From the UK, and all I knew of pivot irrigation was seeing on Google Earth all these circular green fields in American farmland. I guessed it must be something of this kind, but this video has answered a lot of questions. If you have all that land to spare (wasted in the corners of the squares) then I suppose it makes sense. Pretty impressive.
Center pivots are the most efficient and cost-effective way to irrigate a field. Corner arms can be useful to irrigate more of the square, but can be expensive problems. Sub-surface drip looks interesting but the cost is about double that of a pivot and there are other drawbacks.
Really informative video! It's impressive how the Galileo wheels create shallow tracks and don’t cause the gearbox to drag, unlike the standard tires. Thanks for the comparison!
Hey do you guys know Marty P? He’s a good friend and was in the irrigation business forever. You all farm not far from where I lived for many years, Taylor Mtn out my window forever. Love your channel.
Seems like one of the most common problems with pivots, is getting stuck. Why aren't "boombacks" more common ? So water is applied behind wheels to prevent mud ? Or even dragging hoses next to the wheels to prevent rolling through mud ?
Those are options but alot of out pivots are wipers that go both directions. And you would need a lot of hoses to cover the amount that one sprinkler covers but some people use both those options.
I’ve watched Laura Farms and they take bags of Lava Rocks and put in the Trench and they can plow it up and doesn’t hurt a header because it Crumbles! It’s for Landscaping or BBQ Grills!
@@RockyMountainFarmer I grabbed them cheap off facebook marketplace. They're usally $1700 a pair but I got the pair for way less. Was worried about traction since they are just smooth metal bottom but it didnt seem to be an issue, and bolting an angle iron to the bottom would be very easy if it were an issue.
We tried some steel wheels up here in Alberta. Made by a local colony. They worked pretty well at first but we found over time they destroyed gearboxes. And they made horrible ruts compared to regular pneumatic tires. Those Galileo Irricup tires look very interesting. We'll have to try a set of them. With 18 pivots we typically go through about 10 flat tires a year. Doesn't seem to matter if we send a guy around to pump them all up in the spring. In fact sometimes it seems to cause more flats. Haha.
@@tmlf1239 Yeah have 12 pivots in southern alberta here, almost best to just look at the air tires and if they arent squatting leave them alone lol. The ruts the steels left were pretty nice for us, maybe it has to do with clay or sand content?
I'm just wondering if anyone makes a track system for pivots instead of tires, which obviously get flats and dig deep trenches as they go? I'm no farmer, I'm a retired nurse. I just wondered about a track system. They work out well for tractors, grain carts, excavators, etc.
The one you have will just make those high spots taller. Google Idaco track filler, it’s made for hay and you can move that dirt from the bottom of the hill to the top. Big fan of your channel by the way. It’s cool to see the day to day stuff of Idaho farmers.
Reducing tire pressure wouldn’t work as it’s already all the way in contact with the ground and if we were going to put duels on, we might as well put irricup wheels on
@@RockyMountainFarmer my biggest problem was the pivots were about 8 miles from the main farm and my house., no cell phone apps in 1975.. I would be there all day and it would run fine and 10 minutes after I left it would quite.
RMF,
I don't know much about center pivots. But that was very interesting and informative. I learned something new from your channel. Thank you, Boe 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
From the UK, and all I knew of pivot irrigation was seeing on Google Earth all these circular green fields in American farmland. I guessed it must be something of this kind, but this video has answered a lot of questions. If you have all that land to spare (wasted in the corners of the squares) then I suppose it makes sense. Pretty impressive.
On our farm we water the corners with hand lines but some people have corner arm pivots that reach into the corners.
Center pivots are the most efficient and cost-effective way to irrigate a field. Corner arms can be useful to irrigate more of the square, but can be expensive problems. Sub-surface drip looks interesting but the cost is about double that of a pivot and there are other drawbacks.
Really informative video! It's impressive how the Galileo wheels create shallow tracks and don’t cause the gearbox to drag, unlike the standard tires. Thanks for the comparison!
Glad you liked it!
Hey do you guys know Marty P? He’s a good friend and was in the irrigation business forever. You all farm not far from where I lived for many years, Taylor Mtn out my window forever. Love your channel.
