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David K
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I can post photos later...
Anyway Shari, it can't be all that complicated if the 'elite' Nomads are right in that I don't know anything I talk about here!  
Seriously, I will make it all easy for you or anyone else interested...
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Taco de Baja
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The Coyotes used to take great joy in shredding the emitter hoses for the citrus trees my dad grew in Borrego Springs. They seemed to do it more for
the fun of playing in the spraying water than needing a drink.
If you can bury the main lines, it might save you a lot of frustration.
Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions
-Herbert Spencer
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Roberto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Anyway Shari, it can't be all that complicated if the 'elite' Nomads are right in that I don't know anything I talk about here!
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Can't help yourself, can you David? And you have the nerve to say that others attack you.
Still, I will say that, for once, I agree with you. If you've been able to figure it out, it certainly CAN'T be that complicated.
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Pescador
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Anyway Shari, it can't be all that complicated if the 'elite' Nomads are right in that I don't know anything I talk about here!
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Can't help yourself, can you David? And you have the nerve to say that others attack you.
Still, I will say that, for once, I agree with you. If you've been able to figure it out, it certainly CAN'T be that complicated.
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Is that fertilizer I smell or something else?  
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Roberto
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Don't know, Pescador. But, whatever it is, it's emanating from you.
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Sharksbaja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Anyway Shari, it can't be all that complicated if the 'elite' Nomads are right in that I don't know anything I talk about here!
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But David you ARE the most elite Nomad. Right?
I use flexable 1/2" extruded black pvc. It has UV inhibitors as well as an organic algaecide that keeps it free from critters. Dogs?? Davids right
it's diameter is a tad smaller and requires fittings made for that size.
Google "Salco Drip" to see what my old man invented 40 yrs ago. His drippers were still in the hose after the flood stretched out and wrapped around
an 100 ft of junk. I backflushed them and the hose and presto, in biz again. I swear by that hose, it's freaking tough!!
A quality installation requires a bit of knowledge and skill.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
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David K
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I met your dad... we talked... around '95. His products a very popular in Arizona... ADOT loves Salco! (I worked for Agrifim as their Tech. Services
Manager). I will try and dig up my notes from those days!
By-the-way, no I am not an 'elite' Nomad (by elinvesti8's description)... The elite's try to run off Nomads they don't like because they don't fit
some kind of mold. I am into sharing my Baja trips in hopes it spawns more love for the backcountry and history of Baja... to better preserve sites
for the future. Because if the sites are unknown to good Baja people, then they are ignored, ruined, lost... as if having no value.
An elite is one who insults others for his own jollies or make his fellow elites laugh... again in the hopes he chases off Nomads.
[Edited on 6-12-2008 by David K]
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Sharksbaja
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Ahhh, just pokin' fun David. You are still the biggest poster.
Hey that's great David. My dad was the engineer and worked for years on perfecting his self-flushing design. Sam Toby (The short guy) was the second
owner. The first shop was in Santa Monica and then Hawthorne and I guess now, Fontana. My pop did all the mold making and fabricated all the machines
to make and assemble them. At one point Toro was to buy the Co but alas my Dad retired here to Oregon.
Big buyers were the Saudis back in the 80's.
I lost much of my stock of irriation stuff in the flood. I saw a 1000' roll of spaghetti tubing 12' up a palm tree 1/4 mile downstream!
I have certainly done my fair share of installations. Some rather big projects that were pretty tricky because of long runs and down steep hillsides.
Still I don't mind the mostly easy work and a good system really pays off.
The misters you talk about are a lot of fun imo. I ran some spaghetti tubing thru the branches over the spa and plugged it into an emitter on the
main line with no guts. I just use a little aquarium valve to turn it off and on if necessary.. On hot days it's great for cooling off people in the
spa. The other place we use them is in a tropical greenhouse and for mushroom cultivation to raise the humidity.
I can't stress how much water is saved by selecting the proper emitters and programming them correctly.
Great subject for Baja homeowners to learn about.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
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David K
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Yes indeed! I have installed a ton of drip irrigation... have since 1980 (when most didn't know what it was).
I stand corrected about your dad... It was Sam who I met and talked to... He represented that it was his company. I guess, if he was your dad's
partner, that would still be true.... A short fellow... kinda looked like Uncle Fester... Very nice and devoted to the product, to be sure!
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Mexitron
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David--I'll second the ease of use of the Netafim tubing, its great!
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rob
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Sharksbaja - what is that organic algaecide you use? This year, we have had ongoing problems with the emitters plugging up from algae - how do you
introduce it into the system?
Thanks
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