Shop Built Lawn Aerator

Shop Built Lawn Aerator MOWERS Lyndon Miller always wanted a lawn aerator so he built his own Of course having his own CNC plasma cutter and metal brake for Miller’s Artistic Steel didn’t hurt “I’ve been making steel signs and doing custom parts for customers for about three years ” says Miller “I was looking at lawn aerators and realized I had everything I needed Why not build my own?” Miller sketched out a plan based on models he saw online He used 10-gauge steel for most components including the 8-point aerating blades cutting them out on his CNC table The top tray which holds two concrete blocks for weight is 38 in long and 10 in wide Miller used his metal brake to put 1-in sides front and back to hold the blocks in place The tray also serves as the base for three plates welded at 90-degree angles to either end and at its center Each is about 8 by 10 in with corners trimmed “I had some 1 1/4-in diameter steel rod on hand that I cut to length to mount the blades ” says Miller “I cut holes in the end plates and the center plate for the rod I also cut two small pieces of 1/4-in plate and drilled holes in them to use as oversized washers at each end of the rod Clip pins at the ends of the rod keep it in place ” Miller welded a length of 1 1/2-in sq steel tubing to the underside of the tray for a tongue He pulls the aerator behind his Wheel Horse garden tractor “When I finish aerating I simply remove the concrete blocks and pull it off the lawn ” says Miller “It’s light enough by itself that it doesn’t dig down ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Miller’s Artistic Steel 7400 W 650 N Shipshewana Ind 46565 ph 260-585-7725; masteel21@outlook com

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