c. 1938 Buckner 1878 Jr. Bronze Dual Action 1" Wedge Drive Impact Sprinkler with Speed Control
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- In the late 1930's William Buckner patented a method for controlling the rotation speed of an impact sprinkler. The sprinkler in today's video, a Buckner 1878 Jr. 1" dual action wedge drive impact sprinkler, dates to the period between the patent application date and the date is was granted, allowing us to lock it in time between December 28, 1937 and May 30, 1939. This was very early in the era of impact sprinklers as Orton Englehart's patent for such a device had just been granted April 16, 1935.
I show the Buckner patent in the video to provide better insight into the speed control mechanism. With a sprinkler this old, and this rare, I never want to risk damaging it by disassembly. I'd recommend looking up the patent (2,160,121) to get a better understanding how, exactly, the speed control worked.
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What a great piece of history that you have!.. It is just wonderful to see the evolution of the Buckner sprinklers from this time period and to have a working sample of one is just a huge bonus!. It definitely has its own unique style of movement and gets the watering done. A true treasure to enjoy watching and thanks for sharing….!
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I love the wedge design and this one falls right into line with other wedge models. I think it is quite amazing that a sprinkler this old works without a hitch. I watched the plunger go in and out. Very interesting design for sure and the wedge designs seem harder to find than the spoon models. It for sure moves quickly and I can imagine that a spray nozzle should have been at the tail end rather than a straight stream. Like you said someone must have changed it out. Regardless, it is one of those forever sprinklers that you could put out into the middle of the field and know that it will literally operate forever. Thank you for sharing it.
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Lovely video as always Bill. Thanks for the great info. That’s a rare one you got there!
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Thank you for sharing the histories of this model and others. Beautiful piece of engineering!
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Very nice early Buckner impact! Cool to see how the plunger works while in operation. It does rotate at a pretty quick pace.
Thanks. Appreciate that you sat through it!
Interesting how it hits the stream, moves forward, then goes back and repeats. Is this how it got the name "dual action"? Very nice rare Buckner! I've seen a few wedge drives at the dealer both Buckner and skinner.
That could be. I’ve always assumed that it was the combination of a wedge and impact (I’ve previously seen a wedge sprinkler that wasn’t an impact, it controlled the direction of travel), but you might be right.