Aerators

[Keegan]

What are some manufacturers of aerators? I'm in the market for one.

[sildoc]

Bluebird, ryan, classen, Rock-Solid Plugger, There are others but I am brain farting right now.

[Mower For Less]

Mine is a Billy-Goat

Kevin

[Pecker]

Mower for Less,

How do you like your Billygoat? Does it turn easily? Does it wear you out like other aerators? I saw one at a trade show recently and it looked very well-built.

[DLS1]

I rented a Billy Goat this month and it is a lot better than a Bluebird. I would think it is a middle of the pack quality aerator. High end is Ryan, Rock Solid Pluger,etc.

Do you have the clients to justify one when you can just rent one.

[launboy]

i have bluebird, but there is also toro,and don't forget the JRCO that hooks to ztr or ztwb

[NCLawnMedic]

First Products Aera-vator. I don't think anything could aerate better

[cochino12]

Anyone else using a classen? I just bought a new machine and I like it, but really have no experience with others.

[Mower For Less]

Mower for Less,

How do you like your Billygoat? Does it turn easily? Does it wear you out like other aerators? I saw one at a trade show recently and it looked very well-built.

I dont have the experience with other aerators to tell you if it wears you out as much, the Billy Goat is the only one I have ever owned or used. But because of the 4 wheel design, I would have to say it is probably alot easier to use and turn than other aerators. Which means it probably is less fatiguing to use. At least that is what I hypothesised when I bought it. The thing I like is that the front axle is also a drive axle, so when you lift the spoons up, you still have power to turn it, which makes it very conveinient for smaller properties (which is all I do with it so far) and it fits through a 28" gate. And the way it lifts the spoons and keeps all the weight on the 4 wheels means you dont have to "carry" the aerator around the corners and turns. Does everything I need with no complaints, and seems to be a very durable unit.

Kevin

[Green lawns]

We own a PL800 pluger from rock solid. It has the 5.5 hp Honda engine and aerates a 30" path. It's a great machine! Pulls deep plugs and does not beat you to death.

[googleplex]

This should help,

It's a list of aerator manufacturers. It's ayear old but I doubt much has changed.

[deroguer]

I recently bot a USED Tom Star Plug'r aerator that must be 30 years old and the 3 hp B&S started right up. The tines are a 'friction fit' type and are no longer readily available. I would like to source a new set of friction fit tines.

I know the new design on the Rock Solid Plug'r model 410B are a type held in by a threaded nut. The current manufacturer cannot source friction fit tines.

Can anyone help with this problem?

P.S. The model 410B on display at the dealer looked so good I bought one of the new ones too! Still neeed old style friction fit tines though. Thanks

[Exact Rototilling]

Rental rates are a good starting point but I have found a few residential customers will get irked because they expect you to do it for less than the rental price.

Check your local rates for aerations in your area before you spend capital. Return on investment can be much slower than with spending the same amount of dough on a mower. I've done ok with it and would love nothing more than go 80%+ aerations and only have a handful of mowing clients to get me out of the house a few days a week in the heat of the summer. I learned quickly in my first few years a mowing client base is vital for cash flow.