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One of the most important implements used in vegetable production is a sprayer. At Kennco, we make the most rugged, durable, and reliable sprayer available. Here's why: • All of our frames and chassis are fabricated using oversized steel to make them very heavy duty. • Whether on a three-point hitch frame or a towed chassis, we galvanize the sprayer instead of painting it. Galvanizing protects the frame much better from chemical corrosion and the harsh environment in which sprayers are used. • We use fiberglass tanks on our sprayers instead of poly tanks. Fiberglass does not allow sunlight to enter the tank, minimizing the growth of algae that can clog nozzles and other components. Fiberglass tanks can be repaired and generally last longer than poly tanks. Because we use fiberglass tanks, we can install mechanical agitation on our sprayers. • We install mechanical agitation on our sprayers because we believe it is a better way to agitate a tank, particularly a large tank. If you rely on your pump to agitate your sprayer tank, then you are taking flow away from your spray nozzles for agitation. That means that you need a higher flow pump to spray and agitate at the same time. • The standard plumbing system on our sprayers consists of galvanized or stainless steel pipe and high-pressure 800 psi (55 bar) hose. • We install Comet diaphragm pumps on our sprayers. We have found that Comet pumps provide the high pressure and flow requirements our produce customers desire, and they have proven to be reliable and trustworthy. Other pumps are available upon request and need. • Our sprayers are available with various control methods. They can be controlled manually, electrically, or electronically. Due to the required accuracy and increasing costs of today's pesticide applications, we strongly encourage customers to consider our electric and electronic controls on their sprayers. • We include catwalks on one side of our towed sprayers to make tank mixing easy and safe. We include a quick-coupled snorkel fill line for refilling the tank, and offer a pre-mix option that allows tank mixing without climbing to the top of the sprayer. • We offer a variety of customized boom and gantry options. They can be folded manually or hydraulically, raised and lowered manually or hydraulically, or tilted and lifted manually or hydraulically. Our booms are custom built to match raised bed row centers with spray drops for directed spray applications, or they can be set up for broadcast applications.

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