Ampamar sells antihelada machines of up to 155 meters coverage
February 27, 2008
The 2500 and 3000 of Orchard Rite Frost control equipment incorporating a propeller which, as it ensures the company guarantees "efficiency, durability and security". It's a propeller of fiberglass solid of more than six metres, produced in an exclusive aeronautical injection process, with a resistance of 160 and 185 HP. Tests conducted in the laboratories of universities of aeronautical wind tunnel showed that the Orchard Rite propeller has more than 30 per cent of effectiveness than other designs tested by competing manufacturers. The result is the creation of a propeller that "covers more crop than before".
Another integral part of these antihelada machines is the power plant, equipped with the Chevrolet 454 V8, 420 HP (model 2500) motors, and Ford V10, 450 HP (model 3000). Both engines run on gas propane (LPG) with refrigerant and are equipped with standard components, which is why farmers around the world can be found easily spare parts.
The PTO shaft these teams antihelada is powered with an automatic clutch mounted on the frame of the engine. The nuts and bolts of the box infer are hilicoidales and overlapping series. The higher gear box has a strength of cargo of more than 200 hp.
Multiple protection applications
The new models, 2500 and 3000 signature can be used for the protection of the primaravera of the great frost of winter frost and against the coup of Sun (which causes Burns). In addition, it can be used to dry the harvest before the gathering and cultivation before it occurs in the early morning frost. Both models are suitable for pistachios, almond trees, olive trees and all kinds of fruit trees, and may have a radius of nominal coverage from 145 to 155 meters and an area of coverage of up to 7.5 hectares.