Silent PoleCat Snowmaker

The Silent PoleCat is a simple nozzle fan snowmaker with dampened noise levels yet still delivers excellent snow production for a range of weather conditions. The Silent PoleCat is perfect for snowmaking in areas sensitive to the noise from traditional snowmaking systems.
The SMI® Silent PoleCat is a simple nozzle fan snowmaker with dampened noise levels yet still delivers excellent snow production for a range of weather conditions expected from the PoleCat technology. The Silent PoleCat is perfect for snowmaking in areas sensitive to noise from traditional snowmaking systems. Offered in a variety of custom tower and carriage mounts, the Silent PoleCat Snowmaker can be powered by a 4 kW vane compressor, or by hill air feed. Available in manual or automatic mode, the Silent PoleCat uses a 15 HP (11 kW) fan and 18 spray nozzles that are customized to achieve water flows to suit specific climates. Nucleated with a central six-jet nozzle, water flow is easily controlled by three heated, self-draining valves. The Silent PoleCat is reliable and simple to operate and maintain—an excellent all-around performer for virtually any snowmaking conditions.
Mount: 10.5' or 15.5' (3.2 m or 4.7 m) tower or 3 wheel galvanized steel carriage with Snowcat lifting brackets ■ Electrical: Three phase ■ Fan: Horsepower: 15 HP (11 kW) Fan Speed: 1760 rpm (1760 U/m) at 480V/60Hz 1450 rpm (1450 U/m) at 400V/50Hz Propeller: SMI patented aluminum Screen: Stainless steel ■ Air: Compressor at 480V/60Hz: 5 HP (3,7 kW) Hydrovane, 22 cfm at 100 psi (10,4 l/s at 7 bar) or hill air 60-100cfm at 80psi (28,3 l/s - 47,2 l/s at 5,5 bar) Compressor at 400V/50Hz: 5 HP (3,7 kW) Hydrovane, 22 cfm at 100 psi (10,4 l/s at 7 bar) or hill air 60-100cfm at 80psi (28,3 l/s - 47,2 l/s at 5,5 bar) ■ Heating: 225 W Optional spray nozzle heater 500 (at 400V/50Hz), 1300 W (at 480V/60Hz) 900 W Additional if Hill Air ■ Water Flow: Carriage suggested 10-100 gpm (30-380 lpm) Tower suggested 18-125 gpm (68-475 lpm) ■ Water Pressure: 100-500 psi (7-35 bar) ■ Water Connection: Customer's choice ■ Valves: Three self-draining heated three-way valves ■ Nozzles: Always on banks - 6 nozzles, Valve 1 - 4 nozzles, Valve 2 - 4 nozzles, Valve 3 - 4 nozzles, Total - 18 nozzles ■ Nucleators: Central nozzle with six jets ■ Filtration System: Stainless steel filter with easy to use, washable 30 mesh screen ■ Electrical Cord: Tower 40' (12 m) Carriage 150' (46 m) ■ Rotation: 360° horizontal rotation, -10° to 60° elevation adjustment ■ Oscillator: Optional for tower and galvanized carriage 70° arc of rotation