Ask 100 farmers that question and you will get at least 200 answers. is it slow growing, discolored patches, fully discolored? What type of soil is it in, what have you done to the soil, what pests do you have and how have you handled them?
There's a bunch to read up on that but generally if the leaves are turning yellow, low nitrogen. Corn is a high nitrogen feeder so manure is good or a general 10-10-10 is okay but it is better to test your soil. You can make decisions also by what was growing there last season and just run with it. The more corn you're growing the more critical you should be. After you fertilize it you should notice a change within 2-3 days.
Best impact sprinkler video on TH-cam! Not only did you help me turbocharge my sprinkler, you also helped me understand how to take it apart and figure out WTF was wrong with one that was sitting in my scrap metal pile! Thanks!
N We have used the same sprinklers for decades. They are durable and work great. Those parts are not "government mandated". The city home can have from 40 to 70 PSI water pressure. With the governors removed the sprinkler would blow apart in a yard at a city home. In your case the pressure is much less from the well. Especialy if you dont have a pressure reserve tank. Removing the governors makes sense and works great. Glad you found those.
Thanks, I'm a produce grower and mostly use drip irrigation. But added few acres of melons and I'm using exactly what you're using.. I'm not sure how many sprinklers I have, but they are not doing squat... and I have BIG diesel pumps. They are pulling water from irrigation ponds with enough pressure I can blow water hose out of I crank them up.... I went down to that field 9:30 PM after watching this video !!! Thank you !!!! You my hero !!!! Lol.. Seriously.. Thank you.
Hey, just a general comment, not trying to say you're doing anything wrong because I love what you've presented. I agree that the well can pump up 500 ft outa the ground and then comparatively the rise above ground of the hose height is not a major concern, but to further that idea, I have found that if you want max flow (and resulting pressure) above ground, you need to pay attention to your hose diameter size. Let me say it a little differently.... If you have too small a hose/pipe diameter, it will amazingly limit your flow downstream even if you greatly increase the pressure back at the supply. It is much better to have a large delivery pipe and lower pressure loss than to try and "cram" more water using high pressure. So if you have a long run to get to your garden and you have a lot of heads or a big flow requirement, the first place you need to address is the pipe/hose diameter making the long run to the delivery site. This is why I always pay extra for 3/4" hoses (and some applications 1" hoses) instead of the very common 5/8" hoses. You get a lot more water delivery. Also, when I built my sprinkler system, I ran a big 2" distribution pipe east/west from the well, and then the sprinkler laterals with 10 heads each ran north/south being supplied off the distribution pipe at regular intervals. A little hydro dynamics. Just sayin'.....
Those sprinklers have the ability to rotate 360 without taking the guides off, just flip up the L-shaped tab on the back of the sprinkler. You can also dictate if you want the spray interrupted or not by moving the triangle metal plate from one side to the other. Nice trick with the reducer removal, BTW.
Jesus this would have saved me so much trouble at the end of last year. Immediately went outside and checked my impact sprinkler and sure enough I flipped that little tab and holy shit mind blown. Thank you!
@@jamiesouthworth8736 So many people don't know about the tab that can be flipped up for full-360° coverage! On metal sprinkler heads it is generally in the back (opposite the spray), and with plastic heads, it's generally in the front, though there are some exceptions.
I do this too, but it only goes around 360 repeatedly.. is there a way to make it go full 360 then reverse. When impact sprinklers reverse the put out more water in the zone closer to the sprinkler, then shoot further outwards in the opposite rotating direction.
@@garydamiter7065 The adjustment sliders on these particular types of impact sprinklers are too wide to allow anything more than around 270. Would prob have to modify the wire sliders
I didn’t have this problem, but the water would just come out a a trickel, so opened up the small brass nob and sure enough it was clogged. Unclogged it and it works just great. Thanks for the info.
Excellent... I bought a pair of sprinklers very similar from Lowe's hardware got them six feet apart and they wouldn't even wet the ground under them... just today got a new water main into our house built in 1954 with a pressure regulator installed and hooked them up... both of them are slinging water like crazy... tomorrow I'm going to take the restrictors out... thanks man good luck on your farm!!!
I followed your suggestion on all of my watering devices I used to have to move my sprinkler four times to water the front lawn. Now its only two times. Kawabunga dude! It works awesome. Thanks for the video!
Only took me a few years to find you and the hack, all the while buying more sprinklers to fit my water pressure [suck city]. Thank you so much. God bless you and family.
This is great Josh. Sadly, I am one of those guys who bought one of those expensive ones thinking that it would do a great job. NOT! I can spit further. I just went out to do what you just showed and all the parts are molded plastic and in a single unit restricting the flow and nothing comes apart. I am going to have to get one that I can open up. I am glad you showed this. We live and learn. Thanks and have a great day!
You may want to try allowing the reverse function. Set it for 360 but have it oscillate clockwise then counter. That return gives more water closer in so you get better water distribution. Nice tip on the restrictors!
Yes do the 360 w the clips. If you don’t it doesn’t water very well from the sprinkler to the half way point of the full circle. Pulse, pulse, pulse, pulse, pulse till it hits the pin and goes back around the other way super fast creating a thicker spray of water. Just one way around sends the water out far in a long stream that can also be adjusted by the screw at the top of the impact nozzle. Impact sprinklers are the best for large gardens or lawns specifically because of the consistency w even water distribution. These sprinklers can be connected together to run multiple impact heads. If doing so don’t daisy chain as you will have no pressure down the line. Run your main line w a y splitter and separate hoses to the other heads. As far as the government regulated crap it’s all about water conservation. I do the same thing when I put in a new shower head. Take the washers or gaskets out to get the full flow. It says right on the packaging it’s a “violation” and against the law. Don’t cut the tags off your pillows either folks. Many cities have restrictions on water usage. Landlords are required by law to install water saving faucets, shower heads etc. They need to do so to pass their inspections. However a private homeowner with their own well or water source I see now harm. I live in Vermont and use three Gould jet pumps to pump water out of the lake for the lawn and gardens. Our place looks like a gulf course lol. I can water 2 acres of grass and large veg garden and several flower beds very easily early in the morning or evening. NEVER WATER TOO OETE IN THE EVENING. Especially for lawns. You want your grass dry out enough before dark. I learned that lesson the hard way. I also share my pumps with my neighbors as they water heavily and our wells are on the same vein. Another hard lesson learned a few years back. Excellent video thanks.
