Assemble the Agri-Fab Tine Dethatcher
In this video, I assemble and use my Agri-Fab 40" Tine Pull-Behind Tow Dethatcher. Assembling the dethatcher was not very difficult even though there initially seems to be many parts. The majority of parts are the spring tines. Be sure to leave all the fasteners loose until instructed to tighten the bolts and nuts. I placed two 4" x 8" x 16" solid concrete pavers on the tine shield to keep the dethatcher from hopping round because my yard is so compacted and uneven with bumps. The tine shield can handle up to 70lbs and the solid blocks I used are 33lbs each so 66lbs total seems perfect to me. Regular cinderblocks are roughly 36lbs each so two of those would technically be over the 70lbs rating but obviously by only 2lbs so I'm sure it can handle that if that's all someone had at the moment.
Springtime is a great time to dethatch my lawn whenever I feel there's more than 1/2" of dead grass build-up at the base of the grass blades. Having too much thatch can impede the penetration of water, air and fertilizer from reaching the grass roots. A compacted layer of thick dead grass can also become a breeding ground for fungus and lawn diseases not to mention providing enticing habitat for lawn-destroying ants and other non-lawn-friendly insect pests. Dethatching in Summer is not recommended as grass naturally goes dormant and the ripping action of the tines could over-stress a drought-inflicted lawn. Fall is another good time to remove thatch but that's also a great time to core-aerate. When I'm trying to bring my lawn back to fully-lush beauty, I try doing both at least every other year as my schedule allows.
Owning this Agrifab Lawn Dethatcher is a nice peace of mind that I can do it anytime I wish on my schedule without having to rent a power dethatcher. Also, I've rented power dethatchers and I find they're too aggressive and they take a long time to complete a large 1/2-acre lot of grass. This pull-behind dethatcher provides 40" of of pulling up dead grass in one pass. I can make multiple passes and change directions to help dislodge the desired amount of dried grass clipping build-up.
As I mention in the video, lifting the dead grass is only the first part. You need a way to remove the dead grass lifted by the dethatcher to remove it from the surface of the lawn and dispose of all this dried grass material. I've raked, wheelbarrowed and bagged this pile of work manually many times in my younger years and I will tell you, it's not fun! I've wasted many, many days spent raking and bagging and or hauling what seems like mountains of dead grass. Now that I have a lawn tractor, it can do the work for me! I also bought the Agri-Fab lawn sweeper to pull behind my tractor which makes collecting the dead grass so much easier. I'll be posting another video using that wonderful pull-behind lawncare maintenance tool.
Overall, I'm very pleased with my Agri-Fab tow-behind tine dethatcher. The lift handle is the only part I'd try to improve if I was on the Agri-Fab design team. It's functional as it is but just barely. I think it could be made so much more convenient, though.
Check-out my other video using the Agri-Fab Lawn Sweeper: • Agri Fab 42 inch Lawn ...
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7 сен 2024
