Customer Reviews for VEVOR Tow Behind Dethatcher, 40-inch Tow Dethatcher with 20 Spring Steel Tines, Lawn Dethatcher Rake for ATV or Mower, Tow Behind Lawn Rake with Lift Handle for Garden Farm Grass

You’re going to want to use a cordless impact wrench for assembling this. The instructions aren’t the clearest but all the parts come bagged and organized. Once it’s built, tow it around with your rider mower to collect dead grass. It’s pretty easy to raise and lower the rake while driving. I don’t think you need concrete blocks but a couple of small logs gave adequate weight to grab the thatch from my lawn. I think this is the best dethatcher for the price and would recommend

The assembly may have been a bit difficult following the images provided. However, once assembled it is sturdy, and does a fantastic job. I have over an acre of grass and this made my chore a breeze. The new seed planted is now coming up better than ever before. I highly recommend.

I am slightly reluctant to rate this five stars because I don't personally believe anything should get 5 stars unless it changes the world. But with so few ratings overall, I don't feel good about down-rating it just to suit my personal foibles. This isn't a precision instrument, but performs acceptably well for a reasonable price. The assembly instructions suck. A half-dozen bad 3d drawings with part numbers. NO \"instructions\" at all. You'll spend a LONG time staring at them trying to figure out WHAT you're supposed to be looking at, but they are (barely) enough to give you the information you need, assuming you'd probably be able to assemble it eventually, even without them. I *think* I got it together right. Close enough, at least. I dragged it around my yard once. It picked up some sticks and leaves, and scratched some furrows in the dirt that I will optimistically call \"aeration.\" This is kinda what I was looking to do, as I've used a bagger for years, so don't really have much \"thatch\" accumulation. If you put some weight on it, somewhere I read they recommend 70 lbs, your furrows will be a little deeper. The lever to raise/lower the wheels is kinda wiggly and so not particularly sturdy, but if you understand what it is trying to do (raise/lower the wheels so you can get to where you're going without scratching the hell out of everything between here and there), and kind of helpfully guide it, it works sufficiently well. I don't see using this more than a couple of times per year, so it should last until I eventually lose interest. At the very least, it entertained me for a couple hours on a beautiful summer afternoon while I was putting it together.

Instructions were pretty vague, but easy enough to figure out. Had to had a screw to jam the spring to keep the spring from falling off. I ordered the 42" because my mower deck is 42" but I wish I had gone with the 48" for better coverage especially when turning corners. As far as the dethatching, it works surprisingly well.

The lawn can finely breath!

If weight added she work just fine!

Easy to build and use. Did the job for dethatching my lawn. recommended!

Works just like it says. Yes I would buy again

Not very sturdy

To be fair - the instructions for assembly were not very clear (or it would have a higher rating); the drawings were like one of those drawings that change based on what you focus on and the instructions were limited. That said, for the price and for how often dethatching needs to happen, this is a pretty solid piece of equipment. I needed another adult to help steady things, and had to take apart and reassemble twice as I did it wrong, but from a price / value standpoint, I doubt you'll find anything better. I have a decent sized yard with the added lawn from the sweep of the cul-de-sac, and splitting the rent of a power one with a neighbor, which may do a better job, ended up being tied to another's time table not mine. Go for this one as you can dethatch as often as you want on your own schedule.