Online Edition: IBT, October 2002
Home
President's Message
Industry News
Association News
Products


P R O D U C T S

Senninger 1-Wob

  • Specifically designed for center pivot irrigation
  • Off-center rotary action
  • Provides uniform water distribution over a large diameter (up to 58 feet at 6 feet height)
  • Applies water at a low instantaneous application rate
  • Reduces surfaces oil compaction and runoff
  • Sprinkler operates at between 10 and 20 psi
  • Features an integral threaded weight to provide reduced stress on flexible drops
  • Weight allows for simplified and faster installation of drops
  • Weight also provides stable distribution when moving through vegetation

Hunter Wireless Rain Sensor

  • Electronic weather sensor, Rain-Clik, that can be installed on a residential or commercial site without running electrical lines to the controller
  • Can be mounted virtually anywhere on a site where rainfall is unobstructed
  • Compatible with all standard, 24-volt controllers
  • Available in a ready-to-install kit with transmitter and receiver
  • Has a range of 300 feet
  • Receiver attaches near the controller and has a built-in bypass switch

Spectrum Soil Compaction Meter

  • SC-900 portable meter for data on soil compaction, which can affect water retention, erosion and tillage methods
  • Meter operates on four AAA batteries
  • Stores 772 data sets without GPS
  • Included software allows user to configure the meter and download data for analysis

Roberts PVC Butterfly Valves

  • Butterfly valves with all parts that contact flow constructed of PVC
  • Wear-resistant PVC disk for increased life when sand, silt and other abrasives are present
  • Low-torque handle operation reduces stress on valve
  • PVC is 100 percent corrosion resistant and resistant to most chemicals used in irrigation
  • Plastic-coated aluminum handle and index plate are also resistant to corrosion and impact and UV damage
  • Valve line includes lever- and gear-operated valves in all common sizes from 2 to 10 inches
  • Lever-operated, 6-inch valve weighs 13 pounds
  • Gear-operated, 6-inch valve weighs 15 pounds

Rain Bird Pro Software

  • Business management system designed for the irrigation industry
  • Paperless system for scheduling, dispatching and billing
  • Uses hand-held devices for communication between field crews and the office
  • Crew members can upload a daily schedule to the hand-held device by plugging into a phone-line connector at home or office
  • Enables field crews to go directly to the first service call from home
  • At the end of the day, crew members download completed work orders for billing
  • Service call scheduling and estimating are done in the work order screen of the software while speaking to the customer for a reduction of time spent on the phone

Cat Light Material Bucket

  • Designed to handle low-density landscape materials, such as mulch, wood chips, dry topsoil and fertilizer
  • Two bucket models available, one is 72 inches wide with a capacity of 0.9 cubic yards, the other is 78 inches wide with a capacity of 0.98 cubic yards

WaterWick Turf Drainage System

  • Gravel injection system to improve drainage without disturbing the soil surface
  • Incorporates multiple vibratory plow blades that slice into turf
  • As turf is drawn apart, a gravel vein is injected to create an underground aqueduct that carries excess water away

Berkeley 6TS Submersible Pump

  • Submersible pumps constructed of 304 stainless steel
  • Threaded discharge has BSP and NPT options
  • Designed for performance in the toughest conditions
  • Precision-fit bowls
  • Designed for 6-inch well casings
  • Flow choices from 40 to 360 gpm
  • Horsepower range from 1.5 to 60 with a choice of 50 or 60 Hertz configurations
  • Hard-chrome plated top bearing journal reduces wear in harsh water conditions
  • A check-valve prevents backflow and reverse rotation

Miller-Leaman Turbo-Disc Filter

  • Automatic Turbo-Disc filter booster pump model
  • Booster pump is necessary for applications where the pressure is too low for optimal back-flushing
  • Suited for surface-water applications where the primary contaminant is organic, such as algae
  • Also suited for well-water applications where the primary contaminant is sand and sediment
  • Designed for both agricultural and turf/landscape applications
  • As water enters the filter housing, it is forced to spin in a centrifugal motion
  • Centrifugal action causes heavier particulate to spin away from the disc media, minimizing the fouling of the discs
  • When the filter achieves a preset differential pressure, an automatic backflushing routine is initiated
  • Booster pump comes on only during the backflush cycle, boosting the pressure for optimal cleaning of the disc media
  • Equipped with stainless-steel manifolds, valves, solenoids and an automatic backwash controller
  • Booster pump available as an optional feature
  • Available for virtually any flow rate

