of it and assumed it was irrigation circles like in the US heartland.

Cloning tool usage gone wrong.

When I first saw them, I thought they were shell craters from the Battle of Borodino (1812), but they're all over the place, so that can't be it.

Well, it isn't what I suspected - I went in and flew another QMB mission with all the ground targets turned on, and there's still nothing in those circles.

I hope maybe the devs could shed some light on this?

I suspect that in actual fact it could be old craters from artillery/bombing attacks that have now become overgrown. That's not as interesting as some of the other suggestions though.

ShamrockOneFive

I always thought they were irrigation circles personally. But I don't know if that's actually the case.

BlitzPig_EL

No way it's irrigation.

  Center-pivot irrigation was invented in 1940 [4] by farmer Frank Zybach, [5] who lived in Strasburg, Colorado . [4] It was recognized as a method to improve water distribution to fields. [3]

No way it's irrigation.   From Wiki:

You don't think it's possible for the Russians to have copied it, at least on a limited basis, by 1941?  It didn't take them that much longer to copy the B-29, and that was waaayyy more complicated than circular irrigation would have been.

SCG_Space_Ghost

This is a terrible way to try to validate that it doesn't have anything to do with irrigation.

"The American's invented it a whole year before the battle so there's no way that technology could have ended up on the steppe a year later!"

Guys remember your history. Its lend lease irrigation equipment duh. It even came with made-in-USA 100 octane fuel.

Irrigation began about 5000 years ago. You`re telling me that it took till 1940 before someone figured out a way to have the water spray out in a circle on a field? That`s hard to believe.

It may not be documented, but it could have easily been around before the official invented date. Also don`t rely on wikipedia for anything concrete.

Its well known:Space Aliens have taken the city,that's why there is a force field saround the city that prevents us from flying over the captive area...

Jade_Monkey

I think you hit the nail!

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Lazyness in use of terrain paintbrush / Artifact from terrain texture conversion.

Now that is picture of one of the great cinema moments. Nowhere near as scary as the remake though.

Is not that circles made by pilots trying taxi their planes like in MP servers? 

LOL easily could have been me then. Sorry about that folks! :D

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Panther + Hercules ?!?!?!

Now that is picture of one of the great cinema moments. Nowhere near as scary as the remake though.   Von Tom

Ok just for you , here's an updated pic, this craft certainly was big enough to create the Crop Circles & create the force field around Moscow! :

( But the original, had a better script & better direction & scarier music...I will admit James Arness as the thing was a bit of a let down, but it was an earlier time..)

Yep - it was the nick I was using playing one of those Greek city-building games (Zeus: Master of Olympus, IIRC) way back when, and just stuck with it ever since.

Well, I'm not saying it was aliens....

.... but it was aliens.

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This is a terrible way to try to validate that it doesn't have anything to do with irrigation.   "The American's invented it a whole year before the battle so there's no way that technology could have ended up on the steppe a year later!"

If it is on the Moscow map it is not steppe - steppe does not start until hundreds of kms further south.  Moscow area has plenty of precipitation during the growing season, irrigation not required. If anything, drainage is a much more important requirement.

I like the ancient burial mound suggestion best, but I fear that the texture artifact explanation, though mundane, must surely be right.

If it is on the Moscow map it is not steppe - steppe does not start until hundreds of kms further south.  Moscow area has plenty of precipitation during the growing season, irrigation not required. If anything, drainage is a much more important requirement.   I like the ancient burial mound suggestion best, but I fear that the texture artifact explanation, though mundane, must surely be right.

I'm not assessing what the circles actually are, just pointing out that the statement I was responding to didn't make sense.

"X was invented in 1940... There's no way they'd have that in 1941!"

Well Space_Ghost, you need to place yourself in the middle of the US as a farmer in 1940 for a start.

No internet, no TV, no rapid dissemination of information...  Just a man on a farm that figures out a good way to efficiently use the water resources at hand.   The industry to manufacture the thing didn't spring up over night, especially in 1940 as the US was still in the tail of the Great Depression.

So how did the Russians get the stuff up and running on the other side of the planet a year later?

How did they even find out about it?   A spy behind every bush in the middle of the corn belt of the US in 1940?

Well Space_Ghost, you need to place yourself in the middle of the US as a farmer in 1940 for a start.   No internet, no TV, no rapid dissemination of information...  Just a man on a farm that figures out a good way to efficiently use the water resources at hand.   The industry to manufacture the thing didn't spring up over night, especially in 1940 as the US was still in the tail of the Great Depression.   So how did the Russians get the stuff up and running on the other side of the planet a year later?   How did they even find out about it?   A spy behind every bush in the middle of the corn belt of the US in 1940?

strange when i fly cliffs of dover,i have what looks like a golf course near one of the airfields

That's because it is a golf course.

Dadgum kids are at it again! Olga, fetch my sickle while I get the horse and wagon ready!

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