If aeration is the question, then GKB has the answer!

The benefits of a regular and effective aeration programme are well documented – the crucial role it has in optimising air and moisture movement, contributing to stronger root development and improved growth. Whether it is opening the upper surface, deeper penetration or aerating your artificial sports pitch - there’s a machine in the GKB portfolio to suit you.

When attention is required in the top layer, the Topair combines accurate aeration using GKB’s Evolvente® blades with an adjustable pressure roller. The unique shape and design of the Evolvente® blades ensures effective penetration of the top 160mm (6”), with minimal friction, heave or disruption to the surface. Four models of Topair are available, offering working widths from 1.2m up to the largest model, 2.4m, making it suitable for work on greens and fine turf, through to winter sports pitches and community grounds. All models come equipped with a hydraulically adjustable roller to level the surface and bring it back into play quicker – with water providing additional weight when and where required.

For more intensive operations, at depths of between 250mm (10”) and 400mm (16”), then the GKB Deep Tine Aerator (DTA) is the solution. Precision engineered and built for durability and strength, the GKB DTA is available in four working widths from 1.2m to 2.6m with the operational depths and heave angles of up to 25 degrees quick and simple to set and adjust. The unique tine-block system on the DTA, exclusive to GKB, allows for more tines per head optimising the efficiency of the operation, whilst also reducing downtime by improving the speed of changing between sets.

The principle of opening the surface to improve play performance and permeability extends to those maintaining artificial surfaces. The GKB Aerator picks up where routine brushing ends – with twin spiked rollers penetrating down to the base of the fibres to break through compaction, return the sand or rubber infill to the upper layers of the carpet and lever debris to the surface for convenient collection. The Aerator is available in three working widths up to 2m, with an option of either four, six or eight spiked rollers offering decompaction down to depths of 35mm. For heavily compacted surfaces, there is also the option of adding additional weight to the unit to maximise the penetration of the carbide teeth.

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