The heavy usage of the irrigation system during the summer months has definitely added to the age (1979) of our irrigation system and the sometimes daily problems that we have to overcome in order to keep the course in excellent condition. The 1/4 inch hydraulic tubing supplies water pressure to the irrigation heads. When the water pressure is eliminated either by us choosing to turn on the irrigation head or by a hole in the tubing, the irrigation head will pop up and run. When there is a hole in the tubing, it is a time to drop everything and try to locate where the leaking hydraulic tube is as quickly as possible. So far in the 2015 golf season, we have had 113 hydraulic leaks! The pictures below are a few of the digging expeditions.
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| Cluster of hydraulic tubes each of which control different irrigation heads. |
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| The maze of digging trying to find the tube. |
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| Hydraulic tubes entering a control box. |
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| Cluster of hydraulic tubes. |
