Patent ID: 7341114
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A turf aerator having a safety mechanism that generally prevents the turf aerator from operating at a working power unless the safety mechanism is actuated, the turf aerator comprising: a frame including at least one wheel mounted thereon for operating the turf aerator; an engine mounted to the frame, the engine including a governor and a throttle lever to manipulate the operating power of the engine; a tine assembly mounted to and extending from a first side of the turf aerator; and a manual actuation device including a treadle, the treadle mounted to the frame at an opposite side from the tine assembly, the manual actuation device being movable between a depressed position and an extended position, the turf aerator being operable exclusively at an approximate idle power when the manual actuation device is in the extended position.