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Conversion Kit for Caterpillar Tunnel
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The Upgrade Kit for Smarter Farming
Maximize yield, improve efficiency, and ensure longevity with the new Roll-Up Side Upgrade Kit. This is way more than just roll-up sides—it's a total tunnel upgrade kit. Achieve rapid ventilation control and increased structural rigidity in a single, streamlined solution designed for the dedicated grower.
Compatible with all Farmers Friend Caterpillar Tunnels.
All Kits come with materials for both sides of your tunnel.
Key Features:
Transform your Caterpillar Tunnel into a permanent high tunnel.
Fast, easy ventilation for improved crop health.
Added strength with permanent Ground Posts instead of rebar
Even more secure plastic with spring wire instead of rope.
Double spring wire channel serves as two addition purlins for added strength.
All materials included — even lumber for base boards!
Ventilation
Effortless Airflow
Maximize your tunnel's potential with the Roll-Up Side Upgrade Kit. Improve ventilation easier than ever by quickly adjusting the roll-up sides for optimal airflow, ensuring your plants have the best chance to thrive in any weather condition—all in a fraction of the time it would take to manually raise or lower the sides. It's a simple, yet transformative farm upgrade for a streamlined growing season.
Temperature Control
Temp Control on a Roll
Take the reins on temperature inside your caterpillar tunnel with ease. The Roll-Up Side Upgrade Kit gives you an extra level of climate control to foster a thriving environment for your crops, boosting their growth potential regardless of the weather outside.
Increased Crop Yield
Minimize Effort, Maximize Produce
Ventilation doesn’t have to be laborious. Our upgrade kit allows you to easily transform the way you manage your tunnel's climate, thus supporting stronger, more bountiful plant growth, with minimal effort.
Structural Strength
Reinforced Resilience
We've designed the Roll-Up Side Upgrade Kit to do more than just enhance climate control—it reinforces your tunnel's skeletal structure. The inclusion of a double channel acts as an additional purlin, significantly bolstering the tunnel's structural integrity. Coupled with ground posts and baseboards, your caterpillar tunnel's upgraded frame is prepared to better withstand gusts, downpours, and the test of time for seasons to come.
Extension Kit Available
Have a custom length tunnel? No problem!
For those with custom-length caterpillar tunnels, our Conversion Kit Extensions cater to your specific sizes. Check out the Conversion Kit Extension for Caterpillar Tunnel, 6 ft, or reach out to our Customer Service Team for assistance to discover the ideal solution for the conversion of your custom length tunnel.
Complete Kit
Everything you need included
The Roll-Up Sides Upgrade Kit has been designed to ensure you have everything you need in one comprehensive package. From the smooth-turning hand cranks to the sturdy ground posts, every component has been selected with a premium tunnel upgrade in mind. We include both single and double wire channels, and plenty of spring wire. The roll up bar, eye bolts, splice plates, corner straps, plus all the bolts, nuts, and miscellaneous hardware you need completes the set, ensuring a seamless installation experience. We take pride in providing a complete kit, because we know how valuable your time is. No extra trips to town required—everything you need is right in the box.
Documentation
6.12 MB pdf
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Over Priced
5 out of 5 stars
Although wish this kit was available when I purchased my 3 high tunnels....side roll kits are way too unaffordable!!