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Making pasture aerator

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Brad Tx

12-05-2003 13:09:29




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I have been thinking about making an aerator for coastal ground. I have a 14" pipe that I was planning on cutting to make it about 8-10 feet long, taking some 1.5" round stock in 6" pieces welding 4 angle brace on the sides and welding this to the pipe for the spikes, also making the ends pointed. The pipe is 1/4" steel. Mount the pipe to a frame, either 3pt or drag, with bearings and axles on both sides. Will this work? What should the spacing be between the spikes? Will it be heavy enough, or should I put a fitting to fill pipe with water? Thanks in advance.

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agman

12-05-2003 19:52:41




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 Re: Making pasture aerator in reply to Brad Tx, 12-05-2003 13:09:29  
Research has proven over and over that pasture aeration has no net benefits and is a waste of time and resources.



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Lane Rice

12-15-2003 20:48:42




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 Re: Re: Making pasture aerator in reply to agman, 12-05-2003 19:52:41  
If you read further into how the failed tests that were conducted you will find that they aerated to a depth of 2 inches. This is not enough depth for any benefit.Aeration does work but you need to acheive a depth of at least 5 inches with a square shouldered tine to maximize the benefits. Proper depth and correct tine design are the critical factors.



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larry h

12-06-2003 14:30:54




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 Re: Re: Making pasture aerator in reply to agman, 12-05-2003 19:52:41  
we are in ky and tried by stripping a field aerate strips grew faster and lusher for 8 months most people that do the tests are farmers who have failed so what would they know



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Brad Tx

12-05-2003 20:07:54




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 Re: Re: Making pasture aerator in reply to agman, 12-05-2003 19:52:41  
What research? I know everytime I have stirred up the ground that the grass comes back even thicker. I have plowed it up all the way trying to level out the ground, fertilized it and after a few months, the coastal is thicker than the spots I did nothing to. I usually use a tandem disk with the gangs set straight to provide some aeration, has always seemed to help. I am not saying you are wrong, just wondering where the research was from.

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MacSC

12-06-2003 06:35:41




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 Re: Re: Re: Making pasture aerator in reply to Brad Tx, 12-05-2003 20:07:54  
Well, Brad Tx and Bret, I've read about some of that research and I agree with it. I have also read about some research where aeration of some sort was done and was quite beneficial. It all depends on the location, type of soil and year round weather conditions. What works in West TX wont necessarily work in East TX. What works in NE wont necessarily work in ND! What works on our clayey compactable soil where we don't have the winter snows, ground freeze and thaw and do have hot dry summer baking that clay into "brick" is an aerator. That said, Brad TX, the commercial ones that are available around here have a triangular "spike" welded to the drum which more or less slices a bit of that compacted sod cover, but in my opinion, doesn't do enough because the spikes are only about 2" long and maybe 3/16 thick. You need to allow the nutrients, water, and air (hence aeration) to get closer to the root zone of the sod. It seems to me that you will need to be able to fill your "drum" with weight of some sort to get the spikes you're planning to go into the ground better. I've wondered about welding a round spike on the triangles of these that I see here. Go on with it!

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Bret

12-06-2003 05:45:01




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 Re: Re: Re: Making pasture aerator in reply to Brad Tx, 12-05-2003 20:07:54  
I'd like to see the research too. I can't see how sub soiling or aerating could not benefit hard ground.



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Jerry D in NC

12-05-2003 13:19:45




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 Re: Making pasture aerator in reply to Brad Tx, 12-05-2003 13:09:29  
Brad,

What I have seen done is to use angle iron cut in 4 inch lengths welded directly to the big pipe for spikes. If you can weld it up water tight it will help if it has the extra weight



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