Rock&Rocker Electric Dethatcher Scarifier - Assembly and Use Review
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I assemble and use the new Rock&Rocker Electric Dethatcher Scarifier on my front yard. See more here: amzn.to/3DgAbUQ
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Rock&Rocker Electric Dethatcher Scarifier - Assembly and Use Review
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This thing is so much easier than using a rake. I plan on doing a lot of dethatching on both my front and back yards so stay tuned for more videos.
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Outstanding job! I found the manual assembly instructions pretty useless. You answered all of my questions. Thanks!
Glad I could help! Thanks.
Unlike others' exaggerated and pretentious way of talking, yours is very candid, calm, simple and right on the money. Like it very much. Thank you so much.
I appreciate that! Thank you.
what a great tutorial and review. one of the easiest to follow I have seen. thanks so much. the manul was so frustrating. glad I found this!
Glad it helped!
Thank god for your video…you’re awesome!
Thank you.
Thanks for the great assembly video! It made putting my Rock and Rocker together as their photos are tiny and unclear, but your video was quick, concise and to the point! My energy can now go to a .37 acre of never scarified lawn. It's got so much thatch that we're going to have to reseed, probably. Thanks again! Zone 6b, Utah.
Thank you. Glad it helped! Good luck on the lawn. Hope it does a great job.
I just bought one and it works awesome! Super good quality and does a great job...🧙♂️🦅
Yes it does! Glad you like it.
just bought mine from HD.. it appears to be the same unit but they're calling it WEN.... havent used it yet... here in ga waiting on the yard to dry out... good video... wish I saw this when I was putting it together😂... my wife finished it😂..all those years doin toys while I was deployed served her well... all I can assemble is a M-16😂... great video friend.. im subbin
Glad you enjoyed it! She has skills. My wife hates putting things together.
Thanks for video! Watching instructions was better than trying to understand the pictures in the manual.
Glad it was helpful!
I bought a RknRkr and used the scarifier to prep for overseeding and it worked great after discovering the best way to use it. It doesn't push very well because of the rotation. The forward rotation tends to make it climb. If you pull it it maintains contact much better and requires less effort giving better results.
Great tip, thanks.
Saw your exact comment on another video about this machine. Doing gods work son
That thing does a great job!
It really does. It makes dethatching so easy.
Your video really helped. Thanks much!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching.
You saved me man haha. Couldn't figure out how to get the bearing off the attachment. Didn't realize it pops off, mine was on there tight
Glad I could help.
Thank you so much for a very clear, concise, straight-to-the- point tutorial.. I especially appreciate you showing how to correctly assemble the bagger and power cord. I purchased an IronWorx scarifier/de thatcher and it pulled a lot of thatch.. can't wait to see the results of a beautiful, lush, green healthy lawn in a month or so 👍🏼
Thanks. Hope it works great for you. Keep me updated on the lawn progress.
Something important to keep in mind that wasn't mentioned. This uses a 15amp motor. If your extension cord is 25ft to 50ft you need one that is no smaller than 14AWG. If you're using a 100ft extension cord, make sure it is no smaller than 12AWG. Otherwise, you run the risk of burning up the motor. Thank you for the video.
Very true. A quality extension cord is worth the money.
Good point, and I purchased two 50 foot 15 Amp Heavy Duty Contractor extension cords that’s 14AWG. Thank you for your very important advice. Enjoy your day.
Looks like a great tool to dethatch the yard. I will keep an eye on more of these videos to see if I want to get one too.
I will have another one online soon. I did the back yard too.
Excellent, thank you very much! God Bless!
Glad it was helpful. Thank you.
Nice review
Thanks! Hope it was helpful.
That is a neat tool. I have not used one of those before.
It worked great. You should check it out.
Great review...on the fence between this and the sunjoe...I saw a guy on UA-cam who used a blower after instead of raking so that should make the job a bit easier.
I will try that. The raking was not bad but I figured I would use the mower bagger next time. I will try the blower to see how that does. As for the detahcher, I am sure they are both great. I just wanted the larger one to hopefully cut back on the time it takes. Good luck either way you go.
I saw that also a guy used a blower after dethatching.. he had a huge pile but I felt u would be blowing debris back into the lawn.. idk.. ima try bagging mine with the mower first to see how that works out..
Dude really great video. The instructions that come with this thing suck. Appreciate you.
Thank you. Glad it was helpful.
FYI - The "dethatcher" is really a power rake and will pull up loose grass. Thatch is a spongy material just under the loose grass. In order to remove the thatch from your lawn, you'll need to use the scarifier.
That is good to know. I did end up using that and it did a great job. I don't even use the dethatch rake blade now. I like the scarifier better.
