What do you guy use to Aerate with and why???

[FCS Services]

Hello - I currently have 2 aerators and was wondering the other day while aerating what other people used (looking for something easier)

And Why do you use what you use?????????????

Thanks
frank

[rodfather]

Bluebird towable, Bluebird walk behind, and a Pluggr (cam driven)

[weeble67]

I have a Ryan walk behind that I really like. It's a bit more complicated than a tow behind. But I am able to get closer. Most people say use a walk behind to "cut it in" with and then use a tow behind. I've found that with most small yards, I don't even break the tow behind out. Just my $.02

[captken]

Pluggr here too, works better I think. Haven't used it since last Fall. Doing less residentials, going mostly commercial. still use it for some high end residential fescue jobs.

[jameson]

I have Bluebird 530's (yuck!). If you're looking for something easier to use (less operator fatigue = efficiency = more money) in a wb aerator, I would check out Plugr or a split-drum type aerator such as Claussen.

[vanguard]

Plugr PL400 & PL600.

Ya gotta love those ugly yellow dog houses! :laugh:

[yegs75]

I Have 3 Lawnaire 28 Which I Love I Can Do 1000 To50000 Sq With Them I Do Have A Small Plugger For Island Work If Ryans Dont Fit I Also Have A Gravley Roller Just For Steep Hills

[lawnspecialties]

Plugr PL600H and a 6' 3-pt. hitch Top Choice for the New Holland. Nothing like making big money sitting on my honkas.

[ajmctree]

we Have 2 lawn aire iv's hard work,good money. One pull behind for our tractor.

[DuraCutter]

Pluggr here too, works better I think. Haven't used it since last Fall. Doing less residentials, going mostly commercial. still use it for some high end residential fescue jobs.

Sounds just like me. Residentials, what a joke. Whine and more whine. Like a baby piglet!!

Overall, lawnmowing is just not as attractive as other services we offer. Not enough money, but my hats off to the lcos who do a lot of residential.

Snapper aerator on a cam...it works forever just like the plugr.

:)

[J&T Kiev]

One Ryan lawnaire IV, one Lawnaire V walk-behind aerators .Tough easy to work on machines, they seem to run and run, never die. One tow-behind Ryan.

[muddstopper]

Nothing listed above will work on 90% of the lawns in my area. We dont have the luxury of having topsoil and most lawns are planted on rock, or durn near rock. I have found a towbehind areovator is about the only thing that will penetrate and fracture the soil enought to do any actual good. Core areators just bend spoons.

[unit40]

I use a 72" Ryan Tracaire with a monster-mat, and a 48" Redexim Verti-drain

[DiyDave]

For most residential I use either a Ryan lawnair V or an older, wider hahn-westport heavy sob that I bought from a junkyard, and rebuilt 15 years ago. Just got a Genesis tillage shattertine aerator-man this thing is nice-will stick a tine in 8"deep under the right conditions, and $1900 cheaper than an aerway, and the tines are mounted with the proper angle, so you don't need to add 2 tons of weight, like with the aerway!:dizzy: :dizzy:

[J&R Landscaping]

Ryan Lawnaire IV or a Lesco unit. I like the Ryan machine better.