I Built My Own Lawn Aerator!

[@DugEphresh]

This is exactly what I have been looking for. Well done my dude! Keep up the great work.

[@budslife]

Thanks for watching! Much appreciated 🙏

[@TimothyBrewer]

I really like your design, it's simple and the price is right too! I've been looking at an aerator and they are expensive.

[@budslife]

Thanks, I was trying to build one way cheaper than buying a new one. They're around $450 here to buy and I built this one for under $100. So I think achieved my goal. Thanks for watching!

[@homemadetools]

Clever; we don't often see these homemade. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@budslife]

Thank you for sharing my video. I just couldn't justify spending $400 plus dollars on something I only use two or maybe three times out of the year. This was quite a bit cheaper only cost me about $90 to build in total. Thanks for watching I will definitely check out your Channel!

[@rickmccaskill7888]

This is great. Where did you get the tank or what type of tank is it? How did it work out? How do you go from the shop to the lawn without damaging concert and the spikes. Thanks for sharing.

[@budslife]

It's just an old propane tank that I got out of the junkyard for free. It worked very well for aerating the lawn. As for how did I not get it to damage the concrete I plan on adding some Wheels to it so I can flip it over up on the wheels when I want to transport it somewhere. But for the time being it mostly just sits in my yard so the wheels aren't really an issue right now. But I am planning on adding some in the future. Thanks for watching the video I really appreciate it!

[@ILMACCHINA]

Good job! Thanks for share. I wonder how much hp do you need to pull the aerator?

[@budslife]

I'm not sure, but I have no problem pulling it around the yard with my 20HP lawn tractor.

[@ILMACCHINA]

@@budslife Thank you for answer me. Mine has 12,5 HP i must be carful.

[@budslife]

@diegobambozzi8479 You could put less water in it, so it's lighter to pull. Just a thought.

[@Coday95]

Great video What size propane tank you use

[@budslife]

I think it was an old 100lbs tank. Thanks for watching!

[@barnycanuck6234]

How long did you make the spikes

[@budslife]

I think I made them approximately three inches long. Thanks for watching the video.

[@LeeS-v1i]

how many spikes did you use?

[@budslife]

I think I used around 80 spikes.

[@owennfifty1327]

Might want to show how you purged the tank so someone doesn't blow themselves up.

[@budslife]

Yeah, that would have been a good idea. But this tank was sitting in a scrap yard opened for many years, so there was absolutely no propane in it. There was actually a bunch of water in it when I got it. But yes, I should have mentioned that in my video.