I have a small tractor with a 3pt hitch and a trailer hitch. I welded a 2” square tube in place of the tongue arm. I can lift and drop it from the seat now.
Yep, the center bracket that attaches to the hitch with 2 bolts is turned backwards and in the wrong 2 holes. I almost did the same thing but caught it when it wasn’t to hard to correct. Thanks for the follow up. Willie
This worked well for the first two years I had it. This equates to six uses on a 15,000 SF lawn. This year though I had a major problem with it. The welds broke on two if the plates that the knife tines attach to. The welds held the plates in place on the spindle sleeve which allowed each knife unit to spin securely in a vertical position. When the weld broke, the two assemblies could not roll freely and locked up leaving huge tears in the lawn surface. Upon inspection, I saw why: the welds only went half way round the spindle and were doomed from the start. Its just a matter if time before the rest break. I tied to convince AgriFab that this was a manufacturing defect, but they aren't buying it.
Spot on .. iv had mine 4 years now. I have the air tiers came with. The wheel do bend. My biggest completes is the middle arm it doesn't stay in place. Falls out .
@Billy Goat yea you might have dodged a bullet with that this year then. This one needs moisture to work other wise you'll just stab the ground and in my opinion do more damage to it. They are nice to have though, just have to have the right conditions for sure
Have a walk behind that works well, but it’s a man beater. Bought the Agri Fab in the spring for my big properties. I tow it with my Toro Grandstand. It works good as long as there is good moisture in the soil and I add concrete blocks. I drilled and tapped the tine holders and added grease fittings to try to add some life. It was paid for the first day I used it. Keep one thing in mind Jon, the average customer won’t know the difference between ours and a 10-12k Stand-on… I do 50 aerations a year, too hard for me to justify buying a stand-on that gets used for a 2 weeks per year.
@Edward Kane I absolutely agree with you, I plan on getting a walk behind one eventually. Even though they do beat us up lol. I agree, I hate spending money on something that only gets used 1-2 times a year
I thought about buying one of these and modifying it for a category 0 or a category 1 3 point hitch. The 3 point models are outrageous in price, some are on the order of $1100 and up, way more than I want to spend on my 3 acre lawn.
@Roger justice I thought about that same thing as well. I believe the inly way to do that you will have to heavily modify this, as I'm not sure if that will hold up to that type of use but then again.....there's always a possibility
Great video man! I have walk behind Ryan aerotors and I find that they don’t really beat me up lol. Want to get this for some larger properties, was thinking of maybe fab it to make it a front mounted or make that tow behind arm thing stronger.
@Little's Lawn Care I definitely recommend it for the larger properties. I know what you mean those walk behinds are a pain in the butt lol. Idk if this would be able to be made front mount or not but I definitely think strengthening the arm for sure
Hey buddy. Good video. I’m curious did you already put out the video about your ex mark radius? I have one I was really curious as to your thoughts about that mower. I know you had mentioned before that you had some serious problems with it
@Jim B hey man, no I haven't unaided it yet. I've got a few videos coming out before then. There's 2 other videos before my review of the radius and you'll get to hear my opinion on it then. After that video you'll see what problems I'm having with it. I wanted to make the review video first so my problems don't cause a bias opinion of the mower if that makes since
Yeah Jon!! I'm getting caught up on your videos. Glad to see you back!!! I'm curious to see if you could mount that on the front of a stander with the DThatch mfg. hitch.... I'm glad your making money with it Bud. Remember either we mowin grass or drivin fast, Dirty Jersey out!! #broinlawns
@@lawncommander I didn't think so... could probably end up badly too if it pitched into the ground causing it to kick back at the mower.... Hoping all is well Stacey!! #broinlawns!!!
Question: I using this same until but 2 years used. Mine isn't pulling plugs with soft soil. Instead, it is digging down and peeling the top turf. My first thought is the tines are dull but I don't know how to efficiently to that task as tedious as it is. Any insite?
