Bluemars 2000W Lawn Scarifier and Aerator, 40CM Working Width Electric Lawn Rake,5 Positions,55L Grass Box, Folding Handle,10M Power Cord

Took a long time comparing various scarifiers and eventually went for this Bluemars 2000 watt scarifies and aerator. With 5 depth heights and a 40 cm width it is about the best model for our half acre lawn being both powerful and very effective clearing out the thatch and aerating the soil. Like other reviewers it quickly became apparent that when first using the rake the 25ltr bag fills within two or three yards so it’s much easier to leave the bag off and use a hand rake (see photo on highest setting for the rake) This isn’t the fault of the machine more our fault for not ever raking out the lawn! The aerator works quickly and effectively (see second photo). What a great machine this is. The instructions for assembling the handles were confusing but despite this it was relatively easy to put together. Folding the handles down when storing in garage was quick and simple. Replacement rake and aerator cylinder parts are also available on the Amazon web site. A well designed machine that gets five stars from me; very pleased with this purchase.

I found the machine to be of a high quality, solidly built and simple to assemble. It was extremely effective in carrying out scarifying and aeration, and removed an incredible amount of thatch and moss, and because of the operating width it soon did the job. Changing the attachments for both operations was very quick and easy. However it is not a five minute job so allow more time than you think. I completely discarded the grass box, after reading previous reviews and that proved to be a good decision. Due to the machines effectiveness I found it necessary to overseed the lawn and apply top dressing. I bought the machine after reading many reviews on Amazon and it proved to be a very good decision. This is quality if you buy it you will not regret it.

Very powerful lawn scarifier / aerator, removes large quantities of thatch even at the highest setting from the ground. Which does mean that you need to continually open the lid and compress the contents, otherwise it ends up being spread over the lawn again. It may be a 55L box, but any more than half full and again, it leaks out. I suspect this is more of a problem during the first few uses, when there is a lot of material to be raked, but it is worth pointing out that you will spend quite a lot of time compressing and emptying the collection box, at least at first. The tool itself is relatively light, but not flimsy by any means and swapping the aerator/scarifier rollers is very simple. Initial construction is more fiddly, the instructions are a bit vague at times and they've clearly been translated from another language, but overall it isn't overly difficult. Storage is a bit more of a pain, unless you undo all of the quick release handles the tool takes up a lot of space if kept on the ground, so it either needs to be hung up, or you have to fiddle with the handle segments each time you get it out - unless of course you are lucky enough that floorspace isn't an issue for you. Overall, a good tool, perhaps a little on the pricey side for the type of machine, but the build quality appears sound and we'll know in a few years if that made it good value or not.

With a lot of humming and harring, I decided to purchase this machine. Wow... I'm glad I did. Good powerful and efficient work horse. Set was easy. Aerated was already fitted. Plugged in and away I went. It's light and tough. Brilliant design. I found that it brings up a lot of dead thatch up and filled the large waste holder very very quickly on setting 0. There are 5 setting and 0 is the one set to 3mm above the ground. The others are for - 3mm down +. So I used it without and then collected the waste by raking into piles. I'm really pleased with my purchase. Highly recommend this item.

Perfect it did the job well, powerful and lightweight and well engineered. Took some time to put together but well worth it. Easily adjusted with a good capacity.

So, this is one powerful lightweight beast indeed. We have an enormous lawn at something like 425 M², and as I am 6’ 4” tall, with a back that has been slightly problematic through the years, the idea of using a lawn rake to remove the many years of compressed thatch and weeds etc was a non-starter. This particular model arrives in a small box and the instructions are relatively simple to follow and put together. If I’m honest I actually tried to put it together without reading the instructions and made a complete hash of it, so lesson learned there then. Once I'd got it ready to go there are various settings and I put it on the lightest setting (I.E the highest setting) to start with and off I set and within a few short minutes I was absolutely stunned by the sheer quantity of thatch and weeds and debris that it was raking up from my lawn, but remember, this is what it's supposed to do! Now the thing to do is to actually read up on how to scarify a lawn properly and from just about every source that I read most people are astounded by just how much thatch and weeds etc something like this machine will produce it really is amazing quantities. When you finish doing your lawn you will probably wonder what the hell you've done and your lawn will almost certainly resemble Passchendaele circa 1918, but don't dismay at this and this is entirely normal and there are some good videos on some proprietary video based websites that show you exactly what scarifying a lawn does. Back to the machine, the blades are interchangeable, and it is very easy to change and it appears to be well made and capable of doing the job the only interesting byproduct of this is the fact that you will empty the collection bag on an incredibly regular basis if you haven't scarified your lawn for many years as I hadn’t. That said, I haven't pulled my back and I'm not in pain as I would be if I'd have been using a lawn rake. In short, indispensable unless you have endless time and a back of steel.