LOW OPERATING COST: SHuR Farms Cold Air Drain® has the lowest operating costs of any active frost protection method.  Its efficiency allows for a smaller number of needed units, reducing maintenance and operating costs.  Most systems will have a 100% payback in their first year of operation.

 

Wine grapes, Lompoc, CA

SIMPLE INSTALLATION: Units arrive almost fully assembled. They are easily unloaded & moved into place using a forklift.  Minimal site prep is required.

 

 

Walnuts, Red Bluff, CA

SIZE & POWER OPTIONS: The Cold Air Drain® is available in 3 sizes to protect small, large or complex frost areas.  It may be powered by tractor PTO, gasoline engine, electric motor, or with a temperature controlled auto start.

 

Blueberries, Kettleman City, CA

CUSTOMIZED SYSTEMS: All frost protection needs are different, and every situation unique.  Solutions should not be determined with a “one size fits all” approach.  For each project area, a customized system design is offered, thereby eliminating the guesswork and overspending that often accompanies frost protection purchases.

 

Wine grapes, Philo, CA

FUEL EFFICIENT: SHuR FARMS Cold Air Drain® burns just 1-3 gallons of fuel per hour.

 

 

Wine grapes, Lompoc, CA

LOW MAINTENANCE: Minimal maintenance is required and is easily performed by the owner.

 

 

Cherries, Touchet, WA

COLD AIR REMOVED:  SHuR FARMS Cold Air Drain® removes the cold air that causes crop damage.  It doesn’t just push it into another area to be dealt with later.

 

 

Propellor-Cold Air Drain® #1550

SAFE TO RUN DURING ANY FROST: Unlike wind machines, our Cold Air Drain® can be run all night without causing damage during a winter freeze or changing weather conditions.  There is never a negative to running the Cold Air Drain®.

 

Citrus, Bakersfield, CA

WORKS WHERE NEEDED: The Cold Air Drain® works only where frost protection is needed, so protection is much greater.

 

 

Wine grapes, Sonoma, CA

ENHANCES OTHER FROST PROTECTION: SHuR FARMS Cold Air Drain® may be used alone, or along with other frost protection methods, such as wind machines, sprinklers, or heaters, maximizing their benefits.

 

 

Cherries, Benton City, WA

EVENS BUD BREAK: Bud break in cold pockets tends to be later than other areas.  Using the Cold Air Drain® helps to even out temperatures and bud break.

 

 

Apricots, Selah, WA