The ultimate form of frost protection
and crop security.
Frostbuster
The Frostbuster is powered by a tractor, which must be driven trough the orchard at night. In this way it is possible to protect orchards up to 8 hectares.
The Frostbuster has several advantages compared to other frost protection systems: you can protect your crops on places where no water is available, it can be used not only during radiation frost but also during wind frost, and a lot of farmers use the Frostbusters to improve fruit setting.
The FrostGuard is a stationery machine. The fan is powered by a petrol engine and the outlet of the fun turns around 360° continuously, protecting an oval or round surface. Depending of the application, the protected area is between 0,5 and 1,5 hectares.
The FrostGuard was especially developed for fruit growers, grape growers and vegetable growers, to be used in greenhouses, plastic tunnels and small vineyards and orchards.
The important advantages of the Frostbuster and the FrostGuard:
- Cheap: other systems will cost at least 3 times more for the same protected surface.
- Not a fixed installation but mobile so it can be used in every plot.
- Low consumption therefore a low price per hour - Low maintenance costs.
- Environmental friendly : burning of propane gas.
- Input of energy is up to 7 times less than with other systems.
- No risk on diseases as in case of the use of water.
- No loss of fertilizers as in case of the use of water.
- Easy to use.
- No permits needed (like for construction or environment).
- Better fruit set.
- Can be used to warn plastic tunnels (in England frequently used for this ).
- Works not only in case of radiation frost but also in case of wind frost.
- Multiple uses: fruit bearing, drying fruits, etc.
- Possibility to set up and run quickly.
- Fast shut down for example when temperatures rises quickly.
Technical data Frost Guard Frostbuster Dimensions L x W x H (cm) 230 x 105 x 152 (185 model H) 420 x 145 x 160 Weight without gas cylinders 290 kg 1060 kg Average gas consumption 10 kg/hour (model L LV)
15kg/hour (model H + L LV)
40 kg/hour Transmission of fan
Motor Briggs&Startton PTO tractor Fuel tank 45L -- Average petrol consumption 3 L/hour -- Gas installation Equipped for 4 cylinders Equipped for 4 or 6 cylinders Options Wheel set
Forklift for tractor
Supports for stackingAdjustable steering drawbar fitted to the II point attachment Transport Can be moved by tractor fork lift Pulled by tractor Average capacity 0,5 to 1,5 hectares 8 hectares Min. required HP of tractor -- 65 HP
Agrofrost was previously known as Lazo.
We are now able to supply a Frost warning and temperature logging system.
The iMetos ice is a remote instrument station for your frost vulnerable area. It reads at 5 minute intervals the temperature from a dry and a wet bulb temperature sensor and then sends this information to the Metos client database via the inbuilt cellular phone every hour. All data is retrievable via the internet and on the password protected site you can set alarms for certain temperature levels. Within minutes of the alarm value being reached the telephone numbers that you set will be automatically rung. The station is powered by rechargeable batteries and a solar panel. Additional dry sensors can be attached to monitor temperature up to 300 metres away.
Soil moisture content, soil temperature and rainfall can be added to the system to make this a universal recording station.
All that is required is a GPRS sim card and account.
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