Our lawns are by no means flat either. As far as I'm aware there isn't an option to only do one thing ... the machine rakes out all the rubbish and at the same time makes small cuts in the turf. We've used ours on the highest setting, so any high spots didn't get scalped. That has still brought loads of thatch out.
@Lizzie27 ... One good thing about this machine is that it doesn't need much storage space .... folds down quite neatly.
Bee x
Some scarifiers come with two attachments, one simply rakes and the other makes the cuts in the turf.
Some scarifiers come with two attachments, one simply rakes and the other makes the cuts in the turf.
That is the case with the scarifier I bought, and I've used both attachments. Works OK. See http://mtd-eu.com/index.php?id=22261 It's the MTD OPTIMA 34 VE
Please note that a number of similar scarifiers are sold under different brand names.
I was going to get a cheapo one, but now thing that would be a false economy. the lawn is about 80 feet by 25 so will take some effort, both by me and the machine.
@KT53 If you can get the one I bought---the MTD Optima 34 VE---at around €200, then I certainly recommend it. Despite the 2 minor incidents I reported earlier. I don't regret it, and my back is grateful... As I said in my previous post, a number of scarifiers are basically the same type, under different brand names, so worth comparing them. Oh, and better go for the wider models, as it does more work in less steps.
I think the cheaper Bosch model has tines rather than blades .... our experience of tines is that they can easily clog, whereas the blades don't appear to.
Bee x
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I thought tines were to act as a rake to pull out the moss etc and the blades were to cut and aerate the surface. One with tines only is surely an electric lawn rake?
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Some scarifiers come with two attachments, one simply rakes and the other makes the cuts in the turf.
I think the cheaper Bosch model has tines rather than blades .... our experience of tines is that they can easily clog, whereas the blades don't appear to.
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
I'm quite the novice gardener so any help would be appreciated, sorry to hijack your thread Bee