Rain Bird 80 Full Circle Impact Sprinkler

[@antiquesprinklers]

This old guy is in beautiful shape. It runs perfectly, and you capture it beautifully.

[@photocontrol]

Thanks Bill!

[@rasensprengermannparzival3018]

Dear Daran, we don't need to talk about your pump and your fabulous test site. Enviable! Thank you for always converting what is actually happening for us Europeans.

[@photocontrol]

Dear Gisbert, thank you for your comment. I'm happy to include the conversions. 😊

[@JohnCRV]

An oldie and still goodie! 👍

[@photocontrol]

Thanks John! It's still going strong 70+ years!

[@beebeesfuntasticadventures6110]

Nice sprinkler system, covers a large area.

[@photocontrol]

Thank you!

[@RicoAndrew]

Wind🚫 No Wind✅️ Also amazing footage, you must have a good pump!

[@photocontrol]

Thank you! Yes it's a 7 HP high pressure pump.

[@wayneessar7489]

Like is given..! I love the sound of impact sprinklers. Once I had to translate a Joni Mitchell song for a non garden person that did not understand the phrase:" the hissing of summer lawns.

[@photocontrol]

Thank you!

[@kerryvinci5287]

Nice RB 80. It seem the original heads with only fulcrum pin and driving off the nozzle shank the 70 too turns slow, it must not transmit the driving force as well as the later heads with the two post upper body, it may have to do with not enough gap between the stream and the nozzle shank, which limits the force from the arm when it cuts into the stream of water and forced close before water flowing to the spoon drives it into another cycle. I have a few of these but have never ran one of them..... we use the 80B/C site a bit but haven't set one of these up. I believe this was called the 80"special" with the Range Tube for a bit increased diameter and added coverage. Thanks for sharing! I see your trees are growing nicely!

[@photocontrol]

Thanks Kerry! Yes these original heads do turn a lot slower, I wonder if they had a slightly larger drive nozzle bore if it would kick the arm out a little farther for some extra driving force. The trees are growing well!

[@oldschoolsprinklers9000]

That’s a nice RB 80 that runs extremely well on your set up! It really puts out a great looking amount of water with wonderful distance and coverage! Just curious if you know the nozzle sizes? Thanks for sharing!

[@photocontrol]

Thank you! The drive nozzle is 1/4" and the range nozzle is 3/8".

[@oldschoolsprinklers9000]

Thanks for the nozzle sizes. They really do the job!!

[@NelsonBigGunP200Fan]

Nice #80. It has some nice distance and coverage. Runs well off your setup. I have one but I think the drive nozzle is a 7/32". Mine also is a slow turner too. Where did you find this one?

[@photocontrol]

Thanks! Sounds like your drive nozzle is a little bit smaller, these older models seem to be slower turners by their design. This was an eBay find.

[@NelsonBigGunP200Fan]

@@photocontrol The dealer has buckets of them there. Tons of them. On risers. Must've used at a smaller field, maybe turf or golf course. Still would like to find a 808, theres some on ebay but they have stripped threads for drive nozzle. Not interested unless they go for cheap, I'd have to re-tap it. I'd probably take it to a shop and have them do it. those 808's are massive. Almost as big as a end gun!

[@photocontrol]

@@NelsonBigGunP200Fan The 808 doesn't come up too often. That's too bad the ones you found have stripped threads, it should be fairly easy to re-tap. Yes they are a big impact.