EverythingAttachments
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I had the pleasure of using Ted's newly acquired 1250 Massey Ferguson with an Everything Attachment 36" Alternating Depth Core Aerator this past weekend. The overall width of the tractor is 60", so a wider aerator would be preferred for getting closer to trees/objects, but it still worked beautifully on my lawn!
Our 36" alternating depth aerator has 48 full length tines and 48 recessed tines that produces 4" plugs for aeration as well as 2.5" plugs for seed germination. You're getting the best of both worlds in a single pass!
Our Xtreme Duty aerators have independent wheels, so I could make gradual turns to maneuver around my beds surrounding the house and trees. Doing this with a drum style plugger could damage turf and cause damage to the plugger as well.
The 36" plugger weighs 650 pounds, so penetrating my NC Red Clay was no problem at all!
Here are a few pics that I took:
This is a pic of my lawn after a normal cutting of 4.5", taken last week:
Before aeration, I cut the grass down to 3", which required going over it twice in different directions like a checkerboard. I cut it down to 4" the first time and to 3" the second time to keep surface clippings to a minimum:
All Hooked up!
After pics. If you look close, you can see the plugs. The lines it created looks like a seed drill was used, so keeping track of where i'd been was simple:
I had a few bare spots next to some trees, so i ran over it, forward and reverse several times, which resulted in a pretty nice seedbed without totally destroying the existing grass:
After I was through, I put out some turf type fescue and starter fertilizer. My efforts will most likely produce drought conditions in the immediate area for at least a month!:laughing:
Travis
Our 36" alternating depth aerator has 48 full length tines and 48 recessed tines that produces 4" plugs for aeration as well as 2.5" plugs for seed germination. You're getting the best of both worlds in a single pass!
Our Xtreme Duty aerators have independent wheels, so I could make gradual turns to maneuver around my beds surrounding the house and trees. Doing this with a drum style plugger could damage turf and cause damage to the plugger as well.
The 36" plugger weighs 650 pounds, so penetrating my NC Red Clay was no problem at all!
Here are a few pics that I took:
This is a pic of my lawn after a normal cutting of 4.5", taken last week:
Before aeration, I cut the grass down to 3", which required going over it twice in different directions like a checkerboard. I cut it down to 4" the first time and to 3" the second time to keep surface clippings to a minimum:
All Hooked up!
After pics. If you look close, you can see the plugs. The lines it created looks like a seed drill was used, so keeping track of where i'd been was simple:
I had a few bare spots next to some trees, so i ran over it, forward and reverse several times, which resulted in a pretty nice seedbed without totally destroying the existing grass:
After I was through, I put out some turf type fescue and starter fertilizer. My efforts will most likely produce drought conditions in the immediate area for at least a month!:laughing:
Travis