They are auto sharpening so you shouldn’t need to do anything like that. I would just make sure they are clean and to look for that sweet spot when it’s not too wet or too dry in the lawn
I had these same issues. On top of that, it only goes into the ground about 3/4-1 inch maximum. It is deceiving because the cores stack up and comes out about 2”-2 1/2” and personally, I want it to be between 3-5” inches deep so I am in the root zone. Overall, I’d personally give it a 3 out of 10. Also. I had to cut and weld my hitch and put a break drum from a semi on it for weight
id like to get a plug aerator im sure it would work a lot better than my spike aerator. ive been wanting to aerate and overseed my front yard but havent gotten to it and im afraid im going to loose the window to do it. its supposed to turn off cold here after tomorrow's rain
@Hazardra Outdoors same here, drops to 45 tonight 🥶, I missed my window for this season I believe as well but I'm OK with that lol. These plug aerators do work pretty nicely compared to the spikes but depending on how much moisture is in the ground....it might not be any better lol
@@tlm3574 I got the spike aerator for a decent price The ground is so rocky around here nobody air raised their yard. If my yard dries up it's just one less I have to mow 😆
@Edward Kane unfortunately I am not. I was planning on it, but there has been too much going this year for me and I had to back out of it. As of right now I'm planning on going next year 🙏
@@JonsDailyHustle sorry to hear that. Was looking forward to meeting you. Oh well maybe next year it will all work out and you’ll be able to attend. It’s definitely worth the trip.
I appreciate you posting this. I've been in lawn care for 3 years but this will be my first doing aerating. I bought this unit in the off season.
Glad I could give some advice. It was a great money maker
I have a small tractor with a 3pt hitch and a trailer hitch. I welded a 2” square tube in place of the tongue arm. I can lift and drop it from the seat now.
Yep, the center bracket that attaches to the hitch with 2 bolts is turned backwards and in the wrong 2 holes. I almost did the same thing but caught it when it wasn’t to hard to correct. Thanks for the follow up. Willie
You are correct, it's on backwards
Had one for years. Did many yards and redid many yards.
Well 2 years that speaks for itself, not bad.
@Big Son's Lawncare yessir 👊
This worked well for the first two years I had it. This equates to six uses on a 15,000 SF lawn. This year though I had a major problem with it. The welds broke on two if the plates that the knife tines attach to. The welds held the plates in place on the spindle sleeve which allowed each knife unit to spin securely in a vertical position. When the weld broke, the two assemblies could not roll freely and locked up leaving huge tears in the lawn surface. Upon inspection, I saw why: the welds only went half way round the spindle and were doomed from the start. Its just a matter if time before the rest break. I tied to convince AgriFab that this was a manufacturing defect, but they aren't buying it.
It definitely has its cons that need to be addressed
Thanks for watching
More videos coming very very soon 😁
Spot on .. iv had mine 4 years now. I have the air tiers came with. The wheel do bend. My biggest completes is the middle arm it doesn't stay in place. Falls out .
Mine does the same, I've had to bungy it and bend it slightly to get it to work. I'm not taking everything apart to turn it over lol
I wanted to get an tow behind aerator this season but kinda glad I didn’t. We had a dry fall so far and some of my yards are rock hard.
@Billy Goat yea you might have dodged a bullet with that this year then. This one needs moisture to work other wise you'll just stab the ground and in my opinion do more damage to it. They are nice to have though, just have to have the right conditions for sure
Awesome review as always. Don’t need one but video fun to watch.👍
Have a walk behind that works well, but it’s a man beater. Bought the Agri Fab in the spring for my big properties. I tow it with my Toro Grandstand. It works good as long as there is good moisture in the soil and I add concrete blocks. I drilled and tapped the tine holders and added grease fittings to try to add some life. It was paid for the first day I used it. Keep one thing in mind Jon, the average customer won’t know the difference between ours and a 10-12k Stand-on… I do 50 aerations a year, too hard for me to justify buying a stand-on that gets used for a 2 weeks per year.
@Edward Kane I absolutely agree with you, I plan on getting a walk behind one eventually. Even though they do beat us up lol. I agree, I hate spending money on something that only gets used 1-2 times a year
I thought about buying one of these and modifying it for a category 0 or a category 1 3 point hitch. The 3 point models are outrageous in price, some are on the order of $1100 and up, way more than I want to spend on my 3 acre lawn.
@Roger justice I thought about that same thing as well. I believe the inly way to do that you will have to heavily modify this, as I'm not sure if that will hold up to that type of use but then again.....there's always a possibility
Great video man! I have walk behind Ryan aerotors and I find that they don’t really beat me up lol. Want to get this for some larger properties, was thinking of maybe fab it to make it a front mounted or make that tow behind arm thing stronger.
@Little's Lawn Care I definitely recommend it for the larger properties. I know what you mean those walk behinds are a pain in the butt lol. Idk if this would be able to be made front mount or not but I definitely think strengthening the arm for sure
@@JonsDailyHustle I don’t mind using those walk behind ones! I’m thinking making the tow arm with a channel iron and drill holes in it or weld it on.
