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Wind Machines


Protecting Your Crops

Since 1967, American company, Orchard-Rite® has been manufacturing high-quality and innovative frost protection fans. With Fruitfed Supplies the exclusive supplier of Orchard-Rite® frost fans in New Zealand, we service horticultural and viticultural growers around the country. Using wind machine technology to protect orchard crops and vineyards from freezing temperatures harming crops, this system is an ideal option suited to New Zealand conditions. Available in stationery and portable models.


Standard Features:

GEARBOXES AND FLEXOR® STEEL INPUT SHAFT

Built with durable ductile iron with a FLEXOR® steel input shaft, choose from a range of Orchard-Rite® gearboxes designed to suit the topography of any location.

SOLID FIBREGLASS BLADE

Orchard-Rite’s® high-efficiency blade is made of solid composite fibreglass and is reinforced at stress points for added safety and reliability. The blades are available with a 10-year extended warranty and no wind exclusion.

AUTOSTART

AutoStart provides automatic and customisable start-up and shut down of the machine allowing frost protection to be activated without having to be on-orchard.

DRIVELINES

Three drivelines create maximum torque and rotation transfer on the machine. Measuring 3.48 m x 101 mm, the drivelines are manufactured with pillow block carrier bearings for enhanced movement and durability.

TOWER

Including a 7:95 mm walled tube for the two blade and 6:4 mm for the tri blade. The tower is painted and hot-dipped galvanised for maximum corrosion resistance, allowing it to be used in harsh environments.

ENGINES

The engine hood is stainless steel to help prevent scratches, chipping and to protect from external conditions. Customised with a CAT® 4.4 or 7.1 engine.

Wind Machine Models
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Orchard-Rite offer three main models of wind machines: Stationary Model - Twin Blade, Tri-Blade Stationary Model and the Portable Model which are exclusive to Fruitfed Supplies in New Zealand. Read more about the range below, or to enquire, fill out the form at the bottom of the page or contact your local Fruitfed Supplies store.

Stationary Model - Twin Blade

Features:

  • Tower: Dimensions: 7.9 mm x .51 m, height to fan-shaft 10.7 m, two-part paint system with silver paint.
  • Base: Concrete volume 7 yd³ (5.35 m³) which meets the international building code.
  • Blade: Solid composite fibreglass with an eight-degree pitch and no wind exclusion.  
  • Gearboxes: Ductile iron - 65,00 PSI (448 MPA), FLEXOR® steel input shaft, lubrication - oil bath.
  • Gear oil capacity: Top gearbox 11.4 L with lower gearbox 5.2 L.
  • Driveline: Three sections, 3.05 m x 10 cm.

Tri-Blade Stationary Model

The Tri-Blade frost protection fan offers reduced noise, with its three-blade design being up to 10 dB quieter than two-blade machines.

Features:

  • Tower: Dimensions: 6.4 mm x .51 m, height to fan-shaft 35’ (10.7 m), two-part paint system with silver paint.
  • Base: Concrete volume 7 yd³ (5.35 m³) meeting international building code.
  • Blade: Solid composite fibreglass with an eight-degree pitch and no wind exclusion. Blade length: 6.05 m.
  • Gearboxes: Ductile iron - 65,00 PSI (448 MPA), FLEXOR® steel input shaft, lubrication - oil bath.
  • Gear oil capacity: Top gearbox 11.4 L with lower gearbox 5.2 L.
  • Driveline: Three sections, 3.05 m x 10 cm.


Portable Model

A portable frost protection fan is ideal for use on orchards or vineyards growing multiple crops or when a business utilises leased land. Our portable machine offers the additional benefit of being able to be placed within a crop to allow it to be dried to accelerate its harvest or to prevent disease.

Features:

  • Suitable for both long and short-term protection.
  • Can be set up and taken down by one person in a short time.
  • The protection pattern can be easily adjusted to focus on troubled areas.
  • The machine can be used for spot drying and cooling.
  • Fits down a 2.13 m row.
  • Easily adjustable protection patterns allows the machine to focus on trouble spots.
  • Assists with drying crops during harvest.