John Deere 4940 Sprayer - Complex Containerization and Riga Handoff

At approximately 14-15 metric tons and with about 300 components removed or managed, the 4940 required substantially more preparation than smaller sprayers. The fuel tank was too wide to pass through the container in its operating orientation and sat beneath the cab. The team lifted off the cab with a telehandler, removed and reoriented the fuel tank, then reinstalled the cab for transport. Custom steel skids were fabricated so the main chassis could be drawn into the 40-ft high-cube container in a controlled manner. A three-person crew worked a 15-hour day as the scheduled truck waited. When the safe loading sequence could not be completed that evening, Meridian stopped the operation and rescheduled the truck rather than rush the final placement. Loading was completed in daylight the next day. A minor roof-component issue identified during loading was addressed by obtaining a replacement component and including it in the container before dispatch. The sealed shipment moved through Chicago and New York to Riga. No reassembly was performed there; the disassembled sprayer was transloaded to the dealer's European truck. The onward carrier later damaged the hood after Meridian's Riga scope had ended. Meridian nevertheless assisted the dealer after delivery with locating a replacement used hood for a future shipment.