Completely encloses the orchard in a permanent structure. Used on Stone Fruit & Lychees.


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A permanent netting structure over stone fruit NW of Sydney. Note the access for machinery and strength of the structure.

Applied only in the fruiting season then removed and stored. Used on vineyards stone fruit & lychees.


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McVitty Grove Southern Highlands NSW. Throw over netting applied over a large vineyard, note that the netting has been joined overhead to make a temporary canopy.

Sizes and Weights

mesh size

net size

area in m²

weight

weight m²

square net

17.5mm 2ply

6m

×

250m

1500 m²

50 kg

33 gms m²

17.5mm 2ply

11m

×

250m

2750 m²

91 kg

33 gms m²

17.5mm 2ply

17m

×

250m

4250 m²

140 kg

33 gms m²

17.5mm 2ply

18m

×

237m

4266 m²

140 kg

33 gms m²

                          canopy net

 

 

 

 

 

 

25mm x 4 - 6ply quad

21m

×

165m

  (or 330)

3466m²

252Kg

73 gms m²

25mm x 4 - 6ply quad

17m

×

165m

2805m²

212Kg

75 gms m²

25mm x 4 - 6ply quad

6.5m

×

165m
  (or 330)

1072m²

80Kg

75 gms m²

25mm 3ply

21m

×

165m

3465m²

215Kg

62 gms m²

40mm 4ply

21m

×

165m

3465m²

135Kg

39 gms m²

fish farm net

75mm 6ply

20m

×

100m

2000 m²

50 kg

25 gms m²

 

Material

High density knitted polyethylene. Our two ply nets are stronger than the usual single ply used in bird protection nets.

Construction

Knitted interlocked construction that resists fraying. A strong mono line is threaded along the edge to assist attachment. Edges have a 700mm reinforced joining zone to allow nets to be attached to each other to make a "complete cover" nets only going to the ground at the edges of the block.

Packaging

Otco nets are supplied in rolls that fit directly into the two common netting machines, TATURA and NETWIZZ, no need to rewind. Roll sizes are 900 mm in width and 500 to 800 mm in diameter.

U.V. Stability

Our products are U.V. stabilised using the best Ciba-Gigy inhibitors. Our U.V. Stabilisers are resistant to common agricultural chemicals such as sulphur.

 

Length/Width

The width or length of net is the distance across the width of the diamond, when the net is hung square. The left figure shows a 20mm net. Resulting in a width of diamond of 28.28mm. (A² + B² = C²), (20² + 20² = 800² or 28.28).

The right figure shows the same net stretched out to 32mm producing a run of net about 12% longer but reducing the width of the net.
When the 250 meter net is taken out of its bag it will stretch out to 350 meters along the ground, but when hung square the length will come back to the advertised 250 meters.

General

Otco nets are made from a stretched mesh, when it is stretched out to increase its length in one direction it will decrease in the other. This means that the net does not have to fit your vine exactly; it can be stretched or drawn in to fit.

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