@@Sebastianbailey2001 I'd love to get your insight on how to water 2 acres. I want to renovate an acre and my plan was to use multiple of these orbital sprinklers. I have one of the tripod ones and tried it out this morning. It seems to work fine for about 20 seconds and then it stops working. The 150ft sections of hose I have hooked together almost seem to soften up a bit in that the water pressure just wasn't there. Once I turn the flow off the sprinkler via the shutoff valve on the hose, you can visually look at the hose and see it start to expand again as the pressure comes back. I was running 400ft of hose to it as that is the furthest point the tripod would have to placed. When trying a much shorter hose it seemed to work okay. Any thoughts? I haven't tried this hack yet so maybe that's part of the issue?
@@coreysmith5042 I don't have a garden, but if the hose was failing under the water pressure, it seems you should use pvc instead. Just a thought. Much success.
Oh man you are a life saver! Thank you so much!!! Our sprinkler was “broken” and my mom threw it away but I fixed it and it made her so happy, thank you man, so much!!!
Huge thanks! This video was a huge blessing! I was going nuts trying to get my sprinkler working better. I only wish I had found this video 2 hours ago. Thank you!
I just bought a two pack in Lowes. One worked, one didn't until I removed the restrictors. We have only 33 pounds of pressure during the day & even lower at night when allowed to water. Thanks for the tip.
Thank you for this hack. I was drawing water from the lake and I couldn't get good pressure. After this little hack, sprinkler is working like a charm.
Josh, I absolutely love the background scenery of your videos!! Your farm is absolutely gorgeous! It really shows all the hard work you and Mrs Stoney Ridge have put into the place!!
Hi hillbilly, I can’t tell you how many sprinkler heads I bought that just don’t seem to work. I just tried your hack removing the nanny state water reducer’s and I can’t believe how good these things work. Thanks again you save me quite a bit of money
The plastic washer you removed from the bottom yes will allow more water volume through the metal spring assembly is just for partial circles and the black vein removedfrom the nozzle is designed to deliver a tighter spray pattern farthe,r so by removing it you have achieved more water drops in a smaller area. Wisconsin Cranberry grower
I was looking for a good or great sprinkler for my residential yard, I live in the city of Chicago and have a regular back yard with some grass but hate those sprinklers that just go back and forth, I somehow came across your video, your excitement caught my attention and jolly presentation had me smiling and excited too even though I don’t even have a farm, you enthusiasm and excitement is contagious, great video, thanks for sharing. I’m going to hack a water sprinkler today just cause. Lol
Thanks for the info. I didn't know they had the restrictions inside. You might consider tying or taping up your hoses to the T-posts to get the weight of your hoses off the sprinkler. In your video you can just see the hose is bent into a 90 almost cutting your water off that way as well. I had to do the same thing with some upright roll around sprinklers I have. Helped a lot. Good video!
Good point. My local dollar store sell 90 degree hose couplers that would take off the strain. You could tie-wrap the hose to the post just below the sprinkler head. I have tie-wraps that are reusable if the hose has to be removed.
The sprinkler head you are using was designed and made for the in town user; less overwatering and adjustments for corners etc. If you want a quality sprinkler head go to an irrigation supplier and get a commercial head. There are many online these days. They do not have all that stuff on them/in them. The nozzles come in different sizes so you can balance the total irrigation system. One sprinkler/head I have will water a 100 foot diameter circle. I make my own sprinkler stands out of old car wheels. Cut one side of the rim off then weld a piece of angle iron across the center hole. Then weld a 90° pipe elbow to the angle iron. Put a female garden hose to NPT adapter on the bottom, install the length of pipe (I use 1/2 “ or 3/4 “) you want in the top of the elbow. At the top of the pipe use a coupler and then install your sprinkler head. You will find that these are easy to carry and easy to move and store for the next use. There is no driving something into the ground and they are very stable. The better way to water your garden is to water it for 12 hours once a week or till you get 1” of water on the garden (same for a yard). This promotes deeper root growth. I usually water mine overnight. Best fertilizer for a garden is 10-20-20. Lower nitrogen/less plant growth and better fruit/vegetable production.
You're right about watering lawns once per week. I do the same thing and soak it overnight, for at least 12 hours. No need for tons of fertilizer and water everyday. Just mow with no bag and soak once per week and let nature do her thing
That's also true for the shower heading your bathrooms and faucets in the rest of your homes. I always take the little restrictor out wherever I find them. Well...when associated with water. Don't do that with gas appliances or you might burn your house down!
Cant wait to try this tomorrow. Drives me nuts not being able to do two sprinklers at a time. I have hardly any pressure with two going. Not even enough to turn the sprinkler heads. Hope this hack works. Also on a well.
I love this. Just what I needed. It's dry out there. My sprinklers just aren't doing very well. This is much cheaper than a pressure booster. Just a thought on losing pressure going uphill. You do lose pressure. Approximately .43 psi per foot of rise against gravity. If you look at the packaging on well pumps itll sometimes tell you how many gpm you get with different well depths. The deeper the well, the less water you get per unit of time measure. If you want more water, you need a bigger pump. Also, garden hose will restrict your gpm more than well pipe because of the difference in friction from the hose/ pipe. Water has less contact with the walls in well pipe than it does in a hose. If you want to increase water pressure going uphill, switch to a narrower hose farther up the run. You get more friction but the water has less space to run in and the water, being driven by water behind it (in a bigger hose), will have to speed up to get out of the way thus increasing the pressure.
Wrong. You want the largest diameter hose all the way to the sprinkler for the least resistance. Reducing the hose diameter just before the sprinkler would have the same effect as the flow restricters that were removed. The water pressure from the well pressure tank is set by the pressure regulator, regardless of how deep the well is or how much water the pump can produce. As long as the pump can keep up with demand, the pressure out of the pressure tank to the garden hose will not change. To use an electrical analogy, if you want greater flow (current) after adding a resistance, you have to increase the pressure (Voltage). So you want the least resistance all the way to the nozzle where the water comes out.
