![]() ![]() You wear these aeration shoes while also wearing regular shoes – there are four adjustable velcro straps you use to secure them in place. The nails are slightly tapered, helping them pierce the ground more easily, and the shoes stay snug on your feet as you walk, including when you pull them back up out of the ground. Provided your lawn is slightly damp, these shoes are very easy to use. They make a great way to create deep aeration holes efficiently, on a small lawn. And assembly can be a little difficult, especially if you’ve never put together a similar machine (like a lawn mower) before.Īnother simple, reasonably-priced lawn aerator for smaller lawns is these aeration shoes from Gruntek.Įach shoe comes with 13 solid spikes, which penetrate at a depth of about 5.5cm when pushed all the way down. We just wish it could pierce the ground more deeply with the aeration drum attached. This walk behind aerator does a good job collecting thatch in the collection box when scarifying, and is very reasonably priced. But despite the weight, it’s still easy to push, and the handle height can be adjusted to ensure maximum comfort. It’s quite a heavy lawn aerator, at 14KG, ensuring that it can penetrate dry ground. To power the machine, it comes with a 1500w motor, which you plug into mains power – it has a 10m power cord. The deepest you can set it to is -9mm below the surface, and you can also set the lawn scarifier up at a working depth of -3mm or +3mm. However, this electric aerator doesn’t penetrate as deep as many other options. Swapping the drums is quite easy – they’re secured in place with an Allen key. This particular machine is a lawn scarifier by default, but has a separate drum you can interchange that is designed specifically for aerating your lawn. If you have a big garden, having an electric lawn aerator you can walk behind is going to make the process much quicker. So if you have a big lawn, it might be better to get a walk-behind aerator. ![]() It takes about an hour to do 50 square metres of grass. The only reason this might not be the right lawn aerator for you is if you have a large lawn. It’s also much cheaper than a walk-behind lawn aerator, and much less hassle as well. Since it’s made of steel, it’s very heavy duty, and the cushioned handle makes it relatively comfortable to use for extended periods. It also has a foot bar, making it relatively easy to push the aerator deep into the soil.Īnother great thing about this lawn aerator is how durable it is. ![]() It removes 3.5″ deep plugs of soil, rather than just poking holes without removing the soil, ensuring excellent aeration results.Īlthough a fair amount of manual work is required to use this lawn aerator, it allows you to be very precise, ensuring you don’t poke too many or too few holes. The Yard Butler coring aerator does a great job improving oxygen flow to your soil and revitalising the health of your lawn. Pitchfork-style coring aerators are a simple, effective way of aerating small to medium sized lawns. In this part, we’ve reviewed the 7 best aerators, including rolling lawn aerators, powered lawn aerators, aerator shoes, and manual aerators. ![]()
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