Hose-fed irrigation boom

6-wheelunderground guidance

A lateral move system using a hose feed works in a linear movement to irrigate a rectangular area. Unlike center pivot systems, where the area irrigated depends only on the length of the machine, the area irrigated by the lateral system is determined by system length and travel distance. Water is fed to the irrigation system by a flexible hose attached to the machine. The size of the hose is 6' and 8'. The length can stretch from 1 span to 7 spans, though not more than 7 spans because of the hose weight limitation 450m length. The hose feed system requires hydrants and an underground pipeline. The lateral move center is the only irrigation machinery which can water all of the land. In square patches of land, each span is parallel with the land so there are no blind angles and the irrigation ratio increases to 99%.