DAYUM! My orbits just got supercharged and aren't leaving dry spots in the middle of my yard! This video is the only reason I am not returning them. Thank you!
Outstanding video I just bought 2 of those to water my new yard in Tenn. (sodded). I’m taking them apart as I write this. Thanks Josh. Keep up the fine work Sir....
Thanks for the video.I had high hopes of getting better pressure as I have 11,000 square feet of new sod to water in, but neither of the two impact sprinklers I have had either of the restrictors in them.At least I know now.Thanks again....all the best!
They may have reduced the flow with restrictors to make the head work better when installed at ground level. Those spikes you mounted on top of poles will throw the water alot further than spiked into the ground. With them "slingin" water at ground level you might end up with relatively small very wet circles. But put them 5 to 6 feet on a post, that changes things. Judging by the other videos on the farm you have lots of water everywhere. No worries about conserving at at this level of land use intensity.
THANK YOU! That second restrictor looks like the one I removed from the faucet pipe under my son's kitchen sink. He's the guy that makes money, I'm the gal who fixes things🤪 I couldn't stand getting only a trickle of water at that sink. After I removed that piece it flowed like a normal faucet. I must admit I enjoyed the kudos as much as having a flow that didn't cause me "mental issues" lol.
The one in the nozzle helps make it spray more evenly..... they do get clogged so clean them out. A good Rainbird head, the bronze ones, last for years and will really throw the water out there.
What you took out right behind the nozzle is called a stream straightener... also, best way to remove the stem is to put the head in a vise, gently, then use a file in the slots to unscrew the stem.
I was kinda thinking this. I highly doubt these parts are "government mandated restrictors". I have the same heads and at ground level they work like his modified heads. Informative video but I feel like he's pushing an agenda.
The O ring in the nozzle is to equalize pressure if your running multiple sprinklers. That may be a flow control nozzle. Farmers use them on real hilly ground if they're using a wheel line or handline. It equalizes the pressure thru out the system. But since you only have the 2, no harm no foul
I don't know but if I was a betting man I would guess that those restrictive parts are in there so they can export that sprinkler to other countries. California for example.😂😂😂
I have a couple old solid brass Rain Bird impact sprinklers from the 1960s that the new current production ones cannot hold a candle to. Some of those restrictors may be there to increase spraying distance when used in the city and with residential garden hoses. Mineral buildup overtime further restricts water flow.
I remove this little things from house faucets, shower heads, pretty much anywhere I see them. Some shower heads have developed a "fixed" restrictor. I usually start with a small drill bit and work my way up in size till I like the pressure. People claim these things save water. If you have to stay on the shower twice as long to rinse,, it ain't saving nuttin
As for a sprinkler head, with a guy who knows how to put down an inch of water, a restriction will waste more water to get you your 'inch'. Gently misting a yard, every hour, to get you your inch per week, would never happen and the roots won't even get wet. You need to hammer on the water as fast as you can, to get an inch per week. Roots will get wet, and less evaporation.
I’ve got expensive Gilmour pro impact sprinklers. 10gpm pump set to 38psi and a 15-20’drop down to the garden. Running two drops me from a 30’ throw down to a 20’ throw. Taking them apart tomorrow to see if I can improve their watering abilities!
Leaving the reducer washers inside has the effect of increasing the water pressure. When water is restricted in a pipe, it increases the pressure - and makes the water stream go farther out. (Doing this has the inverse effect of reducing volume, but it depends on what you're trying to do).
The restricting orifices are put in by the factory to make the sprinkler head operate according to its design flow and droplet distribution chart. They take great efforts to evenly distribute the water droplets of a certain size to cover the entire disk of land that the sprinklers cover. Getting even water distribution is a huge challenge. When your sprinkler reverses, the spray pattern waters the area closer to the radius of the sprinkler. Reversing units are for corners and watering along fences where you don't want to waste water on the road behind it. Some farms use non reversing impact sprinklers with 2 nozzles set 180 degrees apart and of different bore sizes. You can swap out the various size nozzles to tailor the watering pattern. Ag supplies have many different size nozzles available for this purpose. You are always welcome to hot rod your impact sprinkler in any way that suits your needs. This is not a governmental mandated flow restrictor. Some sprinkler design engineer nerd will be pulling his hair out after seeing your mods!
A small 45 splitter cuts your flow in half. Gilmour sells a full flow y $7-$8. Aubuchon or any dealer or online order now before spring. Great video need this for the lawn off of a well might add a timer and flow meter to preserve the well. Can run dry in summer. 🙂
I wish I would’ve seen this video two weeks ago!!!🤦🏻♂️ I have those same sprinklers and I tore them apart getting the tabs off for 360*. I just spent the $80 for two tri-pods..🤣🤣🤣 I’m tearing those little heads apart tomorrow. Great hack!
It’s all about GPM. If you only have one head great, but if you have 10 you won’t get enough to water to supply pressure to feed all the heads. Most lawn sprinklers have flow restrictors to limit flow to .5 to 4 GPM. Depends on how much pressure type of pipe you use.
It may be a restriction because urban pressure is likely higher than rural well pressure, so maybe to protect the sprinkler or to help limit the throwing distance so you don't water your street or neighbour's lawn? Just a hypothesis.
My well pump pushes 85 psi...with the restrictive device removed it works tons better my brotha...but great hypothesis for sure..we've got awesome pressure
Josh be glad you don't live in California. Because if Jerry saw you do this he would send out the National Guard and the new water Police. Love the VLOGs.
Floyd Justice well since u brought up California....its burning up once again because why??? They won't keep undergrowth under control. I actually seen a sign on the news said something to that effect...protected undergrowth. Well I guess mother nature taking care of that under growth...
I had the exact same problem... followed your instructions. For some reason the model I have (which seems to be the same one you have) can no longer be unscrewed to get to the inner washers... all I achieved was stripping out the end of the sprinkler (which seems to be some softer metal) with my Channellocks. I'm running 150ft of hose to one of these sprinklers then daisy chaining a 25ft a bit further... first one slings fine, the second one dribbles at best... and I even have it connected with a narrower hose in hopes to create greater water pressure.
sad, that we gave to pay for the parts we don't want. Lo flow toilets are fine if they are designed properly. The plants require a specific amount of water. It should be at disgression of the gardener. Not the gov.
