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

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.

I needed a core aeration tool as i refuse to rent one due to the size of my garden. I did a lot of research after being a fool and going for a very cheap one, (that was terrible and wouldnt even break through the ground).I have heavy clay soil and was concerned that i would struggle using this however i gave the lawn a good soaking the night before and went at it with this, it's absolutely brilliant, with minimal effort just a bit of weight it core aerates with ease and the plugs discharge perfectly. Wish i had bought one sooner and i cannot recommend this highly enough.Also delivery timescale stated a few weeks, i needed not fear it was here in days.

I found this hit and miss. In my front lawn (stickier soil, more clay) I found it jammed up and did not expel the nuggets of dirt from the top of the tines. It effectively became a non-hollow ram, making a hole, but compressing the dirt around the hole. A different story on my back lawn where the soil is slightly less clay-like. Each press of the aerator generated a satisfying plug of dirt appearing from the top of the tine which I collected up afterwards. So the success of this tool will depend on the consistency of your soil. When it worked, it worked extremely well. Easy to press into the grass too, went in like butter.

Great lawn aerator. Spray some silicone or WD40 into the tines to stop soil sticking

I know this item seems a little expensive for what it is and there are cheaper models available, but it is sturdy and well made. The handle is made of solid metal rather than a hollow tube, so it should be stronger and more hard wearing than the cheaper ones. It worked well during a short test, even on my dry-ish lawn, removing cores without much effort. Its currently the wrong time of year for aeration so I havent done the whole lawn area but there were no signs of it clogging up in the few square metres that I did. Quite looking forward to autumn when I can give it (and me) a real work-out! I might be stating the obvious but walking backwards while using it avoids stepping on the extracted cores.

This yard butler is amazing. Ignore the reviews that read the soil is stuck or its too difficult to remove the plugs from the hollow prongs. You need to wet the soil (not drown it) sufficiently enough in order to areate with ease. The plugs just pop right out.I had doubts, especially after reading the negative reviews. I have hard clay soil thats full of stones. Last areator could never get through it. I bought a cheap five hollow prongged areator before this, which was crap. Kept clogging and instead of removing plugs resulting in compacting the soil even more. This works a dream and is well worth the money. It pulls out big plugs, even in tough clay soil like mine. I definitely recommend buying the yard butler for your garden.

Our front lawn has never been of a prize-winning standard, and as the boughs of the oak tree that stands on it got closer and closer, to the point where they were scraping the soil clean, it became increasingly patchy.We had the tree trimmed by a specialist and then I decided to try and revive the lawn, which sits on heavy, clay soil, so I purchased the coring Aerator. Rather than just making holes in the ground, as you would with a garden fork (which apparently just compresses the soil and roots), the aerator takes two cores of soil out, allowing air and water down to the roots, and 'decompressing' the soil.The aerator consists of two hollow metal tines attached to a handle - it looks a bit like a fork with two fat prongs, and robust is not the word. If a robot army invaded, you could batter them to pieces with this thing and it wouldn't have a mark on it.I assumed you'd just push the aerator down into the soil, then as you push it again, the soil plug would be pushed out by the next, and so on.No such luck!It might work with light, crumbly soil, but then if you've got light, crumbly soil you probably don't need an aerator! When you've got heavy clay soil, the plug isn't pushed out. You have to get a stick, or a screwdriver and work it out.Every. Single. Time.So does it do what it's supposed to? Absolutely. It takes perfect plugs out of the soil as you'd hope.Is it easy to use? With the right type of soil, yes. If you've got clay soil like me, save yourself a lot of heartache (and scraped knuckles) and find an alternative method. Maybe one of your neighbours owns a rotavator they could lend you...

When I first got this, it got clogged easily but this was due to wet soil. I then used it in different soil conditions from soaked to dry & found that it works very well when soil is moist enough to cut through, not at either extreme. So doesn't work straight after rain, but after a day or so it does the job. It is solidly made so I would recommend this over the cheaper items available. I have a very large garden so with 2 prongs taking us weeks to get round, even going fast with a rhythm! If this was a 4 prong it would need more effort but I'd go for that here.

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.

Muy resistente. Hay que regar bien el pasto o tierra antes de poder descorazonar. Los agujeros siguen en mi jardín después de 2 semanas y el pasto ha mejorado un poco. Ahora me falta un buen fertilizante para complementar.

Most times the simplest design is the best!Works Great!Easy to operate does a good job.No regrets, and would consider buying again, except this is built for a lifetime .

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.