Railroad Spike Pasture Aerator

Railroad Spike Pasture Aerator TILLAGE EUIPMENT Harrows 18-2-6 One-of-a-kind home-built aerator uses railroad spikes to renovate pastures by punching thousands of holes per acre that let air down into the root zone and help water and fertilizer penetrate. It's the brainchild of Ernest Keheley, Marietta, Ga., who built the 3-pt. mounted rolling aerator from scratch. It consists of two heavy steel antique wagon wheels mounted about 4 ft. apart with an axle running between them. A series of heavy angle iron crossbars weld to the outer circumference of the wheels, extending about 6 in. to the outside of each wheel. Eight railroad spikes are welded to each crossbar, staggered from bar to bar so they'll punch closely spaced rows holes. A heavy tube steel frame is built around the rolling aerator. To operate, you just drop it to the ground and drive ahead. For transport, it raises on the 3-pt. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ernest Keheley, 4420 Keheley Rd., Marietta, Ga. 30066 (ph 404 926-6649).

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