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Melnor 4500 Lawn Rescue Traveling Sprinkler

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Melnor 4500 Lawn Rescue Traveling Sprinkler

(6 customer reviews)

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Save your lawn from dry air with the Melnor lawn rescue traveling sprinkler 4500. This unique fire-truck sprinkler follows the path of your hose across the lawn, watering areas up to 13,000 square feet. It is ideal for irregular-shaped lawns and has a 23-millimeter jaw opening. You can change between minimum and maximum spray depending on the watering job. For consumer confidence, this traveling sprinkler is backed by a 7-year limited manufacturer's warranty.

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Product Details

Product Length:	9.5 inches
Product Width:	10.75 inches
Product Height:	21.38 inches
Package Length:	21.5 inches
Package Width:	10.0 inches
Package Height:	9.9 inches
Package Weight:	20.8 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 6 reviews

Features

Traveling sprinkler with unique fire-truck design
Follows the path of your hose across the lawn, watering areas up to 13,000 square feet
Ideal for irregular-shaped lawns
Change between minimum and maximum spray, depending on the water needed
23 mm jaw opening; backed by 7-year limited manufacturer's warranty

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.5

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24 of 26 found the following review helpful:

Tough to keep moving Aug 05, 2005 By James J. Carbone
As a kid we had Melnor travelling sprinklers and seem to recall they worked very well. I am less than pleased with this version. Although it mentions not to use with new lawn, I did and the results were disappointing. You have to make sure that the connections are perfect. It does not handle even a slight incline well and lower water pressure tips the scales even further. I have to baby sit this thing to make sure it keeps moving. The sprinkler heads move very slowly unless going downhill. It was very contentious. When purchasing this item you would expect to set it even on a slight slope and watch it move at least 25 feet in an hour and have the sprinkler heads move in a rapid fashion. On even ground, the sprinkler heads slow to a crawl and sometime barely move at all and the progress it makes is generally about 5-7 feet per hour. My lawn is now almost fully grown and at this time I have abandoned it's use in favor of other sprinklers. Perhaps if you have everything going for you, slightly downhill slope, high water pressure, perfect connections and hard ground you will get better results.

I would recommend buying another "type" of sprinkler. They don't make them like they used to.

22 of 24 found the following review helpful:

lousy product, lousy company, lousy customer service Sep 13, 2005 By M. Brown
Like the previous reviewer, we too, had a Melnor traveling sprinkler that worked great 25 years ago. They definitely don't make 'em like they used to, and this sprinkler is a complete waste of a lot of money. No wonder the company doesn't stand behind their products -- even they know it's not worth it.

The sprinkler worked fine for the first few times, so I thought I was having better luck. But within a month it just stopped, and no amount of tightening, checking or prodding will get it going again. If I had the time or inclination to babysit a sprinkler, I would have bought one for $20, not $60. You're paying for the convenience it supposedly offers -- to set it and leave it to do its thing.

To make things worse, Melnor's customer service response was to ask me to send the mechanism back (at my expense of course.) Now I know why so few stores carry their products.

2 of 3 found the following review helpful:

firetruck sprinkler Sep 18, 2010 By Carol Conant
Works great. Was damaged in shipping so had to return and another was shipped. Too bad I had to wait so long to get actual working model, but...things happen

Firetruck Traveling Sprinkler Feb 04, 2012 By Dorothea Barrett "Always Looking"
As a sprinkler, this item works well. I was a little disappointed at how fast the paint faded on the body.

Great for flat ground Nov 21, 2011 By Heath
This tractor works great on flat ground with a good soft grass. If your grass is not lush you will have a hard time getting it to move. It seems well built and heavy.

See all 6 customer reviews on Amazon.com