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About Us
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A Company with History
In 1946, Bob Daugherty, the founder of Valmont, returned from a tour of duty with the Marine Corps. He and his Uncle Frank saw the need for agricultural equipment and founded Valley Manufacturing Company. In 1947, the VALLEY line of agricultural equipment was introduced.
In 1953, Valley Manufacturing purchased the patent for what would be known as "Center-Pivot Irrigation" from part-time farmer and inventor Frank Zyback. Bob Daugherty saw the need to raise the pipes and suspend them above the particular crop but quickly discovered that the standard 6 5/8" heavy-wall line pipe used in conventional irrigation systems was too heavy to be safely suspended. The need for a lighter wall pipe spurred the beginnings of Valmont Tubular Products. |
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