KIFCO WATER-REEL T 210L User manual

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P.O. Box 290
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OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Model T/E 210L & T/E 230
Serial Number 570,100+
19302940

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Introducon
Thank you for purchasing a Kifco Water-Reel!
Please read this manual carefully to learn how to operate and service your Water-Reel properly before
operang your machine for the rst me. Failure to do so can result in personal injury and/or property
damage.
If you have any problems or are unclear regarding any of the instrucons contained herein, contact your
local dealer or Kifco prior to operaon.
Record the model & serial number of your machine in a safe locaon. Should you ever require product
support assistance from our factory; the process will be much quicker if you have this informaon availa-
ble.
This manual is a permanent part of your Water-Reel and should always be available for reference by the
operator. This manual should remain with the Water-Reel at all mes. Addional copies of this manual
are available on our website at www.kifco.com.
Measurements
In this manual all measurements are in U.S. SAE units unless otherwise noted.
Warranty
A standard Kifco Water-Reel warranty is provided. Please see the specic warranty statement in this
manual for full details. Neither Kifco Dealers nor their representaves are authorized to make excepons
to any warranty policy. Any deviaons from the standard warranty require wrien authorizaon from
Kifco, Inc.
The warranty specically excludes:
• Alteraons or modicaons to any part of your new machine not previously approved by Kifco in
wring.
• Irrigaon tube that is longer, larger in diameter, or made from non-approved materials will void the
warranty on the enre machine.
• Damage caused by normal wear, accident, lack of reasonable care and maintenance, neglect or abuse.
• Transportaon, mailing, service call, diagnosc costs.
• Labor for repairs is also excluded unless unusual circumstances exist and then only if pre-approved.
Current Parts & Operator’s Manuals are always available online at www.kifco.com.

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Table of Contents
Safety 4
Safety Decals 5
Safety Precauons 6-7
Turbine Drive Controls 8
Handling the Polyethylene Tube 9
Water-Reel Start-Up & Operaon 10-20
Water Applicaon Rate & Travel Speed 21-22
Adjustments 23-26
Polyethylene Tube Repair 27
Repair & Maintenance 28-29
Booster Pump Operang Instrucons 30-31
Storage & Specicaons 32
Warranty 33
Notes 34
Dealer Checklist 35
Parts Book Available at www.kifco.com

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Safety
Owner’s Responsibilies
The owner is responsible for the safe operaon of this product. The important safeguards and instrucons
appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible condions and situaons that may occur.
Common sense and cauon should be used at all mes by all operators to prevent damage or injury to the
operator.
The owner is responsible for:
• Reading and understanding this manual. If any instrucons remain unclear contact your local dealer or
Kifco for further instrucons.
• Operang the machine strictly according to prescribed limitaons.
• Properly training others who may be permied to operate the machine.
• Heed the rules of safety, including but not limited to those in these instrucons.
• Exercising good judgment relang to safe operaon and safe conduct by operators and spectators
whether invited or not.
• Always bringing the safety decals and placards on the machine to the aenon of operators and spec-
tators.
• Keeping all shields and guards in place!
Read and Heed The Special Messages!
This safety alert symbol is used to indicate messages related to safety. When you see
this safety symbol, obey the safety message to avoid personal injury, property damage,
or both.
A “Cauon” message in this manual or on a machine placard means that you could be
injured and/or equipment or property may be damaged if you do not follow instrucons.
A “Warning” message in this manual or on a machine placard means that a hazard exists that could result
in severe personal injury or death.
A “Danger” message in this manual or on a machine placard means that a hazard exists that will result in
severe personal injury or death.

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Safety Decals
All Water Reels are supplied with a variety of safety decals. These decals must be properly maintained,
including replacing any that become illegible or are missing. When replacing safety decals, make sure to
install them into the correct locaon as outlined in this manual.
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Safety Precauons
Learn To Be a Safe Operator
Read This Manual
• Know the controls on the Water-Reel and how to stop the water supply.
• Do not allow anyone to operate this Water-Reel without proper instrucon.
General Precauons
• Never aempt to service the Water-Reel while it is operang.
• Never aempt to make adjustments to the equipment while it is operang.
• Perform recommended maintenance at suggested intervals.
Protect Children
• Do NOT allow children to operate the Water-Reel.
• Keep children away while operang the Water-Reel.
• Do not allow children to operate the tractor that is posioning the Water-Reel.
• Never allow children to climb or ride on the machine at any me.
Use Cauon Around Pressurized Lines
• For your own protecon, always take care when working with or
around pressurized equipment. Shut o the unit and water supply
before working with any components. This includes the supply lines,
machine or any related equipment.
• Be sure the pressure is relieved from any supply line before it is discon-
nected.
• When the automac sprinkler shut-o is used, pressurized water may be
trapped in the system tube.
• Never service the equipment while it is pressurized or in operaon.
Stay Away from Operang Sprinklers
• Stay away and keep others away from the sprinkler head during operaon.
Pressurized water from a sprinkler can inict serious injury to bystanders.