New Watts Backflow Products

  • New Silver Eagle line of backflow prevention devices in sizes of 2.5 to 10 inches
  • Included in the product line are double-check-valve, double-check detector, reduced-pressure zone and reduced-pressure detector assemblies
  • Entire valve body and sleeve manufactured from 300 stainless steel
  • Compact design for small enclosures
  • Patented torsion spring check modules allow ease of serviceability
  • Approved with gate valves or UL/ FM butterfly valves
  • Models available for horizontal, vertical, N and Z pattern installation

Ames Backflow Test Kit

  • ATG-1 portable device for testing all reduced-pressure zone and double-check-valve backflow prevention assemblies
  • Kit complete with differential pressure gauge, hoses, adaptors, bungee strap, laminated instructions and carrying case
  • Provides accurate testing of zone differential pressure, relief valve opening differential, fouled check valves or similar problems that visual inspections cannot locate

Drainbox Drainage System

  • System directs water from downspout into box, which allows for drainage into rootzone or turfgrass
  • Flush mount for mowing ease
  • Discharges water evenly for erosion control in turf and vegetation areas

Ditch Witch Hydraulic Drive

  • New 1330 hydraulic-drive, pedestrian trencher
  • Features a reversible digging chain for dislodging rocks or spoils caught in chain
  • Designed with a hydraulic oil cooler that requires less hydraulic fluid and a direct-drive cooling fan
  • Bronze pivot bushing for extended service life
  • Equipped with a 13-gross-horsepower Honda GX390 gas engine
  • Can trench to depths of 36 inches with trench widths up to 6 inches
  • Compact size of 84 inches long and 33 inches wide

Bobcat S300 Skid Steer

  • New vertical lift-path, skid-steer loader for applications where strength and lifting ability are required
  • Rated operating capacity of 3,000 pounds
  • Forward reach of 34 inches
  • Lift height of 10.5 feet
  • Equipped with turbo-charged, liquid-cooled Kubota diesel engine
  • Travel speed of 12.5 miles per hour in high range with two-speed option, or 7.2 miles per hour in the work range

API 5E Surface Water Filter

  • Designed by Agricultural Products Inc. (API) to provide high performance at low cost for surface water applications
  • With patented Spin Clean action, incoming dirty water is forced through the spin plate creating a vortex that continually sweeps the stainless steel screen and moves debris to the basin
  • Engineered to stay dean while you irrigate, thus no downtime while the filter backwashes or flushes
  • Low installation and per gallon costs
  • No moving parts to maintain or replace
  • Stainless-steel housing and screen
  • Available in 3-, 4-, 6- and 8-inch models and can handle flow rates up to 1,325 gpm

Canplas Surface Drainage Products

  • Six new products for landscape and surface drainage applications include: round catch basins and grates; square catch basins and grates; channel drains; valve boxes; backwater valves and sewer fittings
  • Gates available in multiple sizes
  • Gates can be used with round catch basins or for direct use with 3-, 4 and 6-inch corrugated pipe, sewer and drain pipe and sewer and/or drain fittings
  • Injection-molded polypropylene catch basins available in multiple sizes, load ratings and colors
  • Channel drains available in 4-, 5- and 8-inch channels in both deep and shallow configurations
  • Backwater valves in multiple sizes from 1.5 to 6 inches and have optional access sleeve kits

Watermark Multiple Hydrozone System

  • New system from Irrometer provides soil moisture automation for 24 VAC controllers
  • As many as eight independent zones of moisture control can be accommodated with selected moisture levels
  • Allows user to irrigate based on plant water requirements
  • System acts like a switch on the controller's common ground, allowing only the necessary irrigation cycles
  • Each independent electronic module is connected to Watermark soil moisture sensors, which are placed in a representative area of the plant material being irrigated
  • Design details, including specification drawings in AutoCAD, are available for irrigation designers
  • Soil moisture scheduling is a widely recognized method of efficiently irrigating in the agricultural and turf / landscape setting

Vermeer Stump Removers

  • SC90 (9 horsepower) and SC130 (12 horsepower) to remove stumps up to 3 feet in diameter
  • Compact design allows for work in inaccessible locations
  • Lift handles, located on each side, allow easy two-person loading
  • Cutting wheel composed of 12 tungsten-carbide teeth
  • Segmented cutting wheel for easy replacement
  • Handlebar and balanced weight distribution for reduced operator fatigue
  • Both units feature Honda engines, Ingersoll-Rand bearings, Snow Hog tires and cutter wheel guard system

Vista Waterproof Compartments

  • Vista's new 120-volt, high-intensity discharge ballast boxes now feature waterproof compartments for all above-ground fixture installations Constructed from glass-reinforced polymer
  • Designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions, including sea air, moisture and high temperatures
  • Covers have a textured finished and an 0.5-inch NPSM hub for direct fixture mounts, or blank for remote-mount applications

- Back to the Top -