PTO Driven Aerifiers v. Drum-Type Aerifiers

A quick post this morning in regards to aerifiers. I get the question all the time, "What type of aerifier is the best?"

To be honest, there is a couple of right answers. First, I have never seen a field that has been over aerified. Frequent aerification will allow for air exchange, better water movement through the soil, and overall healthier roots and turfgrass plant in general.

So, the next question is, "Do I need to use a PTO driven aerifier, or will my drum type unit work?" Simply stated, I prefer to see every athletic field to be aerified at least once a year with a PTO driven unit. If necessary, the rest of the aerification events can accomplished with a drum type aerifier. What is a PTO driven aerifier? See a couple of photos below:

As you can see, the PTO driven aerifier pulls more plugs cleanly, deeper and quickly than a drum type unit.

A busy week is ahead, keep checking the blog frequently to view some interesting posts from all over the midwest and central plains.

Play on!
--Jamie