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Safety Precauons
Learn To Be a Safe Operator
Use Cauon When Towing
• Your Water-Reel is not intended for highway towing.
• 10 MPH maximum on smooth surfaces.
• 3 MPH maximum on rough surfaces
NEVER TOW THE WATER-REEL IN EXCESS OF 10 MPH
Keep Hands and Clothing Away
• Do not reach into any part of the Water-Reel while it is in operaon.
• All operators and spectators should keep a safe distance from all
moving parts during operaon.
Keep All Guards and Shields in Place
• Never Operate this Machine with Safety Guards Removed!
• Should a shield or guard become damaged or lost, replace it prior to
operaon.
Stay Away From Power Lines
• Avoid leng water contact power lines. Be careful not to contact
power lines with irrigaon pipe or mechanical equipment while oper-
ang or transporng you Water-Reel.
Never Service or Make Adjustments While the Water-Reel is Pres-
surized
• Shut the water o at the source before aempng to do any service maintenance or ad-
justments

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Turbine Drive Controls
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1. Entry Fing—Supplies water to the machine
2. Travel Speed—Sets the Gun Cart retracon speed
3. Pressure Gauge—Shows water pressure (at the inlet)
4. Shut-o Hold Out—Locks the turbine to full by-pass (stop)
5. An-reverse Pawl—Keeps the spool locked so coils of
tube stay ght
6. Clutch Disengage Knob—Disengages drive
7. Cradle Pin– Locks the cradle from rotang
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12 13 14
8. Shut-o Bar Handle—Turns turbine o
9. Transport Boom—Carries the Gun Cart during transporng
10. Pressure Relief Valve—Relieves pressure in tube aer run
11. Sprinkler Control Selecon—Sets acon of the sprinkler
aer irrigaon run
12. Actuator Valve– Controls the Sprinkler to run or shut down
aer run
13. Stabilizer Leg– Secures machine for irrigaon run
14. Stabilizer Jack Handle– Raises and lowers stabilizer legs

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Handling the Polyethylene Tube
The polyethylene irrigaon tube is a durable product that will operate reliably for many years
if handled properly and given a reasonable amount of care.
Medium Density Polyethylene is a semi-rigid product that retains its shape when it is not pres-
surized but can also be wound on a drum or spool without damage. This characterisc makes
it feasible to pump uid through it while it is rolled up on a reel.
A few simple precauons need to be observed to prevent damaging the tube when operang
your Water-Reel.
1. When starng a new Water-Reel for the rst me, you must pull the tube all the way
out in order to correctly ghten the new tube on the spool. It is also important to fol-
low the ming Instrucons on Pages 23-24 of this manual.
2. Never transport the Water-Reel with the An Return Pawl in the up posion! The tub-
ing will become loose and tangled. Do not aempt to operate your Water-Reel if there
are any coils of tube that are loose or misplaced. If loose coils of tube are noced, they
must be ghtened by rotang the spool by hand. If this is not possible, pull all of the tube
out before aempng to rewind the tube.
3. Never try to move or relocate the machine if the tube is not fully rewound onto the ma-
chine.
4. Never pull the tube o the machine other than by pulling on the sprinkler cart (straight
out from the machine).
5. Never run over the tube with any kind of vehicle and avoid pinching or pulling the tube
around objects. Never bend the tube sharper than 25 mes the inner diameter of the
tube (See page 14).
6. If the tube is frequently pulled out only a poron of its complete length the tube remain-
ing on the drum will become loose. Occasionally it will be necessary to pull all the tube o
the drum to ghten the remaining coils.
Be careful when operang other equipment near the tube. Make sure the tube doesn’t get
gouged or punctured.
REMEMBER, polyethylene tube is semi-rigid and subject to being kinked. Those foregoing
precauons will reduce the possibility of kinking or damaging your tube. Throughout the
irrigaon industry the words ‘tube’ and ‘hose’ are used interchangeably in connecon with
hard hose traveling machines.

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Water-Reel Start-Up & Operaon
The success of the Water-Reel irrigaon system depends a great deal on the operator's understand-
ing of the proper pull out and start up procedure. Do not aempt to operate this Water-Reel unl
you read and understand the preceding secon tled "Handling the Polyethylene Tube"!
Decide on the proper nozzle size to be used for the irrigaon run which thus will also determine the
irrigaon lane spacing that will be needed (see pages 21-22 for sprinkler performance).
Set the desired arc to be used on the sprinkler gun.
NOTE: Arc sengs where the sprinkler never distributes water forward of the gun cart (towards
pull), could create undesired tracking results. This is caused by the connuous thrust of the sprinkler,
which pushes the tube towards the Water-Reel. It is recommended that the arc be set to create
some tension on the tube greater than 180°).
Note: Your Kifco Water-Reel is equipped to irrigate on a gradual arc if necessary. Arced irrigaon can
only be performed aer the rst 25% of the tube is pulled out straight from the machine and then the
gradual arc cannot exceed 90 degrees over the remaining 75%. Depending on the soil or vegetaon the
gun cart may or may not follow the arc back to the machine. Higher fricon (furrows, tall grass) will
greatly assist with the gun cart tracking the arc.
Failure to observe this limitaon can also place an excessive side load on the Level Wind mechanism
which could result in equipment failure and/or tube damage.