3ASR2

A three-point linkage mounted grooming rake, consisting of two rows of staggered spring tines with a trailing nylon brush. It has a 1.8m working width and is suitable for use on sand filled artificial surfaces. It is manufactured by SCH Supplies.

  Aerothatch 83

A tractor mounted, PTO driven, scarifier. It has a working width of 1.22m, with a 76mm spacing between blades, reducing to 25mm with an optional kit for aggressive dethatching, with a maximum scarifying depth of 76mm. The scarifier weighs 250kg and can also have a seeder connected (Seeder 93) for single-pass scarification and seeding to take place at the same time. It is manufactured by Toro.

  Airrow

A pedestrian operated light weight verticutter, with a 5.5 hp engine. It weighs 100kg and has a cutting width of 380mm. The verticutting discs have eight tips, with the 15 discs/blades being 1mm in thickness and with a 26mm spacing between each disc. The discs rotate in reverse (contra-rotating) direction. It is manufactured by Graden.

  Auto Rotorake

A make of pedestrian (mechanised) operated scarifier, with an original operating width of 350mm, first being made in 1957; more recent models include the RR450 and RR600HD, the latter having an operating width of 610mm and a maximum depth of scarification of 50mm. Work output is approximately 1,250m2 for a light to medium scarification, and 750m2 for a heavy scarification. It is manufactured by SISIS.

  Auto Rotorake Mk5

A make of pedestrian, mechanical, scarifier with a working width of 510mm; It has. Arrange of interchangeable reels ¯ 1mm light scarifying; 1.6mm scarifying/thatch removal; verticutter/thatch control (12mm spacing of blades); verticutter (6mm spacing of blades); brush; multi-dense synthetic brush and a roller spike; It is manufactured by SISIS.

  BJB42

A make of tractor mounted scarifier. It has a working width of 1067mm, with 41 blades spaced at 20mm. The maximum working depth is 25mm where the blades are spaced at 25mm; however, if alternate blades are removed so that the spacing is 40mm, then the maximum working depth can increase to 50mm. There is a 310-litre collector, with the machine weighing 275kg and requiring a minimum 12hp engine. It is manufactured by Allett, which is part of the TurfMech Group.

  BM50

A make of tractor PTO operated verticutter-scarifier, with 2 models with a working width of either 1.55 or 1.75m. The cutting blades are spaced at 30mm intervals, being 3mm in thickness and the depth of penetration can range from surface verticutting at 0mm to a maximum depth of 40mm. The minimum tractor power required is 25hp and overall weight is 240kg for the 1.55m model and 30hp and 290kg for the 1.75m model. It is supplied by Campey.

  Bottoming Out

The result of a range of maintenance activities to produce a clean surface on some amenity turfgrass surfaces, especially those within airfields, at the beginning of the growing season. Activities will typically include mowing closely and scarifying or chain harrowing with tines downwards to cut or tear out loose and weak vegetation. All arisings will ideally be removed.

  D60 Box Scraper

A rear mounted attachment to a power unit, especially a sand bunker rake unit, which is used for moving and levelling soil or sand and in producing a smooth surface. It has a working width of 1.50m and a weight of 45kg. It is manufactured by Dakota.

  Dethatch

The action of removing thatch from a turf surface. Dethatching might be undertaken by physical removal, for example, using scarification or hollow-tining. In extreme cases an entire surface layer may be stripped off and a new surface laid or seeded.