I don’t know him but my dad might. Taylor mountain is pretty, well at least before they put the windmills up.
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Very cool! 😎
Thanks!
Great Video. 👌🏻
Glad you liked it
Seems like one of the most common problems with pivots, is getting stuck. Why aren't "boombacks" more common ? So water is applied behind wheels to prevent mud ? Or even dragging hoses next to the wheels to prevent rolling through mud ?
Those are options but alot of out pivots are wipers that go both directions. And you would need a lot of hoses to cover the amount that one sprinkler covers but some people use both those options.
I’ve watched Laura Farms and they take bags of Lava Rocks and put in the Trench and they can plow it up and doesn’t hurt a header because it Crumbles! It’s for Landscaping or BBQ Grills!
We’ve used straw bales before.
So what happened with that water curtailment? Do they drop it or are they still trying to shut down Farms?
They are still trying to shut down farms. They haven’t figured anything out yet.
I've noticed some farms are pouring concrete in the track to prevent the pivot burrowing down
That would not be great because when you go to work it up, then you have concrete in your field
To each their own... but that is dumb... wicked dumb. Post a source.
@@ShainAndrews im a truck driver. im not going to stop and get pics for yea
Do you have steel wheels on any? We put a set on for testing this year and they worked great so far.
We don’t have any of those but we have seen them around.
@@RockyMountainFarmer I grabbed them cheap off facebook marketplace. They're usally $1700 a pair but I got the pair for way less. Was worried about traction since they are just smooth metal bottom but it didnt seem to be an issue, and bolting an angle iron to the bottom would be very easy if it were an issue.
We tried some steel wheels up here in Alberta. Made by a local colony. They worked pretty well at first but we found over time they destroyed gearboxes. And they made horrible ruts compared to regular pneumatic tires. Those Galileo Irricup tires look very interesting. We'll have to try a set of them. With 18 pivots we typically go through about 10 flat tires a year. Doesn't seem to matter if we send a guy around to pump them all up in the spring. In fact sometimes it seems to cause more flats. Haha.
@@tmlf1239 Yeah have 12 pivots in southern alberta here, almost best to just look at the air tires and if they arent squatting leave them alone lol. The ruts the steels left were pretty nice for us, maybe it has to do with clay or sand content?
those would be increadble on tractors too, but proably cost half your arm
I think they make some for small things like backhoes, and I think they are working on ones for tractors
I'm just wondering if anyone makes a track system for pivots instead of tires, which obviously get flats and dig deep trenches as they go?
I'm no farmer, I'm a retired nurse. I just wondered about a track system. They work out well for tractors, grain carts, excavators, etc.
They make some things similar to tracks, but those Galileo wheels are similar to a track how they work
I don't know if you guys would say your last name but if you are who I'm wondering we might have bought 4 used spudnik conveyors from you this summer?
We did sell some conveyors the farm is Ronald Esplin’s farms
@RockyMountainFarmer ok ya we did buy them from you guys we are excited about them that's awesome
Hope they work out
You guys need an Idaco track filler to pull that dirt up the hill.
We do have a track filler
The one you have will just make those high spots taller. Google Idaco track filler, it’s made for hay and you can move that dirt from the bottom of the hill to the top. Big fan of your channel by the way. It’s cool to see the day to day stuff of Idaho farmers.
Maybe you can reduce the tire pressure or put duals on🤔
Guessing they don't want duals as it would be twice the loss of crops.
Reducing tire pressure wouldn’t work as it’s already all the way in contact with the ground and if we were going to put duels on, we might as well put irricup wheels on
Why do you guys water after the grain has been harvested?
To put moisture in the ground for the spring. Right now the ground is so dry it’s hard to work up.
30 some pivots? I used to run 2 one in grain and one in spuds. They took up about half of my time, you know about 8 hours a day.
It takes alot of time to keep them all running.
@@RockyMountainFarmer my biggest problem was the pivots were about 8 miles from the main farm and my house., no cell phone apps in 1975.. I would be there all day and it would run fine and 10 minutes after I left it would quite.