Agri-Fab Push Spike Aerator

It's a great product for the price. I have a smaller lawn that this works perfect for & more importantly, what it's ment for. I lightly watered the grass 1st, so that the spikes would go in easier. I also added about 25lbs. to the top of the device. I'm in above average shape, but it was a bit tiresome to push, (even for about 10min). I have a Ryobi, 40V, self propelled lawn mower, in which I attached this product to. There were actually (2) holes already in the mower that I was able to utilize with the bolts provided. It worked great to puncture down in grass & top soil, to allow me to overseed. This is not a product your going to purchase, assemble & use if you do not have a general understanding of mechanics. This is also not for you if: 1) you have a large lawn. 2) you don't own a socket set. 3) you can't walk a standard cinder block around for about 10-15min. It works, but it is WORK. The Ryobi lawnmower made it extremely effortless & drastically reduced time.

Details on each score below: -Performance: 4 stars -Ease of assembly: 5 stars -Speed: 1.5 stars -Value for money: 2.5 stars If you have a very small yard, this can be effective and save you money. BUT, to get an effective result, you are going to work your tail off. This arrives in a MUCH smaller box than expected. It was nicely packaged, the parts were all there, and the assembly pretty straightforward with very solid instructions. The results are effective, and I believe that if I can run it through my yard both on the X and Y axis twice a season, it will be a great replacement for plug aeration. Now the not-so-great... This is spray-painted, stamped steel. I would expect to pay $30 for this quality of materials. The handle is at least 12" too short to give effective leverage and the cheap feel really comes through when you try to use it. The bar stock that they use is too small a diameter and there is no form of grip or cushion for the handle. Also, since the handle is three pieces due to the box size, it doesn't feel solid, even when it is torqued down solidly. I'm 6' tall, so not short, but not exceedingly tall. I tried using it without a weight on it, and it is too light to dig into the soil, pushing or pulling. With the cement block on it, pushing it is worse than shoveling heart attack snow. I had to sit down after pushing it less than 50 feet. In this case, pulling the unit instead of pushing it was about the same a pulling a heavy carry on bag through a carpeted airport. I am going to look into putting a longer, cushioned, one-piece side rail on it and playing with the amount of weight on the unit. That won't make the job easy, but I believe it can make it something I can complete without killing myself. If I come up with any handle/weight "hacks," I will add them to the review.

Even after reading the negative reviews, I thought I could make this work. I'm 31 and in decent shape, so I figured it would be easier for me to operate than some others. Technically, it does get the job done. HOWEVER, really is a huge pain to operate. Once I figured out how best to use it and got into a groove, it fell apart. I lost a couple pieces in the process, so I had to rig it back together. After I got going again for awhile and got through maybe half of my front yard (which is maybe a tenth of an acre), I came to the conclusion that it just wasn't worth the effort. Having to attach a cinder block for it to work effectively makes it pretty exhausting to lug around. I saw other reviewers say it works for smaller jobs, but I'd argue you could accomplish the same thing with a garden rake if you're just working on patchy areas. I'd highly recommend passing on this, or shelling out a little extra money for something better.

Assembly is a bit more difficult than I expected. Some of the nuts and bolts are odd sizes, as in they fit together fine, but the nuts seem to require metric tools and the bolts need standard sizes. My kit has both, plus an adjustable wrench, but it's not something you expect. As others have noted, the tray does not fit a standard sized cinder block. You'll need to do something to secure it in place or it will fall out as you wrestle the aerator across the first rough patch of ground. And, as others have said, the lower bolts on the handle need to be put in backwards or you won't even get the cinder block in that far. Once assembled, dragging the aerator across the ground is a workout but not impossible. And it does a surprisingly good job, even on hard packed areas. If you find you're not getting enough effect, try pushing it. If pushing it is too hard (and it is hard), pull it. I would recommend this product for someone with a limited size area needing work, who doesn't plan on aerating that often, and doesn't want the cost and storage headache of a more industrial device. A category I happen to fall in, so this product works fine for me.

Es una herramienta manual, eso significa que hay que ejecer algo de presion para lograr una mejor perforacion en la tierra, mas si la tierra esta un poco dura Cuenta con una base, donde se puede hacer presion, aunque tambien se puede uno ayudar amarrandole algo pesado, lo cual, sin duda, va a facilitar el trabajo Funciona correctamente y se logra airear la tierra. En mi caso el pasto estaba poniendose un poco amarillo y despues de utilizar esta herramienta, logre que el riego mejorara y que el agua penetrara mejor en la tierra. Ahora el pasto se ve mejor, recupero su color verde

Great quality

Works well, a bit hard to push, but it’s OK

Easy to assemble and better than my last aerator

As a person reading this review the goal is to understand if this will work for your yard. I can say for my 12k sf yard I pushed this through and it did a great job of breaking up soil, particularly I'm dead spots due to pee. Pushing requires practice to get the right downward pressure without coming to a stop, but I found it less tiring that loading 2x25L bags of soil on top, which worked much better than the cinder block. It is work vs a powered machine. Ground must be have sufficient moisture / not granular for holes to form properly.