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Connected to a prepared centre, the machine works exactly as a centre pivot: it turns about one reinforced base and waters the circle at 90–95% water use efficiency.
Pivot and linear in one machine
Universal Pivot Irrigation Systems
One machine that turns about a pivot point like a centre pivot and travels the field like a linear — so a parcel with an awkward outline is covered by the mode that fits each part of it, instead of by two machines or by none.
Working principle
How one machine does both jobs
The span, the drive and the control panel are the ones on every machine we build. What is added is a second way to move — and the guidance that tells the machine which one it is doing.
Travel the field
Released from the centre and set on its travel line, the same machine moves in a straight run instead of a circle, reaching up to 98% of a square or rectangular parcel.
Change mode
Switching between the two is a planned operation on the machine, not a rebuild: the pivot connection is made or broken and the guidance is set for the mode being run.
One pass, either way
Sprinklers graded along the span apply the same depth in both modes. The pass the crop receives does not depend on which way the machine is moving.
Engineering
Why a field asks for both modes
One parcel, two shapes inside itUniversal Pivot Sistemi
Ground rarely divides neatly into circles and rectangles. A parcel can be broad enough at one end for a machine to turn in and narrow at the other, or hold a long strip that a circle simply cannot reach. Covering it with a fixed centre pivot leaves the strip dry; covering it with a linear alone gives up the rotation that suits the broad end. A universal machine runs whichever mode the part of the field in front of it needs.
- Rotation where the ground is broad enough to turn in.
- Linear travel where the parcel runs long and straight.
- One capital purchase instead of a machine for each shape.
Planned before it is builtSulama planı
A dual-mode machine is only worth having if the layout is drawn for it. Our engineering team takes the outline of the parcel, its slope, the crop and the yield of the water source, then sets out which part of the field is watered in which mode, where the pivot centre sits and where the travel line runs.
- A field plan marking the rotation area and the travel run.
- A span count sized against the whole parcel, not one mode of it.
- A nozzle chart that holds the same application depth in both modes.
System components
What the system is made of
The same span, the same drive and the same control panel as our centre pivots and linears — which is why one spares inventory covers a machine that does two jobs.
Prepared pivot centre
A reinforced base, water connection and power for the machine to rotate about.
See the partTravel line and guidance
The straight run the machine follows in linear mode, and the guidance that keeps it on it.
See the partWheel gearbox and motor
The same UMC drive as every other machine we build, so the spares match across the fleet.
See the partGalvanized span pipe
Sized against the whole parcel rather than the reach of one mode.
See the partSprinkler package
A nozzle chart that holds the same application depth whichever way the machine is moving.
See the partControl panel
Programmable cycles and fault alarms, set for the mode the machine is running.
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Field suitability
Fields a universal system suits
No machine suits every parcel. This is where this one does and does not fit — the other two are compared below.
A good fit for
- Parcels whose outline changes shape from one end to the other
- Ground broad enough to rotate in at one end and long and straight at the other
- Growers who want one machine and one spares inventory to cover both
- Layouts where a single mode would leave part of the parcel dry
Consider another machine when
- A clean circle, or a parcel large enough not to mind the corners — a fixed centre pivot is simpler
- A straightforward square or rectangle — a linear machine covers it with one mode
- Fields where there is no room to set out a travel line
Compare the three
Center, linear or universal — which one your field asks for
All three are built on the same galvanized spans, the same tower drive and the same control panel. The choice is about the shape of the land, not about the machine you are tied to afterwards.
Compare
Center Pivot
- Best for
- Round or large parcels
- Movement
- Rotates about one reinforced base
- Coverage
- 90–95% water use efficiency
- Trade-off
- Corners of a square parcel stay dry
Linear Pivot
- Best for
- Square, rectangular, irregular
- Movement
- Travels the field and back
- Coverage
- Up to 98% of the parcel irrigated
- Trade-off
- Needs a straight run to travel along
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Universal Pivot
- Best for
- Parcels that change shape end to end
- Movement
- Rotates AND travels in a line
- Coverage
- 90–95% rotating, up to 98% travelling
- Trade-off
- Both modes have to be planned up front
Common questions
Universal Pivot irrigation — questions we are asked
What makes a pivot "universal"?
It can work in two modes. Connected to a prepared centre it rotates like a centre pivot; set on its travel line it moves in a straight run like a linear machine. One machine covers both, instead of one machine per shape of ground.
How is it different from a multi-center system?
A multi-center machine has one mode — rotation — and is towed between several prepared centres. A universal machine has two modes on one parcel: it rotates about a centre and it travels in a line.
Does the water application change between modes?
No. The sprinklers are graded along the span so the same depth is applied whichever way the machine is moving. The nozzle chart is drawn for both modes at once.
Can an existing machine be converted?
Not as an afterthought. The layout, the span count and the guidance are drawn for dual-mode running before the machine is built, which is why the field plan comes first.