Product Brochure

Ground thawing

solutions

DIGGING IN

North America experiences a variety

of weather paerns during the winter

months. However, most of the connent

will undergo cold enough temperatures

that freeze the upper layers of ground

soil.

This can be highly problemac for those

needing to dig into the ground during the

winter. Projects that normally take a few

hours worth of digging now takes days

to thaw and break through the frozen

topsoil.

Powerblanket’s Ground Thawing Blankets

WITH POWERBLANKET

PREP THE GROUND WITH LITTLE TO NO EFFORT OR SUPERVISION ON

YOUR PART. HIGH WATT DENSITY GROUND THAWING EQUIPMENT

TACKLES THE DIFFICULTY OF THAWING GROUND IN HARSH CLIMATES.

CASE

STUDY

were essenal in saving the Hailey Cemetery me and money during

the Idaho Winter of 2017. Wayne Burke, maintenance supervisor

for the cemetery, said that winter was colder and less wet than years

previous, causing the soil to freeze much deeper than normal.

“There’s usually six inches of snow on the ground,” Burke said, adding

that the snow acts as a layer of insulaon, prevenng the ground

from freezing as much. “It always worked out great. But last year it

got really cold and there was no snow.”

Burke knew he needed soluons fast to meet the demand of the

“It worked perfect. . . . It thawed about 14

inches down into the ground. The grass

greened up and I was able to cut it up into

strips and roll it up. The sod was in good

shape and I stored it in our garage. After

the burial we put the dirt back in a rolled

the sod back out. Normally we tear the sod

up and throw it away and replant it in the

springtime.”

WAYNE BURKE, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

PAGE 1
CASE STUDY Ground thawing solutions WITH P OWERB LA N KET PREP THE GROUND WITH LITTLE TO NO EFFORT OR SUPERVISION ON YOUR PART. HIGH WATT DENSITY GROUND THAWING EQUIPMENT TACKLES THE DIFFICULTY OF THAWING GROUND IN HARSH CLIMATES. “It worked perfect. . . . It thawed about 14 inches down into the ground. The grass greened up and I was able to cut it up into strips and roll it up. The sod was in good shape and I stored it in our garage. After the burial we put the dirt back in a rolled the sod back out.
PAGE 2
CASE STUDY POWERBLANKET PROVIDES THE MOST INNOVATIVE HEATING SOLUTIONS ON THE MARKET, PROVIDING UNIFORM SAFE HEAT. cemetery’s burial service schedule. He reached out to Powerblanket, and within two days of ordering, received his Ground Thawing Blanket. POWERBLANKET RESULTS “You guys sent it just in time. I used it the first day, and only had it on for 12 hours. It still worked,” he said. “A few weeks later, I needed it again.