What aerator do you recommend and why?

February 10, 2017 - By LM Staff

Rob Elder
Owner, Omaha Organics Lawn Care
Omaha, Neb.

“The Ryan Lawnaire ZTS was a great addition to our fleet. We treat about 18,500,000 sq. ft. of turf per year, so every minute counts. As a hands-on owner and operator, I always dreaded aeration season because it was hard, backbreaking work. The Ryan Lawnaire ZTS is comfortable to run all day, without the fatigue you’d normally get from walk-behind units.”

Steve Bailey
owner, AgroLawn
Elk Ridge, Md.

“The Turfco TurnAer XT8 stand-on aerator. We love the ease of operation and we love the efficacy with which it aerates.
The quality and the density (of the plugs) are the best that we’ve ever seen, and we’ve seen them all. It’s a very well-balanced machine.”

Mark Black
Owner, Country Club Lawn & Tree Specialists
South Roxana, Ill.

“The addition of a Z-Plug (in 2016) not only reduced fatigue on the crews but improved productivity on a daily basis. In 2017, we will be buying a second unit. The crew that used the Z-Plug in 2016 completed more than $55,000 in aeration with zero days of downtime due to maintenance.”

Photo: Omaha Organics Lawn Care