alstrong aerator

epfff

Good yoke or waste of diesel

Reggie.

aint that the million dollar question

stand on!!

Watson have one out now too seen it in cavan today. Looks wider than alstrong one blades mightnt go as deep though

stand on!!

Watson have one out now too seen it in cavan today. Looks wider than alstrong one blades mightnt go as deep though

Reggie.

stand on!! wrote: »

Watson have one out now too seen it in cavan today. Looks wider than alstrong one blades mightnt go as deep though

http://www.farmmachinery.co.uk/watson-aerator/
Fair price on it but id rather the blades go forward like the watson rather than across like the alstrong

f140

are they an easy thing to pull or what hp would you need.
I saw ryalls in watergrasshil rent them out at the milstreet show and meant to ring out and ask how much per day but forgot using my own tractor.

Reggie.

f140 wrote: »

are they an easy thing to pull or what hp would you need.
I saw ryalls in watergrasshil rent them out at the milstreet show and meant to ring out and ask how much per day but forgot using my own tractor.

Is say they are heavy enough, 100 hp min plus 4 wheel drive to minimise wheel slippage in the fields

knockmulliner

f140 wrote: »

are they an easy thing to pull or what hp would you need.
I saw ryalls in watergrasshil rent them out at the milstreet show and meant to ring out and ask how much per day but forgot using my own tractor.

i have a 3 meter spike, using 100 hp, surprised at the pull, much more than I expected on very flat ground. Wore out a set of boron steel spikes in 4 years on 80 acres of marley stone less ground. You would be amazed at the wear on these type of machines, seen the same thing on the wearing parts of the subsoil er. Nearly 1000 euro to retool spiker. How long will you get out of these machines a how do you retool and at what cost. Hire rather than buy IMO.

nashmach

knockmulliner wrote: »

i have a 3 meter spike, using 100 hp, surprised at the pull, much more than I expected on very flat ground. Wore out a set of boron steel spikes in 4 years on 80 acres of marley stone less ground. You would be amazed at the wear on these type of machines, seen the same thing on the wearing parts of the subsoil er. Nearly 1000 euro to retool spiker. How long will you get out of these machines a how do you retool and at what cost. Hire rather than buy IMO.

Were you doing all the ground each year Knockmulliner? These running costs sound steep enough.

knockmulliner

nashmach wrote: »

Were you doing all the ground each year Knockmulliner? These running costs sound steep enough.

All of it once some twice max 140 acres per year.

Reggie.

knockmulliner wrote: »

All of it once some twice max 140 acres per year.

Did you see much of a difference with the ground when it was done

knockmulliner

Reggie. wrote: »

Did you see much of a difference with the ground when it was done

Certainly worth while IMO. My soil tends to seal on the top when wet, would have ponding and be bone dry a few inches down, so certainly helps drainage. I try to spike before slurry spreading as I feel this helps absorption and prevents run off. Downside is the time 3 meter wide and 6 kph approx 4 acres an hour. Have considered buying a 6 m and will do ASAP.

f140

knockmulliner wrote: »

Certainly worth while IMO. My soil tends to seal on the top when wet, would have ponding and be bone dry a few inches down, so certainly helps drainage. I try to spike before slurry spreading as I feel this helps absorption and prevents run off. Downside is the time 3 meter wide and 6 kph approx 4 acres an hour. Have considered buying a 6 m and will do ASAP.

did you rent one out or hire a lad in with one. what tractor was pulling it?

knockmulliner

f140 wrote: »

did you rent one out or hire a lad in with one. what tractor was pulling it?

I own the spiker it is a glenside oxygerator with 100 hp 4wd

jimmy G M

I have pulled a 3m Tanco aerator similar to this Bridgeway with a Ford 4000 no bother. Had decent rear tyres on though. Using a big tractor to pull it kinda defeats the purpose I would have thought?

http://www.donedeal.ie/ploughs-for-sale/bridgeway-3mtr-aerator/6140840