I take mine apart every year an polish the slide pieces on a bench polisher keeps them smooth and lime build up free. They dont make them like the old rain birds and nelson's used to be and last for ever
It’s not how deep the well is It’s what your pressure tank set points are, and the elevation difference between your tank and your sprinkler You lose 0.433 psi every foot you push water above your pressure tank👍🏻
This hack of removing the gov mandated restrictors works like a champ if you already have decent line pressure. When the line pressure is lacking, you can run a larger diameter feed line to where you're going to install the sprinkler, then reduce the feed line diameter just before the sprinkler. Using a 1" diameter feed line then reducing to a 1/2" line before the sprinkler will close to double the pressure at the sprinkler head. .
Wouldn’t the first destructor just increase the speed of the water flow? Assuming the water pressure is the same, a smaller opening would just increase the speed of the flow.
I was reading the comment section and I’m seeing that most are confusing “pressure” with “volume”.....The restrictors are put there to cut down on volume of water flow, not pressure....
Agree - the video is great for those who have low water pressure. Nice hack! The sprinklers, though, were designed with higher city water pressure in mind and work great under those conditions. There is no government conspiracy here to limit your freedom to water your lawn.
I guess that now the sprinkler head will use more than 3gpm, so if you have multiple sprinklers, you would ended having some with no pressure of water flow
Need to invest in a tool box for the UTV and a way to keep the tools from mixing into the shop/house tools. Easy method for keeping tools in the right toolbox is to paint the handles with a color code so you know to put it back in x box when you see it outside it. Once you know where the house will be built it would be worth it to start laying underground water lines to avoid surface hoses running everywhere. As you are in a spot with mild winters can get away with something as simple as a modified sub soiler to pull poly pipe with the tractor for the 12 inches down. If the garden will be there permanently that is one water run
In Germany these flow restrictions are mandatory for all water faucets and showerheads, but I haven't seen that in garden stuff around here. I mean, for washing your hands this is a great idea since many people just turn the tap open all the way, but when you need the water to put an amount of water in the ground instead of washing something off your hands, these washers inside the pipe are just dumb.
Thanks for sharing this! I just bought three T-Post mounting style impact sprayers and noticed they’re kinda, sad, in the pressure department. I’m going to give this a try!
It would probably not make too big a difference whether you keep the washer in or not. It is there just to be a washer and nothing more - so it's probably best to keep it in there to do it's washer duties :D The government mandated devil in the front is called a stream straightener in my neck of the woods. Those sprinklers are designed to run optimally at around 40PSI and my guess it you don't have more than 20PSI available. The stream straightener helps the sprinkler gain yardage at high pressure as opposed to breaking up the stream due to higher velocity when you don't have it. Basically it's better to take it out if your pressure sucks
The last restrictor you removed also, often, acts to remove turbulence and or twist in the water stream giving a more defined jet of water. Removal will allow much more water to flow through, however, the range may be noticeably decreased. An exaggerated example of this is the water fountain display shows you see in Las Vegas.
Do you know what will help my corn out
Salt and butter!
ethan phillips check your soil for the amount of nitrogen to low or to high will affect your corn yeild
Ask 100 farmers that question and you will get at least 200 answers. is it slow growing, discolored patches, fully discolored? What type of soil is it in, what have you done to the soil, what pests do you have and how have you handled them?
ethan phillips Bees.....get yourself a bee hive with honey bees....
There's a bunch to read up on that but generally if the leaves are turning yellow, low nitrogen. Corn is a high nitrogen feeder so manure is good or a general 10-10-10 is okay but it is better to test your soil. You can make decisions also by what was growing there last season and just run with it. The more corn you're growing the more critical you should be. After you fertilize it you should notice a change within 2-3 days.
Best impact sprinkler video on TH-cam! Not only did you help me turbocharge my sprinkler, you also helped me understand how to take it apart and figure out WTF was wrong with one that was sitting in my scrap metal pile! Thanks!
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We have used the same sprinklers for decades. They are durable and work great. Those parts are not "government mandated". The city home can have from 40 to 70 PSI water pressure. With the governors removed the sprinkler would blow apart in a yard at a city home. In your case the pressure is much less from the well. Especialy if you dont have a pressure reserve tank. Removing the governors makes sense and works great. Glad you found those.
Thanks, I'm a produce grower and mostly use drip irrigation. But added few
acres of melons and I'm using exactly what you're using.. I'm not sure how many sprinklers I have, but they are not doing squat... and I have BIG diesel pumps. They are pulling water from irrigation ponds with enough pressure I can blow water hose out of I crank them up.... I went down to that field 9:30 PM after watching this video !!! Thank you !!!! You my hero !!!! Lol.. Seriously.. Thank you.
Hey, just a general comment, not trying to say you're doing anything wrong because I love what you've presented. I agree that the well can pump up 500 ft outa the ground and then comparatively the rise above ground of the hose height is not a major concern, but to further that idea, I have found that if you want max flow (and resulting pressure) above ground, you need to pay attention to your hose diameter size. Let me say it a little differently.... If you have too small a hose/pipe diameter, it will amazingly limit your flow downstream even if you greatly increase the pressure back at the supply. It is much better to have a large delivery pipe and lower pressure loss than to try and "cram" more water using high pressure. So if you have a long run to get to your garden and you have a lot of heads or a big flow requirement, the first place you need to address is the pipe/hose diameter making the long run to the delivery site. This is why I always pay extra for 3/4" hoses (and some applications 1" hoses) instead of the very common 5/8" hoses. You get a lot more water delivery. Also, when I built my sprinkler system, I ran a big 2" distribution pipe east/west from the well, and then the sprinkler laterals with 10 heads each ran north/south being supplied off the distribution pipe at regular intervals. A little hydro dynamics. Just sayin'.....
