Need help with sprinkler protector name

[dirigo]

Howdy!

The item I'm asking about looks like sort of a green donut ... it obviously is circular with a hole in the middle and is used, I think, to protect larger plastic pop-up sprinklers, such as rain-bird types that pop up and spray cover out to approx. 35-40' radius.

I've seen them advertised in a mail-order publication, such as Picket Fence, and they called it a trademarked name of Sprinkler Guard. I've visited the local big box stores (HD and Lowes), but they didn't carry such an item. I tried searching the web using "sprinkler protector", "sprinkler guard" and like terms, but most everything that showed up was really an item that guards indoor sprinkler units, i.e., a metal cage of various types.

Anyway, if you folks can supply me with its true name or better search terms or know of any places that supplies them, I'd appreciate you letting me know. I'd like to pick up about 15 or so of them. Yup, I've managed to damage (bad rhyme, right?) one (1) of my sprinkler heads already. No gold star for me!

Take care,

dirigo

[Fine Edge]

I would try contacting some of the larger irrigation manufacturers and see how they can help you if that's what you really need.
Can I ask how you are damaging the heads?
Cut with a mower - head is too high.
Hit with an aerator - should flag all heads first.
A properly installed system shouldn't need the green donut.
I know I've never seen one in any of our clients yards and never installed any while working with an irrigation company years ago.

[dirigo]

Hey Fine Edge!

Thanks for your response. We're sort of neighbors ... LOL! I'm over on the western part of Northwest GA (Dallas area).

I'm not totally sure how the one head got damaged. I've mowed my lawn with a rider for over 1 1/2 years without doing so, but ... the trick is I know where all the sprinklers are.

But recently, I've been experiencing severe mobility issues, so my good neighbor using a big, heavy, self propelling lawn motor - professional unit (not with rotary blade action, but rather with the action of the old push mowers - not sure what type of blade action one would call it) mowed my lawn for me.

I didn't find out I had a problem until I used my sprinklers for the first time this year! I'm not even sure the sprinkler didn't work correctly for a few times before the overall force finally popped the top of it.

l just replaced the sprinkler. Soooooo ... one of the reasons for using these do-hickeys is to "flag" or make the sprinklers more visible to the eye - both mine and anyone else's who might mow my lawn.

dirigo