The Unit is powered by a portable compressor, enabling the unit to be deployed easily in restricted spaces or areas in which heavy wheeled access is not recommended. Ideal for use within the tree root plate in natural open conditions, or to assist with aeration of the soil in artificial planting pockets within an urban environment. The probes are manually controlled so we have much greater control over the depth of penetration and are immediately aware of any obstruction encountered (unlike hydraulically driven probes).
Impact Aeration uses a controlled charge of compressed air to ‘shatter’ compacted soils, re-opening the macro pore structure which will benefit naturally occurring mycorrhizal fungi, micro fauna and beneficial bacteria enabling them to recolonize the root zone that has been treated. The re-opening of the macro pores will also assist with the movement of water through the soil, improving absorption of moisture in arid conditions and assisting with drainage in saturated situations. There is also the flexibility in the system to introduce a variety of beneficial materials through the apertures created by the probe system, such as organic fertilisers, moisture retaining granules or fine aggregate to hold open the structure created to assist drainage.