Walensee Lawn Aerator Tool - Manual Core Aerator Lawn Tool, Heavy Duty Plug Aerator for Compacted Soils and Lawns, Yard Coring Aeration Tool to Reduce Soil Compaction and Prevent Lawn Run-of

I purchased this aerator because I laid a bluegrass blend of sod about 3 months ago and I am losing more and more grass to yellow. I live in NM so it’s hard to believe I was over watering. Then all the sudden mushrooms started growing. I’m obviously watering too much. I also have almost complete tree coverage of my lawn so it doesn’t get tons of sun even though it gets tons of heat. I was going by the growers watering suggestions which I’m sure include lots of New Mexico sun. I did not water before doing this and it was super easy. Obviously overwatering as well as the sprinklers are not evenly distributing. I found all this out from this awesome two prong aerator! I will say that I am 5,8” and 135 pounds. It worked perfect for me for a small yard 450 ft.². With soft soil. It took me around 40 minutes and that was not doing it in a hurry. But trying to space ever 4-6 inches. I’m just guessing but if you’re over 6 feet tall it may bother your back because you’re gonna have to bend over more than I did and it does not adjust. Its very well-made. I can’t imagine it ever breaking. The slugs come out super easy as I’m going along. I did clean it out once but my soil is pretty wet, not super compacted. . For apex 35 bucks this is best purchase I’ve gotten recently! Considering I looked at a ton of reviews and some similar items up around $70-80+. My personal opinion is that this is a well-built, functional easy to use tool for a small lawn and I’m not even professional!

I got my coring tool. Out of the box, construction was good. Took it right out to the yard and started coring - worked like a charm...for about 20 minutes. Then I had a constipated tool. I cleaned it out and sprayed it with lubricant (added to the problem) - nada. Could not get it to take a single plug after a stellar start. After perusing some blogs on the tool and clogging problems here is what I found. 1) You MAY have a defective tool - the welds at the top of the tube (what you see as you look down) may extend over the opening and cause clogging - send it back or get a file and round off the obstruction. 2) As the maker says in their instructions - "The soil has to be wet, but not too wet. You'll have to figure that one out. 3) Here is what I finally discovered that solved the problem for me - as you core wet ground, the tool seems to work well. After a few cores the tube just refuses to pass soil. What I found is that if the soil is too wet, the moisture in the tube forms a suction inside the tube and , like quicksand, it holds soil in to the sides of the tube and will not releaase the core for passage. I took the tool cleaned it out and passed some cloth patches down the tube until it was dry and voila - smooth as ice again - For a considerable time before I had to do it again. This goes back to the instruction, "Soil must be wet but not too wet." It's an imperfect situation. Bottom line, as long as the soil is the right degree of wet - it's a winner. I find that early in the morning, before iet gets hot, is the best time to core. Good luck!

I purchased this manual aerator after a local lawn company said I needed aeration to the tune of $258. We had an aerator attachment for a Stilh Yard Boss, but it did not do the plugs. "Wally" is very well made. Our yard is a 1/2 acre lot and in an older neighborhood where people do not overly care for their yards. Our yard was very compacted. You really do need to use it when the yard is at least damp. In my better grass, I moved along fairly quickly. In the problem areas, it required a little more effort. The prongs will clog up as many have said. I didn't let that bother or stop me. I have perfect holes all over the yard. But if you need to see that actual plug come up through the top, it might aggravate you. For me, it was under $50 and a little exercise. Even one of my golden retrievers enjoyed bouncing all around me as I made my way through the yard. I would recommend if you have the time, a little muscle and you treat it as an exercise.

I would buy this aerator again and again without hesitation. Worked flawlessly on my yard. A few points first; I Live in NE Georgia, very dense red clay. We received ~3” of rain two days before I used this. The ground was saturated but not wet. Our home was recently built and finished with sod. We have 3 dogs who travel the same path and have worn a very dead and very hard path in the yard. I can’t speak to this tools ability to regrow grass, but it does what is says and aerated the yard. I used this the day it arrived in the conditions described above. The plugs were ejecting perfectly and must have made 200/300 penetrations in the 10 minutes. I’ll try again this weekend, and with no rain forecasted the ground should be much more dry. I learned that walking backward, working in straight lines works best. This way you stay off the plugs as they are removed and can work rows like a farm tractor would. I made a penetration every 6-8” and despite the occasional rock stopping my rhythm did not have a single issue. Did not have one plug stuck. My ONLY critique, the handle could be a few inches taller. I am 6’1” and I recognize this is a one size fits all tool and opted for this one with sold construction rather than an adjustable handle. However I did find myself hunching slightly. Making a focused effort to stay upright will save your back. I’ll probably weld on an extended handle. Still giving 5 starts though as most won’t have this issue.

Junk, it would have been easier to just take the $25 and rip it up. I tried using this product in a variety of conditions, first I tried it after a day of moderate rain as many advise to use this with some moisture in the soil. It just clogged up on the very first try and the soil would not pass through the device at all so I was basically just poking holes in the ground. I then let the soil dry for a day, same thing, dry for 2 days, same thing. It also had a tendency to pull up a significant amount of soil around the hole, creating a huge mess. Save your money, this product simply does not work.

Works great if you have good soil base under your grass. You have to deep water 4-5 inches prior to using the tool to Insure that the plugs self extract from the tool. Dry, clay, rocky soil seems to clog frequently. My yard was constantly clogging the tool as it’s just a regular yard with normal soil, not professional lawn soil/loam under the grass. Should work fine to get small spots to absorb water and not run off, doing a small yard would take hours.