I took the guts out of mine because it wasn't working that good and now it works so much better. Thank you for sharing. 👍
Those sprinklers have the ability to rotate 360 without taking the guides off, just flip up the L-shaped tab on the back of the sprinkler. You can also dictate if you want the spray interrupted or not by moving the triangle metal plate from one side to the other.
Nice trick with the reducer removal, BTW.
Jesus this would have saved me so much trouble at the end of last year. Immediately went outside and checked my impact sprinkler and sure enough I flipped that little tab and holy shit mind blown. Thank you!
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So many people don't know about the tab that can be flipped up for full-360° coverage! On metal sprinkler heads it is generally in the back (opposite the spray), and with plastic heads, it's generally in the front, though there are some exceptions.
I do this too, but it only goes around 360 repeatedly.. is there a way to make it go full 360 then reverse. When impact sprinklers reverse the put out more water in the zone closer to the sprinkler, then shoot further outwards in the opposite rotating direction.
@@RussC123set it for 359 degrees...?
@@garydamiter7065 The adjustment sliders on these particular types of impact sprinklers are too wide to allow anything more than around 270. Would prob have to modify the wire sliders
I didn’t have this problem, but the water would just come out a a trickel, so opened up the small brass nob and sure enough it was clogged. Unclogged it and it works just great. Thanks for the info.
Excellent... I bought a pair of sprinklers very similar from Lowe's hardware got them six feet apart and they wouldn't even wet the ground under them... just today got a new water main into our house built in 1954 with a pressure regulator installed and hooked them up... both of them are slinging water like crazy... tomorrow I'm going to take the restrictors out... thanks man good luck on your farm!!!
I followed your suggestion on all of my watering devices I used to have to move my sprinkler four times to water the front lawn. Now its only two times. Kawabunga dude! It works awesome. Thanks for the video!
Only took me a few years to find you and the hack, all the while buying more sprinklers to fit my water pressure [suck city].
Thank you so much.
God bless you and family.
This is great Josh. Sadly, I am one of those guys who bought one of those expensive ones thinking that it would do a great job. NOT! I can spit further. I just went out to do what you just showed and all the parts are molded plastic and in a single unit restricting the flow and nothing comes apart. I am going to have to get one that I can open up. I am glad you showed this. We live and learn. Thanks and have a great day!
Sounds like you need an electric drill.
You may want to try allowing the reverse function. Set it for 360 but have it oscillate clockwise then counter. That return gives more water closer in so you get better water distribution. Nice tip on the restrictors!
Yes do the 360 w the clips. If you don’t it doesn’t water very well from the sprinkler to the half way point of the full circle. Pulse, pulse, pulse, pulse, pulse till it hits the pin and goes back around the other way super fast creating a thicker spray of water. Just one way around sends the water out far in a long stream that can also be adjusted by the screw at the top of the impact nozzle. Impact sprinklers are the best for large gardens or lawns specifically because of the consistency w even water distribution. These sprinklers can be connected together to run multiple impact heads. If doing so don’t daisy chain as you will have no pressure down the line. Run your main line w a y splitter and separate hoses to the other heads. As far as the government regulated crap it’s all about water conservation. I do the same thing when I put in a new shower head. Take the washers or gaskets out to get the full flow. It says right on the packaging it’s a “violation” and against the law. Don’t cut the tags off your pillows either folks. Many cities have restrictions on water usage. Landlords are required by law to install water saving faucets, shower heads etc. They need to do so to pass their inspections. However a private homeowner with their own well or water source I see now harm. I live in Vermont and use three Gould jet pumps to pump water out of the lake for the lawn and gardens. Our place looks like a gulf course lol. I can water 2 acres of grass and large veg garden and several flower beds very easily early in the morning or evening. NEVER WATER TOO OETE IN THE EVENING. Especially for lawns. You want your grass dry out enough before dark. I learned that lesson the hard way. I also share my pumps with my neighbors as they water heavily and our wells are on the same vein. Another hard lesson learned a few years back. Excellent video thanks.
@@Sebastianbailey2001 I'd love to get your insight on how to water 2 acres. I want to renovate an acre and my plan was to use multiple of these orbital sprinklers. I have one of the tripod ones and tried it out this morning. It seems to work fine for about 20 seconds and then it stops working. The 150ft sections of hose I have hooked together almost seem to soften up a bit in that the water pressure just wasn't there. Once I turn the flow off the sprinkler via the shutoff valve on the hose, you can visually look at the hose and see it start to expand again as the pressure comes back. I was running 400ft of hose to it as that is the furthest point the tripod would have to placed. When trying a much shorter hose it seemed to work okay. Any thoughts? I haven't tried this hack yet so maybe that's part of the issue?
@@coreysmith5042 I don't have a garden, but if the hose was failing under the water pressure, it seems you should use pvc instead. Just a thought. Much success.
Oh man you are a life saver! Thank you so much!!! Our sprinkler was “broken” and my mom threw it away but I fixed it and it made her so happy, thank you man, so much!!!
Huge thanks! This video was a huge blessing! I was going nuts trying to get my sprinkler working better. I only wish I had found this video 2 hours ago. Thank you!
I had just purchased this sprinkler and was not at all happy with its performance. Took your advice and it runs amazing! Thanks for sharing!
WOW! I removed the restrictor behind the brass nozzle and that alone made a huge difference. Thanks for the suggestion.
Yessir....it really does make a difference!
I just bought a two pack in Lowes. One worked, one didn't until I removed the restrictors.
We have only 33 pounds of pressure during the day & even lower at night when allowed to water.
Thanks for the tip.
You are awesome. This worked for my 2 sprinklers and our garden. A plastic restrictor in the stream. Thank you!!
Had about 4 sprinklers laying around,thought they were broken did this hack to them and now work Great! Thanks man!
I'm going to go dig mine out if the junk pile. Glad I haven't been to the dump yet.
I have been racking my brain trying to figure this out just for my dad's lawn. I don't now why it took me so long to find it but Thank You.
I have never commented on ANY TH-cam video, but you should have your own TV show! Funny, entertaining and informative.
Maybe one day!
Thank you! I have a 800 foot well that pumps out 75gpm. Your video helps with my paddocks!!!!
Thank you for this hack. I was drawing water from the lake and I couldn't get good pressure. After this little hack, sprinkler is working like a charm.
