Aerator yes / no

cacs

I was thinking of rolling all our land and hiring an aerator and give it a run of that aswell. Most people say they don't see any benifit from an aerator .
Has any one any comments
Thanks

Reggie.

cathal irwin wrote: »

I was thinking of rolling all our land and hiring an aerator and give it a run of that aswell. Most people say they don't see any benifit from an aerator .
Has any one any comments
Thanks

Barrell type aerator or the normal spike type?

cacs

Reggie. wrote: »

Barrell type aerator or the normal spike type?

I can hire the normal spike for €70 a day or get a contractor in with the barrel one at €20 /acres so it might work out pricey
It will probably be the spike

Reggie.

cathal irwin wrote: »

I can hire the normal spike for €70 a day or get a contractor in with the barrel one at €20 /acres so it might work out pricey
It will probably be the spike

Well if you get in the barrell then there is no need to roll as it has the same effect plus it's faster. Upto 8 acres an hour. As for aerating it depends on who ya talk to really. One study will say it's a great job and another will counteract it.

I'm a believer in it myself as anything that opens olup the ground to the air and let's in nutrition is good in my book. Will be out as soon as the ground allows here.

cacs

Reggie. wrote: »

Well if you get in the barrell then there is no need to roll as it has the same effect plus it's faster. Upto 8 acres an hour. As for aerating it depends on who ya talk to really. One study will say it's a great job and another will counteract it.

I'm a believer in it myself as anything that opens olup the ground to the air and let's in nutrition is good in my book. Will be out as soon as the ground allows here.

That's my thinking too

Reggie.

cathal irwin wrote: »

That's my thinking too

Actually heading out now to chance abit before more rain next week.

MF290

We'd do a bit every year with the barrel type one. The ground would want to be very dry for it to have the shattering effect in the soil. If it's too wet you're doing more harm than good.

Reggie.

MF290 wrote: »

We'd do a bit every year with the barrel type one. The ground would want to be very dry for it to have the shattering effect in the soil. If it's too wet you're doing more harm than good.

Went out today and got lovely level ground with good depth of slits after it. Delighted to get out before the fert or slurry.

MF290

Reggie. wrote: »

Went out today and got lovely level ground with good depth of slits after it. Delighted to get out before the fert or slurry.

I'd say it's a right job before the slurry?

Reggie.

MF290 wrote: »

I'd say it's a right job before the slurry?

Was more worried off cleaning off the ground as stock did a little harm at the tail end of last year. Able to look out at it now without cringing

MfMan

MF290 wrote: »

I'd say it's a right job before the slurry?

Actually prefer to do it afterwards, to loosen up the compaction after the tanker tyres. Some say if it's done before, that slurry pouring into the slits could drown worms, maybe hearsay.

Reggie.

MfMan wrote: »

Actually prefer to do it afterwards, to loosen up the compaction after the tanker tyres. Some say if it's done before, that slurry pouring into the slits could drown worms, maybe hearsay.

No different than the tanker injection systems

MF290

MfMan wrote: »

Actually prefer to do it afterwards, to loosen up the compaction after the tanker tyres. Some say if it's done before, that slurry pouring into the slits could drown worms, maybe hearsay.

Sounds like a possibility anyway.
You'd really notice it throwing up clods of soil if the land in anyway poached or compacted.

Reggie.

MF290 wrote: »

Sounds like a possibility anyway.
You'd really notice it throwing up clods of soil if the land in anyway poached or compacted.

Which way are the blades on your aerator. Straight or sideways. Mine are straight and never tear up the ground

MF290

Reggie. wrote: »

Which way are the blades on your aerator. Straight or sideways. Mine are straight and never tear up the ground

Straight too, would only through up the odd bit

busyatwork

Aerators seem to be grate when the land is dry but i cant see much benifit in damp land .what really works here on my land is a cracking dry summer where cracks appear in the ground that you could put ur hand down in ..unfortunatly we havnt seen that for a long time so a aerotor seem the only opition to try and shatter livestock compaction

tractorporn

Reggie. wrote:

Well if you get in the barrell then there is no need to roll as it has the same effect plus it's faster. Upto 8 acres an hour. As for aerating it depends on who ya talk to really. One study will say it's a great job and another will counteract it.

We hired an alstrong aerator for the rugby club last May/June did a serious job but you have to travel around 12/14 kph and at that speed it bullied the tractor.

We're going to hire a spike one this year to do it and to do the silage fields at home. Is there any truth that the faster you drive with the spiker the more stones it brings up?

Reggie.

tractorporn wrote: »

We hired an alstrong aerator for the rugby club last May/June did a serious job but you have to travel around 12/14 kph and at that speed it bullied the tractor.

We're going to hire a spike one this year to do it and to do the silage fields at home. Is there any truth that the faster you drive with the spiker the more stones it brings up?

Couldn't tell ya. I did bring up a few stones with the barrell tho