Abstract: Soil aerating equipment has a frame moveable in an intended direction of travel, and at least a pair of shafts freely rotatably mounted on the frame for rotation about the shaft longitudinal axes. The shafts extending in rearwardly inclined opposite directions on opposite sides of a centre line of the frame extending in the direction of travel. The rearward inclination of the shafts is adjustable to desired angles in the range of from about 90.degree. to about 120.degree. to the direction of travel. Each shaft carries a series of soil-engaging substantially planar tines extending therefrom in vertical planes and positioned to sequentially engage and penetrate the soil with consequent rotation of the shafts when the frame is moved in the direction of travel. Each tine has a central longitudinal axis which extends behind the shaft rotational axis at a distance therefrom in the range from about 0.25 to about 1.