We had the Sunjoe 15," and the air vents on the bottom front kept getting clogged, often causing the unit to overheat. These vents are next to impossible to keep clean because they are so close to the ground, and if you do clean them, you damage the foam there to prevent debris from getting into the motor area! Also, the Sunjor did not work well with Bermuda grass. The thatcher kept getting wound up with grass and falling off! The Sunjoe bagger is too small to use, so I used a bungee cord to keep it open but angeled downward to prevent debris from flying up.
Did you have any issues with the grass wrapping around the thatcher blade and pushing it off the unit? I had this issue with the Sunjoe because we have some pesky Bermuda grass I am trying to get rid of. The Bermuda grass is vine-like and would wrap around the blade and push it off!
This Rock & Rocker looks better built, and I will try it out. Thanks again.
Update: The Rock & Rocker arrived and it is great and so much better than the Sunjoe units I tried. It has plenty of power, the bearing design and attachment mechanism of the blades are different than Sunjoe's and did not get clogged, and seems more robust. The bag is bigger than any other thatcher out there and can fill up after a few passes but I found it easier to empty the bag instead of not using a bag and going back and raking the lawn to remove thatch left. The first time you use any thatcher you will get a lot of thatch! Much more than you would anticipate but after continued use, it will be much less. One thing I am doing differently this year is I bag when I cut my lawn. Previously I would mow and not bag thinking my mulching blade was leaving good material behind to feed the lawn. This issue this material is what builds up and it doesn't degrade quick enough to make a difference. I use fertilizers and was told to bag to reduce the thatch build-up. The Rock & Rocker unit is well built, larger, and has a more powerful motor to handle the tough jobs, and the quick-release handles make it easy to assemble and store. I thatched my entire lawn on the 3-level setting and the blade was clean afterward and picked up quite a bit. Using the Sunjoe I had to clean the thatcher blade often to remove buildup at the bearing which would cause the blade to pop off! And the last note is this unit did not overheat and the air intake did not clog once. The Rock & Rocker is a winner and highly recommended.
Thanks for all the info. I did not see any of those issues on this one. The bagger does fill quickly, but I think any bag will because of all the thatch its pulling up. No issue with it over heating either.
Hello Sir, just wanted to thank you for your informative video as I used it for the assembly of my unit. Will try out this weekend once my landscaper cuts my lawn. Enjoy your day and thank you again.
You are very welcome. Glad it helped. Good luck with the lawn.
Wish you would have shown the scarifier in action
Sorry. Haven't really had to use that yet.
When you took the bag off did you have to prop the lid up somehow or did you thatch with the lid down without problems?
The lid can be down without issue.
Amazon shows this product not available, Rock&Rocker told me (according to the girl on the phone) not sure if this one will be discontinued . Can you recommend another good quality dethatcher/scarifier electric model I could look at besides this Rock&Rocker model????
I have also tried this one: amzn.to/3MfrMX5. It's pretty much the same but a different brand on it.
Good machine. I just used it for the first time before I wrote this. I do wish they had battery powered ones. The cord kept falling out. I get that's on me. It takes some getting used to. My cord management skills were terrible and I know it. Even when I get used to it, this would be tough to use on a bigger yard. There's the dethatchers ya pull behind the tractor for the real big yards.
I took a 2nd look at the above and it looks like I'm not happy. I'm actually very happy with how everything went for a first time. I would just like to see a battery option. I have the EGO line of tools, and those are awesome. They didn't have a dethatcher, so I bought this.
Battery one would be awesome but based on the numbers, it would not last long. I think it would need a lot of batteries.
clausen has a gas powered one but the cost?.. idk what that is... u can rent one at HD but to buy one is another matter
That's a nice dethacher. Can I borrow it? I will check it out.
I am sure you will. I have some more work to do with it and then you can use it.
Is this the same as the Wen DT1516, but in a different color?
Sure looks a lot like it: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFC35XDV
Specs are pretty much the same.
We’ve never done that to our lawn. 😬 Are you supposed to keep going over the lawn until you get less and less thatch? Or is one pass enough?
It's really about how much you have. If you mulch the grass you may have a lot. Some grass handles it better than others. Like St Augustine does fine with a lot of thatch because of the way it grows, but our zoysia grass gets very thatchy and needs it a lot.
As for doing the dethacthing, you may need to do it over a period of time so you do not tear up your grass. The dethacher does a great job, but if you get too aggressive it will tear your grass right out.
Getting ready to purchase one of these; What size/rating of power cord does this unit require to run properly?
I used a basic cheap 100' extension cord with it and it was fine. I think the one I used in the video is 16 gauge. I will probably use a better cord with it in the future just to keep it from getting hot. I already have a 100 ft. 12/3 Extension Cord like this one: amzn.to/3LxHESw
the wheels are 16", It dethatches 13" width.
Really. I never really measured it. I will check that out.
nice looking machine. be much safer. do not wear flip flops when doing yard work.
What? In Texas I am in either boots or slides.