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    • WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
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THE FROSTBUSTER

Don't look for a cheaper protection per acre because you will find none. Even more, the Frostbuster has several advantages compared to other frost protection systems: you can protect your crops in places where no water is available, or protect fruit which cannot be protected with water. It can be used not only during radiation frost but also during wind frost, and a lot of farmers use the Frostbuster to improve fruit set.

The Frostbuster is a trailed or 3-point mounted machine. The powerful fan is driven by the PTO of the tractor. A propane burner heats the air up to 80-85°C. The heated air is blown between the trees through 2 outlets (1 at the left and 1 at the right). The total surface that can be protected depends on the shape and dimensions of the plot and on the model and is maximum 18 to 24 acres.

Instead of warming up the atmosphere, the Frostbuster uses phase transition to protect your orchards and vineyards. In a few words: by controlling the ice forming and by recuperating the energy that is liberated when vapor changes into ice., it provides an excellent protection with a minimum input of energy.



THERE ARE 4 DIFFERENT MODELS: ONE TRAILED MODEL AND THREE 3-POINT MOUNTED MODELS.

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The Trailed Frostbuster F501: our Top Model

During the last 15 years, the Frosbuster has proven to be very effective and very reliable. The F501 is already the third generation of the Frostbuster. The most important improvements, compared to the previous generation (F401)  are:

• New pulse burner with burner controller and ionization sensor, which makes it the safest  burner used in agriculture.
• The F501 can hold 8 propane bottles, so it has a bigger autonomy, up to 10 hours.
• Possibility to start up the burner automatically, depending on the RPM of the fan: if a certain speed level (RPM of fan) is exceeded, the            burner will start automatically. When the speed drops back below this level, the burner will be switched off.
• Gear box with overrunning clutch.

• The temperature can be adjusted from the control box in the tractor's cabine (option).
Technical Data
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Length
4300 mm
Width
1450 mm
Height
1650 mm
Weight without propane bottles
3705 lbs
Maximum capacity
18 to 24 acres
Average propane consumption
77 lbs/hour
Min. required HP of tractor
65 HP


​The 3-point models: F252 - F252H - F152

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In many countries, farmers do not have tractors of 65 HP or more. To help these farmers, we decided to develop a few 3-point hitch mounted machines, that requires less horsepower.
These machines have a 2-speed gear box. On the lower speed, less horsepower is needed. Of course, the protected area will be smaller. We can also install a special impeller in the fan to reduce the needed power to 25 HP.
To have most weight as close to the tractor as possible, the fan is mounted vertically and two propane bottles are put in front of the fan.
​The F252 can be delivered with the outlets below or with the outlets in a higher position (F252H). There's also a version with only 1 outlet to one side.

Model
           F252
      F252H
     F152

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Outlet
2 low outlets
2 higher outlets
1 low outlet
Application
orchards, some vineyards,
​greenhouses
vineyards, crops like
strawberries, blueberries

orchards, some vineyards,
greenhouses

Protected area
9 to 19 acres
9 to 19 acres
5 to 9 acres
Dimensions
​L x W x H (in mm)
1710 x 1720 x 1190
1710 x 1500 x 1190
1710 x 1500 x 1190
Weight
772 lbs
772 lbs
707 lbs
Propane consumption
66 lbs/hour
66 lbs/hour
44 lbs/hour
Min. required HP of
tractor

55 HP
55 HP
40 HP
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