摘要 |
A traveling sprinkler and guide wheel assembly therefor which minimizes the chances of the sprinkler leaving operative engagement with a hose defining a path of travel for the sprinkler. The sprinkler includes an elongated body with a water distributing assembly, a pair of cleated drive wheels mounted near the rear thereof, and a guide wheel assembly including a split guide wheel mounted for rotation with respect to a horizontal shaft adjacent the front thereof. Each half of the guide wheel includes a number of radially extending portions defined by slots disposed around the circumference thereof having tip portions extending axially outwardly therefrom.
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