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Maintaining green spaces

Watering arm for tractors

A tractor moves along rows of plants in a nursery; an articulated watering arm, mounted at the rear, swings out to the side and waters the plants from a raised watering head.
The arm swings out above the row, the tractor stays in the alleyway.
Synthetic image.

An articulated hydraulic arm, hitched to the tractor.
It carries the watering head above the plants,
from the nursery to the municipal planter.

Other names for this tool: articulated watering boom, irrigation arm, watering jib.

The essentials
Family
Maintaining green spaces
Hitch
Tractor, three-point linkage
Control
Hydraulic, from the cab or a control console
Carrier machine
A farm or municipal tractor, not an excavator

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01 Use

What it is for

On the left, the arm swings out over the row, the tractor stays in the lane. On the right, the water comes from a separate tank, connected to the arm by a hose. Computer-generated image.
the arm swings out over the row, the tractor stays in the lane the water comes from a separate tank, connected to the arm by a hose
Left: the arm swings out over the row, the tractor stays in the lane.
Right: the water comes from a separate tank, connected to the arm by a hose.
What sets it apart:
the arm swings out and lifts, the water tank is a separate tool.
Computer-generated image.

Mounted on the three-point linkage, the arm unfolds, pivots and lifts by hydraulic rams, controlled from the cab or from a control console.
The water comes from a carried or towed tank, connected to the arm by a hose: the tank is a separate tool.

It is the tool for nurseries, greenhouses and municipal green spaces: rows of plants, hanging planters, roadside flower beds.
It replaces the hose dragged by hand and walking between the rows.

An extended arm changes the tractor's balance. Counterweight and travel speed are set with the arm out, not folded.
The reach depends on the model, not on a generic figure.

02 Key technical data

On which machine?

It fits a farm or municipal tractor, not an excavator.
It hitches to the tractor's three-point linkage.
The tractor power: we calculate it with you for your machine.

What the tool does

It weighs 310 kg, to be checked with you.
Its reach goes up to 6,30 m, to be checked with you.
Its arm measures 2 800 mm, on the right as well as on the left, to be checked with you.
It swivels through 160°.

What is needed on the hydraulic side

It works hydraulically, controlled from the cab or from a control console.

Figures taken from our models on the market.
Your study sets the exact value for your machine.

How to read these values →

03 Your study

Have your equipment checked.

Describe what you water and the tractor that will carry the arm.
Specify where the water will come from.

What we need to answer you
  • Your tractor Its power, in hp.
  • The power take-off Its speed: 540 or 1000 rpm.
  • The hitch The three-point linkage category.
  • The hydraulics The spool valves available.

Without these details, the study still begins: we will ask you for them.

Book an appointment with the specialist

Or call 01 84 16 55 49 · our lines are open 7 days a week, from 7h to 22h.

Written study within 3 working days, once the file is complete.

04 Choice

What determines the choice

  • 01 — What is being watered Rows of plants, raised planters, flower beds:
    the side reach and the height of the watering head are chosen with the crop.
  • 02 — The tractor available Rear lift, hydraulic spool valves, electrical supply:
    the arm is chosen with the tractor that carries and controls it.
  • 03 — The controls From the tractor's spool valves, from a console, or by joystick:
    the finer the control, the less the driver has to get down.
  • 04 — The water tank Front-mounted, towed, or fed from the mains:
    the tank is chosen with the arm, never afterwards.
05 Check

What is checked before ordering

  • The useful reach It is set with the actual width of the rows or beds, not with a figure from the catalogue.
  • The hydraulic connections Number of spool valves, flow rate, electrical socket:
    we check that the tractor controls every movement.
  • Stability with the arm out Counterweight and overall size:
    the tractor stays stable with the arm extended, on the actual ground.
  • Flow and dosing Meter, flow adjustment:
    watering is dosed to suit the crop, and the option is decided at purchase.
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