Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "Everything About Irrigation Pivots (Farmers are Geniuses) - Smarter Every Day 278" video.

I think the most genious part of the whole system was to mechanically adjust each water springler pressure spring to match the waterflow when both the incoming water pressure and the area under the arm is considered. And because you can add each springler setting to database, you know immediately how to adjust any spare parts needed when springlers fail in the future. One thing that I'd have wanted to see in this video is where does the water come from? With the amount of water that was pushed down the pipe, the pump and water source must be pretty beefy indeed.
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@cogoid Did I understood correctly that the pump is running only ~2% of the whole year? Can a single pump be shared by multiple farms?
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@cogoid Thanks for the clarification. Your previous comment didn't explain if the 150 kW water pump was electric or ICE powered but considering the power, I guessed ICE powered.
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@cogoid That makes sense. Thanks!
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