Paul Zimmerer’s
company, Lindsay Manufacturing, invented the Zimmatic center pivot in 1969. This pivot boasted the first
spray nozzles, external wiring, and longer spaces between
towers to reduce costs.Zimmerer’s company is now the second largest center pivot manufacturing company
in the world.
Photo courtesy of Lindsay Corporation
"People really thought it [the first Zimmatic center pivot] was something." Everett Nathan, buyer of the first Zimmatic pivot