Hey buddy. Good video. I’m curious did you already put out the video about your ex mark radius? I have one I was really curious as to your thoughts about that mower. I know you had mentioned before that you had some serious problems with it
@Jim B hey man, no I haven't unaided it yet. I've got a few videos coming out before then. There's 2 other videos before my review of the radius and you'll get to hear my opinion on it then. After that video you'll see what problems I'm having with it. I wanted to make the review video first so my problems don't cause a bias opinion of the mower if that makes since
@@JonsDailyHustle sounds good buddy. I run a radius so I’m curious about your thoughts. 👍👍
@@jimb6017 I understand that. Just bare with me for another few weeks and it'll be up
Yeah Jon!! I'm getting caught up on your videos. Glad to see you back!!! I'm curious to see if you could mount that on the front of a stander with the DThatch mfg. hitch.... I'm glad your making money with it Bud. Remember either we mowin grass or drivin fast, Dirty Jersey out!! #broinlawns
@Money Making Mike G what's up brother. That would be cool but I don't think it could handle that kind of abuse in my opinion
no mike it wouldn't work
@@lawncommander I didn't think so... could probably end up badly too if it pitched into the ground causing it to kick back at the mower.... Hoping all is well Stacey!! #broinlawns!!!
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Is there a recommend weight to use on it?
I have about 200 LB on mine and it isn’t always enough
Question: I using this same until but 2 years used.
Mine isn't pulling plugs with soft soil. Instead, it is digging down and peeling the top turf.
My first thought is the tines are dull but I don't know how to efficiently to that task as tedious as it is.
Any insite?
They are auto sharpening so you shouldn’t need to do anything like that. I would just make sure they are clean and to look for that sweet spot when it’s not too wet or too dry in the lawn
Nice Sharing ❤️❤️
How many times a year do you need to aerate your lawn
@David Haynes just once a year, either in the fall or early spring
I had these same issues. On top of that, it only goes into the ground about 3/4-1 inch maximum. It is deceiving because the cores stack up and comes out about 2”-2 1/2” and personally, I want it to be between 3-5” inches deep so I am in the root zone. Overall, I’d personally give it a 3 out of 10. Also. I had to cut and weld my hitch and put a break drum from a semi on it for weight
No plug aerator works without moisture. Even mechanical self propelled need moist soil to work well.
id like to get a plug aerator im sure it would work a lot better than my spike aerator. ive been wanting to aerate and overseed my front yard but havent gotten to it and im afraid im going to loose the window to do it. its supposed to turn off cold here after tomorrow's rain
@Hazardra Outdoors same here, drops to 45 tonight 🥶, I missed my window for this season I believe as well but I'm OK with that lol. These plug aerators do work pretty nicely compared to the spikes but depending on how much moisture is in the ground....it might not be any better lol
Never had much use for spike model.
Can you water your lawn. Might be a good solution and the improvement on your lawn would be worth it.
In our city if you meter the water separately you get the lawn watered for water only(no sewer or add on fees). Usually comes to about half.
@@tlm3574 I got the spike aerator for a decent price The ground is so rocky around here nobody air raised their yard. If my yard dries up it's just one less I have to mow 😆
Can I pull this with a ATV?
Yes you can, but don't go to fast or it'll probably shake apart lol
Using that hand aerator will put Popeye arms on ya real quick lol
@Choppin Blades Lawn Care 🤣 yes it definitely will
You going to the GIE Jon ?
@Edward Kane unfortunately I am not. I was planning on it, but there has been too much going this year for me and I had to back out of it. As of right now I'm planning on going next year 🙏
@@JonsDailyHustle sorry to hear that. Was looking forward to meeting you. Oh well maybe next year it will all work out and you’ll be able to attend. It’s definitely worth the trip.
@@edwardkane3237 same brother. As of now I am planning on being there next year hopefully. I've never been yet
@@JonsDailyHustle you definitely need to make the trip. I’m like a kid in a candy store.
Attach it to your bike for better efficiency 😁
🤣🤣🤣 if I could I would....however, there might be a video similar planned....kinda, working on some logistics of it but we'll see 🙏🤞
It's now $379. Unbelievable.
Yea, I'm probably gonna do an update video reflecting it's price now
That's what happens when you put "anti fossil fuel" democrats in office.
How 250 went to 400 lol