Josh, I absolutely love the background scenery of your videos!! Your farm is absolutely gorgeous! It really shows all the hard work you and Mrs Stoney Ridge have put into the place!!
Hi hillbilly,
I can’t tell you how many sprinkler heads I bought that just don’t seem to work. I just tried your hack removing the nanny state water reducer’s and I can’t believe how good these things work. Thanks again you save me quite a bit of money
New drinking game: take a shot every time he says "slingin" or government
Ryan Brockley I’ll drink to that!
Alcohol poisoning here we come.
Said "slinging water" eight times.
shotgun a beer every time He says water.
Ya know, I got half a bottle of fire ball from last night and I just wanted to confirm my idea with someone else.
The plastic washer you removed from the bottom yes will allow more water volume through the metal spring assembly is just for partial circles and the black vein removedfrom the nozzle is designed to deliver a tighter spray pattern farthe,r so by removing it you have achieved more water drops in a smaller area.
Wisconsin Cranberry grower
Thank you. Hardly "government mandated", but part of the actual design, and I don't think they were originally designed with his application in mind.
I was looking for a good or great sprinkler for my residential yard, I live in the city of Chicago and have a regular back yard with some grass but hate those sprinklers that just go back and forth, I somehow came across your video, your excitement caught my attention and jolly presentation had me smiling and excited too even though I don’t even have a farm, you enthusiasm and excitement is contagious, great video, thanks for sharing. I’m going to hack a water sprinkler today just cause. Lol
Thanks for the info. I didn't know they had the restrictions inside. You might consider tying or taping up your hoses to the T-posts to get the weight of your hoses off the sprinkler. In your video you can just see the hose is bent into a 90 almost cutting your water off that way as well. I had to do the same thing with some upright roll around sprinklers I have. Helped a lot. Good video!
Good point. My local dollar store sell 90 degree hose couplers that would take off the strain. You could tie-wrap the hose to the post just below the sprinkler head. I have tie-wraps that are reusable if the hose has to be removed.
The sprinkler head you are using was designed and made for the in town user; less overwatering and adjustments for corners etc. If you want a quality sprinkler head go to an irrigation supplier and get a commercial head. There are many online these days. They do not have all that stuff on them/in them. The nozzles come in different sizes so you can balance the total irrigation system. One sprinkler/head I have will water a 100 foot diameter circle.
I make my own sprinkler stands out of old car wheels. Cut one side of the rim off then weld a piece of angle iron across the center hole. Then weld a 90° pipe elbow to the angle iron. Put a female garden hose to NPT adapter on the bottom, install the length of pipe (I use 1/2 “ or 3/4 “) you want in the top of the elbow. At the top of the pipe use a coupler and then install your sprinkler head. You will find that these are easy to carry and easy to move and store for the next use. There is no driving something into the ground and they are very stable.
The better way to water your garden is to water it for 12 hours once a week or till you get 1” of water on the garden (same for a yard). This promotes deeper root growth. I usually water mine overnight. Best fertilizer for a garden is 10-20-20. Lower nitrogen/less plant growth and better fruit/vegetable production.
You're right about watering lawns once per week. I do the same thing and soak it overnight, for at least 12 hours. No need for tons of fertilizer and water everyday. Just mow with no bag and soak once per week and let nature do her thing
12 hours once a week ....how much is that water bill. Yikes
@@seriejohnson698 If you live where they charge you for water, you are in a communist controlled area. Move.
That's also true for the shower heading your bathrooms and faucets in the rest of your homes. I always take the little restrictor out wherever I find them. Well...when associated with water. Don't do that with gas appliances or you might burn your house down!
Cant wait to try this tomorrow. Drives me nuts not being able to do two sprinklers at a time. I have hardly any pressure with two going. Not even enough to turn the sprinkler heads. Hope this hack works. Also on a well.
hope it works for ya!
I love this. Just what I needed. It's dry out there. My sprinklers just aren't doing very well. This is much cheaper than a pressure booster. Just a thought on losing pressure going uphill. You do lose pressure. Approximately .43 psi per foot of rise against gravity. If you look at the packaging on well pumps itll sometimes tell you how many gpm you get with different well depths. The deeper the well, the less water you get per unit of time measure. If you want more water, you need a bigger pump. Also, garden hose will restrict your gpm more than well pipe because of the difference in friction from the hose/ pipe. Water has less contact with the walls in well pipe than it does in a hose. If you want to increase water pressure going uphill, switch to a narrower hose farther up the run. You get more friction but the water has less space to run in and the water, being driven by water behind it (in a bigger hose), will have to speed up to get out of the way thus increasing the pressure.
Wrong. You want the largest diameter hose all the way to the sprinkler for the least resistance. Reducing the hose diameter just before the sprinkler would have the same effect as the flow restricters that were removed. The water pressure from the well pressure tank is set by the pressure regulator, regardless of how deep the well is or how much water the pump can produce. As long as the pump can keep up with demand, the pressure out of the pressure tank to the garden hose will not change. To use an electrical analogy, if you want greater flow (current) after adding a resistance, you have to increase the pressure (Voltage). So you want the least resistance all the way to the nozzle where the water comes out.
DAYUM! My orbits just got supercharged and aren't leaving dry spots in the middle of my yard! This video is the only reason I am not returning them. Thank you!
The flow restrictors could be there for when you are using multiple sprinkler heads on 1 line to allow for a more even flow of water.
Outstanding video I just bought 2 of those to water my new yard in Tenn. (sodded). I’m taking them apart as I write this. Thanks Josh. Keep up the fine work Sir....
Thanks for the video.I had high hopes of getting better pressure as I have 11,000 square feet of new sod to water in, but neither of the two impact sprinklers I have had either of the restrictors in them.At least I know now.Thanks again....all the best!
rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey.....whiskey makes ladies, a little bit frisky.....let me know when you got your Stoney Ridge Shine license....
I took the guts out of my sprinkler because it wasnt doing its job but I can say it works alot better now. Thank you .👍
MAKE SPRINKLERS GREAT AGAIN!
