core aerator and plugger
When it comes to maintaining healthy soil—whether on a farm, a large property, or even in your own backyard—core aerators and pluggers are essential tools. These tractor attachments help break up compacted soil, allowing air, water, and nutrients to penetrate deeper into the ground. This leads to healthier roots, stronger turf, and improved overall soil structure.

What’s the Difference Between a Core Aerator and a Plugger?
While often used interchangeably, core aerators and pluggers both remove small cores (or “plugs”) of soil from the ground. This relieves compaction and improves drainage. The difference lies in the terminology—“plugger” is often just a regional or brand-based term. Regardless of what you call them, they’re a game-changer for soil health.

How Can They Be Used?
Farmers can use core aerators and pluggers to prepare pastures, hayfields, or crop fields by promoting better root growth and reducing runoff. Around the house, these attachments are ideal for maintaining large lawns, gardens, and landscaped areas, making them a favorite among property owners who want a lush, green yard without hiring a lawn care service.

Why Invest in One?

  • Healthier Soil: Aeration boosts microbial activity and root growth.

  • Improved Water Efficiency: Water seeps in more effectively, reducing waste.

  • Higher Yields & Better Turf: Whether it’s a crop field or lawn, aeration leads to more vigorous growth.

  • Long-Term Savings: A one-time investment in a quality attachment can save you years of outsourcing and soil issues.

At Durattach, we carry a wide range of core aerators and plugger attachments compatible with tractors of all makes and sizes—as well as skid steers, mini skid steers, and excavators. We’re proud partners of Befco, a North Carolina-based manufacturer known for uncompromising quality since 1980. We also offer trusted solutions from Rankin Equipment, a Pacific Northwest leader in farm and landscape attachments for over 70 years.

When you buy from Durattach, you’re getting more than just equipment—you’re getting expertise and dependable service. And if you’re in the Northwest, be sure to stop by Idaho Implement, our brick-and-mortar location at 10 Sagle Road in beautiful Sagle, Idaho.

Basically, you can’t go wrong with a core aerator and plugger from Durattach. We know what we’re doing—and we mean business.

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