Self-propelled irrigator

A self-propelled irrigator for the irrigation of crop rows, lawns and like areas, comprising a vertical rotational ring of containers comprising chambers separated by partitions, said containers being adapted to be supplied with water from a water-outlet of the irrigator provided above the containers for filling each container when it is in an uppermost position, the water being released during the movement of the filled containers past their lowest position, the ring of containers being provided on a ground wheel of a self-driving reel on which is wound a hose for supplying the water outlet with water from a stationary tap, said reel unwinding the hose when the irrigator moves forward, said wheel forming part of the reel and having a width corresponding substantially to the width of the reel and the reel comprising closed end bottoms provided with edge portions projecting radially outwards from a reel cylinder and forming wheels, at least one of said edge portions together with an additional radial flange defining a groove located under the water outlet, said groove communicating freely with the chambers of the wheel, the partitions of said chambers forming paddle blades extending from end bottom to end bottom in the reel.