Product Guide

can be set to automatically use a little more or a little less
water than indicated by the actual ET value. This allows for
the maximum in water savings, while still ensuring that all
areas get exactly the amount of water they need.
Covering All The Bases
Obviously, Highlands Ranch presents many special
challenges simply in its size and complexity. Having the Toro
Sentinel is making a dramatic difference in how Schultz and
his staff address the many irrigation issues they face.
“As far as the total number of units and the total area served,
I can certainly say we’re one of the largest users,” Schultz
adds. Highlands Ranch was also one of the earliest users of
the Sentinel system, and the input of Claiborne and Schultz
over the years has been extremely valuable in helping make
improvements to the system.
“We can look at several of the features, and several things this
system does, and point to it and say, ‘They have that because
of us,’” says Schultz. “We didn’t necessarily help develop it,
but we were a driving force, and it shows they really listen to
their customers.”
Because the Toro Sentinel central control system provides
signi cant savings in labor, water, time and trouble,
contractors are using it in a variety of larger installations
including sports complexes, parks, school districts, airports
and corporate campuses.
“I tell people it’s just a great system,” Schultz sums up.
“It’ll do everything they ever wanted it to do, and more.”
The Toro Sentinel
™
Central
Control Irrigation System
■ Computerized central control assembly programs
your system and gathers data for reporting, but each
site is managed at the site level by field satellites.
The computer and software are not required for
system operation.
■ True two-way communications between the
controller and the central unit, as well as between
the controller and a handheld radio, allows you to
make programming changes or stop the program in
the field.
■ Fixed station counts (from 12 to 48, in 12-station
increments) give the commercial customer flexibility
to upgrade to meet changing needs.
■ Drone or “Mapped To” units may be controlled
from the field satellite assembly, with or without a
computer. This gives the field satellite one control
point for multiple “MapTo” units of various
station counts as long as
the cumulative total does
not exceed 96 stations. This
feature provides a great value
by giving more control with
added watering flexibility.
■ Both field satellites and
map-to controllers have
flow monitoring also
as a standard feature.
This is just one of the
many valued functions
as a standard feature—
something
you’d expect
from Toro.
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Landscaping enhances the parks, trails and open spaces at Highlands
Ranch, where one Sentinel Central Control System with 160 Satellites
controls all the irrigation.
“I tell people it’s just a great system. It’ll do
everything they ever wanted it to do, and more.”
— Rick Schultz, Higlands Ranch
Photo: Sherry Eppers