Wolf-Garten UGM Multi-Change Moss Removal Rake Lawn Care Tool Head

There are two reasons I got this one: firstly, it seems to be the only scarifying rake that is specifically designed for the job, and secondly it fits the universal Wolf Garten handles, which just happens to be about the only ones I can get that are long enough for someone of my height (6'4"). I know it's not the ideal time of year for scarifying the lawn, but as it's past dandelion seed season, and I don't mind the other weeds so much, I thought I might as well rake the lawn of our new house, a job that I estimate had been neglected for at least 2 1/2 years. I looked at machines, but as our lawn isn't too big, I thought a bit of elbow grease might be in order for the job, and I must say I am glad I went down that route. Even though it's quite a hard job, and I was even considering leaving the rest for tomorrow less than halfway through, it is good exercise, and the resistance on the rake also tells you where you need to rake a bit extra. I found the rake works best when it is at quite a low angle to the ground when the pulling force pushes it down just right so it doesn't get stuck in the ground, and with the jointed teeth, whatever you rake releases easily from it when you push it away from you. It raked a lot more than I expected, easily cutting its way through moss, scraping up dead or half-dead grass (probably from being suffocated by the moss), and at the end of it my garden waste bin was as full as I'd normally expect it to be after about three to four mowings of the lawn during prime grass growing season. I also found that the shape of the teeth dug up stones and pebbles that had settled in the top soil just under the grass, and there were more of those than I expected too, and nice to get them off the lawn. All in all, it's a well-designed gardening tool that is better and more efficient than I expected, as hard work as I thought it would be, and though I expect a bit of resharpening might do it some good for next time, it certainly feels as if the build quality will stand up to many years of annual or semi-annual use and abuse. The Wolf Garten concept and series of gardening tools, though not so much a money saver, is certainly a space saver and a convenient way to get a set of gardening tools that are easy to store and use. Coupled with the longest handles I know of and this unique scarifying rake, it will always be my first choice now whenever a tool exists in the series. Highly recommended (but do prepare for some hard work).

My lawn needed a good scarifying and in past years I have had someone do this for me with a machine. I decided to do it myself this year but did not want to hire a machine and decided I could really do with the exercise. This tool really fit the bill and it is very sturdy so I expect it to be of use for many years to come. It has taken me about 6 hours to do my whole lawn which in the scheme of things isn't long. I liked the fact that it could be used in a way that it took out the old moss and dead matted grass when pulling it toward you and then when pushing it back it left what it had pulled in a pile. Unlike when using a rake, you keep having to stop and take what you have gathered out of the teeth of the rake, this tool dislodges it as you go which makes the process much faster and easier to manage. If you are looking for a tool to do this job with I can't think of a better one to buy.

This works so well, rips out moss and thatch like a champ!

Tough piece of kit... Great quality and feels unbreakable....

Extremely well made does great job will be buying other heads highly recommend

Great quality. These are a little pricey but wolf garten multi-change tools are superb. Great for saving space and quick to change over.

Great bit of kit. Really easy to use and clever way it folds to enable push away

For me it’s heavy and I found it really difficult and because it’s heavy it really wanted to drag out the grass instead of just running across the grass removing the loose stuff. Also because it’s heave it kept coming of the handle. Personally I prepare the heave duty plastic ones that don’t have a deep curl on the teeth unlike this one. That’s just my opinion. It’s not much of a help but there you go. Sadly I can’t send it back as I have used it so no refund. I have to say I get fed up loosing so much dosh on stuff I can’t send back.

