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How it works: The vacuum pump

The profi 'How it works' series explains the technology behind all types of equipment in the farming sector — from simple bits of kit through to the most sophisticated and complex machines.

The sound of a vacuum pump is a familiar background noise on many livestock farms in the spring as slurry tankers are kept busy. But what is actually going on inside these pumps? What is the drive shaft

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