Aeration system and method

A method of aerating a ground surface, the method comprising:

• accessing a spike aerator positioned on the rear end portion of a mobile aerator device, the spike aerator having a rear end portion, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side,
• attaching an aeration spreader to the mobile aerator device, the aeration spreader positioned to a trailing position of the spike aerator, the aeration spreader including:
• a first mounting plate;
• a first attachment mount rigidly coupled to the first mounting plate;
• a first support arm rotatably coupled to the first mounting plate;
• a first support mount rigidly coupled to the first support arm, wherein the first attachment mount is located a first distance from the first support mount;
• a first shaft rotatably coupled to the first support mount, wherein the first shaft extends through the first attachment mount;
• a first adjustment mechanism coupled to the first shaft, wherein the first adjustment mechanism is located a second distance from the first support mount and the second distance is less than the first distance;
• a second adjustment mechanism coupled to the first shaft, wherein the second adjustment mechanism is located a third distance from the first support mount and the third distance is greater than the first distance;
• and
• punching holes in the ground surface with the spike aerator as the mobile aerator device moves across the ground surface in a single pass of movement;
• and
• brushing sand, via the aeration spreader, into the punched holes in the ground surface made by the spike aerator as the mobile aerator device moves across the ground surface in the single pass of movement;
• whereby prior to the single pass of movement of the mobile aerator device, a top dresser mobile device has laid sand across the ground surface to be brushed into the punched holes by the aeration spreader.

A method, comprising:

• accessing a spike aerator positioned on a rear end portion of a mobile aerator device, the spike aerator having a rear end portion, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side,
• removing a roller and a plurality of springs from the spike aerator;
• attaching an aeration spreader to the rear end portion of the spike aerator, the aeration spreader including:
• a first mounting plate;
• a first support arm rotatably coupled to the first mounting plate;
• a first shaft rotatably coupled to the first support arm at a first location, wherein the first shaft is mechanically coupled to the first mounting plate at a second location, wherein the second location is located a first distance from the first location;
• and
• an adjustment mechanism coupled to the first shaft, wherein the adjustment mechanism is located a second distance from the first location and the second distance is different than the first distance.

A system, comprising:

• a spike aerator positioned on a rear end portion of a mobile aerator device, the spike aerator having a rear end portion, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the spike aerator includes a roller and a plurality of springs configured to be removed from the spike aerator;
• an aeration spreader configured to be coupled to the rear end portion of the spike aerator after the roller and the plurality of springs are removed from the spike aerator, the aeration spreader including:
• a first mounting plate;
• a first support arm rotatably coupled to the first mounting plate;
• a first shaft rotatably coupled to the first support arm at a first location, wherein the first shaft is mechanically coupled to the first mounting plate at a second location, wherein the second location is located a first distance from the first location;
• and
• an adjustment mechanism coupled to the first shaft, wherein the adjustment mechanism is located a second distance from the first location and the second distance is different than the first distance.