Irrigation system

A framework suitable for use with an irrigation system, the framework comprising:

• a. a first sub-frame having a center post extending upward from a flooring structure;
• b. a second sub-frame having a center post extending upward from said flooring structure, with the second sub-frame spaced from the first sub-frame;
• c. a guide assembly connected to the center posts of the first and second sub-frames;
• d. a first rail and a second rail parallel with respect to one another, wherein said first and second rails are configured such that they are elevated from said flooring structure via said framework, and wherein side guide assembly is positioned between said first and second rails;
• e. a carriage including a body and a platform, wherein said platform is moveable between a first position and a second position in a reciprocal manner along a partial length of said first and second rails, wherein said guide assembly arranged to constrainingly engage said carriage as it moves between said first and second positions;
• f. a delivery arrangement having an intake portion and a discharge portion, wherein said discharge portion is operatively connected and arranged to conduct growth material from said intake portion to said discharge portion;
• g. a first frame having a top member, opposing side members and a bottom member, wherein said bottom member of said first frame is engaged with said first rail;
• and,
• h. a second frame having a top member, opposing side members and a bottom member, wherein said bottom member of said second frame is engaged with said second rail.

A carriage assembly suitable for used in an irrigation system, the carriage assembly comprising:

• a. a first carriage comprising a body having a platform with first and second surfaces, a first strut and a second strut, with the first and second struts being substantially parallel, and with the first and second struts generally orthogonal to a plane defined by the second surface of the platform, and with each of the first and second struts including at least one friction reducing element, wherein the at least one friction reducing element is configured and arranged to support the first carriage as it is moved from a first position to a second position;
• b. a second carriage comprising a body having a platform with first and second surfaces, a first strut and a second strut, with the first and second struts being substantially parallel, and with the first and second struts generally orthogonal to a plane defined by the second surface of the platform, and with each of the first and second struts including at least one friction reducing element, wherein the at least one friction reducing element is configured and arranged to support the second carriage as it is moved from a first position to a second position;
• c. a link, wherein the link operatively connects the first carriage and the second carriage together such that the first and second carriages are able to move concurrently;
• d. a framework supporting said first and second carriage and engaging said first and second carriage such that said first and second carriage are moveable along a partial length of said framework, said framework comprising:
• i. a first sub-frame having a center post extending upward from a flooring structure;
• ii. a second sub-frame having a center post extending upward from said flooring structure, with the second sub-frame spaced from the first sub-frame;
• iii. a guide assembly connected to the center posts of the first and second sub-frames;
• and
• iv. a first rail and a second rail parallel with respect to one another, wherein said first and second rails are configured such that they are elevated from said flooring structure via said framework, and wherein side guide assembly is positioned between said first and second rails.