Patent ID: 8079422
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A soil aerator, comprising: a frame connectable to a tow vehicle which transmits a pulling force from the vehicle to the frame via a one-point hitch member, the frame including a front rolling member and a rear rolling member to contact a ground surface, the front rolling member being rotatable about a front axis and the rear rolling member being rotatable about a rear axis; an aeration apparatus coupled to the frame and arranged between the front rolling member and the rear rolling member such that the frame transports the aeration apparatus over the ground surface when the frame is connected to the tow vehicle, the aeration apparatus having a set of aeration tines to form to aeration pockets; and a user-controlled lift device that raises the aeration apparatus away from the ground surface while the frame is connected to the tow vehicle via the one-point hitch member, the lift device including an actuator coupled to the frame that raises both the front rolling member and the aeration apparatus away from the ground surface while the rear rolling member maintains contact with the ground surface, the actuator being coupled to the frame such that a majority of the actuator is maintained in a position rearward of the front axis of the front rolling member and forward of a forwardmost face of the rear rolling member.