12/19/2023 0 Comments Swisher 60 steel spike aeratorThe most difficult thing I've ever had to back up was an 80' long (folded) CH-53 helicopter with a JG-90 tow tractor and a 10' long tow bar (pivots at the tug's pintle and the aircraft's nose wheel) into a spot five feet bigger than the aircraft, sideways in the hangar. But why would you do that? If you can back up an aerator (more than ten feet), I think you could back up just about anything. The only way I could see you damaging it is if you jacknife it and keep backing up. Backing up with the aerator is entirely possible, but will really test your skills. As far as backing up goes, my grandfather always said the shorter a trailer is the harder it is to back up. I keep it loaded up with two cinder blocks which I filled with quickrete and set in two iron handles for easier handling. To raise it, I just turn left until I can reach the handle and pull it forward, also without getting out of the seat. I can easily drop it from wheels to tines from the seat. And for what reason? To save you 20 minutes when you aerate your yard twice a year? There is really no reson for a residential user to buy the 48", it will just take up another 8" of your shed (the 40" is already a big, clunky thing to store). I bought the 40" Brinly plug aerator at Home Depot about two years ago. Brinly is probably the oldest and most trusted names in tow-behind garden tractor implements. I've never had it happen, but I can see how it happens. The tongue can't take much compression load and ends up buckling. P.S., most damage I've heard of happens when backing up. Since you intend to throw it into the community-use pool, I'd suggest collecting some money and purchasing a commercial aerator like a Bluebird or similar. I also think aerating is a bit over-rated and you can do more good just by changing your mowing/watering/fertilizing habits. Plus, if you really want a good aeration job, you'll have to make about 4-5 passes to equal 1-2 passes with a professional aerator because the tines are spaced pretty far apart. It's heavy and was a PITA to put together. It barely fits through my 5 foot wide shed door. It sits in my shed (in the way.) 364.5 days a year. Had I not been able to buy mine on closeout for $80, I wouldn't own one. The only difference I see are the color of the wheels. It looks EXACTLY like the Agri-Fab aerator I bought there 4 years ago. I just looked at the Swisher aerator on the Lowe's website. The only reason I'm considering it is because of that plot-thickening gfc. The JD site lists a small spike aerator for the 304, but lists a larger plug model for the 320s. While the trans axle is the somewhat more stout K58 unit, the engine is still the 17hp Kawa. Next question: Am I nuts (specifically for) moving from a 40" to a 48" aerator? I'd just have to find another way to spend that Lowes gfc. If ordered on-line, the Agri Fab is also roughly $60-70 cheaper. (This last part is up for dispute as several sites have published different ratings and several posters here have used 175 lbs or more with an Agri Fab.) The ballast weight rating is 200 lbs vs 100. The hitch pin on the Swisher is listed as a 1/2" vs 3/8". The Swisher weighs 120 lbs vs 91 for the Agri Fab. When compared with the Agri Fab 48", the Swisher 'appears' to have advantages in the area of hefty construction. Specs are all over the road when digging up info on the web. This begs my first question.ĭoes anybody know anything about Swisher equipment in terms of quality, durability, performance, etc? To the list of Things-About-Which-I-Know-Nothing, I must add the company called Swisher. Turns out, Lowes stopped selling the Agri Fab in favor of the Precision unit, which (according to their website) they have stopped selling in favor of a 48" unit by Swisher. The plot thickened when Santa left me a $100 gfc to Lowes. This decision was based on price, design, and generally agreeable reviews. 'erupted' back in 8/06, I decided to go with the Agri Fab 40". Yes, I still haven't decided on a snowblower, but I'm already dreaming up work for spring weekends.Īfter reading all 76 posts in the thread that.
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