Our Guide to the Best Impact Sprinklers Under $50

The set includes a brass sprinkler head, a tripod base and three stakes. The head rotates from 0 to 360 degrees using two silver armed rings, and the tripod sets to three heights, 19.7, 28.5 or 37 inches, so you can lift the jet over plants as they grow.

Against the SPECILITE tripod, the Triumpeek costs less and shares the brass head and three stakes. It tops out at 37 inches against the SPECILITE's 36, so the height range is similar. The Orbit three-arm is lower and wheeled, so it clears less.

Choose it for a lawn with beds or tall grass. If you want a wheeled sprinkler for a flat lawn, the Orbit is easier to move.

Three arms twirl to give dependable 360 degree coverage up to 50 feet in diameter, covering 1,960 square feet. A wheeled base can be pulled through the lawn without tipping or getting stuck, and the brass head is built to last.

It covers far less than the tripod models, which reach 90 feet, so it fits a small to medium lawn. In return it moves by pulling the hose, with no legs to fold or stakes to pull.

Best for a flat lawn where you move the sprinkler every session. For wide yards, the SPECILITE tripod covers more.

The brass impact head rotates a full 360 degrees with adjustable arc and distance, and the telescoping tripod locks at 16, 26 or 36 inches. A 360 degree swivel hose fitting connects without kinking the hose.

It costs more than the Triumpeek tripod and offers a slightly lower top height, though the swivel fitting is a convenience that the Triumpeek does not list. The extra expense buys a telescoping metal frame designed for quick adjustment.

Choose it if you raise and lower the sprinkler often as plants grow. The Triumpeek set is the better value for a fixed height.

Two integrated sprinklers each measure 13.8 inches long and push into the ground on a stainless steel stake. The heads are zinc alloy, and the arc adjusts from a full circle to a partial one.

Compared with the tripods, the spikes sit low, so a jet at 14 inches clears only short grass. They cost less than any tripod and give you two heads, while the ACDRIME four-pack gives double that count.

Pick it for two lawn sections that stay short. For taller beds, the Triumpeek tripod lifts the jet higher.

Four zinc alloy sprinkler heads sit on aluminum-zinc spike bases described as rust and waterproof. The pattern tunes from a partial arc to a full circle, and the maker states the heads can be connected in series for large areas.

It is the most expensive item here, and the per-head cost is lowest in the group. Against the Hourleey pair, it doubles the head count. Against the tripods, it covers a long strip with multiple heads but at ground level.

Choose it for a long, open lawn with short grass. For a bed with tall plants, the tripod models are better.