4920 sprayerBuilding off the platform honesfordrillpress of the popular 4710 sprayer, John Deere now introduces the new 4920 Self-Propelled Sprayer for growers and custom applicators.With a new 120-foot spray boom, 300-hp engine, 1,200-gallon solution tank and 20-mph top spray speed, the 4920 sprayer brings exceptional performance to the field. The increased capacity and productivity of the new sprayer takes John Deere into all major post-application markets throughout North America.The triangular design of the new boom features round tubing and laser-cut support pieces for consistent fabrication and the strongest welds. The 120-foot boom will be the only option for the 2004 spraying season. Future boom sizes will include 90-and 100-foot models, but will not be available until 2005.

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But the inner workings and components can be a thing of beauty. Industry is demanding pumps and valves that are more honesfordrillpress reliable, robust, efficient and low-maintenance. A premium also is placed on sanitary design, and the makers of pumps and valves are being nudged to meet and often exceed standards such as 3A.Sanitary clean-in-place (CIP) components help further the goals of process automation, long a priority in food processing. Regulatory hurdles such as the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) sometimes work against adoption of the technology that make CIP and automation possible, but sheer doggedness eventually prevails. Such is the case with mix-proof valves, which are starting to be applied in the transfer of large-particulate dairy products.

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