Agricultural & Farm Fans
Heat-stressed stock eat less and produce less, and a hot dairy at milking time is hard on animals and people alike. One slow-turning Down Under Fans HVLS fan moves air across the whole shed without the blast, the dust or the noise of banks of small fans.
Built for the buildings farms actually have
Dairies and feed pads. Air moving over the herd is one of the few heat-stress levers that does not involve water or shade structures. A large fan over the holding yard or feed pad covers the area a dozen barrel fans would, at a fraction of the power and without the jet of air that pushes dust and bedding around.
Stables and arenas. Horses tolerate slow-moving air far better than blast fans. The wide column from an HVLS fan keeps an arena or a stable aisle fresh without the noise, and 38dB is quiet enough that the fan is not the loudest thing in the building.
Machinery sheds and hangars. Big spans and high roofs are exactly what the 6.1m and larger sizes are made for: one mounting point, up to 1,500m² of coverage, and reverse mode in winter to pull condensation off cold steel and stored machinery.
The specifications, straight up
Permanent magnet direct-drive motors, 370W to 1,100W, on 220 to 240V single phase or 380 to 460V three phase. Blades are aluminium-magnesium alloy, so humid sheds do not corrode them. Speed is fully variable from 20 rpm. Figures we publish are the manufacturer’s, from the manual.
One honest limit: the large HVLS range does not carry a published ingress rating, so for wash-down zones like a dairy pit we quote the IP55-rated 2.4m and 3m commercial fans and keep the big fans over the dry areas.
The site check confirms the three things farm buildings vary on: what the frame can carry, where the power run comes from, and how much clearance the fan has over gates, rails and stacked feed. Rural installs are done by our own licensed electricians, the same as everything else we sell.
4.3m
6.1m
Farm fans in context
Open machinery sheds and hangars take the larger sizes in the industrial ceiling fan range, while dairies and stables usually want the IP55-rated commercial ceiling fans. Workshops on the same property are covered on shed and workshop fans. Sizing is walked through in what size industrial fan do I need. Every fan is fitted by a licensed electrical contractor: how installation works.
Farm questions we get asked
Can it be hosed down with the rest of the dairy?
How does it cope with dust and chaff?
We are on single phase SWER out here. Will it run?
Get a farm quote
Tell us what lives or works in the shed and roughly how big it is. We size it and quote supply with certified installation.
Prefer to talk? Call 02 5700 3337.
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