> I wonder what the reason is for not having a ground-based solution. Running a small vehicle (lawnmower-size?) with a fan mounted on top I imagine the importa

> I wonder what the reason is for not having a ground-based solution. Running a small vehicle (lawnmower-size?) with a fan mounted on top I imagine the important part of the "drying" process/action is being able to give the branches a bloody good shake to dislodge the water droplets. It's likely that even very large fans aren't capable of moving that much air (compared to a helicopter's blades). Then there's also the question of even if you could trundle around the orchard with a set of fans able to push that much air I can imagine it would be comedically unstable and dangerous :) [edit: typo]