AGCO Corporation
METHODS OF OPERATING AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYER

Abstract:

An agricultural sprayer includes an ozone supply arranged to clean at least a portion of the sprayer after a spraying operation has been completed, by supplying ozone to the residual spray liquid and to the interior of the sprayer plumbing. The ozone supply may be preceded by a rinsing or flushing of the sprayer plumbing using a rinse fluid, with the ozone injected to a circulating fluid in the sprayer plumbing. The sprayer may have an auxiliary liquid tank, such that residual spray liquid may be drained to the auxiliary tank to be cleaned using ozone. Such a cleaning operation can be performed at the same time as a further spraying operation, thereby providing for improved efficiency of operation of the sprayer.