AERA-vator
5 shaft attachments.
The original AERA-vator is a machine that built a company. You buy it as a frame plus the shaft attachment suited to the job — one Universal Frame System frame accepts five interchangeable shafts. Buy the frame once, add shafts as jobs demand.
Optional Shafts
Five shafts, five jobs — every one an add-on to the same AERA-vator frame. A shaft is not a machine on its own: pair it with a frame, swap it in minutes, and change the job. Each shaft has its own spec page.
AERA-vator Shaft
Vibratory aeration
Slicer Shaft
Slicing & water infiltration
Coring Shaft
Core aeration
Power Seeder Shaft
Fine-turf seeding
Multi-tine Shaft
High-density fine-tine aeration
Frame models
Every configuration starts here: pick the AERA-vator frame sized for your equipment, then add the shaft attachment for the job — for example, a AERA-vator frame with coring shaft.
| Model | Working width | Mount / drive | Frame weight | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA40 | 40 in | 3-pt hitch, tractor PTO | 303 lb | From 18 HP tractor |
| UA60 | 60 in | 3-point / 540 PTO | 347 lb (frame) | From 25 HP tractor |
| UA80 | 80 in | 3-pt hitch, tractor PTO | 672 lb | Not published — ask your dealer |
| DO40 | 40 in | Mini skid-steer, hydraulic motor | 335 lb | 1,800 PSI @ 8 GPM hydraulics |
Frame specs as published by 1st Products. Shafts are ordered separately as attachments — confirm your frame + shaft configuration with your dealer.
In their words
It has totally changed the way I prep and seed yards. I can prep and seed in one pass — no more making two passes with the seeder in different directions. I started with the tractor unit and then added a stand-on unit for small areas. I will never go back to any other seeder.
We purchased our first 40-inch AERA-vator two years ago. It immediately expanded our capabilities to open up hard, compacted soil and get grass seed planted in ground that had always been too hard to aerate — without waiting for rain. Our only regret is we wish we would have bought one earlier.
The first time I saw a AERA-vator in use was in the late '80s. We used it on a path the park district had been driving semis over for three years. Three weeks later the path was grassed over. It is a wonderful tool.
