Orbit 58322 Traveling Sprinkler, Green (Traveling Sprinkler)

The media could not be loaded. To be fair I've only had this thing for about a week... but boy has it been a good week. I live in a very dry climate but I have to grow certain kinds of grasses for my tortoises. I purchased this thing because I just couldn't get to installing a sprinkler system this year. It actually does a really good job of following the hose and watering the lawn.I think there could be improvements made to the way it follows the hose, but honestly it works really well regardless. I would definitely buy again. Well worth the money. You can adjust how big of an area you want watered based on the angles of the spouts. Because I don't have a ton of water pressure, mine moves really slow. I set it so that it's watering everything far away from it so that it's not muddy by the time it gets to the watered areas in front of it. It works well for our dry climate. The body of it is made of metal and is actually really heavy and seems well made.Because our water pressure is a little low it also doesn't cover a ginormous area, but it covers enough for us. I love how it's designed to turn itself off when it goes over the ramp. So far I haven't had any mishaps where it does not turn off. I will try to update next year because most gardening equipment here in New Mexico doesn't last more than a year

This cast iron tractor was originally invented by John “Jack” Wilson in 1930 and it was called the "Automotive Traveling Sprinkler" in North Platte, Nebraska. A patent was applied for in Oct 19, 1937 and approved on March 1, 1939. Throughout 1930 to 1941, Wilson was an engineer and custodian at the senior high school and frequently used the invention to water school grounds. Wilson applied for a patent on October 19,1937 and it was approved March 1,1939. The inventor’s description : "A purpose of the invention is a sprinkler that is movable over a lawn. Due to water being forced through the sprinkler, the sprinkler is moved along the route of a hose through a motor-like interchange,".The Tractor Sprinkler was easy to set up and use. I had the Tractor Sprinkler running and functioning immediately out of the box. Very little assembly is required. One of the most striking features of this machine is that if ANY part breaks or fails, ever, you can simply replace that piece for a very little cost. I am 56 and have never had any of them fail on me, ever. They are heavy and work so incredibly well. I do recommend this for your lawn and it saves you so much money and time with anything else. It has a perfectly operation out shut off feature so you can let the Tractor run on it’s own and know for certain that when the cycle is complete, the Tractor Sprinkler and water has shutoff right where you want it to. Perfectly. You get a very nicely watered lawn to your exact desire, where you want it and also, when and where you want it to stop. No wasted water running forever, should you forget. This systems is excellent in that you do not have to worry about shutting it off after the cycle is complete. The Tractor will easy follow the exact trail of hose you lay down out for it to follow and watering all along the way. The diameter of the water or spread area is easily changed or adjusted. It is really the easiest, most reliable, accurate and precise watering systems without having a Professional install a in ground irrigation systems which could cost you a lot more than it’s worth. This Orbit Tractor will last you a lifetime. I certainly like mine.

Great product, very heavy and well made. Takes me back to when I was a kid in the 60s, my mom had one and we used to have a blast with it in the summer.

I have a half acre to water, and no in ground sprinkler, so when I over-seeded and patched this year, I decided to get the tractor sprinkler I had often thought of getting.It works well enough, though even on high it travels slower than expected. I have not measured it's travel rate (specs are in the manual, which is a plus), though, so only docking half a star for that. When I measure it, I'll consider updating this review if it turns out the rate is actually up to spec.I dock another quarter star because the shutoff valve is inconsistent - sometimes it sticks shut, sometimes it doesn't, making for an annoying surprise when it's moved after running in an area.I find that using lightweight hose to work well, so that there's less weight to drag, but that does have potential downsides (see below).I advise paying attention to warnings in the manual. For example, don't run it over bare ground, since the high torque drive will bury the rear tires in the mud once the dragged hose gets heavy enough.Pros:+ Drags 175+ feet of hose without problem. I have no doubt it'll handle the 200' that the manual quotes as a maximum+ Covers an amazingly large area easily+ Very durable (so far)+ Very good manual (for a product these days, anyway)Cons:- Need to be very careful about hose placement. Use very gradual curves or it'll jump the hose, and also make sure to heed the manual's suggestion of a straight run before and after the shutoff ramp!- Must still keep an eye on it, since there are plenty of ways for it to get "stuck", resulting (best case) in possibly extreme over watering in the area it went off trac. Using lightweight hosing can make some of these more frequent, but I've had it happen with "old style", high quality hose, as well. Examples include: jumping the hose track, overshooting the shutoff ramp, stalling due to kink in dragged portion of hose, etc.All in all, I'm pretty darn happy with my purchase.

Works great! I replaced our old worn out Nelson Tractor Sprinkler with this one and it works great! Auto shut off works perfectly and the sprinkler covers a lot of area!