Suchtale 18-Inch Push Spike Aerator, Heavy Duty Rolling Lawn Aerator, Rotary Spike Lawn Aerator, Manual Aeration Equipment with Steel Handle, Suitable for Lawns, Garden, and Yard Grass Aeration

The media could not be loaded. Nice product for the money. Easy to assemble 15 minutes give out take. Heay weight steel with black powder coat. You can airate your yard without the use of a cinder block which is not included. You will be suprized, when weighted, its a workout. Pulling does well. I do wish the hangle bar was longer. I am over 6ft tall.

I was looking for a manual aerator for my small front and back yard. I wanted one with think enough spikes not to bend. These are perfect. I like that it is 18" W and has a full handle to make pushing easier. I REALLY like that it allows you to place and hold a cinder block on top for extra power to go through thick grass. It does take muscle to manually push this with the cinder block. My only wish is that is was made with even heavier metal parts. I would like it to be even more sturdy, but as I said, it works and does a good job.

EQUIPMENT NEEDS LOTS OF WEIGHT TO DO A SATISFACTORY JOB. CANNOT ACCOMPLISH JOB WITH OWN (TARE) WEIGHT. VERY MANUAL.

FWIW... I'm a licensed professional LA in both NE and PA. I'm constantly looking for equipment and methods that work well in direct application. While in the past, I've used the typical "punch" version of aerator that punches a series of holes and leaves plugs. The problems I face with that type of aerator are threefold... 1. I have to rent the equipment and transport it, 2. It's HEAVY to operate and I must "wrestle" the equipment the entire time I use it, and 3. I can't just use an aerator any time I want to use one.So, I took a gamble and bought this "aerator" wondering whether it would truly work. Much to my SURPRISE, it actually does work... and even better in many ways than I expected. The best results that I've experienced are based upon the following:1. Make sure your ground is sufficiently wet (or saturated) before using. If the ground is too dry, then there is too much soil resistance that prohibits the aerator from penetrating the ground as it is intended.2. Expect to "RUN" the aerator back and forth multiple times.... so it aerates sufficiently. Only one pass will not do much.3. If using for re-seeding -- as I was doing -- then, REALLY run the aerator back and forth.... plus at multiple angles so you get enough ground penetration to create a good seedbed. As you will experience, the aerator "lifts" the soil a bit which is "PERFECT" for re-seeding / overseeding. I've had extremely GOOD RESULTS this Fall by using this technique.4. If your ground is sufficiently saturated, you will NOT need additional weight on the top of the "roller body" (as is shown in the photos). In fact, I found that the added weight made things WORSE.So, I HIGHLY recommend using this for reseeding / overseeding within your existing lawn. For the price, it is REALLY, REALLY good and I'm glad I got it because it worked better than I had EVER hoped. BUY this with confidence it will work for you as it did for me.

The package came on schedule but was missing the axle for the spikes….. had to return and order new one… definitely wasted my time partly assembling it.

Worked great. Get prepared for a work-out!

It was cumbersome and not ready to use. The handles didn't feel sturdy at all. Even with a cement block on, the spikes barely went into the ground. It also didn't stand upright like it shows in the picture.

Love the product after the first use on my lawn and friends lawn. Several week later the lawn looks great.Sturdy and quality enough for the price if your yard is the average home lot size and you don't have health issues (it does use force and strength to push/pull and push into ground with a non-dry and non-hard ground)... but you only have to do this once or twice a year. If you have health problems or BELOW the average person strength this is NOT easy to use. For me I want to loose some weight and enjoy a 5 to 10 mile bike ride so the "Easy to use" is a 4 of 5 (make no mistake I was using some effort to do the work).A true aerator will pull a small straw/pipe size ground hole where this forces ground apart so I probably will do this twice a year in stead of once with a true aerator. A true aerator will cost you in the $1000's. For this much of a price difference I will be more than happy to use it twice a year. I does take about twice the effort than a push electric/gas lawn mower and about 3 times the time but I like the exercise (especially when it is only twice a year - some of you might think the exercise is great and want to do it more - not sure if it is good for lawn).I bought a $3 cinder block and $2 two bricks to place inside the cider block. The cinder block is placed on top of the aerator and attached with a $3 rubber band with metal hooks to add sinking weight into the ground.Assembly is easy and loosening handle can fold it into three parts for storage. Wheels are great for moving weighted down aerator between lawns, on way to clean/hose wash spikes (no dirt on sidewalk/driveway between lawns), or to store.I am very happy with this product and very glad I did not get competitors product.