Operator Manual Owner manual

T23_AA_Operator Manual_2014 Revised 08/2014
Maintenance & Adjustments
Sprinkler Cart Li
The sprinkler cart li uses a cable winch frame for transport. The only adjustment required is to locate the li
points (cable winch or chain aachments) from side to side. The li points should be exactly in line with the
sprinkler cart at the end of the run. Because the tube wraps dierently when it is pressurized and full of wa-
ter, it is not possible to locate the li adjustment points unl aer the rst operaon of a new machine.
Sprinkler Cart
The sprinkler carts used on the Ag-Rain
®
Water-Reels are designed to operate in row crops with the crop
height somewhat taller than the underside clearance on standard row-crop tractors that might be used to pull
the tube out.
For best performance it is desirable to keep the sprinkler height as low as possible. There are two important
reasons. First, the stability of the cart is less aected by the thrust of the sprinkler. Second, wind has consid-
erably less eect on the performance of the sprinkler. See the secon tled “Specicaons.”
Warning! Keep all persons away from operang sprinklers! Contact an operang
sprinkler may result in personal injury or death.
The sprinkler carts have adjustable width rear axles. The rear axle should be adjusted
to the maximum width compable with the crop being irrigated for best stability. For
adverse condions such as hillsides, extra high ow, or high pressure, ballast may be required to prevent the
cart from pping over. Addional ballast can be obtained by lling the rear res with uid.
The sprinkler cart has been adjusted to track straight from the factory. Tracking can be adjusted by adjusng
the angle of the front wheel is via sloed and oversized holes. To assure straight tracking, take the cart to a
concrete oor and push 50 feet down a chalk line to conrm tracking in a straight direcon. Tracking be cor-
rected by trial and error in the eld. If the cart does not track in a straight direcon the tube end will appear
as though it has a bend in it. This is not the case. Cung the end o the tube will not solve the tracking prob-
lem.
Study the chart regarding sprinkler cart specicaons in the secon tled “Specicaons” before adding riser
pipe extensions or adjusng the wheel track width (Page 36).
The chart shows the height of the water stream at 5 foot and 10 foot distances from the riser pipe. Be sure to
consider the trajectory of the sprinkler when determining the sprinkler height and keep the sprinkler as low as
possible.
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