Domino52o 😂
They may have reduced the flow with restrictors to make the head work better when installed at ground level. Those spikes you mounted on top of poles will throw the water alot further than spiked into the ground. With them "slingin" water at ground level you might end up with relatively small very wet circles. But put them 5 to 6 feet on a post, that changes things.
Judging by the other videos on the farm you have lots of water everywhere. No worries about conserving at at this level of land use intensity.
THANK YOU! That second restrictor looks like the one I removed from the faucet pipe under my son's kitchen sink. He's the guy that makes money, I'm the gal who fixes things🤪 I couldn't stand getting only a trickle of water at that sink. After I removed that piece it flowed like a normal faucet. I must admit I enjoyed the kudos as much as having a flow that didn't cause me "mental issues" lol.
The one in the nozzle helps make it spray more evenly..... they do get clogged so clean them out. A good Rainbird head, the bronze ones, last for years and will really throw the water out there.
Stony Ridge. You are the only person I know that can make a 2 minute video explanation into 10 minutes.
Been using those impact sprinklers for 35 years and never heard of water saving devices being on them. Gonna have to check that out. Thanks.
What you took out right behind the nozzle is called a stream straightener... also, best way to remove the stem is to put the head in a vise, gently, then use a file in the slots to unscrew the stem.
I was kinda thinking this. I highly doubt these parts are "government mandated restrictors". I have the same heads and at ground level they work like his modified heads. Informative video but I feel like he's pushing an agenda.
I can confirm. That sprinkler is straight-up slinging water. Thanks for the tip.
The O ring in the nozzle is to equalize pressure if your running multiple sprinklers. That may be a flow control nozzle. Farmers use them on real hilly ground if they're using a wheel line or handline. It equalizes the pressure thru out the system.
But since you only have the 2, no harm no foul
I don't know but if I was a betting man I would guess that those restrictive parts are in there so they can export that sprinkler to other countries. California for example.😂😂😂
other countries... like, California?
@@eskimogolfer And CHAZ. They need help with their garden. A lot of help.
@Wc Fields And the 1st biggest debt, at least in America.
@Wc Fields With the largest deficit.
hahahaha! Too funny.
I have a couple old solid brass Rain Bird impact sprinklers from the 1960s that the new current production ones cannot hold a candle to. Some of those restrictors may be there to increase spraying distance when used in the city and with residential garden hoses. Mineral buildup overtime further restricts water flow.
I remove this little things from house faucets, shower heads, pretty much anywhere I see them. Some shower heads have developed a "fixed" restrictor. I usually start with a small drill bit and work my way up in size till I like the pressure. People claim these things save water. If you have to stay on the shower twice as long to rinse,, it ain't saving nuttin
As for a sprinkler head, with a guy who knows how to put down an inch of water, a restriction will waste more water to get you your 'inch'.
Gently misting a yard, every hour, to get you your inch per week, would never happen and the roots won't even get wet. You need to hammer on the water as fast as you can, to get an inch per week. Roots will get wet, and less evaporation.
I’ve got expensive Gilmour pro impact sprinklers. 10gpm pump set to 38psi and a 15-20’drop down to the garden. Running two drops me from a 30’ throw down to a 20’ throw. Taking them apart tomorrow to see if I can improve their watering abilities!
Gilmour products are crap. Pretty much everything is these days due to government regulations and product all being built in china.
Leaving the reducer washers inside has the effect of increasing the water pressure. When water is restricted in a pipe, it increases the pressure - and makes the water stream go farther out. (Doing this has the inverse effect of reducing volume, but it depends on what you're trying to do).
The restricting orifices are put in by the factory to make the sprinkler head operate according to its design flow and droplet distribution chart. They take great efforts to evenly distribute the water droplets of a certain size to cover the entire disk of land that the sprinklers cover. Getting even water distribution is a huge challenge.
When your sprinkler reverses, the spray pattern waters the area closer to the radius of the sprinkler. Reversing units are for corners and watering along fences where you don't want to waste water on the road behind it. Some farms use non reversing impact sprinklers with 2 nozzles set 180 degrees apart and of different bore sizes. You can swap out the various size nozzles to tailor the watering pattern. Ag supplies have many different size nozzles available for this purpose.
You are always welcome to hot rod your impact sprinkler in any way that suits your needs. This is not a governmental mandated flow restrictor. Some sprinkler design engineer nerd will be pulling his hair out after seeing your mods!
Yea, I didn't notice any diff when I tried this. Shame now I lost the washers lol..
A small 45 splitter cuts your flow in half. Gilmour sells a full flow y $7-$8. Aubuchon or any dealer or online order now before spring. Great video need this for the lawn off of a well might add a timer and flow meter to preserve the well. Can run dry in summer. 🙂
Thanks for the tip on the restrictor thingy. Less than 5 min and my sprinkler is running better than new 👍🏼
If it were so simple for us older guys with prostate issues! Great video. I actually have 2 of those sprinklers. Anxious to make some modifications.
Amazing. Removed mine just now. Saved me from returning it after being so dissatisfied with the performance.
I wish I would’ve seen this video two weeks ago!!!🤦🏻♂️ I have those same sprinklers and I tore them apart getting the tabs off for 360*. I just spent the $80 for two tri-pods..🤣🤣🤣 I’m tearing those little heads apart tomorrow. Great hack!
Your mod is the same thing I do with a new shower head. The part you removed at the end where the water comes out made the biggest difference
It’s all about GPM. If you only have one head great, but if you have 10 you won’t get enough to water to supply pressure to feed all the heads. Most lawn sprinklers have flow restrictors to limit flow to .5 to 4 GPM. Depends on how much pressure type of pipe you use.
Bingo..you're spot on. Stoney farmer is not very bright.
Nice to watch a youtube video on home or mechanical repairs and hear good grammar.
It may be a restriction because urban pressure is likely higher than rural well pressure, so maybe to protect the sprinkler or to help limit the throwing distance so you don't water your street or neighbour's lawn? Just a hypothesis.
My well pump pushes 85 psi...with the restrictive device removed it works tons better my brotha...but great hypothesis for sure..we've got awesome pressure
Thank you for the great advice ...I managed to revive my old sprinkler today
Josh be glad you don't live in California. Because if Jerry saw you do this he would send out the National Guard and the new water Police. Love the VLOGs.
