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Growing Produce Staff By Growing Produce Staff|January 18, 2012
Valley Irrigation adds the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) to its control technology product line. According to the company, TPMS is not only the first product in the mechanized irrigation market to monitor tire pressure on center pivot irrigation equipment, but is also a proud recipient of a 2012 World Ag Expo Top-10 New Products award.
The Valley TPMS was developed in response to a need identified by the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI), a farm that ranks No. 1 in the Southwest on American Vegetable Grower’s Top 100 Growers list. With more than 10,000 tires and wheel gearboxes in their operation, NAPI needed a way to monitor for low tire pressure without having to constantly replace parts.
“Detecting a low tire before it fails decreases downtime of the pivot during the peak irrigation season, when irrigating is critical to maximizing yields,” stated Anthony Valdez, irrigation manager, NAPI. “The ability to identify low pressure warnings in the tires has really helped to reduce service costs. With the tire pressure monitoring system, we can now preempt labor and fuel costs, as well as time, by knowing when a tire is low.”
 
For more information about the Tire Pressure Monitoring System and other control technology products from Valley Irrigation, producers can contact their local Valley Dealer or visit www.ValleyIrrigation.com.

Valley Irrigation adds the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) to its control technology product line. According to the company, TPMS is not only the first product in the mechanized irrigation market to monitor tire pressure on center pivot irrigation equipment, but is also a recipient of a 2012 World Ag Expo Top-10 New Products award.

The Valley TPMS was developed in response to a need identified by the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI), a farm that ranks No. 1 in the Southwest on American Vegetable Grower’s Top 100 Growers list. With more than 10,000 tires and wheel gearboxes in their operation, NAPI needed a way to monitor for low tire pressure without having to constantly replace parts.

“Detecting a low tire before it fails decreases downtime of the pivot during the peak irrigation season, when irrigating is critical to maximizing yields,” stated Anthony Valdez, irrigation manager, NAPI. “The ability to identify low pressure warnings in the tires has really helped to reduce service costs. With the tire pressure monitoring system, we can now preempt labor and fuel costs, as well as time, by knowing when a tire is low.” 

For more information about the Tire Pressure Monitoring System and other control technology products from Valley Irrigation, go to www.ValleyIrrigation.com.


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