Nothing is more abusive to aerators than the rocky red clay found in Raleigh, North Carolina. I have tried every type of aerator available. In the problem areas on our lawns, we use the aerator to prepare a seed bed. Barrel aerators are ineffective when it hasn't rained for a few days. We have been successful with one of the cam action aerator, but we also became experts on repairing it every night when things were dry. Billy Goat approached us with a new type of hydro-driven reciprocating aerator with unique arms and asked us to test it for them. When completing 652 aerations in the fall season, with dry conditions, we were going through a set of tines every 3-4 days. Fortunately there are only eight per machine with only four bolts to remove to replace them, which saved time. The machine was easy to maneuver and even aerated in reverse. With hydro drive, we controlled the ground speed so in the problem areas we could "prepare our seed bed" in virtually one pass. By the end of the season it was easy to surmise that the machine not only held up to our conditions, but also significantly improved our productivity with less operator fatigue.

Ken H., Weedman; Raleigh, NC