Wolf-Garten UGM Multi-Change Moss Removal Rake Lawn Care Tool Head - Fits Any Wolf-Garten Multi-Change Handle - Handle Not Included

My lawn needed a good scarifying and in past years I have had someone do this for me with a machine. I decided to do it myself this year but did not want to hire a machine and decided I could really do with the exercise. This tool really fit the bill and it is very sturdy so I expect it to be of use for many years to come. It has taken me about 6 hours to do my whole lawn which in the scheme of things isn't long. I liked the fact that it could be used in a way that it took out the old moss and dead matted grass when pulling it toward you and then when pushing it back it left what it had pulled in a pile. Unlike when using a rake, you keep having to stop and take what you have gathered out of the teeth of the rake, this tool dislodges it as you go which makes the process much faster and easier to manage. If you are looking for a tool to do this job with I can't think of a better one to buy.

There are two reasons I got this one: firstly, it seems to be the only scarifying rake that is specifically designed for the job, and secondly it fits the universal Wolf Garten handles, which just happens to be about the only ones I can get that are long enough for someone of my height (6'4"). I know it's not the ideal time of year for scarifying the lawn, but as it's past dandelion seed season, and I don't mind the other weeds so much, I thought I might as well rake the lawn of our new house, a job that I estimate had been neglected for at least 2 1/2 years. I looked at machines, but as our lawn isn't too big, I thought a bit of elbow grease might be in order for the job, and I must say I am glad I went down that route. Even though it's quite a hard job, and I was even considering leaving the rest for tomorrow less than halfway through, it is good exercise, and the resistance on the rake also tells you where you need to rake a bit extra. I found the rake works best when it is at quite a low angle to the ground when the pulling force pushes it down just right so it doesn't get stuck in the ground, and with the jointed teeth, whatever you rake releases easily from it when you push it away from you. It raked a lot more than I expected, easily cutting its way through moss, scraping up dead or half-dead grass (probably from being suffocated by the moss), and at the end of it my garden waste bin was as full as I'd normally expect it to be after about three to four mowings of the lawn during prime grass growing season. I also found that the shape of the teeth dug up stones and pebbles that had settled in the top soil just under the grass, and there were more of those than I expected too, and nice to get them off the lawn. All in all, it's a well-designed gardening tool that is better and more efficient than I expected, as hard work as I thought it would be, and though I expect a bit of resharpening might do it some good for next time, it certainly feels as if the build quality will stand up to many years of annual or semi-annual use and abuse. The Wolf Garten concept and series of gardening tools, though not so much a money saver, is certainly a space saver and a convenient way to get a set of gardening tools that are easy to store and use. Coupled with the longest handles I know of and this unique scarifying rake, it will always be my first choice now whenever a tool exists in the series. Highly recommended (but do prepare for some hard work).

If you’ve got a small to medium lawn, 1 hour perhaps of effort,not a lot as things thing is good! Then this tool is just what you need, no electrical wires to worry about cutting, excessive soil dust flying around requiring a mask with electrical scarifier, no burnt out motor..been there done that..simply takes out the thatch well in a flowing motion back and forth without clogging up the sharp blades. Great for garden great for you, small and compact, requires the telescopic or wood pole attachment sold separately but it’s a tools for life! Highly recommend. Looking to purchase their other attachments for pole saving on shed space.

Tough piece of kit... Great quality and feels unbreakable....

