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    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 at 7:27pm
There's a farmstead that runs several "3 tower" pivots (35-40 years old) that are driven on steel wheels with lugs by water only Smile . Can these pivots be "reversed" like the electric motor driven cousins ?? Thanks
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The ones I’ve dealt with were not reversible. Can be a pain at times.
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Originally posted by Thad in AR. Thad in AR. wrote:

The ones I’ve dealt with were not reversible. Can be a pain at times.
Thanks Thad, it's pretty neat to watch the "drive arm" actuate the steel wheels 
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We started out with Valley water drives. They’re fine if everything is good but a pain when anything goes wrong.
If one gets stuck reverse is a nice option.
You have a lot more control over electric but they have lots of parts and tires to keep up with.
Lightning was our biggest problem on the farm with the electrics.
I also remember watching the mechanical linkage on the water drives.
I was fairly young when dad went all electric drive.
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OH MY,, the old Valley water drives.... I guess they were ok when new, take IRRC at least 60 lbs water pressure, if the safety system fails,, man what a wreck,, they are really a pain when worn out,, glad i didn't hafta work on any of them,, jus mostly heard the neighbors horror stories...
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