Yard Butler Manual Lawn Coring Aerator - Core Aerator for Lawn Care - Loosen Compacted Soil - Dethatcher Garden Tool for Lawn Health - Plug Core Soil Aeration Tool - Gray, 37 Inches

After reading some negative reviews I was a little concerned in buying this tool as it was not cheap. I needn't have worried, it is a great garden tool that is simple yet effective. Firstly it is made from steel bar and not metal tubing so it is sturdy and unlikely to bend, unless subjected to serious abuse. The crossways handle and foot brace both allow for pressure to be applied easily. It is important that the soil be moist to allow for the plugs to be removed whole and to keep the shape of the resultant hole intact. Dry soil that is like solid concrete will be a struggle and overly saturated soil will just be a mud bath! I have used it on both paspalum lawn laid by sod (dense) and zoysia japonica, underlain by red Dubai desert sand. It is very satisfying to quickly extract rows of lawn/soil plugs. The tines do block from time to time and this should be expected due to variations in soil, grass, sod etc. Sometimes applying more force on the next insertion clears the blockage, or rotating 180 degrees for a slightly different angle of attack. Though the instructions indicate to use a large screwdriver or similar tool to unblock, I found that the hosepipe set onto 'jet' was far quicker and less effort, though make sure that you have your gardening clothes on (and goggles for the cautious) as initial blowback water will go in every direction! All in all, very satisfied with this purchase.

Made a huge difference to our lawn.

I ordered this with much scepticism thinking that it would be some flimsy rubbish that would bend the second it saw my lawn but how wrong I was. This is really well put together and feels like it is a quality product. It has a nice sturdy construction with some decent joins and welds on it. The handle is nicely padded and good to work with. My lawn is mostly like concrete as soon as things get a little drier and is full of stones and other assorted rubbish, so going at it with this thing was the start of the war to rejuvenate it. When I used it, it was the start of March and the lawn hadn't yet dried out from the winter so everything was nice and soft. This cut into the ground like butter and produced clean cores each time. I only had to un block it three times I think whilst I was doing it and I have about a 60 foot garden so was out there for around an hour doing this. I managed to get a rhythm where I could keep my foot on the top of the splines and sort of step, press, lift, step press in one akward motion and it works really well. I hit stones and bits of brick (?) at some point but this thing didn't care. It either cut trough that stuff or kind of pushed it aside. My dog also had great fun following me around sniffing all the holes in the ground and then chasing the soil cores as she is weird and loves it when you throw clumps of mud... My only criticism of this is that it is quite short and I think it could do with being a bit longer, or have different lengths on offer. I am 5"9 ish and I had to bend considerably to use this and it did cause pain in the back, just slightly longer and it would be ok. Overall if you need to use a hollow tine Aerator and want one which will get through your lawn and be useful for many uses beyond you should really consider this piece of equipment. It comes highly recommended from me.

Manueel beluchten van het gazon met deze tool werkt uitstekend. Zit zelden verstopt. Prima apparaat.

sehr robust und qualitativ hochwertig. Alles verschweißt und mit Hammerschlagfarbe lackiert weisen auf eine lange Haltbarkeit hin. Auch das Arbeiten geht leicht von der Hand und ich kann hier nur meine Empfehlung aussprechen.

I started to use it a couple days ago, to aerate my backyard(50x60) and my front yard (25x50). After 1 hour, I have completed around 40% of the backyard. I can't wait to get some free time and use it again. I found the product to be easy of use. It's very sturdy and even if not wet it goes easily underground. However, if the lawn is too dry, it may get clogged. It will also get clogged if the lawn is soaking wet. The perfect condition I found was 2-3 days after a good rain. It will at some point get clogged but keep a screwdriver on you and you'll be all right as it's easy to remove the dirt. The holes the product makes are deep and a good size, this will certainly help the lawn grow back. Don't bother to even try to break it....it's very sturdy and it will last for years. Aeration in my city cost around 60 $ so it's already a good investment. The only thing I dislikes is that I'm 6' foot tall and it's a tiny bit small so the back will hurt a bit in the long run. And the knees always hit the metal bar. It's more a problem with how big my lawn is, but someone with a smaller lawn won't feel these issues at all. Overall I'm very satisfied with the product and I recommend it 100%.

Works as expected. There are other (cheaper) aerator tools which can be tied to your shoes which actually do more harm than good in the long run. This one is perfect for home lawns and build quality is great.