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Valley dealers, like Benchmark combine their knowledge of local agricultural practices and conditions with more that 40 years of irrigation experience by Valmont Irrigation to design specific applications of Valley equipment that will best meet your needs.

Imagine...one piece of mechanized irrigation equipment that combines the advantages of both linear and center pivot units. With its innovative design and highest quality construction, you can use the Universal linear to irrigate small areas (five acres— two hectares— or more) such as fruit orchards or a high-cash vegetable crop, with a single span. Large areas up to 100 acres (52.6 hectares) with our five-span model.

Get the Most Out of Your Fields!

Every Valley irrigation machine is backed by dedicated service and parts commitment by Benchmark. We will work closely with you to make sure your Valley Precision Corner works in perfect harmony with your Valley Center Pivot to provide full-field irrigation. That means greater productivity and more income for you.
Valley Universal Linear Universal Linear
Side Ditch Feed
Side Ditch Feed
Stradle Ditch Feed
Straddle Ditch Feed
  • Labor savings of up to 70% over furrow irrigation.
  • Precise chemical applications.
  • Energy savings (with operating pressures as low as 6 psi).
  • Precisely controlled applications over 95% of square or rectangular fields.
Swing option 1
 With the swing-around option, the Universal Linear lets you water L-shaped fields with one irrigation unit. Electric winch raises unit so the machine can cross the road or other obstacles.
  • Draws irrigation water directly from a ditch or canal.
  • Floating non-cleaning, self-cleaning with filter inlets fit level or stepped canals.
  • On board diesel engine/generator and closed-coupled pump provide dependable electrical power and consistent water pressure.
  • Electric winch raises inlet for crossover of roads and other obstacles.
  • At end of run in one directions, unit may swing to irrigate other side of fields. Standard riser pipe or with chemigation valve.
  • Guidance—under or outside cart with furrow or above-ground cable
  • Operates with the power unit directly over the water source.
  • After irrigating one side of the field, the Valley straddle ditch feed model may swing around to irrigate the other side.
  • On-board diesel engine/generator provides electrical power and water pressure. Rolling non-cleaning, self-cleaning, and self-cleaning with filter or movable dam inlets fit level, stepped or slightly sloping canals.
  • Standard riser pipe or with chemigation valve.
  • Self-priming pump.
  • Optional maintenance platforms for easy access to machine

 

 

 
After watering one side of the field, the Valley side ditch swing-out model swings out or in "dry" to irrigate other side.
Swing Option 2

 
Swing around option The versatile, straddle ditch Valley Universal Linear has swing-around option that enables it to water or chemigate both sides of the field.
Options:(Side or Straddle Ditch Feed)

Floating Standard
Floating standard, floating self-cleaning. . .Valley offers a choice of inlets to fit the water source: concrete ditch, dirt canal, etc. Floating standard, self-cleaning optional with or without filter.

Electric Winch
When unit comes to end of run, the electric winch raises inlet so the unit can cross road or other obstacle. A maintenance stand is optional to fill chemigation unit.

Guidance system
Valley Universal Linear offers new Cable Guidance system or the Valley Furrow Guidance system.

Hose Drag - Valley Universal Linear
Hose Drag
 Valley Universal Linear combines the advantages of a linear irrigation unit with a center pivot to give you increased flexibility in your fields. back to top
FEATURES OPTIONS  
  • Ideal for fields of five acres and larger...irrigate rectangular or odd-shaped fields
  • Operating flexibility. . .use for water and chemical applications
  • From one to five spans, 11.5.1' to 933.5' (35.08m to 284.6m)
  • Water supplied through flexible hose connected to pressurized mainline
  • Easy hose hookup saves time
  • Option Valley C:A:M:S panels— Select or Pro
  • Standard 14.9 x 24 tires on galvanized rims
  • Forward tow options from the chart end only

The Universal Linear can also swing out 'dry", then irrigate or chemigate the other side of the field by moving in the opposite direction.
  • Swivel cart fro swing-around (in or out) operation for rectangular or L-shaped fields (see diagrams)
  • Choice of easy-to-pull poly-hose or lighter, flexible soft hose that rolls up for convenient storage
  • Chemigation option reduces chemical usage by up to 50%; on-board chemigation unit with up to 200-gallon (757 liter) capacity
  • Cord drag option connects Universal Linear to external power source
  • Valley Universal Linear offers you a wide choice of engines and generator sets to handle any application
    L-shaped area to irrigate or chemigate? The Valley Universal Linear does the job easily and efficiently.

The Universal Linear hose drag model can cover large fields by traveling down one side, then pivoting the cart and reversing direction to cover the other side of the field.

