Ryobi 36V Brushless Scarifier 4.0Ah Kit R36XSCF14

A great tool for your lawn care arsenal – Review is for the R36XSCF10 - tool only of the 36v Brushless Scarifier - $369 now in the 2nd season I have found the unit to be well rounded and better than renting one out, ability to lend to mates, do it in your own time or expand on it and buy the dethatcher attachment ($70 - RSCA1) has made most of my lawn renovations easier and really help thin it our, less 'sponge' feel to it. Some say don't use on buffalo lawn but on a higher level it has been fine, and its all in the prep/timing/post fertilization steps.

Pros -more affordable with de thatcher attachment, get more use out of it, use the attachment during spring to clean up -easy to use controls, change out blades, audio beeps, folds away quite well -helps thin out lawn high points when lawn height is too much -more than enough power, 4-6ah battery is best used -helps you take pride in your lawn

Cons -if only needing it for one go, it is quite expensive, but resale value is there if you try and dont like -can struggle in some lawn areas, battery will overload and needs to be removed to reset, practice needed. -catcher is useless, it fills too quickly, would rather them not add this into kit, reduce price and make it an optional buy, just use without and it clumps up and pulls itself along, then clean up with normal mower -less a con, more FYI/Tip - if you plan to buy the 36v, check stock first, there are less of these for sale than the 18v version, so you may plan to rock up and buy the day before you want to start, and they wont have stock and may be a special order.

Overview be prepared to full you green waste bin or pick up some 285L bags from Bunnings - $10 - as you will be shocked how much comes out of the lawn so will need to put it somewhere, and if your lawn looks horrible after, dont stress, as long as you have not ripped it all out, it will recover. Do simple passes on the lawn to get a feel for it, look on youtube for advice on when to start, tips etc Dont forget to fertilize the lawn after, this is key to it coming back faster and better.