Limitations to hand line custom lengths and adapters



Limitations to hand line custom lengths and adapters

Hand lines are for smaller amounts of areas to water and wheel lines are for larger. You see hand lines at football fields and wheel lines on farms. Both do a good job of spreading up to 3 inches of water per 24-hour period, however, hand lines are much harder to maintain because a person has to move the machine every certain amount of minutes or hours (by hand). The difference between the two are automations. Although hand lines have a ton of custom lengths and adaptors and at times, cheaper, wheel lines are more practical. If you want to save time because you have more field to water, wheel lines are the way to go.

Hand lines

Hand lines are straight pipe that is/are laid under or above ground hooked to either a pump or a water reel. They are automatic forms of portable irrigation that require a lot of time with much effort to set up. Many growers prefer to make their set times longer because it involves less work. These are called set-move systems.

Wheel lines

Easily adjustable, wheel lines are not as limited. Even though they have to be set from one position to another, they can move under their own power. Wheel lines are simple to operate and easy to maintain. They also come with multiple transmissions to adjust flow and ranges.

Custom lengths

Hand line lengths can easily be adjusted. You can customize their lengths for any occasion. There are, however, limitations to hand line custom lengths and adapters as we mentioned above. Depending on the crop water use rates, you may need to add adaptors.

Adaptors

Although wheel lines come with adaptors, hand lines need more. You can accomplish an easier spray pattern with wheel lines but you will require many adaptors if you hook up an hand line to reach certain areas. This is because not all fields are perfect in formation.

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There are limitations to hand line versus wheel lines. Many adaptors can solve unique fixes but at the end of the day, wheel lines make a better irrigation system.


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