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I bought the Brinly-Hardy 40" Tow-Behind Plug Aerator (http://www.brinly.com/PA_40BH.html) from a local Home Depot about a week ago and gave it a good workout over the last two days. Here's my review:
Assembly: It went together relatively fast. It took me a few hours by myself, but that was with a slow pace and reading over the directions as I went. It's well laid out for assembly and the instructions are well written. A few oddball-sized wrenches were needed (15/16"), but most homeowners would have the necessary tools to assemble the unit without a problem.
Actual use: It works really well! I ended up experimenting with weight in the tray, and settled on 120# as the sweet spot for my yard. It was used both before and after rain showers, and it worked much better after the rain shower. The instructions say to use this aerator after watering the lawn the evening before or after light to moderate rain, and that is definitely accurate. It pulled plugs with no hesitation and hit rocks a few times, but left no bent tines whatsoever. It went up and down some pretty significant hills without a problem and consistently created plugs and holes between 2.5" and 3".
Bottom line: This is an affordable, quality-built aerator that does what it's advertised to do. It was used on back to back days and never gave a problem. Cost was $169 and available both online at homedepot.com and at brick and mortar HD stores. There is also a 48" model that is available for $10 more but only through online ordering at homedepot.com. I would highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for an affordable, tow-behind core aerator- it does what the manufacturer claims it does... and does it well. :thThumbsU
Assembly: It went together relatively fast. It took me a few hours by myself, but that was with a slow pace and reading over the directions as I went. It's well laid out for assembly and the instructions are well written. A few oddball-sized wrenches were needed (15/16"), but most homeowners would have the necessary tools to assemble the unit without a problem.
Actual use: It works really well! I ended up experimenting with weight in the tray, and settled on 120# as the sweet spot for my yard. It was used both before and after rain showers, and it worked much better after the rain shower. The instructions say to use this aerator after watering the lawn the evening before or after light to moderate rain, and that is definitely accurate. It pulled plugs with no hesitation and hit rocks a few times, but left no bent tines whatsoever. It went up and down some pretty significant hills without a problem and consistently created plugs and holes between 2.5" and 3".
Bottom line: This is an affordable, quality-built aerator that does what it's advertised to do. It was used on back to back days and never gave a problem. Cost was $169 and available both online at homedepot.com and at brick and mortar HD stores. There is also a 48" model that is available for $10 more but only through online ordering at homedepot.com. I would highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for an affordable, tow-behind core aerator- it does what the manufacturer claims it does... and does it well. :thThumbsU
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