Organization of the irrigation site for the effective operation of the «Cascade 65T» sprinkler machine

Abstract

Agriculture in  the  arid  climate of Saratov Zavolzhye is not  able  to provide  high yields  of crops without the use of special  tools to increase  moisture reserves in the root-containing layer of soil.  In  this  regard,  the  development of melioration in  Saratov region  is a strategically important task.  Sprinkling is  the  main way  to increase  the  moisture supply in  the  soil.  The  modern domestic sprinkling machine «Caskade  65T»  is  the  most  suitable for the  realization of this  method. For safe and  effective  operation of «Caskade  65T»SM the  following conditions should be observed:  no objects on the field interfering with  the passage  of self-propelled carts and  the machine as a whole; permissible longitudinal slope of the area up to 4…12% (depending on design  and  length  of the sprinkler machine spans); permissible slopes in the course of machine movement up to 5…12%; difference  in slopes between two adjacent spans  up to 6…14%, while  the total slope of the field along the sprinkler machine must not exceed 7%. It is recommended to set the direction of machine movement in such  a way  that  its ascent to an elevation  occurs along the gentlest slope.