Wir haben nur einen eher kleinen verwinkelten Garten mit etlichen Sträuchern. Deswegen war für mich klar, dass ich nur einen Handvertikutierer kaufen werde. Meine Wahl fiel auf den Multi-Star, da ich begeistert davon bin, dass man den selben Stiel mit mehreren Aufsätzen benutzen kann und so bei Bedarf einfach die Aufsätze erweitern aber nicht immer Platz für ein weiteres sperriges Gartengerät benötigt. Auch hat man die Wahl zwischen verschiedenen Stiellängen, was mir mit meiner Größe von 1,86m entgegen kommt, da ich gerne mit längeren Stielen arbeite. Dadurch, dass unser Garten auch nicht ganz eben ist würde ein Elektrovertikutierer manchmal nicht die Grasnarbe erreichen und manchmal sogar zu tief eindringen und den Rasen quasi köpfen. Mit der manuellen Variante bestimmt man selbst die Eindringtiefe und hat auch sofort ein sichtbares Ergebnis und kann im Bedarfsfall eben mehr oder weniger Druck auf die zu bearbeitende Fläche wirken. Durch die gebogenen Krallenspitzen zieht der Vertikutierer Moos, Rasenfilz und abgestorbenes Gras direkt heraus. Mit der Pendelfunktion (einfach gegen die Krallenrichtung schieben) bleibt das Herausgezogene direkt auf dem Rasen liegen und wird nicht mitgezogen oder blockiert die Krallen. Ich war erstaunt mit wie wenig Kraftaufwand sich schon ein sehr gutes Ergebnis erzeugen lässt, ohne das Gras zu schädigen. Wenn man im Rautenmuster arbeitet bleibt kaum noch etwas Moos etc. im Rasen, während das gewünschte Gras weitestgehend verschont wird. Nach Bearbeitung hat man auch direkt ca. 3 bis 6 mm tiefe Furchen in die man einfach neues Gras ansäen kann. Ich benutze den Vertikutierer einerseits um Moos und Unkraut zu entfernen andererseits auch um den Rasen etwas zu entlüften und abgestorbenes Material zu entfernen. Seit ich das seit ca. 2 Jahren mache wirkt der Rasen viel intensiver und kräftiger, und verträgt auch das intensive Fußballspielen meines Juniors besser. Selbst unsere Freunde und Nachbarn sind begeistert und leihen sich den Vertikutierer gerne mal aus. Man muss sich natürlich bewusst sein, dass beim Handvertikutierer die Arbeit durch Krafteinsatz erfolgt. Bei größeren Flächen kann das anstrengend und ermüdend sein, aber ist auch eine gute Entspannung und ersetzt den Weg ins Fitnessstudio. + Pendelfunktion – Herausgezogenes bleibt direkt liegen + Stabile Verarbeitung – auch Wurzeln oder Maschendraht-Zaun konnten den Krallen bisher nichts anhaben + Exaktes Arbeiten möglich + Aufsatz – kann auf individuellen Stiellängen benutz werden + Eindringtiefe manuell steuerbar 0 Handarbeit – ist auf Dauer Kraftaufwändig Fazit: Sollte jeder Gartenbesitzer sein Eigen nennen. PS: Ich nehme mir viel Zeit die Produkte ausführlich zu testen und meine Erfahrungen als Rezension wiederzugeben.

Much easier than a traditional rake

Werkt perfect voor mijn kleine gazon

La qualità della Wolf-Garten è sempre molto alta e questo oggetto non fa differenza. Le lame sono molto robuste e, montandolo sul manico da 170, è anche molto ben bilanciato. Essendo uno strumento completamente manuale è ovvio che necessita di una certa quantità di fatica ma, anche usandolo in un giardino di medie dimensioni (400mq circa), lo sforzo è sopportabile. Toglie molto bene il feltro di erba morta ed il muschio che si forma nelle zone umide e ombreggiate. Lo consiglio

Look no further. The is a power house of a dethatcher. The tines are very sharp and articulate slightly so there is give. This is a well designed product. I wish the handle was longer but I don’t care it’s the perfect rake head for dethatching. It can even dig into the dirt a little to take in grass seed or slightly aerate to promote new growers in otherwise dead areas. Used it on my Bermuda grass and it was just perfect.