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Various embodiments of a stabilizer system for portable irrigation equipment are shown and described. Each embodiment includes a stabilizer which attaches to a vertical riser and has two legs that pivot independently to opposite sides of the main pipe of the irrigation line to be firmly planted on t

Various embodiments of a stabilizer system for portable irrigation equipment are shown and described. Each embodiment includes a stabilizer which attaches to a vertical riser and has two legs that pivot independently to opposite sides of the main pipe of the irrigation line to be firmly planted on the ground for holding the riser upright to achieve optimum irrigation sprinkling. Preferably, the stabilizer attaches to the riser by means of a horizontal spring clip that frictionally engages the riser. Preferably, the two legs pivot about 180 degrees for making easier the installation and storage of the stabilizer and for making easier the moving of the irrigation lines. Optionally, the stabilizer system may include a retainer for holding the legs in a collapsed position close to the riser to make easier the moving and storing of the irrigation lines with the stabilizer remaining attached.

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A stabilizer system for use with a portable irrigation line comprising a horizontal main pipe lying on the ground, a vertical riser upending from the main pipe and having a distal end, and a sprinkler head attached to the distal end of the riser, the stabilizer system comprising a stabilizer for att

A stabilizer system for use with a portable irrigation line comprising a horizontal main pipe lying on the ground, a vertical riser upending from the main pipe and having a distal end, and a sprinkler head attached to the distal end of the riser, the stabilizer system comprising a stabilizer for attachment to the riser for holding the riser upright, the stabilizer comprising: an attachment means adapted to receive and frictionally engage the vertical riser, a leg unit for extending to touch the ground, the leg unit comprising two legs pivotally connected to each other at a point of pivot, each leg having a center portion and an opposing top end and foot end, a connection means for connecting the leg unit at the point of pivot to the attachment means, so that each of the two legs of the leg unit pivots in a vertical plane and the two legs straddle the main pipe to touch the ground with their foot ends on opposite sides of the main pipe and a leg-retention means for releasably securing the two legs in a collapsed position wherein the legs extend generally vertically downward and are held close to the riser.