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Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration......
Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. |
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"Guv Bob" wrote in message news Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration...... Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. ---------- how about a Tommy Gun? |
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On 8/6/14, 3:19 PM, Guv Bob wrote:
Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration...... Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. Well what do you know ? There is such a thing..........in Australia ! see page 30 of http://www.hicksturf.com.au/pdf/productcatalogue.pdf |
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"Retired" wrote in message ...
On 8/6/14, 3:19 PM, Guv Bob wrote: Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration...... Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. Well what do you know ? There is such a thing..........in Australia ! see page 30 of http://www.hicksturf.com.au/pdf/productcatalogue.pdf Thanks, Retired. That's the idea, only the kind I'm looking for has cylinders that remove plugs like these.... Cylinders are tapered so that the bottom is slightly smaller diameter than the top, making it easier for plugs to move up and out... http://www.deerwood.bc.ca/wp-content...woodedited.jpg http://www.kitchenfoodgarden.com/wp-...re-aerator.jpg |
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 11:19:24 -0800, "Guv Bob"
wrote: Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration...... Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. |
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 11:19:24 -0800, "Guv Bob"
wrote: Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration...... Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. That tiny area, what a wuss. I have a Mantis tiller, greatest gardening tool out there... get the aerating attachment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zl9duO1o0 I use mine to till my 50' X 50' vegetable garden, in fact I used it yesterday to aerate around my vegetable plants... don't let its size fool you. it's got plenty of power yet any 80 pound wuss can handle it. The Mantis won't till never tilled land, too many roots n' rocks, but once it's tilled the Mantis can handle all your gardening chores. I had a 7 HP monster tiller but once I got the Mantis I never used it so I sold that behemouth... I love that Mantis because my wife can use it for her flower beds and I don't need to deal with them. Anyone needs to till raw land rent a monster tiller, then buy a Mantis. I even had a giant tiller I could attach to my tractor's 3 point hitch and would till a 5' swarth, sold that to the same guy who bought my 7 HP Simplicity tiller... he had dreams of growing several acres of pumpkins. For aerating under 1000 sq ft and I was a cheap ******* like you I'd poke holes with this, wouldn't take me more than 2 hours: http://www.amazon.com/Tine-Pitchfork...7359596&sr=1-7 |
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"Brooklyn1" wrote in message ...
On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 11:19:24 -0800, "Guv Bob" wrote: Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration...... Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. That tiny area, what a wuss. I have a Mantis tiller, greatest gardening tool out there... get the aerating attachment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zl9duO1o0 I use mine to till my 50' X 50' vegetable garden, in fact I used it yesterday to aerate around my vegetable plants... don't let its size fool you. it's got plenty of power yet any 80 pound wuss can handle it. The Mantis won't till never tilled land, too many roots n' rocks, but once it's tilled the Mantis can handle all your gardening chores. I had a 7 HP monster tiller but once I got the Mantis I never used it so I sold that behemouth... I love that Mantis because my wife can use it for her flower beds and I don't need to deal with them. Anyone needs to till raw land rent a monster tiller, then buy a Mantis. I even had a giant tiller I could attach to my tractor's 3 point hitch and would till a 5' swarth, sold that to the same guy who bought my 7 HP Simplicity tiller... he had dreams of growing several acres of pumpkins. For aerating under 1000 sq ft and I was a cheap ******* like you I'd poke holes with this, wouldn't take me more than 2 hours: http://www.amazon.com/Tine-Pitchfork...7359596&sr=1-7 Don't need a tiller or a pitchfork. LOL! It would be a waste for me to buy a Mantis just to aerate a lawn every year or so. Are you sure that video shows an aerator attachment? Good try but stupid idea. |
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 22:56:01 -0800, "Guv Bob"
wrote: snipped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zl9duO1o0 [...] Are you sure that video shows an aerator attachment? Good try but stupid idea. It is aerating, just a different approach. The Mantis is cutting slits in the ground (3 inches deep ?), instead of pulling core plugs out. It achieves basically the same thing. Breaks up the compacted soil, allows oxygen and micro nutrients, and water to penetrate deeper. I'd not use the Mantis on large lot, but would for a small area to break up compacted clay. For a large lot, I'd use a real coring machine. Both will remove some thatch. |
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"Oren" wrote in message ...