Extremely well made does great job will be buying other heads highly recommend

On the Wolf package it states 150cm handle for up to 5ft (160cm) person height, & 170cm handle for up to 6ft 5" (185cm) person height. As this item has some length in the head between the handle joint & the tines & as most of my standard garden stuff appears to be around the 140cm length I purchased the 150cm wooden handle for this. I am 5ft 9", prefer a fixed length handle, & Wolf do not make a 160cm version! I have a lawn about 4m x 4m which has curved borders, & is slightly uneven. A wheeled version I fear would "skip" over certain areas as I have this problem with the push mower I use. I usually use a "fan" shaped rake for scarifying & had already done this & mowed the garden by the time I had ordered this item. WOW! I got up a HUGE amount of thatch, moss, etc! NO back ache, very easy to do! It will snag on a really dense patch, but push back to "rock" the rake out etc. You know you have done the area when you can pull it through with no effort & no snagging! I am very critical of items & very seldom give out top marks, but this item deserves it! Works much better than you would give it credit for & wish I had purchased it years ago!!!! P.S. the locking mechanism for the handle has a very small amount of "play", much less than feared & required for ease of insertion!

Very effective and efficient with a bit of effort.

Few hours outside in light drizzle and the (at that point) unused tool rusts over. Pretty poor. It IS sharp and it lifts moss well, better than mechanical scarifiers, though it takes more grass out than those do. Unless you've already bought the handle for another of their overpriced half-what-you-need tools, then bear in mind you will have to buy the handle in addition. You can use it as a hand tool but it isn't set up for that, the stainless stool bit isn't smoothed and will scrape your hands as you try to grip it.

Der Vertikutieraufsatz ist sehr stabil ausgeführt. Er sitzt ohne großes Spiel am WOLF-Garten multi-star® Aluminium-Stiel. Das Multi- Star Grundprinzip ist echt genial, es ist äusserst platzsparend, weil man nur noch die Aufsätze und EINEN Stiel verstauen muß. Bisher wurde ich aufgrund der sehr stabilen Ausführung weder von dem Alu-Stiel, noch von den diversen, sich in meinem Besitz befindlichen, Aufsätzen enttäuscht. Sicher gibt es deutlich günstigere Handvertikutierer aber für dieses hohe Maß an Qualität und vor allem Stabilität bin ich gerne bereit einen höheren Preis zu zahlen weil der Anschaffungspreis locker durch die hohe Lebensdauer wettgemacht wird. Nach 2 Jahren intensiver Nutzung ist bisher kein einziges Messer auch nur annähernd verschlissen oder verbogen und das trotz einem extrem harten und mit Steinen durchsetzten Boden. Im Gegenteil, ich habe mich gerade erst an dem Messerkopf geschnitten weil ich aus Gewohnheit mit der Hand etwas herunter streifen wollte was sich am Messerblock verfangen hatte. Deshalb ausdrücklich eine Warnung an alle Nutzer dies nicht nachzuahmen die Messer sind sehr scharf! Für große Flächen würde ich einen elektrischen oder Benzinbetriebenen Vertikutierer empfehlen weil die Arbeit auf dauer doch recht anstrengend ist. Ich nutze diesen Handvertikutierer nur für Stellen die ich mit meinem elektrischen Vertikutierer nur schwer erreichen kann. Das Vertikutierergebnis steht dem des elektrischen Vertikutierers in nichts nach, ich bin sogar der Meinung das man, je nach dem wie genau man arbeitet, mit dem Handvertikutierer ein besseres Ergebnis erzielen kann. Von mir daher eine uneingeschränkte Kaufempfehlung und dementsprechend verdiente 5 Sterne.

Much easier than a traditional rake

Fate un po' alla volta il lavoro di arrieggiatura a settori.....questo strumento e' la soluzione muscolare per chi e' amante del fai da te Senza chiamare imprese specializzate o noleggiare pesantissimi arieggiatote a motore oltre modo faticoso e costosi.....Wolf Garden si sa che e' una certezza

Look no further. The is a power house of a dethatcher. The tines are very sharp and articulate slightly so there is give. This is a well designed product. I wish the handle was longer but I don’t care it’s the perfect rake head for dethatching. It can even dig into the dirt a little to take in grass seed or slightly aerate to promote new growers in otherwise dead areas. Used it on my Bermuda grass and it was just perfect.

This De-Thatching rake removes dead grass well, and is a workout! The rows are narrow which means more rows and work required when de-thatching.