Frequently Asked Questions

No, only the 18’ turner is designed to utilize this feature.

This feature helps keep the turner straight in the windrow so you can maintain good forward pressure on the material. Without this feature the opposite side of the turner will begin lagging behind.

The patented design of the drum and paddles causes the right portion of the drum to throw material to the left, the paddles on the left portion of the drum to throw material to the right and the special center paddles throws material in both directions.

The unique paddle shape works like a turban or fan. The swirling vortices of air actually help blow the material behind and away by our unique drum and paddle. The resulting flow of air purges the CO2 and replaces all the air spaces with fresh air.

That phenomenon is the result of the particles being blown and redistributed into a perfectly formed windrow made possible by our unique paddle design and configuration on the patented drum.

It is the lack of fresh air that causes the material to convert to an anaerobic condition. This is the major cause of odors, which becomes a nuisance as well as deteriorating the quality of the finished product. The Frontier patented design can eliminate this condition.

It controls the changing flow of material being discharged out the back. When entering a windrow the tail section should be lowered acting like a backstop to the row can be formed. As you proceed a few feet into the material the tail section should be raised slowly until it reaches the maximum upright position.

Usually the first few turns the tail section should be raised somewhat to allow the material to form the row without being squeezed. Some material will fluff a lot during the initial turn so the tail section should be raised higher to allow for the natural forming of the material into a row.

No, that feature has been replaced by tracks. However, a two wheel drive is available.

With our Patent-pending “Rock Paddle” design the occasional large limb, debris, rocks or other types of foreign material will not affect the drum. These types of debris have wreaked havoc on all other drum designs.

Yes, we engineer, fabricate and assemble all of our units, in the USA.

This unit will fit on a standard Low Boy trailer and does not require any “Special” permits. It is, however over width.

Call (503) 859-3454, or email our service department. We will make a determination based on the information you provide and schedule a service call if necessary.

This question is complex and is best discussed with our sales staff at (503) 559-0864.

The average forward speed ranges from 10 to 50 feet per minute. However, this depends on the density of the windrow, the type/size of the turner and the HP of the tractor, on a “Tow Behind” model. The first time through on most material should be a little slower to make sure the clumps are broken up. The focus is on what the Frontier Turner does to the material not on forward speed.

Yes. Our controlled “reel” systems can add sufficient quantities of water for any size windrow, with very little, if any, runoff.

Odors are caused by lack of oxygen, (anaerobic bacteria). The immense volumes of air that is injected into the material during the turning process is the best “odor fighter” known.