Center Drive

Built Stronger, Lasts Longer and Uses Less Energy

Gain proven irrigation performance with the Valley center drive. It’s engineered to keep your center pivots and linears running for years to come. Adding to its strength and performance, our standard-speed center drive has the lowest power requirements in the irrigation industry, due to its efficient and durable helical gearbox, and its efficient, powerful motor.

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Center Drive Features

Added strength: Steel gears provide more strength than powdered metal
Longer motor life: Aluminum finned housing runs 20° F cooler and there’s no paint to chip, scratch or corrode
Less corrosion: Internally vented junction box prevents moisture and contaminants from corroding the wire connections
Extended performance: Crop guard protects shaft seals
Improved reliability: Integral pinion gear eliminates coupler to improve reliability
Quieter operation: Helical gears create more tooth contact than spur gears, delivering greater torque capacity and quieter operation
Greater torque capacity: Special motor windings mean 40% higher operating torque than the competition

Center Drive Specifications

Extra-large intermediate gear bearings	Assure longer life.
25° tooth angles	Provide 40% greater load capacity and wear resistance than other manufacturers’ 14 1/2º tooth angles.
Built-in crop guard over U-joint	Prevents crop wrapping in or near oil seals.
Double reduction gearing	Requires fewer gears, shafts, and bearings for greater reliability and efficiency.
Stator	Can be replaced independent of rotor, and is held in place with corrosion-resistant, stainless steel bolts for easy maintenance.
Valley-exclusive coating	Applied to internal surfaces to prevent corrosion.
Watertight seal	Between housing components.
Finned aluminum housing	For cool-running efficiency. Operates at temperatures 20° F (11° C) lower than comparable motors with steel housing because the Valley aluminum housing and fins dissipate heat more effectively. This doubles insulation life and increases motor life.
Case-hardened steel helical gears	More teeth meshed at all times for smoother power transmission.
Drain plug	Easily accessible, extra large.

Your Premium Traction and Flotation Solution Option

Overcoming traction challenges due to ever-changing field conditions has never been easier. The Valley Articulating 4-Wheel Drive is designed to conform to your field, making deep wheel ruts and stuck pivots a thing of the past.

Top-of-the-Line Center Pivot for Long, Durable Life

It doesn’t matter if your field is large or small, rely on our Model 8000 center pivot to help you manage your farming operation and give you one less thing to worry about.