There are several benefits of these large Turf Breeze fans. They allow air movement over greens at a speed of up to 4 mph up to 150'. Usually this is on a green that otherwise would not have any air movement. This helps by cutting down on disease pressure. They will also cool the surface of the green up to 10 degrees. That 10 degrees can be the difference in life and death for the greens late in the summer. The fans also help dry the surface a little faster after a rain event which also helps in alleviating disease pressure.
I think the impact of the fans we have installed on the greens in the past two years speaks for its self. Two years ago we installed fans on #4 and #11 green. Those were two of our worst greens and after the fans, they were two of our best. Last year we installed an electric fan on #13 and parked a gas fan on #5. These greens performed better than they ever have last year. We are excited to have these two new weapons in our arsenal to help in the battle this summer.
The first step is to use an auger to dig a hole for the mounting pole.
The pole is installed about 5' deep and concrete is poured around the pole for support.
The fans are very heavy. We had to use a backhoe to place the fan on the mounting plate.
Once the fan is lowered onto the ground pole, the bolts are tightened down. Now the fan is ready for the power to be hooked up. We will be trenching for the power next week and the fans will be ready for the summer months.
Here is the new fan on #12
Here is the new fan on #18
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