Pro Stadium or Neighborhood Park, Sports Fields Score Big with Hunter Rotor Line-Up

All across America – for that matter, all around the world – when it comes to rotors that meet and exceed the standards of performance, nothing comes close to the Hunter Institutional Series. Whether your landscape needs call for  I-60, I-40, I-25 or I-20, you can always be sure that you're selecting the best rotor when you select a Hunter rotor. Here's a closer look at  two of these rotors and what makes them a  top choice. 

I-40: Choice of the Professionals

Turn on the TV for a sporting event and you'll find Hunter rotors keeping turf lush and green from coast to coast.

How about this? Since 1990, a total of 13 new stadiums have opened for play in Major League Baseball and 9 of them have chosen to use Hunter rotors (two of these stadiums, Comerica Park in Detroit and Minute Maid Field in Houston just opened in 2000). A full 21 of baseball's 30 teams use Hunter rotors at their spring training sites.

Want more? Literally dozens of major American universities and colleges, including a service academy (Air Force), feature Hunter rotors on their athletic fields, as well as most other landscaped areas of their campuses.

Looking for the clincher? The nation's first and only professional-level just-for-soccer facility – Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio – uses Hunter rotors.

The number one choice at sports fields just like these is the Hunter I-40. And it's no wonder, with features like a stainless steel riser, the ProTech™ safety system with a small exposed heavy-duty rubber cover and boot that keeps playing areas safe, a primary nozzle system (with 6 interchangeable nozzles) that delivers uniform coverage with radius from 45º to 74º, and the patented VStat® self-adjusting stator that drives with more power and adds years to sprinkler life.

"I love the I-40," said Mark Razum of Coors Field in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies baseball team. "The rotor's nozzles allow us to customize each sprinkler to the specific need of that particular area of the field."

"The I-40 fights tough winds and assures good performance even during daytime waterings," said Tom Burns of The Ballpark at Arlington, home base for baseball's Texas Rangers. "Nothing beats the I-40 for superior coverage in the mid-range  and up close to the head."

Recently, Hunter added yet another option to this popular sprinkler: a reduced version of the popular golf type sprinklers designed specifically for parks, sports fields and public areas. The I-40-ON offers an "opposing" nozzle design where the primary and secondary nozzles are on opposite sides of the head and thus send their streams in opposite directions as the sprinkler rotates. 

I-60: When You're Under Pressure and Over Budget

Sure the "big guys" use those big Hunter rotors, but what can deliver that same level of performance and fit within the budgetary constraints of a municipality? Now there is the Hunter I-60, a large turf rotor that has been engineered to meet the demanding needs of systems with lower pressures and smaller budgets. With the I-60, even the "smaller guys" can enjoy the same degree of Hunter quality as their big brethren.

The new Hunter I-60 functions off a single-nozzle design that features Hunter's patented Precision Distribution Control™ for reduced turbulence and maximum radius. Gear-driven pins intermittently diffuse the stream, creating water-efficient performance while minimizing runoff and waste. The result is even coverage at low pressures without the need for  a booster pump.

In addition to its economic appeal, the I-60 also boasts 6 color-coded nozzles for truly uniform coverage and fast identification, easy arc adjustment from 40º to 360º (up or down, wet or dry, with through-the-top convenience), as well as Hunter's VStat® self-adjusting stator and a stainless steel riser for increased durability in harsh soil conditions.

At municipal sites across the land, park superintendents are finding that a retrofit to I-60 can provide the cost saving alternative to adding a booster pump to a site that already has commercial-grade rotors installed. Meanwhile, those dealing with first-time installations at brand new parks are finding it's a no-brainer to choose the I-60 over other rotors that just can't match the new Hunter product for its ability to perform and penny-pinch at the same time.