Irrigation pipe carrier

Irrigation equipment for flowing water over agricultural land having:

• a. a supply pipe containing water,
• b. a gated pipe having two ends and a plurality of
• c. necks thereon, and
• d. supply means for fluidly connecting the gated pipe to the supply pipe;
• wherein the improved structure comprises in combination with the above:
• e. a supply truck connected to said supply means,
• f. a surge valve mounted upon said supply truck,
• g. a battery mounted on said supply truck for furnishing operating power to said surge valve,
• h. said surge valve connected on one side to the gated pipe having half the total necks and connection on the other side to the gated pipe having the other half of the necks,
• i. said gated pipe is in the form of a series of joints, each of the joints fluidly connected by
• j. flexible joint connectors,
• k. a truck under the midpoint of each joint,
• i. all of the said trucks forming means for moving the gated pipe and surge valve in an axial direction,
• m. pivots between each joint so that the gated pipe may be towed around corners,
• n. a plurality of tubes,
• o. flexible tube connection fluidly connecting each tube to one of the necks, so that, either each tube is extended from the gated pipe for watering, or each tube is folded along the gated pipe for moving,
• p. a butterfly gate valve in each tube adjacent to the flexible tube connection,
• q. said flexible coupling being readily removable from the necks so that the tubes, tube connections, and gate valves may be placed in storage for off seasons,
• r. racks on the trucks for holding the tubes when the tubes are folded along the gated pipe,
• s. said joints of pipe may be readily disconnected so that the disconnected joints of gated pipe may be placed in compact position for storage, and
• t. towing means at each end of the gated pipe for towing the gated pipe axially.