Orbit Traveling Tractor Sprinkler

This cute tractor does the job ! Twenty yrs ago a company told me that it would be at least 10K for a sprinkler system. I sighed and thought I’d better assign watering to the kids… Watering myself now and I discovered last year that this (seemingly) spendy sprinkler does the job of an expensive system. I should have invested in this years ago. It is much more budget friendly compared to sprinkler system that constantly needs maintenance, head replacements, and winterization. My very large yard is in a rural area. I use 3 garden hoses totaling 200 feet. I set the hose formation and the sprinkler does the rest. Low setting allows it to run all night and give the grass a good soaking. I use hi setting during the day if I need to. Range of coverage I couldn’t ask for better. It is heavy enough that I believe it will last for years; it can’t be knocked around. No leaking when in use. Instructions were easy to follow. After about a month I had a problem with the gears not fully engaging. The instructions said to contact Orbit, not the seller, for service. I did and Orbit promptly responded and sent a new one. I’ve had this approximately 1 year before writing this review. I am MORE than satisfied with this sprinkler ! I am looking to purchase another so I don’t have to move it back and forth from the side yard to the front.

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.

I was pleasantly surprised by this sprinkler tractor. It is a bit larger and heavier than I expected, which actually made me feel good about its durability right out of the box. The construction feels sturdy and well-built, not flimsy or gimmicky. Setup was quick and easy, and it started working right away. It travels smoothly across the yard and provides great water coverage. I've been using it to help establish new grass, and it's been a great! It’s a great way to keep the area consistently watered without having to move a sprinkler around. Overall, it's a solid, well-made product that does exactly what it's supposed to do.

We have only used this a few times but so far we like it. It had an orifice at the outlet which flew off from the water pressure. We couldn’t find it so my husband had to do a MacGyver and jury rig the end; the other side was fine and it works beautifully since he fixed that. It is adjustable by the arms insofar as how far the water flings. The coverage was fantastic! The area we are doing gets completely soaked which is what we want there is a lever you can mess with which helps it move a little faster/slower (not a rocket by any means) We are planning on using PVC piping for the track rather than hose. It is very heavy metal and other than the one piece which flew off, very nicely made.

You lay out the path with the hose, and this thing just does its thing. Wow, where have you been my whole life for the last 26 yrs I had homes with lawns? Now, there's some quirks with this sprinkler, like you have to make sure how you lay out the hose, and you have to be kind of exacting with how you place the stop bracket (it will miss it if it's not a perfectly straight path)...just learning curves to adapt to, as with all things. But I will say that overall, this sprinkler is awesome and WELL worth the price.

This sprinkler is purely awesome. It really distributes the water and has multiple settings and is easy to use. It’s easily hooked up and adjusted. I love watching it make its way around our yard. There something very zen about watching it.

Amazon Problem: They are selling used/returned defective items as new. Item was represented as new and what we received was not. It was not in original factory packaging. We have ordered this same sprinkler in the past and they arrived in a exterior color box and brown box inside . This arrived in a plain brown box inside an Amazon shipping carton that used random cardboard pieces as packing material to hold inner carton in place. The parts to be assembled were just thrown in the box, not packed at all. The interior box had been badly retaped. I live in a rural area and now have to drive a total of 4 hours to the closest UPS drop off location to return. This is a result of Amazon's negligence - returning a defective product to the shelf to be sold as new, which is illegal. This was represented as a new product, not an open box return. Manufacturer Problem: The quality of the product has greatly declined in the past 1 to 2 years. We have a large yard and use them daily. The first two purchased lasted 3-4 years. We are now lucky if they last 1 summer season. We tried the $50 repair kit and the repair lasted 6 months.

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

Irriga e cammina!!! Proprio bello!

Super sprzęt musi mieć tylko właściwy wąż 5/8 cala, dobre ciśnienie wody. Robi dobrą robotę. Polecam

O produto é de excelente qualidade, veio embalado e protegido corretamente e chegou dentro do prazo.

I had one of these 20 yrs ago. It travels along the hose watering as it goes. My yard was flat then, now my yard has tree roots, holes and has a definite slope. The tractor handled it all. The one thing it can’t do it turn a corner but if you can make it a gentle curve of less than 45* then it just goes. I highly recommend this for someone who has plants to water but no sprinkler system put in

awesome and super neat. my uncle has one of the first one's and it still works