Update: So I waited a day after it drizzled and gave this a go again. To my surprise it actually worked really well this time after the soil had dried out a lot! I still got one jam in noticeably more wet soil but besides that I did 1000+ sqft of aeration without a clog. My recommendation is to use this after a VERY light drizzle or if the soil is on the more dry side. If it isn't working well only then start adding some more water so you get a sense of the dampness that works well with your soil. If you try and use this after some indeterminate amount of rain you lose all control of the soil moisture and will be hating this tool. I found thrusting the tool into the soil with my hands and foot on the tool helped it eject the plugs a little better too. Original: I waited until after it drizzled a bit (the soil is damp but not muddy) but this thing clogs after putting out one round of plugs. This means every push after is just compacting the dirt even more. The worst part is dirt is extremely hard to get out of the tool if you decide to just keep going anyways. I spent around 15 minutes with a screwdriver and a drill to get it all out. This probably depends a lot on your soil given the other positive reviews. I suspect my soil has a lot of clay since it seems to get sticky/clumpy when wet. I will wait until things dry up a bit and give it another go, or else I will try cutting out some thin channels on the cylinders and see if that helps with releasing the plugs.

Most of these handheld aerators don’t work well. This one surprisingly does. It does clog up pretty frequently but have a screwdriver ready and just flip it upside down and clean the plug out when that happens. Don’t bother trying to use it on dry soil, wait until after it has rained A LOT and you will have much much much better success with this. This is the best one I’ve used yet and it is doing a great job. I like that I can take 5 minutes and hit a part of my yard that feels very compacted. Beats going through the hassle of renting a machine or paying huge money for someone else to do it.

Prodotto robusto e pratico. Da utilizzare su terreno ammorbidito da pioggia recente o irrigatoria. Forse in quanto a dimensioni è leggermente corto rispetto alla mia statura ma credo possa essere perfetto per una persona alta 1.75 circa. Durante il carotaggio le fustelle non si ostruiscono e le carote escono facilmente. È adatto per spazi non troppo estesi in quanto l’operazione manuale di bucatura alla lunga stanca. La mancanza di un sistema di raccolta delle carote è l’unico aspetto negativo del prodotto. Consiglio di pulire da eventuali residui di terra dopo l’utilizzo in quanto l’eventuale terra secca che dovesse rimanere nei fustelli potrebbe complicare la fuoriuscita delle carote nel successivo utilizzo.

Never thought a product in this price range would work! I was looking at the one for 170 pounds, but with import fees and taxes it would be too expensive. I did 350m2 lawn yesterday with this one. It took me 10h and 1 day (maybe next time I will do it over 2 days). It rarely got clocked. I do not really know if it helps, but I sprayed the tines with WD40. I had very dry soil, so maybe that is why I felt it worked. Buy this already. It is really amazing.

For me, it clogged constantly. Either side, both sides, didn’t matter. I’d get frustrated by constantly having to unclog it. So I came to the reviews and saw someone mention to sharpen the edges. I used an old knife sharpening rod and now the aerator works great. I figure I’d share this as the only negative I saw with this tool was that it clogged and this was my solution.

I found it very hard work to aerate my lawn with this tool. In fairness, I have no comparison to other tools. The aerator clogged up every time it went into the ground which meant I had to have a screwdriver in my hand to unclog it every time after I pulled it out of the ground. We have laid out lawn only last year, have two dogs and two kids playing and rolling on the grass and the soil is very sandy in the Netherlands. Not sure if any of these conditions makes it harder for this tool to work. I watered the grass plenty the days before but it didn't seem to have any effect. However I am wondering if there is any tool that would do a better job. In my eyes it's only natural that wet compacted soil gets stuck in a tube if pushed in the ground with force. So not sure how any other tool can prevent that from happening. I still only give a one star rating because I think that the description of the aerator promises something else. 15 square metres took me two hours . Now I only hope that after all the effort I've put in it will actually aerate my lawn.

I have a heavy clay garden and the use of this tool has really helped aerate the lawn so that the grass roots can dig down better than the few centimetres of topsoil (new builds are all the same!). I've been using it conjunction with gypsum powder (have been informed that liquid gypsum is good, but powder is better on the wallet and works all the same over a longer period of time). I did see another tool with detachable neoprene collectors, so I'm kind of upset I didn't get that one, but it's a quality tool nonetheless and I've taken inspiration from other reviewers that have drilled and glued/strapped flower pots on to collect the dirt logs more easily. This bring me to an important point, if you intend on using the tool unmodified prepare to have a lot of suspicious looking soil left on the surface of the lawn, which might take some explaining to curious neighbours if you go around picking them up barehanded! I never had an issue with dirt clogging the pipes only when finishing because the first use 'loads' the tube and the rest push each other out. I did spray a bio-friendly lubricant inside of them before using and would suggest using vegetable/sunflower oil if you're growing food nearby. This seems to be the way to go about doing it, but be aware that there's no tool (basically a screwdriver or "dandelion weeder") to remove the "clogs" when finished. I'm happy with it, but would probably suggest others shop around. I would recommend sticking with the 2 pipe solution over ones with 4 pipes, they make it far easier to push into the ground. Also stop if you feel an obstruction, such as stones or planks, under the lawn. The tool is sturdy, but don't use it as leverage against a large rock (if you've seen it)...