Training Day

Centre Pivot Fault Finding Training

The intent of the training day is to educate owners or their staff in how their centre pivots work. The training will cover simple fault finding techniques with instruction and practice on in field repairs. The course will be concentrating on Lindsay Zimmatic Centre Pivots, however for those who own another brand of electrically driven pivot, the control systems and fault finding procedures are similar & understanding how your pivot works will assist you in the field.
After the one day course you will be able, if you wish, to repair most in field electrical problems with your pivot, or be able to give the staff at TEAM Irrigation an indication of what the problem may be with your pivot, either approach will help keep money in your pocket.
The three most important tools for “Pivot Fault Finding” are commonsense, eyesight and an insulation tester “Megger”. We have organised to have “Meggers” available at the course if you wish to purchase one.

 

Training Details

Date:                        Friday 27th July 2012

Location:                  TEAM Irrigation Warehouse

                                 69 Fitzroy Street Dubbo 2830

Time:                        8am to 4pm

Bookings and Cost:   

If you would like to attend the training day, please send through an email or fax with your details. Limited places available. The July training will be free with a light lunch provided. Fax: 02 6885 0119

 Email: admin@teamirrigation.com.au

Accommodation  

If you require overnight accommodation (at your cost) please contact Helen at our office and she will assist with your booking.

 

Traditionally, turf grown for commercial purposes has been irrigated using labour intensive hand shift pipes. However, Brett Sweeting from Turf the Lot Dubbo is now reaping the benefits of upgrading to Zimmatic Centre Pivots. Turf the Lot leases 2 properties, one with a 186m Zimmatic centre pivot on an 8 hectare paddock and another part circle 285m centre pivot on 14 hectares.Brett said “We are now using half the amount of water we traditionally used and the centre pivot efficiencies is saving us thousands of dollars in labour. Whilst the investment in the Zimmatic centre pivots is a costly initial outlay, labour savings produced by the centre pivot efficiencies pays for the capital outlay very quickly. For example I believe we are saving $2000 per month on labour costs on the 14 hectare property alone.”

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Water Week

October 17 to 22 is Water Week

To launch Water Week, we have attached a new article on the Tamworth Waste Water Scheme as published in the International Irrigation Advances Magazine.

Spearheaded by TEAM Irrigation, the recently-completed Tamworth City Wastewater reuse project was 14 years in the making and designed to secure the city's effluent disposal for up to 40 years.

Click here to read article

Go to projects page to read article in word format

 

 

Centre Pivot systems are steadily replacing, traditional flood irrigation and other types of sprinklers, & also subsurface drip irrigation in some instances.

Read more about the efficiencies of centre pivots and how they assist growers stay competitive.

TEAM Irrigation supplies and maintains agricultural irrigation systems, such as centre pivots, pumps, sprinklers, pipelines, fittings, tanks and water meters. Our warehouse in Fitzroy Street Dubbo sells supplies to farmers and maintains stock for our irrigation construction teams.

We are seeking a junior trainee to help coordinate our warehouse operations, including customer service, purchasing of goods & services and stock control. The trainee will undertake a Traineeship in Warehouse Merchandising.
 
TEAM Irrigation is a leader in bringing irrigation advances to the paddock. If you want to become part of our TEAM, please contact Tim Hines at TEAM Irrigation on 02 6885 5220 for further information.

Narromine growers, Tim & Pip Schiffman, upgraded from an existing towable centre pivot to a fixed Zimmatic centre pivot in August 2011. The centre pivot was installed in 7 days amongst an existing canola crop.

Read more about this exciting project.

No matter what brand of pivot you use, proper maintenance can extend the life and reliability of your pivot. Servicing your pivot in spring offers:

• Less downtime
• Lower operating costs
• Longer pivot life
• Higher trade-in value

TEAM Irrigation can service any pivot using genuine Lindsay Parts to make necessary repairs or replacement. Key inspection points include lubrication, electrical components, drive train, tires and sprinkler packages.
TEAM Irrigation can also provide Valley, T-L, Tyco parts if required.

To schedule a preventative maintenance check, contact TEAM Irrigation on 02 6885 5220.

No leakage & a 20 year warranty.

TEAM Irrigation installs Zimmatic pipelines with formed outlets. A formed outlet uses a tapered-to-tapered thread connection instead of a looser fit welded-on couplings that can contribute to rusting & leakage

In response to the growing popularity of genetically enhanced corn, Zimmatic has introduced the industry’s first medium clearance tower.

Increased use of high-yielding hybrids means that corn plants stand taller and stronger in the fields, forcing a change in how they are irrigated. These taller stalks can be damaged by the truss structure of a pivot with standard clearance.
Zimmatic’s new Medium Clearance Tower enjoys the following the advantages over a standard-sized tower:

• A height of 11 feet, 2 inches (3.4 meters) - nearly to feet (0.6m) taller than standard
• A reduced risk of damage to crops and the pivot
• A better option for hilly terrain  Medium clearance pivots are also a good solution for sugarcane crops.
  
  Find out more by reading the Medium Clearance Brochure
  
  Zimmatic Irrigation Solutions for Corn Crops

Irrigate More Acres Without Buying More Equipment

 

TEAM Irrigation clients seek solutions to maximise the number of acres irrigated by centre pivots and often the best solution is a Mobile Move Centre Pivot. TEAM Irrigation help clients plan a towing pattern to spread a grower's irrigation investment over as many acres as possible.
Investing in a Mobile Move Centre Pivot makes good sense, especially when you consider how much time, effort and worry you waste when you use a different type of irrigation system or no irrigation system at all. Some of the prime examples of situations that are ideal for putting a Zimmatic Mobile Pivot are...

• You have dryland fields that could produce more - but wonder if you can justify an irrigation system
• You are irrigating with solid-set or a traveling gun and you want to cut your time and labour costs
• You're adding or replacing a pivot near other fields that could be irrigated
• You want to spread your irrigation investment over as many acres as possible

TEAM Irrigation can help you plan a towing system allowing you to irrigate multiple fields or fields with irregular boundaries.

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