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Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive

Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive

Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive

(OP)
Hello all,
I'm developing a garden hose lawn sprinkler that needs a low speed (& low cost) rotational drive . Our intent is to incorporate an existing plastic turbine & gear-cluster into the design. Does anyone know of an appropriate manufacturer or distributor?
Thanks,
---JHC---

RE: Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive


If your idea is to commercialize the product, first step would be to have a look at what you compete against, technically and pricewise.

What sizes and types of rotational drive are you thinking about.

RE: Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive

(OP)
gerhardl,
Thanks for your response. I'm talking about the 5-10 rpm water-lubricated drives used in the majority of pop-up lawn sprinklers, & many regular garden hose sprinklers. These drives incorporate a very low loss flow turbine & a cluster of plastic (Acetal?) gears. Virtually every manufacturer offers a rotor drive sprinkler. Assuming that at least some of them outsource the turbine & gear-cluster, we would like to design our sprinkler head around an existing drive.
---JHC---

RE: Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive


Amazing what google can do for you, perhaps this could point you in the right direction (You are not stating your localization, which again suggest US).....  ?

 http://www.akgears.com/pdf/01ftm09.pdf

RE: Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive

(OP)
My Googling skills have yet to get me what I need, that's why I'm asking for help.
---JHC---
Seattle

RE: Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive

I'd be surprised if anyone is _openly_ selling what you want.

However, if you picked a competitive example, detailed it completely, and sent it out for quotes >around the globe<, you might find one supplier who demanded no tooling charge and offered a very, very competitive unit price.

That would be an outsource supplier.

 

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive



Hello Mike, I have always appreciated your inputs, you managed to formulate precisely what i actually tried to say....!

RE: Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive

(OP)
Thanks' for the reality check guys. There was always a chance a panglossian solution to our needs' existed. Now I can proceed without the nagging fear that I'm doing unnecessary work.
---JHC---

RE: Lawn Sprinkler reduction-gear drive

You have to detail the parts either way, whether you're paying for custom tooling or just fishing to find someone who already has it and is willing to make parts for a third party.
 

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

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