Yard Butler ID-6C Manual Lawn Coring Aerator - Grass Dethatching Turf Plug Core Aeration Tool - Grass Aerators for Small Yards - Loosen Compacted Soil - Gardening Hand Tools - 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.

Product is very sturdy and easy to use.

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.

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.

The item is well made easy to use in soft ground and leaves nice deep clear airation holes to aid drying and root growth

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 hold the view that a high quality lawn is a major element in developing a top drawer garden.In addition to CYLINDER mowing, scarifying and feeding I annually aerate my lawns - This is a pretty good tool. Reducing to just TWO bore Holes is good. FOUR tonged units tend to find stones and are not easy to user, TWO tine corer better option.The item is pretty strong and robust and works OK, The tines might function better if they were wider at the top than the bottom, easing the passage of the soil coil to slide up and out of the tine. BUT, its not bad... I priced a better tool BUT at £140+ I thought it over the top for a simple tool. Yard Butler OK with me.

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.

Easy to use and sturdy equipment for the yard.

A great yard butler - durable and easy to use.

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.

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

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.