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@@1caculusman Good eye , I was running these at over 70 PSI which no doubt contributed to the splash you’re talking about. And correct , the RB tube design was more circular allowing more water to be directed out the tube, the WB design wasn’t as refined. If you’re driving on the interstate a foot away from this sprinkler on a riser doing over 60mph you may get some splash on you. Still , compared to a spoon drive which directs ALL the water to the side, this would have been a massive improvement.

@@kerryvinci5287 thank you very much for the comment ! I can imagine going from something like this to a gear drive head. So no boring! Haha

@@oldschoolsprinklers9000 thank you !

@bluestingerborg on ebay from a US Seller. Iv never see one before

@@antiquesprinklers Thank you for the history ! I am in awe of how much knowledge you have to offer in this field ! I have only seen a couple pop up for sale

@@MikeMac89you did a great job with this.

@@antiquesprinklers It does have the CAL DOT stamp! I had to re solder the joint , it was loose when I received it. I don’t have near the knowledge you do but still try ! Thanks Bill

@NelsonBigGunP200Fan Me either , I have a few Nelsons and a 15111 so I may do a comparison video. It's neat how many manufacturers used the same designs. It's deffinitly a quick little sprinkler.

@@Irrigation_guy those would be cool!

@TheKillionC They are fun , especially since you don't need a massive amount of water to run them normally. This technically isn't a true "block" rotor because it has a valve in head. Normally block rotors will be controlled by a single valve to switch on multiple heads. Like the RB 550/552 and 352.

@@MikeMac89 I would love to find a RB 352. I have a 552, but I haven’t tried running it yet.

@TheKillionC it's the 351 sorry ! I have one but the trigger is broken so it's only full circle. It's basically a 5500 in a block case. Super useful

@@MikeMac89 the 5500 is probably one of the few rotors I don’t have, but I should definitely become more familiar with it.

@TheKillionC I spent about 5 years trying to find one up here in Canada. I have 3. One stainless non potable and the other are plastic risers. Pretty robust rotor

@@sprinklercraft thank you ! I lucked out and found a couple on ebay

It does ! It still has grass caught in the spring! I have an acquaintance who runs a course near me and he has tons of old sprinklers they he doesn't use. I was surprised that after years of just sitting in the trees it fired right up!

Antique, sometime on one of your awesome videos where you talk about the sprinklers before you show them in operation, can you do a detailed video on these Rainbird 3/4” impacts, the whole family. I’ve never understood the whole #30,#40, 14070 product offering and how they differed and why they were all different offerings from rainbird. If you have each of these and a #35 part circle it might make a nice video! Thanks!

@@tator05 ​​⁠that’s a very good idea. They also changed over the span of their production lives. Lots to dig into.

Thank you Bill !

@johngrinnell nothing really, these are just cool rotors because they have an oil bathed gear box instead of water lubricated ! Just a different way of doing things , wernt as reliable thats for sure

@@MikeMac89 interesting, well you have a new subscriber now!

@@johngrinnell appreciate it!!

@@duwaynemathews4172Just thought it would be nice. Maybe a little loud?

Hey thanks for the comment ! You're right ! These compact rotors were built small to fit in the case but came with huge nozzles !! They made a slightly bigger one that would be comparable to the 65 , then they made the 91DR which was massive to go with the 70E and bigger. This guy would be in-between the 35 and the 65.

Thank you !

@antiquesprinklers thank you Bill ! This was a little rushed but I had to get something started this year! I was also impressed with the performance. The riser kept falling with the weight of the lid and head tho , it was on the edge of not working. I'm looking at a bigger pump for my golf rotors. I have access to a 1000gal IBC tote for water storage to pull from. Obviously won't run a big golf rotor for long but it will make running them possible !!

@@MikeMac89​​⁠that will open up a huge number of sprinklers, even if you’re running them for ten to fifteen minutes, tops. I’ve thought about doing something like that for a few years. I have a corner of the yard it could sit in. By the way, your lawn looks amazing.

@antiquesprinklers yes , I have about 10 rotors I can't run haha. They sure look pretty on the shelf though ! I was thinking of putting mine underground for space savings. Ahh the mind wanders doesn't it ! Thank you , most of my free time in the summer goes towards the lawn. It's a labour of love.

Iv been lurking in the shadows for a while 😂. Hopefully be back to my one long form video a week now.

@@NelsonBigGunP200Fan thanks ! I was lucky and found this one. They are great units.

It came in a case of 8005 rain bird rotors but you can buy it on thier website. You might even find it at home depot or Lowes

It should just pull off with a little but of force

It has a check valve in the head and there would have been air in the line before the water got there so it pops up under air pressure a bit

Hey , they're super easy to build. Get a 10' length of sch40 PVC and some fittings. I used 1/2" for this one but you can use 1" as well. Get two Tee fittings with glue connections on all three ends and one Tee with a center NPT threaded connection for your sprinkler , three end caps and then a PVC to NPT coupler for your water connection , a ball valve and then a NPT to garden hose connector for your garden hose to screw onto. Cut your SCH 40 PVC to whatever length you want depending on how big you want your base to be , glue it all together with some PVC cement and put your valve on the end. I have a video on my channel of me building a 1" one. It's in my live videos.

@@MikeMac89 Amazing, thanks kindly for the reply!

Thanks Randy ! I'm a bit busy this year but hope to get some good impacts out soon!!

Really ? I wish I could find a box of them ! How much do they want for them ? I'd be interested is grabbing them up !

I like them !

I would be interested yes ! I don't have an I-50. And I didn't know they made high speed versions of the 25 and 40! Email me michaelmactavish89@gmail.com

The 25PJ was by far the most versatile smaller model. Could really put the water out there and some models had the splash arm or the Difuser screw to reduce distance. The 35 spoon drive does get water everywhere haha

I'm not sure you could make it go super fast with the 2.0 nozzle. The stator basically limits the flow to the nozzle based in size so the correct amount goes thru the stator and keeps rotation constant. By forcing more water thru the stator you will get a faster rotation. So in theory, if you had a 2.0 nozzle and set the stator to the 1.5 setting technically you'd get a little faster rotation.

Mostly on Ebay , and fellow sprinkler enthusiasts.

I'm assuming the green dye in the plastic is more expensive than the black. They made a few different shades of the most green plastic over the years. Also could be a market specific offering.

It will be coming this summer at some point. It's only May

Hey ! Thanks for the comment. I don't have any experience with the RPS 50 but to me it sounds like it might be a 1/2 inch rotor instead of 3/4". Easiest way is to measure the head in operation. A 4" head will be almost 4.5 , 5" tall with the canister. This is the 4" model shown in the video.

@@MikeMac89 thanks Mike! I just pulled it up, it’s is indeed the 4” rps75…your video was INVALUABLE!!! I happen to have that tool to pull it up…came up 4’ 3/8”.

Maybe he looks like me ?

I will have to check later today , its put away right now. I want to say 91 or 92 but I may be wrong.

@@MikeMac89 It's really cool what you got. You have what the pictures on the box shows. My R-50 shrub has this same style logo on the turret and utilizes the same stator nozzle disc. I don't think their was a date on it. It must've been marketed on the Commercial side briefly and as old as your Lawn Bird Rotor. I also find it interesting that they claimed these were "quiet". I think they were mistaking these for the CCR-2. Which I believe were sold briefly as well in the early 90s.

@devinc.brewer4437 thanks ! I do have the boxes I'll dig them out tonight and post them!

@@devinc.brewer4437 quiet they most certainly are not haha

The nozzle kits? They come with the sprinkler at purchase most times.