Went to B&Q to buy another manufacturer's lawn rake advertised for £59.00. The Mountfield was on offer for £39.98 so, no contest. It was easy to assemble & although appearing rather flimsily constructed did a superb job scarifying a fairly large lawn for which I'd recently been quoted £240 by a lawn maintenance company. I used it on setting 3 to start, then went over the lawn again on setting 2 & finally finished off on setting 1. Raked up 8 sacks of moss in total.How long it will last, who knows, but as it's the sort of thing that only needs to be used once or twice a year there should be a lot more wear in it. When I see my neighbours struggling with hand rakes I think perhaps I should hire it out at £10 a time!

As everyone with a lawn knows, getting and keeping a gorgeous green sward, the envy of the neighbors, is not an easy task. Mowing, trimming, weeding, and feeding is required if the lawn is to look anything like its best. Another essential task, but one that is overlooked by many, is raking. Raking removes 'thatch' that mass of dead roots, stems, and moss, that can choke the lawn, prevent oxygen reaching the roots, inhibit growth, and even weaken the grass. Raking should be performed at least twice every year, once at the beginning of the season, and once at the end. Faced with this year's spring raking, knowing what a blister inducing, back breaking ...  Read the complete review