 

The forward tow option lets you tow the machine to a second field for irrigation, then allows the spans to be swung around for the return tow from the cart end.

Precision Corner
Performance. Period.

High Profits Within Reach

Once your Valley dealer sets it up in your field, the Valley Precision Corner virtually operates itself. So, you'll enjoy significant savings of labor and time. And these days, those are both pretty valuable commodities! Forget about moving pipe and opening gates. The Valley Precision Corner machine lets you irrigate marginal or formally idle acres. . .and save both time and labor. Earn extra Income from the land you already have. No matter what crops you raise, the Valley Precision Corner Swing Arm takes those corners and other acres that are now wasted, and puts them into production— for far less than the cost of acquiring more land.

1. Water transfer connection and hose — eliminates pressure-robbing 90-degree turns of other designs, minimizing required water pressures.

 

 


4. Operator Platform— Steps on vertical legs and platform on basebeam allow easy access to operator interface panel.
operator platform

 

7. Patented CAMS corner control panel— calculates irrigated area under the corner (800 times in a quarter-section) and monitors speed and pressure for efficient use of pump gpm (lips). Our patented, reliable, high-speed, motionless joint and variable-speed drives minimize time required to apply chemicals and fertlilzers.

2. Low profile corner model— available with 287' (87,5m) or 81,4m) span.








 

 

5. Service/Run rocker switch — permits quick and easy recovery from a safety shutdown without a service call.

 

8. Diagnostics displayed on LED screen for easy user interface.
9. Indicator lights — display machine status, tension and compression.
10. Patented Chemigate/Irrigate selection switch — in "chemigate" mode, the machine continuously slows down as the corner arm extends, which allows the use of a fixed-rate injection pump to apply crop chemicals and fertilizers uniformly.

3. Patented perpendicular basebeam and wider wheelbase— increases stability and allows the corner arm to operate in either a "leading" or "trailing" mode to best fiet the field.
wider wheelbase


6. Angle sensor— measures angle between swing span and pivot to ensure proper water application in corners.



11. Patented Water utilization Package (optional)— additional solenoids control 22 more sprinklers for maximum water application uniformity in selected applications.








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Performance That Delivers
  • Reliability
    • Simplified design
      • eliminates need for complex mechanisms that were previously required to compensate for speed differentials beween Last Regular Drive Unit (LRDU) and Swing Drive Unit (SDU). Plastic cams and mechanical switches have been replaced with control software that doesn't wear out.
  • Uniform water application
    • Sprinkler sequencing
      • is no longer jsut monitoring the corner angle and mechanically turning on the sprinklers. Sequencing is now optimized by Compu-Spray software that accurately calculates the area being irrigated under the conrner arm, based on corner angle, pivot length and corner movement. More sprinkler sequences than any other corner arm improves water application uniformity and delivers better crop yields. Operation of machines without pressue regulators has been enhanced by softwware that continuously adjusts the speed, based on avaiable pressure.
  • Uniform chemical application
    • Crop protection
      • Chemicals and fertilizers can now be uniformly distributed while using a fixed-rate chemical injection pump. In the "Chemigate" mode, software ccontinuously adjusts the speed, based on the area being irrigated. A rocker switch on the Operator Interfacce panel allows you to selct between "Irrigate" and "Chemigate" operation modes.
  • Irrigates the whole field
    • Greater coverage
      • Longer 205' span with overhang, provides greater coverage. The Valley Preccision Corner Swing Arm can lead or trail to better fit special-shaped fields. An additional sprinkler package, the "Water utilization Package," turns on when the corner arm is extending away from the fencerow. This package allows the Valley Precision Corner Swing Arm to extend faster and deliver the additional water required under the corner arm just befoe the end gun turns on. This package delivers 15% more water to approximately 4 acres (1,6 hectares) of cropland that other sequencing designs typically under water.
  • Travels over high slopes
    • More stability
      • The Valley Precision Corner Swing Arm handles the same field slopes as all other span joints. Wider wheelbase gives more stability for rough ground applications. The proven underground guidance provides track-on-track repeatability and reliability, and allows you to irrigate odd-shaped fields and around sbstructions.
  • Electronic diagnostics
    • Easy to use control panels
      • on the Vally Precision Corner Swing Arm indicate the cause of safety shutdowns. Test switches provide a quick check of proper sprinkler operation. LED screen is easy to read in all light conditions. Rocker switcches allow operator to recover from safety shutdown without a service call.
  • Faster revolution time
    • High-torque variable-speed
      • 16.9 x 24" (60.96cm) tires allow for faster revolution time. Easily adapts to standard or high-speed operation. High -torque variable-speed drives ensure reliable, high-speed operation even over rolling terrain and deep furrows.
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