How Subsoil Compaction doesn't help you

Aerating the soil with a Subsoil Aerator effectively eliminates compaction right from the topsoil to deep into the subsoil, helping to heal the soil fertility to its original state, increasing water retention, drainage & fertiliser uptake.

Compaction is the breaking down of healthy soil structures into one hard packed mass, which responds very little to fertiliser application & inhibits vertical root growth.

Compaction occurs when machinery or livestock exert force on wet soil. This breaks down the aggregates in the soil, destroying macropores and effectively cutting off water & nutrient supplies to the subsoil.

Soil Micropores are tiny fissures in the soil, invisible to the naked eye. These hold plant available water in the soil. Soil Macropores are cracks in the soil, visible to the naked eye, that allow the transmission of water and nutrients to Soil Micropores, and provide habitat for soil microbes.

Subsoil Aeration works by lifting the ground from deep in the subsoil, forming an earth wave as the machine passes through the ground, creating cracks & fissures in the soil from depth.

There are several different types of pasture aerators, from spike aerators and rollers to pasture renovators and subsoil aerators.

The most popular of our range of Subsoil Aerators, the 5 Leg Shear Bolt 304 Panerazer operates at the full depth of 450mm and can be pulled by 90hp+ tractors. Shear bolt subsoil aerators are also available in 7 and 9 leg configurations.

It doesn't get any better than the Auto Reset 304 Panerazer for subsoil aeration. Built for extreme durability in the harshest conditions, this machine will aerate effectively even in the rockiest of ex-forestry ground. Auto Reset subsoil aerators are available in 5, 7 and 9 leg configurations.