On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 22:56:01 -0800, "Guv Bob" wrote: snipped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zl9duO1o0 [...] Are you sure that video shows an aerator attachment? Good try but stupid idea. It is aerating, just a different approach. The Mantis is cutting slits in the ground (3 inches deep ?), instead of pulling core plugs out. It achieves basically the same thing. Breaks up the compacted soil, allows oxygen and micro nutrients, and water to penetrate deeper. I'd not use the Mantis on large lot, but would for a small area to break up compacted clay. For a large lot, I'd use a real coring machine. Both will remove some thatch. Slitting is not good for this situation. It would do does a lot more damage to the roots and generally makes a muddy mess. Slits close up quickly. Holes from plugs give water somewhere to drain and filter. Same for fertilizer & grass seed. Slitting is always a stupid idea. |
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2014 08:55:01 -0800, "Guv Bob"
wrote: "Oren" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 22:56:01 -0800, "Guv Bob" wrote: snipped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zl9duO1o0 [...] Are you sure that video shows an aerator attachment? Good try but stupid idea. It is aerating, just a different approach. The Mantis is cutting slits in the ground (3 inches deep ?), instead of pulling core plugs out. It achieves basically the same thing. Breaks up the compacted soil, allows oxygen and micro nutrients, and water to penetrate deeper. I'd not use the Mantis on large lot, but would for a small area to break up compacted clay. For a large lot, I'd use a real coring machine. Both will remove some thatch. Slitting is not good for this situation. It would do does a lot more damage to the roots and generally makes a muddy mess. Slits close up quickly. Holes from plugs give water somewhere to drain and filter. Same for fertilizer & grass seed. Slitting is always a stupid idea. So what is your plan of attack, Bob. If you do buy a barrel roller, will you ever use it again? |
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2014 08:55:01 -0800, "Guv Bob"
wrote: "Oren" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 22:56:01 -0800, "Guv Bob" wrote: snipped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zl9duO1o0 [...] Are you sure that video shows an aerator attachment? Good try but stupid idea. It is aerating, just a different approach. The Mantis is cutting slits in the ground (3 inches deep ?), instead of pulling core plugs out. It achieves basically the same thing. Breaks up the compacted soil, allows oxygen and micro nutrients, and water to penetrate deeper. I'd not use the Mantis on large lot, but would for a small area to break up compacted clay. For a large lot, I'd use a real coring machine. Both will remove some thatch. Slitting is not good for this situation. It would do does a lot more damage to the roots and generally makes a muddy mess. Slits close up quickly. Holes from plugs give water somewhere to drain and filter. Same for fertilizer & grass seed. Slitting is always a stupid idea. It works well for "renovating" a lawn - slit seeding if done properly DOES work - it is like using a seed drill |
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2014 08:55:01 -0800, "Guv Bob"
wrote: "Oren" wrote in message ... On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 22:56:01 -0800, "Guv Bob" wrote: snipped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zl9duO1o0 [...] Are you sure that video shows an aerator attachment? Good try but stupid idea. It is aerating, just a different approach. The Mantis is cutting slits in the ground (3 inches deep ?), instead of pulling core plugs out. It achieves basically the same thing. Breaks up the compacted soil, allows oxygen and micro nutrients, and water to penetrate deeper. I'd not use the Mantis on large lot, but would for a small area to break up compacted clay. For a large lot, I'd use a real coring machine. Both will remove some thatch. Slitting is not good for this situation. It would do does a lot more damage to the roots and generally makes a muddy mess. Slits close up quickly. Holes from plugs give water somewhere to drain and filter. Same for fertilizer & grass seed. Slitting is always a stupid idea. If you know so much WTF are you asking for advice?!?!? Duh |
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On Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:42:13 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 22:56:01 -0800, "Guv Bob" wrote: snipped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zl9duO1o0 [...] Are you sure that video shows an aerator attachment? Good try but stupid idea. It is aerating, just a different approach. The Mantis is cutting slits in the ground (3 inches deep ?), instead of pulling core plugs out. It achieves basically the same thing. Breaks up the compacted soil, allows oxygen and micro nutrients, and water to penetrate deeper. I'd not use the Mantis on large lot, but would for a small area to break up compacted clay. For a large lot, I'd use a real coring machine. Both will remove some thatch. The Mantis aerating tines do a great job of thatching, for weeding simply reverse the tilling tines, works well. And depends what you mean by a "large" lot... the Mantis can handle any size lot one would normally push mow... I'd say it could handle a 1/4 acre, for anything much more than a 1/4 acre I'd prefer a riding mower. |
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"Guv Bob" wrote in message news
Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration......
Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. Magically someone was passing out flyers to do aeration in the neighborhood this week. This is the just the 2nd time I've seen someone come by in 20 years. Prices listed vary from $80-160 front and back, depending on any extra services. |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:50:37 -0800, "Guv Bob"
wrote: "Guv Bob" wrote in message news Now that we have all the comments and theories about aeration...... Anybody know where to get an aerator that's basically a 20-gallon barrel filled with water with a row of aerator tubes fastened around each head pulled by hand? Less than 1000 sq ft and too hard for foot-stomper aerator. Magically someone was passing out flyers to do aeration in the neighborhood this week. This is the just the 2nd time I've seen someone come by in 20 years. Prices listed vary from $80-160 front and back, depending on any extra services. Let us know what you finally decide. How old is this thread now? |
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