DIY: Adventures in Aeration - Danny Lipford
In fact, the BlueBird aerator weighs in at nearly 300 pounds – and that’s without the two 36 lb. removable weights that it comes with for extra traction. I rented an aerator from a local rental store for the bargain price of $60 for the weekend. While he insisted it would be no problem, I suspect he chuckled when I drove away with it. I should have suspected trouble when it took two men to load the bright blue machine in the back of my Honda Element. Fortunately, a friend who found out about my weekend project cut two pieces of lumber to make a ramp to help get the machine in and out of my car. So I decided to aerate my lawn this spring as a prelude to its gradual rehabilitation. I live in a 50-year-old house that I’ve owned for four years, with a yard that’s never seen much TLC....
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