J_J
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Looks like something from the Mad Max movies! 
MuncyBob
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cool looking...but I wonder if it's as effective as the actual core aerators?
Charlie_Iliff
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Some people in the business, Hans Luginbuhl (Bubenberg), for instance, tell me that spike aerators are actually harmful, since they compact the soil rather than extracting a plug and making it more porous. He likes the PT aerator. I've rented one that tows behind the PT, so I can mow and aerate at the same time. I decided I was spoiling my lawn too much, however, so haven't done that in a while.
Think of the patterns that could be made with a set of those bad boys, though.
Think of the patterns that could be made with a set of those bad boys, though.
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Charlie_Iliff said:Think of the patterns that could be made with a set of those bad boys, though.
Or, similar to motorcycles, use 'em for lawnmower races on frozen lakes...
ponytug
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I'm with Hans and Charlie on this one. Stick to the plug aerators, if you want improved aeration.
I kept watching the video wondering what happens when you hit an uneven patch, a rock, or a root, or forget and veer onto-gasp-pavement. Oh, and how many passes over the lawn do you have to do?
Of course, I was also thinking "Man that would solve the PT crabbing problem..."
J.J. You find way too many cool pieces of equipment! I love the tree terminator.
I kept watching the video wondering what happens when you hit an uneven patch, a rock, or a root, or forget and veer onto-gasp-pavement. Oh, and how many passes over the lawn do you have to do?
Of course, I was also thinking "Man that would solve the PT crabbing problem..."
J.J. You find way too many cool pieces of equipment! I love the tree terminator.
Charlie_Iliff said:Some people in the business, Hans Luginbuhl (Bubenberg), for instance, tell me that spike aerators are actually harmful, since they compact the soil rather than extracting a plug and making it more porous. He likes the PT aerator. I've rented one that tows behind the PT, so I can mow and aerate at the same time. I decided I was spoiling my lawn too much, however, so haven't done that in a while.
Think of the patterns that could be made with a set of those bad boys, though.
