Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler: Review

Review of the Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler

The Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler had 225 customer comments and 17 answered questions on Amazon as of this writing. I’ve read through the feedback left by customers and then condensed the results into this review. I hope that this helps you when shopping for a sprinkler.

Best Features

check Built to last
check Adjusts easily
check Especially great for long and rectangular lawns
check Sturdy base
check Clog resistant

Item Specifics

The Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler is a made in China oscillating sprinkler that is designed to cover up to 3900 square feet. It features a one touch width control with a sturdy aluminum base. A turbo drive motor runs the sprinkler. It is made to be clog resistant.

Solid Design

One of the most frustrating things is to buy a piece of equipment such as a sprinkler and then watch it break shortly after purchase. According to reviews left by customers, the The Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler is not one of those cheaply made sprinklers. Here is one fo many comments stating that it is durable, “Of all the oscillating sprinklers on the market today, this one may well be the best: solid design and construction, short nozzles that are unlikely to break off, filter for incoming water to keep it from clogging, fully adjustable range of throw and width of dispersion, brass connection with tightening knurls, hefty enough for any placement, a metal base coated to prevent erosion.”

Price a Bit on the High Side

You will pay more for this oscillating sprinkler compared to cheaper, mostly plastic sprinklers. But with that being said, this sprinkler is built to last much longer. In this case you really do get what you pay for. One customer explained it this way, “This sprinkler was kinda expensive, but so tired of buying those crappy big box store sprinklers that never last more than a few months, and are 60-70% as expensive as this one.”

Adjusts Easily

A nice feature of the Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler is that it adjusts very easily. This is not so of all of the oscillating sprinklers on the market. A customer explains, “Width, flow and arc adjustments work well. The solution I needed for a long narrow side yard. The metal base gives this a little more weight over the all-plastic version, so it stays in place at full pressure. Build quality is in line with the price.”

Works Especially Well on Long Rectangular Types of Lawns

If you have a long and rectangular lawn that has been tough to water, than you may want to give the Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler a try. It works especially well on this shape of a yard. It helps to adjust your water pressure when adjusting the shape that you’d like the sprinkler to cover. Low pressure and maximum width will create more of an elliptical shape (with rounded corners), while high pressure with minimum width will make more of a rectangular shape.

Pros

plus Adjustable
plus Great for rectangular lawns
plus Built to last

Cons

close High Price

Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler Conclusion

The Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler is an oscillating sprinkler a bit on the high price side. It has a durable and solid design and adjusts easily. It works especially well on long rectangular shaped lawns. You can easily adjust the shape of the water flow pattern by using both your water pressure and also a one touch width control feature.

Common Questions

Here are some top questions that I found for people considering buying a Green Thumb Heavy Duty Metal Oscillating Sprinkler.

chevron-circle-right What is the maximum area in feet by feet this will cover? It depends on your water pressure . The box says it covers up to 3900 sq. ft. It does have a flow control on the unit so that you can turn the pressure up or down and you can control the range, and width right from the unit too. Range control can be narrow, roll, or half (just the right or the left). Width can be extra wide to cover the widest area possible. It is also capable of setting it to a very narrow sprinkling area.
chevron-circle-right Is the sprinkler all metal or is the base just metal? The base is metal and the hose connector is metal, the rest is plastic.
chevron-circle-right What are the tabs in the center of the sprinkler body for? This allows you to adjust the spray width by changing the angle of the small spray nozzles. Also, you have a flow control valve to control the water distance.