Yard Butler Lawn Coring Aerator Manual Grass Dethatching Turf Plug Core Aeration Tool ID-6C , Gray

Last fall, I spent about $150 on this aerator to aerate a 10x20 area of my front yard that gets quite a bit of traffic on a daily basis. I had no problems with it! In my attempt to follow some key advice I read some reviews

1. Make sure you water your lawn first! I ran a sprinkler for about an hour and a half in the morning. Later that afternoon, I let the water settle into the soil and aerated the soil. It does not need to rain for the aerator to work if you do not water your lawn, or if it hasn't rained in weeks. Then continue with 2. As soon as you are done using the coring tips for the day, soak them in water. In this way, the soil will not dry out inside the tips and cause clogging. By following these two tips, I was able to get the aerator to find the correct setting. If you want to aerate a small to medium yard, this is a more convenient option versus renting a big machine.

Delaney Wolf

| Jul 15, 2020

I bought this to do some aerating upkeep in my yard. I live on about 1/4 acre of ground that is fairly heavily landscaped (not much grass) and predominantly made of Virginia's famed clay. We had light rain for about 24 hours and I used this at the end of the period where we had light We had no problems with clogging or anything else other than lots of mud - that was to be expected. As for very wet soil, if it was an area with little to no grass, it probably found it easier to just destroy the ground I cleaned thoroughly after use with plenty of clean water and an old toothbrush, and made sure to remove all dust and debris. In the meantime, I waited about 48 hours after it stopped raining before trying I had a good experience. The area still doesn't clog up, but it is less destroying bare spots. It was also much better this time around due to less mud. I cleaned it the same way I did after using it again. The lessons I learned were The following is a list of possible substitutes If you need to aerate a small area or spot, this will work, but if you have a large lot done it may still be worth spending $100 once a year. The only tool that will effectively let you do it is this. You will spend a lot of time and energy on it. The following is a list of possible substitutes It is VERY helpful to have moist ground, but too much moisture may create new The following is a list of possible substitutes A small blister on each hand may have been prevented by gloves, but there was no back pain.
- As you reach for the middle bar, your leg will be hit fairly consistently, which may cause some discomfort after a while. My old piece of pool noodle helped immensely for day 2! I duct-taped it on for the second day and it seemed to significantly improve my performance.

Margaret Bowers

| Feb 24, 2021

The product we are reviewing is called "Coring Tool". Using twice may change results (updated after each use). As far as my lawn is concerned, it worked like a charm. The lawn I have is a new lawn in what used to be a no-till field. It is extremely compacted and comprised of a silty loam. It took me two mowings to do all of my roughly 3000 sq foot backyard. (For the first time, I found it best to run a sprinkler for a while and let the water soak in before giving it another shot of water to keep it moist. I haven't had a problem with the plugs sticking in it or having it bent. As soon as I find gravel, I just keep moving until I run out of it. If you intend to punch holes in gravel, a metal tube isn't going to work at all. Second time I watered my lawn thoroughly before aerating for the second time. It worked better when it was wet. Because it was much easier, it had a much faster pace, and I utilized less effort. When I leave it sitting for more than a few minutes, I immerse it in a bucket of water with a few drops of dish soap (to keep mosquitoes out of the water). A good bit of rust is already present on the business end of the tubes due to the coating wearing off quickly. As long as I clean it well after the last use and coat it with oil after that, I should be able to store it In comparison with the spikes on the tool with the four solid spikes, this handle appears to be a bit more flexible. That is why I don't know why they did it. If I stomp the root into the ground, then rock it back and forth and/or side to side, most of the time it sinks all the way into the soil and I can pull out nice neat roots. takes quite a bit of energy. I warn you not to expect too much from each day. You may need to amend the soil if it Wet the soil until it breaks down. The tool will perform better when the soil is wet. Whenever I mowed my lawn the second time, I could sometimes hit the ground full-time because it was so wet The tool can be used to lengthen holes by simply leaning against it.

Brixton Li

| Aug 03, 2020

A heavy rain made it impossible for me to do this. The tool is great. A heavy rain had just fallen on sandy soil when I tried this. A pregnant woman, weighing 180 pounds and doing 900 square feet in 1 hour and 10 minutes, took me about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Then you are not doing it right if you get blisters. In the video, I did this by keeping my back straight and my core tight, placing one foot on the aerator, and just kind of using It was heavy, and I put my whole body weight on it each time I stepped forward. My foot remained on it as I pulled it up, and I took another step forward.

It really didn't require much effort. Adding aeration every six minutes didn't raise my heart rate much This is 9 inches wide. The pump on my car didn't clog at all, and I had very good luck. When the tool won't go down easily, I assume I hit a rock or root and move it one inch to make it go down. In the near future, I totally plan to use this in my backyard.

Lilliana Klein

| May 17, 2021