The second of our three irrigation projects this winter is well under way. We are working between 12 and 13 in the newly sprigged area. The area is full of rock spoils left behind by the quarry mining operation. This has made trenching difficult but not impossible. Another difficulty has been that the signal wire we need is in a different place than the pipe that we planned on tapping for water. Once again, not impossible, just more time consuming. The signal wire that we needed was closer to #10 fairway while the pipe we going to tap into was directly in front of the silver tee on #12. All in all, the last day and a half have been productive and this project will be buttoned up next week. We are bringing in a different tool on Monday to help with the trenching due to the rock and weather permitting, the work should be completed on Tuesday.
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| The area in the lower part of the picture is where we are accessing a pipe to provide water to the new irrigation components. You may notice all of the rock in the lower left hand corner. The pile of dirt about 90 feet away is where we have to access the signal wire. |
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| A tee and a slip coupling allow us to tap into the existing pipe and provide water to the new irrigation components. |
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| This pipe and wire, located 90 feet from our other pipe, is where we were able to make a connection to a spare signal wire. This signal wire will control the new irrigation heads between 12 and 13. |
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| The sod was lifted and a trench dug to bring the wire across #12. You can also see where we tapped into the existing pipe at the bottom of the picture. |
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| Once the wire is in place, the trench is back filled with soil. |
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| A power tamper is used to tamp down the soil in the trench and prevent a sunken trench line. Once the trench line is level, sod will be replaced. |
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