b'for potato growers. The companys 1500 series barrel washer measures 30 feet long and five feet in diameter, making it one of the biggest washers on the market. It features a tank filled with water and a barrel that is submersed in about 10 inches of water.Dan Mann, vice-president of engineering for HJV, says the 1500 barrel washer can handle more potatoes than most comparable products currently available and is ideal for high volume situations.Not only is it bigger than most of its rivals, HJVs 1500 barrel washer is also more efficient. A unique lining system scrubs deep eyes in potatoes and removes most of the dirt attached to them, something Mann says most barrel washers arent capable of doing.HJVs newest offering is also environmentallyHJV Equipments 1500 series barrel washer can handle more potatoes than most comparable products currently friendly. An auger in the bottom of the tank sepa- available and is ideal for high volume situations.PHOTO: HJV EQUIPMENTrates the dirt from the water being used to wash the potatoes, meaning the water can be reused rather than having to be replaced with each load.Our water consumption is way less than with traditional barrel washers, Mann says. Were probably using 75 per cent less water.ALLISTON MACHINERYAlliston Machinery is based in the town of the same name in the heart of Ontarios potato country. It manufactures and sells a wide range of heavy-duty potato handling equipment designed to help growers from planting to storage. The company recently released a new version of its planter loader. Its essentially a giant metal box that can be quickly filled with seed in the front and fertilizer in the back. The entire planter is then lifted into the air and loaded onto the back of a truck in a matter of minutes. Compare that to most conventional planter loaders, which canAlliston Machinery recently released a new version of its planter loaderit can be quickly filled with seed in the require as much as 20 minutes to complete thefront and fertilizer in the back.PHOTO: ALLISTON MACHINERYsame process.President Karl Weischedel says the loader is ideal for bigger operations that are always looking for innovative ways to move things along faster.The driver backs underneath it and hes gone in a minute compared to using a conventional auger which can take 15 to 20 minutes. You start adding that time up over the course of a day or a week of plantingand you can save a lot of time and cover a lot more ground, he says.Another recent offering from Alliston is its mobile grader. At 72 inches wide, it is far bigger than many conventional graders, which max out at 48 inches. It also has room for up to 10 workers and a sophisticated dirt elimination system.The whole key is to get as much volume into storage during a single day. The only way to do that was to go bigger and wider, Weischedel adds. Dewulfs Miedema Field Loader 240 is a combination of a receiving hopper with an elevator.PHOTO: DEWULF12 SPUDSMART.COM FALL 2019'