Spray bars or water manifold ??

[thomo]

Thinking of making my own high banker and just looking around at a few pics for ideas and I see there are 2 main hopper designs.

1. - The spray bar and screening

2. - The water manifold and grizzly bars.

Just wondering what the main differences are between the 2 if there are any, or does it come down to personal preference ??

Or would it be beneficial to have an interchangeable hopper to swap over, depending on what soil type your putting through ??

Personally I could see the manifold type easier and quicker to make but see the advantage of spray bars to break up clay with the water jets.

Hoping someone can shed some light on the differences,

Cheers
Thomo

[Andy]

I've used highbankers that use both systems & both work well in non or little clay areas. But spray bars win hands down when it comes to breaking up clay.

I wouldn't worry about having separate hoppers. Just use the spraybar set up & you can adjust the flow of water by the revs on the pump.

Or you can incorporate a ball valve into the water delivery line near or at the top hopper.

Either of these types will do the job. www.irrigationwarehouse.com.au/category23_1.htm

[thomo]

Aug 22, 2011 7:07:58 GMT 10 Andy said:

both work well in non or little clay areas. But spray bars win hands down when it comes to breaking up clay.

Thought this might have been the case. Makes sense that the spray bars would be more versatile, I guess I was just hoping that I might be able to get away without the extra plumbing / fidgety bits.

Well, pump is on the way, as well as layflat hose hose and fittings. Will source the suction hose and plumbing parts locally to save on postage, and just need to find that bit of aluminium to turn into a highbanker. ;D

Cheers.