Valmont Industries, Inc.

Thomas M Johnson

John A Chapman

Donald L Newbold

A water delivery machine for delivering water under pressure from a pressurized main line to a linear irrigation system, the main line having spaced risers therealong, and wherein the water is delivered continuously as the linear system moves over the field being irrigated. The machine has fore and aft articulated booms, the inner ends of which are connected to the water conduit of the linear system, and the outer ends of which are connected to couplers. The booms provide water conduits to deliver water from the couplers to the linear system. Each boom includes a conduit section extending generally in the direction of travel of the linear system which is supported on a wheeled cart having inner and outer wheel bogeys. The cart wheels are steered, and at least one of the wheels is driven to drive each of the carts along the main line for alternately and automatically coupling and uncoupling each coupler successively with each riser as the linear system moves over the field to automatically and continuously deliver water first from one coupler and boom and then the other coupler and boom to the linear system.

Water delivery machine for an irrigation system

A linear move irrigation system and control therefor for use in irrigating large land areas including a water conduit extending over a portion of the field and supported on a series of support towers, the entire conduit being made to move down the field to be irrigated. A control system for controlling the movement of the irrigation system along a defined path and so as to maintain the wheel tracks of the conduit support towers generally parallel to the path. The control system includes a sensor located somewhere along the water conduit for sensing when a point located forward of the conduit relative to its direction of travel, is off the defined path. The movement of outwardly located towers near opposite ends of the conduit are automatically controlled in response to predetermined displacement of the point relative to the path, said towers being preferably located at opposite ends of the conduit, so as to maintain the point over the defined path, and further to maintain the wheel tracks of the conduit support towers generally parallel as the system moves over the field. The controlled towers near opposite ends of the conduit are normally driven when the point is on the path.

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Elkhorn, NE, United States of America

Thomas M Johnson