RBLapham
Silver Member
I'm 70 years old and am tired of having to get off my tractor and raise the plug tines onto the wheels every time I get to a sidewalk or drive and if you need to back up. I received a Warn 1700 winch for Christmas and today the weather was 60 degrees so I went and played with the Brinly 40 inch aerator I have been using for over 10 years. I chose the Warn 1700 as it had the fastest line speed at 7 ft a minute. In the pictures you will see the power cables are a little short but work. Before spring I will add cable under the tractor and probably a plug by the hitch. The remote is great, power in and out. I may add 2 switches and a relay so I can just press up and release and it will go all the way up and stop when it reaches a switch, same for down. I left out the construction details as the pictures should be good enough if you want do build one.
I also built a weight box on the aerator which is bolted to the aerator. It is wood construction and water tight with a hinged top and has baffles to keep the water from sloshing around. Just add or remove water for the weight needed. Full it is about 30 gal, over 200 pounds.
Click for video [video]http://home.roadrunner.com/~rblapham/Aerator.wmv[/video]
I also built a weight box on the aerator which is bolted to the aerator. It is wood construction and water tight with a hinged top and has baffles to keep the water from sloshing around. Just add or remove water for the weight needed. Full it is about 30 gal, over 200 pounds.

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