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Definition:

A Long Line is a stationary pipe which irrigates paddocks in circles.

This is a Long Line.

• A Long Line is a pipe with a sprinkler (which is attached to a metal frame) at one end.
• You can move it by hand or by using a ATV/four wheel motorbike.
• It takes approximately five minutes to move a Long-Line.
• It connects to a hydrant for its water supply just like any other form of irrigation.
• Long Lines don't require much maintaining, just a new nozzle about every five years.
• A Long Line lasts about 25 years.
• It is recommended that you move Long Lines every 24 hrs in summer and every 12 hrs in autumn.

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