Garage find - Allis Chalmers lawn sprinkler
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Topic: Garage find - Allis Chalmers lawn sprinkler
Posted By: olivetroad
Subject: Garage find - Allis Chalmers lawn sprinkler
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 3:28pm
I was cleaning out my Aunt's garage and came across this lawn sprinkler. I showed it to her and remarked in what good condition it is in. She laughed and said: "that's because it never did work worth a hoot". I really enjoyed seeing a bunch of you fine folks at the swap meet yesterday! |
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 3:53pm
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WHERE are the pics from the swap meet??!! I wonder what was wrong with it? Ask her why it didn't work. I've never seen one, but they look pretty simple. You should be able to fix it easily enough. Possible problem, water pressure? ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 6:11pm
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When I was a kid, one of our neighbors had something similar. Theirs looked like a green tractor and was higher. Theirs was supposed to move along, driven by water pressure, which I think was the same principle of the one you found. Theirs didn't have enough traction to pull the garden hose more than a few feet. I bet they had a similar problem.
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 6:49pm
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I would say that would be correct, hose becomes heavy when containing water. If she would like to sell it, pm me. Or better yet, add it to your collection. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 7:02pm
...and the grass gets wet and slippery.
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AC720Man wrote:Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 7:22pm
| We have a “Rain Train” tractor sprinkler like that. Works great for a while, but when the ground gets wet it will dig itself in a hole and stop. Before I’ve taken 2x6” boards and made sort of a road for it to go on, so it doesn’t get stuck in the mud. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 7:23pm
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I've seen a couple of those sell on E-bay....... Always interesting to watch. |
Posted By: dustinmo
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 9:45pm
| David I have several of those even one new in the box |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 9:56pm
| I be leave we also have one new in box too. My uncle used to use one in the lawn for years |