Lesco Split Drive Aerator

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I had setup aerations to do and luckily we did get some rain. I took advice from here and went to lesco dealer to see about aerators. I rented the aerator that they had, it was a split drive unit. I was amazed at how nice it pulled the plugs out. This machine is the cadilac of all the aerators that I have rented.The weight of it made the plugging in the groud very nice! There was a neighbor that was watching me and said that the aerators that he rented never put that kind of plugs out. He asked me to bid on his lawn, I measured the lawn and gave him the rather large bid and he said that he needed to think about it. I finished up doing the job and he said he wanted me to do his lawn, as soon as I could. I had finished with all my jobs and was tired, and it was getting late,but for the money, I called him and told him I could do the aeration before dark, and do seeding the following morn. When I arrived at the house, he had a check made out and wanted to pay me, he was so impressed with the neighbors job. He now wants me to do aerations in the spring and fall, to get his lawn in shape.
This was a great machine, and next year I will be adding it to my list of equiptment. I would like to know what the difference in this is compared to the clasen split drive to make my decision.

[Eric ELM]

One is Red and the other is Green. Classen makes them both.

The same thing goes with the tow behind split axel aerators.

[Runner]

What does that particular machine go for, both the Classen name and the Lesco?

[Eric ELM]

If I remember right, it was about $2800 for the w/b split axle steerable aerator.

The tow model 48 is around $1250 and the 60" is around $1700

[EJK2352]

Eric,
How do you pick up your tow behind to cross driveways, load, etc.?? :) ED

[Eric ELM]

It has transport wheels which you can lift the machine with. I also drilled extra holes so I can use the wheels as guage wheels when I only want to aerate at 2" or 3", all the way up is 4"

[jnjnlc]

You rented an aerator from Lesco. Them turkeys here told me they don't rent them.

I would love to rent the Classen split drive instead of the 19" blue bird from the rental place.

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jnjnlc You rented an aerator from Lesco. Them turkeys here told me they don't rent them.jnjnlc You rented an aerator from Lesco. Them turkeys here told me they don't rent them.

I would love to rent the Classen split drive instead of the 19" blue bird from the rental place.

I have rented the bluebird 19,21`s or whatever they are, and they work the heck out of you, and don`t do a real good job of plugging. The split drive is a dream, and I am setting up jobs for next week so I will rent it again.:D

[bkd]

What kind of horsepower do you need to pull the 48" lesco? Is it ok to use my Ferris 60" ZTR mower to pull it?

[GreenStar]

hey how did this thing work out. give me some ideas i kind of puzzeld why they call it a split drive does it turn

[Eric ELM]

GreenStar, this split drive is steerable like a w/b mower. It has two separate sets of spoons.

BKD, I now pull my tow behind with my 60" diesel Chopper. It's not how much power you need, it's more of a traction factor when you get to a hill. I used to use the JD 430 and 3 point hitch, but I now use the diesel Chopper since the first time I tried it, I cut my time in half using the ZTR. Just like mowing, you can turn much faster with a ZTR and increase production greatly.

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GreenStar hey how did this thing work out. give me some ideas i kind of puzzeld why they call it a split drive does it turn

It worked great. It is called a split drive because the core aerator is seperated in two halves. It has two levers to make the machine go, 1 controls the half of drum and rooler to drive unit, the other controls the half of aerating drum. You move levers back and forth to assist in turning. This is a lot easier than with aerators without split drive systems. You would have to lift lever and pull the aerator around. I was very pleased with the machine and the way it pulled the plugs. They say that classen makes one of their own and a green unit for lesco company. I can`t find the web site that has info about the split drive aerator but mabey someone knows the web address.

[Davis TLC]

Here is the link to Classen's website. http://www.classen-mfg.com