How to do lawn raking with the verticutter 

hard on the arms ! if trying to fight it

To strip like that it'll be Rye grass and looks to be 13-15mm

On this one its a few weeks before i change but i never go back on the way im going once burned in you just gotta stick to it

Ill verticut instead of changing maybe once a month

Glad your enjoying the products, try the weedol lawn weedkiller

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Thank you !

Im sorry but the UK as a whole cant ship fertiliser to the USA its against your rules, i cant recommend anything really as haven’t a clue what you have over there, are ryan knorrs products no good?

I haven’t tried the Simple Lawn Solutions yet. I did get a 25 lb bag of his elite prg for a fall renovation coming up.

1:38 use "S" setting.

Never had any issue but does sound like its digging in doesnt it

Yeah on one part it threw a whole lot of dead stuff into the catcher. Other parts the verticutter just dug into the lawn and I found out you have to have a certain amount of throttle to make it get the dead grass out.The other parts the verticutter dug in and stalled the mower. I can already see it’s helping the lawn . Can you tell me a Good ht to put it at? Maybe I should raise it at different parts of the lawn. When it worked well it filled the catcher in one pass through the lawn,. Do you know Roland Hall?

@@garythorington1600 no dont know him who is he or is it a place? A verticutter should not enter the soil its for removing surface lateral growth

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert I just barely purchased it and I need to read the manual. Roland is the person who represents Allett sales in the USA

Yes i do in other vids like the midseason renovation, bit more vigorous though, the verticutter good as it does little damage even of it catches

The scarifier does a different job to the verticutter. The latter cuts the stolons & rhizomes of the grass, promoting thick healthy growth and discouraging the spread of undesirable poa annua. If you search RU-vid for "Allett verticutter" there are a number of videos explaining the difference. This lawn looks very new (and a great quality) so there is a lot less material being removed by either process than on a tired old lawn. It's an attachments that's used typically once a month whereas the scarifier is more appropriately used (on an appropriate setting) as frequently as weekly. At this time of year, there is a waiting list of several weeks for both attachments.

I thought that too ???

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Yep as S stated in the vid, you must of skipped that bit 😂😂😂

And thats not a fault or anything its designed that way

Its the same mower and the casettes should fit

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Really enjoyable vids Daniel. Unfortunately the ALLETT QC range of cassettes DO NOT fit the ATCO. And ATCO did not and does not make a verticutter cassette for their mowers.

@@williamwalker3837 if the other cassettes fit, then why wouldn’t the verticutter? I reckon Allett say the verticutter won’t fit the Balmoral is because the Tecumseh engine is too piss-poor to power it.

I have the Bosch 1100 and actually prefer a cheaper 2in1 scarifier/aerator. I find the Bosch just over heats too much (so power goes off for like a minute) can’t be done in any heat at all. Unlike my cheaper one I bought out of frustration, yet performs better at scarifying and verticutting depending on the attachment used

No not really should graze literally

Ive got another vid to do with that and the scarifier reel , its filmed just need to voiceover as mic let me down

@@stevea3200 the verticutting attachment

@@stevea3200 the scarifer and dethatcher are two diff cassettes

I would think if you can find one for £200 then jump at it 👍

Yeah as you get bits flicking up which need cutting

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Righto, I always do but its nice to hear from someone else, Thanks.

Dunno bout 25 mm id say

Please do, I’d be very interested in hearing how this mod works for you

@@ajc2100 can’t post a reply on the original post, but I would be very interested in knowing the solution. My Liberty 43 is exactly the same. Also do you notice that in the lower setting the grass box won’t sit properly?

@@mozza7189 I know what you mean re grass box. It has a tendency to ride up at the front lip in the lower setting. Just make sure it sits down close to the black cross bar before mowing. The mod I made was to make 2 front rollers like the ones supplied for mowing long grass, only mine are 45mm diameter (smaller than the 60mm ones supplied) I take off the long front roller and rake before popping them on. This allows the verticut to graze the ground ( essential for cutting lateral growth). I don’t know why Allett were so cautious, maybe because verticut blades aren’t as robust as scarifier blades and they want to prevent damage. I make sure the lawn surface is moist before doing it this way, it works fine! I should point out that I have a relatively small lawn, buying a scarifier is extra expense and a storage issue for a small shed!! I’m also working on making a sliding hatch cover on the side panel so you don’t have to undo the 4 bolts to change cartridge. Come on Allett !!

@@ajc2100 hi, please see reply I sent “mozza”

@@PJ-jg9bq were the wheels off the shelf. If not I’d be interested as to the process of making them.

This is my dilemma. I didn’t realise they were available for the Balmoral.