Categories: Landscaping

John Deere Plug Aerator

Today I ordered a John Deere 40″ tow-behind plug aerator. One of the most important tasks to do on your lawn is to aerate it. This helps get water and nutrients deeper down to the roots. A plug aerator also helps loosen the soil to keep it from being so compacted that air and moisture can’t properly disperse.

This plug aerator features 28 steel plugging tines for removing soil plugs up to 3″ deep. A weight tray that accepts up to 175 lbs of additional weight to help improve plugging depth on compacted soils. Individual tines that can be replaced to improve serviceability and pneumatic tires for great maneuverability.

I’m really looking forward to receiving this new piece of yard equipment so I can continue to improve the health of our new lawn. Working with your lawn is another easy to do home improvement project that will greatly improve the look of your home.

Todd Fratzel

I'm full time builder for a large construction company in New Hampshire. I run their design-build division that specializes in custom homes, commercial design-build projects and sub-divisions. I'm also a licensed civil and structural engineer with extensive experience in civil and structural design and home construction. My hope is that I can share my experience in the home construction, home improvement and home renovation profession with other builders and home owners. I'm also the Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Tool Box Buzz. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, suggestions or you'd like to inquire about advertising on this site.

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michelle harkins says:
May 30, 2009 at 7:21 pm
PLEASE HELP! I HAD A LARGE BACK YARD REDONE WITH SOD AFTER I HAD A POOL TAKEN OUT. I AM SEEING LOTS OF THATCH BUILD UP ( I AM JUST NOW LEARNING WHAT IT IS IN MY GRASS I WANT TO CRY) HOW CAN I SAVE MY LAWN. I READ TWO THINGS WHAT DO I DO? CORE AERIFICATION FIRST???? OR JUST AERATED? IT SOON WILL BE GETTING HOT IN OUR AREA, I NEED SOME ONE TO GUIDE ME!!! PLEASE HELP THANK YOU M.H.
- Todd says:
  May 30, 2009 at 8:09 pm
  @ Michelle - Any chance you can email me some photos? Are you sure you have thatch or is it mulch from seeding?