Floyd Justice well since u brought up California....its burning up once again because why??? They won't keep undergrowth under control. I actually seen a sign on the news said something to that effect...protected undergrowth. Well I guess mother nature taking care of that under growth...
*eye roll*
I had the exact same problem... followed your instructions. For some reason the model I have (which seems to be the same one you have) can no longer be unscrewed to get to the inner washers... all I achieved was stripping out the end of the sprinkler (which seems to be some softer metal) with my Channellocks. I'm running 150ft of hose to one of these sprinklers then daisy chaining a 25ft a bit further... first one slings fine, the second one dribbles at best... and I even have it connected with a narrower hose in hopes to create greater water pressure.
Silver queen corn is the BEST! Great job Josh, Big brother is ALWAYS got their noses in where they don't belong. Great hack brother! 👍👍
sad, that we gave to pay for the parts we don't want. Lo flow toilets are fine if they are designed properly. The plants require a specific amount of water. It should be at disgression of the gardener. Not the gov.
I take mine apart every year an polish the slide pieces on a bench polisher keeps them smooth and lime build up free. They dont make them like the old rain birds and nelson's used to be and last for ever
You should do a video on the process! tearing it down, cleaning it up and putting it back together
@@enjay8950 soon as winyer gets here ;)
Don't need to remove those two clips that adjust the sprinklers range....you just flick up the metal tab for it to go 360 :)
If I want 360 degrees I have to remove the clips since it hits on of the clips in one direction even with the metal tab flipped up.
@@Rich22C if that is happening then something must be a little bent
Excellent hack,, I am on a well and it made my sprinkler 100% better. Thank you
It’s not how deep the well is
It’s what your pressure tank set points are, and the elevation difference between your tank and your sprinkler
You lose 0.433 psi every foot you push water above your pressure tank👍🏻
This hack of removing the gov mandated restrictors works like a champ if you already have decent line pressure.
When the line pressure is lacking, you can run a larger diameter feed line to where you're going to install the sprinkler, then reduce the feed line diameter just before the sprinkler. Using a 1" diameter feed line then reducing to a 1/2" line before the sprinkler will close to double the pressure at the sprinkler head.
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But you've got to start with a pump that can deliver the required pressure and flow.
Have a couple different sprinklers and used your hack to remove the different restricted orifices. Worked great! Thanks
Wouldn’t the first destructor just increase the speed of the water flow? Assuming the water pressure is the same, a smaller opening would just increase the speed of the flow.
I was reading the comment section and I’m seeing that most are confusing “pressure” with “volume”.....The restrictors are put there to cut down on volume of water flow, not pressure....
Agree - the video is great for those who have low water pressure. Nice hack! The sprinklers, though, were designed with higher city water pressure in mind and work great under those conditions. There is no government conspiracy here to limit your freedom to water your lawn.
I guess that now the sprinkler head will use more than 3gpm, so if you have multiple sprinklers, you would ended having some with no pressure of water flow
The smaller "restriction device" as you called it supposedly is designed to direct the water flow to the impulse arm...
Maybe, maybe not. Never know how truthful they are anymore.
I'm on well water and have had problems with those sprinklers. Going out to fix the problem. Thanks!!
Thank you for the BEST sprinkler help video on youtube!
Need to invest in a tool box for the UTV and a way to keep the tools from mixing into the shop/house tools. Easy method for keeping tools in the right toolbox is to paint the handles with a color code so you know to put it back in x box when you see it outside it.
Once you know where the house will be built it would be worth it to start laying underground water lines to avoid surface hoses running everywhere. As you are in a spot with mild winters can get away with something as simple as a modified sub soiler to pull poly pipe with the tractor for the 12 inches down. If the garden will be there permanently that is one water run
Thank you! I didn’t even think about that. I do the same for my faucets. I just got some very similar to yours. 👍
Clever hack mate,one other thing you can do also is invest in bigger size sprinkler heads,well worth while,cheers 👍
In Germany these flow restrictions are mandatory for all water faucets and showerheads, but I haven't seen that in garden stuff around here. I mean, for washing your hands this is a great idea since many people just turn the tap open all the way, but when you need the water to put an amount of water in the ground instead of washing something off your hands, these washers inside the pipe are just dumb.
This just fixed my issue I was having trying to run 2 together
THANK YOU! Our sprinklers had the " fixing" yesterday, all work good!
This worked on my Gilmore! Little red diffuser type thing behind the nut. This was driving me crazy! Thanks!
Thank you so much gonna try it on same kind of sprinkler I have for my church field
We're from the government and we're here to help.
Thanks for the tip man!! Just did this to both my sprinklers and it works great!!
Thanks for sharing this! I just bought three T-Post mounting style impact sprayers and noticed they’re kinda, sad, in the pressure department. I’m going to give this a try!
my uncle used to set out a soup or bean can in his garden, when he had about 1.5 inches of water in the can he would move his sprinkler
I’ve got the sprinklers and you just saved my summer.
Mighty good tip. Worth a "thumbs up" for sure. Thank you Stoney Ridge.
That's actually pretty awesome thanks my beautiful brother
I use to work for hotels. They added those washers to all the bathrooms!!
It would probably not make too big a difference whether you keep the washer in or not. It is there just to be a washer and nothing more - so it's probably best to keep it in there to do it's washer duties :D
The government mandated devil in the front is called a stream straightener in my neck of the woods. Those sprinklers are designed to run optimally at around 40PSI and my guess it you don't have more than 20PSI available. The stream straightener helps the sprinkler gain yardage at high pressure as opposed to breaking up the stream due to higher velocity when you don't have it. Basically it's better to take it out if your pressure sucks
This advice was stinking amazing. Thank you.
When i did this where the white washer was it started leaking real bad. Had to leave it in but taking the black pice out really helped
The last restrictor you removed also, often, acts to remove turbulence and or twist in the water stream giving a more defined jet of water. Removal will allow much more water to flow through, however, the range may be noticeably decreased. An exaggerated example of this is the water fountain display shows you see in Las Vegas.
I used one off of a center pivot irrigation system...... Huge difference
Wow. I’m impressed. Simple, fast and easy.