Recycling Dresser

A make of tractor operated aerator, soil excavator and soil redistributor, with a rear ridged roller, being manufactured by Imants. There are three models 1600, 1900 and 2200, with respective working widths of 1.6m, 1.9m and 2.2m, each with a working depth from 100-170mm. • 1600: 20 x digging blades, 6 discs, weight of 1,010kg, tractor with 50+hp. • 1900: 24 x digging blades, 7 discs, weight of 1,130kg, tractor with 60+hp. • 2200: 28 x digging blades, 8 discs, weight of 1,250kg, tractor with 80+hp.

  Rolaspike

A make of tractor mounted spiked roller which is ideal for the aeration of the immediate surface layer. This is more than one model, with working widths of either 1.2, 1.8, and 2.4-metres; they all have a maximum working depth of 500mm; it is manufactured by SISIS.

  Rotoknife

A make of tractor mounted linear aerator, which can also be used for scarification purposes. The tractor power needed for this machine is a minimum of 40 hp. It has a working width of 1.8m and a working depth of 10 - 150mm. The disc spacing can vary from 50mm, 100mm or 300mm depending upon the density of disc blades used, which can be 6, 17, 18 or 35. It is manufactured by Imants.

  S500 Plus

A make of pedestrian operated dual-purpose spiker and seed slotter, depending upon the cassette unit used, being built into the chassis of a 510mm wide cylinder mower. It weighs 95kg. It is manufactured by Dennis Mowers.

  Shockwave

A make and model (220) of tractor mounted linear aerator and decompactor, with a focus on linear decompaction. The tractor power needed for this machine is from 80 - 120 hp. 'Shockwave' has a working width of 2.2m and a working depth of 200mm - 380mm. The machine has 24 blades, each of 15mm thickness. The operating speed is from 0.3 to 1.5 mph. It is manufactured by Imants.

  Slit Tine

A thin metal tine of various shapes. Typically, this will be in the shape of a triangle or a narrow rectangle with a curved end. These are used for regular aeration work, but not during dry weather or periods leading up to dry spells because the narrow slit produced on a surface is prone to gaping. Root pruning and the keeping open of a turf surface for soil air to atmospheric air exchange are two reasons for using this type of tine.

  Slitter

An item of equipment used for aeration.

  Slitting

The action of aerating a turf surface using a turf slitter with slit tines. This is also referred to as Slicing.

  Solid Tine

A narrow metal spike, of varying thicknesses and lengths. Solid tines are used for routine aeration. They are well suited to drier and compact conditions as they can better penetrate these conditions more so than can slit tines. Solid tines are also used in heavy duty equipment carrying out decompaction work.

  Supaturfman

A make of pedestrian aerator, for use with slit, solid, or hollow tines, with a working width of 400mm and a working depth of up to 100mm; It is manufactured by SISIS.