Slitters and spikers
Slitter
🎯 What is a slitter?
The Slitter allows air and water exchange to take place aiding both surface and sub-soil drainage
✅ What are the benefits?
- The slitter is a fast and proven method of aeration with minimal disturbance to the playing surface due to the angle of the tines and spiral design of tine shaft assist penetration
- Its simple design requires little maintenance
Spiker
Spikers are often used to carry out surface aeration on a regular basis throughout the playing season and complement more invasive seasonal tasks such as deep spiking.
📌 Spikers can come in the form of:
- Hand
- Self-propelled
- Tractor mounted
🗝️ Practical tips:
👉 Effective on localised or high usage areas of pitches as well as the remainder of the pitch
👉 It is essential to use a variety of aeration techniques to prevent pan layers being created
👉 These tasks are all broadly best carried out when the soil is moist but never wet and equally best avoided when too dry
