Linear Decompaction

The use of linear aeration equipment to physically decompact a soil. Heavy duty, typically rectangular type, tines can be adjusted to vary the extent of primarily sideways decompaction caused within a soil, although optimum soil moisture content is critical to achieving satisfactory outcomes. By contrast the shattering effect from deep penetrating solid tines which are used for decompaction work will typically be more effective, but the speed of operation is much slower.

  Maxislit

A make of tractor mounted deep slit tine aerator, with a working width of 1.8 metres, and a working depth of up to 175 or 225mm, depending upon the selected tines; It is manufactured by SISIS.

  Megaslit

A make of tractor mounted deep slit tine aerator, with a working width of 2.5 metres, and a working depth of up to 225 or 300mm, depending upon the selected tines; It is manufactured by SISIS.

  Mini-Rotoknife

A multi-purpose linear disc-aerator, which can be powered by a compact tractor or utility vehicle, with a minimum power unit of 25 h.p., and can be either towed or mounted depending upon the model. It has an operating width of 1.5m and consists of three disc rotors as follows: A disc rotor with 15 discs for shallow slitting to 50mm depth at 100mm spacing, another with 14 discs which can be lowered to reduce the spacing of the slits to 50mm (a total of 29 mini discs with a diameter of 200mm each), and a third rotor with 5 discs (300mm diameter each) for a slitting depth of up to 100mm at a spacing of 300mm. It is manufactured by Imants.

  Multi-Spike

A make of compact tractor mounted turf aerator, using a range of slit type tines or hollow tines. It has a working width of 1.35m and a maximum working depth of 250mm, depending upon the tines used; it is manufactured by Redexim-Charterhouse.

  Multi-tiner

A make of tractor mounted drum-type aerator, of more than one model, with working widths of 1.2 and 1.8-metres, both with a maximum working depth of 100mm; The multi-tiner can use a range of different types of tine; it is manufactured by SISIS.

  Multislit

A make of tractor mounted deep slit tine aerator, with a working width of either 1.2 or 1.5 metres, depending on the model, and a working depth of up to 150 or 200mm, depending upon the selected tines; It is manufactured by SISIS.

  Multivator

A make of tractor PTO operated decompactor and extracted soil recycler with an optional pre-cutting front roller to replace the standard roller, being manufactured by Redexim. The aeration rotors, having 36 blades, can work to a depth of 140mm, having a blade thickness of 10mm so effectively cut a narrow trench into the sward. There is an optional rotary brush which can be attached to the rear of the machine to help loosen excavated soil making it easier to work into the sward afterwards. It has a working width of 1.8m (model 1800) and a maximum working speed of 3 km/hr, with the maximum produ

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  Oxyshot

A pedestrian operation air injection machine. It has a 25mm diameter probe with holes and which operates at a pressure of up to 110psi, with the maximum working depth being 500mm. An optional 14mm diameter probe is also available, which has a maximum working depth of 250mm. It is manufactured by Redexim-Charterhouse.

  ProCore

A make of tractor mounted or self-propelled aerators with a range of models. The tines used can be hollow or a range of solid, depending upon the model. The self-propelled model has a working width of 1.22m (model 648), with a working depth up to 10.2cm. The tractor mounted models have a working width of 1.63m or 2.49m (models 864 and 1298), with a working depth to 12.7cm. The tractor mounted heavier duty, solid tine, ProCore SR series (consisting of 5 models) are able to penetrate to much greater depths, up to 41cm, with the working widths ranging from 1.22m to 1.98m. It is manufactured by the Toro Company.