I've used these for years and they actually do a pretty good job. What I have always done once you put that blade on is to put the mower on level concrete and lower it down to a point where you can just begin to hear the tongs scrape as you roll the mower back and forth (not running) and that sets the blade at a perfect height.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

That great advice

@caseysanguins9490

2 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what I do and have done for years. Sketch as all get out, but put the thatch blade above your normal blade in an "X" and you get even better results and it sucks up much of the debris into the bag. Just make sure the mower is always moving or you get nice little rings in your lawn.

@augenmaugen

Жыл бұрын

@@caseysanguins9490 sorry just making sure I understand, do you mean put the dethatching blade on last (perpendicular to usual blade) so it’s closest to the lawn surface? Thanks.

@caseysanguins9490

Жыл бұрын

@@augenmaugen above or below, depending on mower type and what centers the blades. You obviously want them securely attached, but yes, one on top of the other and then set your deck height accordingly. I run two normal blades, perpendicular, at all times.

@paulmaxwell8851

3 ай бұрын

What???? The dethatching blade is installed IN PLACE OF the regular blade. Don't put two blades on at the same time; no manufacturer would ever recommend that, to my knowledge. Set the tips of the metal fingers a little high, because you can always lower the mower if you're not happy with the results. Too low and you will scalp the lawn badly, ripping out the living plants. Ask me how I know!!!@@caseysanguins9490

I use one. I love it. I will say I use it on a lower level where it just touches the soil. Probably close to where you first used it. It makes the lawn look like a mess, and I'm sure my neighbors are wondering what the heck I'm doing. It really works great, and I would not even consider getting a dethacher. I had a lot of moss this year. So helpful for pulling that up. For overseeding it is a must. Really helps with opening up your lawn and getting that soil contact.

I've been using one of those for decades now. They work great. The trick is to keep moving. And yes, your lawn will look like hell for a few weeks until everything starts growing in again. Now that I'm on 3 acres I use a tow behind

I'm so glad you did this with the timing you did. I just got my dethatching blade yesterday, and my lawn was just lain sod last year in a very clay-heavy environment here in southern CO. There's just no way the lawn is going to spring back without cleaning up the mess of dead stuff (my lawn looks very similar to the one in this video), and I cannot justify either the space or the investment a dedicated dethatcher would take up.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

It’ll work. Start high.

Interesting! I've had a thatching blade sitting on my shelf for abut two years, used it yesterday on Bermudagrass (central Alabama, coming out of dormancy, very durable). It was hella aggressive, but when I "vacuumed" the yard afterwards, the grass was not destroyed and I filled up appx. 1/2 of a 55 gallon drum liner. There's still _plenty_ of thatch in the lawn. I guess I'll do it a couple more times, after I give the grass a few weeks' recovery time to see whether it did any good or not.

Might be a useful tool for a lawn renovation project. Nice find JP 👌

I always wanted a dethatcher. I never seen these before. Very interesting

I use one every year with good results, but I leave the blade on with the detach blade on top that way I can de thatch and bag at the same time.

almost paniced when i saw you rotate the mower on it's side and then turn the blade... then i saw it was electric. thank you for the video!

@Lawncology

4 ай бұрын

You bet

Very interesting, I have never seen one of these in action before. Thanks for the vid!

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

My first time too

I have that same dethatch blade. It has worked pretty good for me so far.I tend to just scrape the top of the grass to get the debris off. I have uneven ground so I don’t wanna scalp/ gouge my yard. But I like it

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

That’s where I think it’s used best.

used a similar one of these last fall to help clean up my parents lawn. the one i found, actually had a sharp edge and lift to it along with the tines, so dethatched, cut and bagged fairly well. but YES they are aggressive.

@user-cv7lp7jp3y

Жыл бұрын

Brand?

I’ve used one for quite a few years, I lower the front end of the mower, that way when turning or stopping for a bit of time, you push down on the handle to lift the front end up, that way the springs don’t mutilate your grass. I’ve had luck with this way of doing it.

@Lawncology

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great tip

@SVW1976

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

Bit of a different situation with me since it's already June and the grass is well grown and already cut several times. I've been studying up on tools to scrape up creeping Charlie and thatch so I can overseed. This works to a degree but doesn't get the Charlie to the roots. Simple raking does. What I notice is that the dethatching blade cuts the grass very close. That's not good to keep the grass strong and able to resist weeds. So I'll wait till early next spring or the fall to use this. I've owned one of these for years but the first time I used it I wrecked a spot of the grass where I used it. Had it set too low I guess so I showed away from using it ever since. Encouraged by your video and having just given it another try, I'll use it fall or spring. Thanks!

@Troy-Echo

2 жыл бұрын

Overseeding sucks in my opinion...that's why I prefer grass types that spread via stolons or rhizomes, or both as my Zoysia does. Kill the weeds with post-emergents, then keep them at bay with pre-emergents, and the lawn just fills in itself. When you overseed, you have to stop your pre-emergent application and that opens up the lawn to a new batch of weeds while you're putting down new seed. to cover the spots where weeds died, or grass died from age or fungus/disease.

I just happened to see this at Home Depot and before I tried it figured I would see if anyone has tried it... Just to find out my Fert guy just tried it himself. Great timing.

John I'm need you to refer to the OCD video. We're here for you We're all in this together ❤️. We love you brother keep it 💯

loved the puppy all happy n exited!!

On giant lawns, that have had the same stripes mowed for a couple summers, the wheel tracks are lower than the blade path. The ruts lead to green wheel tracks, and scalped middle and sides of stripe look. Lawns kepts short stay dry, and bugs that eat dead grass wont thrive.

Nice video, was looking forward to trying it.

We had one of those blades when I was a kid,about 50 years ago. Had the steel tines with the little springs at the ends of the blade. Chewed the shit out of the grass unless you kept moving constantly. I now have a 20" Stihl battery mower. I saw a version of this blade with plastic tines that I would like to try,which people say works great in their product reviews. Also,I am just trying to avoid hours of raking,so this should great to get the overwinter crap loosened so I can collect it easier.

@Lawncology

2 ай бұрын

Yes, must keep moving! The plastic ones aren’t bad. Maybe I’ll grab one and do a side by side with it and the metal one

That's the ticket try it on someone's else's lawn.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Bingo 😂😂😂

@lawn2learn

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

This blade has been my dethatcher for years. The tricky thing is to set height of the tines depending on grass type & thatch layer. Too low its gonna destroy the lawn. Too high it does nothing. Test pass is key.

The tines on that blade look to be similar in thickness to my tow-behind dethatcher. The tines on mine are much longer and have some give with the springs. For pulling up some debris with a large area, I use the tow-behind dethatcher and then go over it with the lawn sweeper to clean up. And, today I learned there’s such a thing as a dethatching mower blade. Who knew?!

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

I have wanted to use one for so long.

Used these back in the late 80's, I see that they still have not improved the blades any to include the lifts on the back sides of the blades to help funnel it into the chute like regular lawn mower blades.

Great video!

I often wonder how well that dethatcher balde thing worked. Hard to pass up on my Sunhoe, I mean Sunjoe. 🌴👊😎

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

I like mine too

Ranger looks like a happy old Hippie, high as heck and down for doin the do, just keep the Scooby-snacks handy. COOL

@Lawncology

Жыл бұрын

Totally a hippie dog

Thanks for sharing

I've never dethached my lawns I've just raked the areas that have snow mold and mow it as short as I can but I'm mowing every other day throughout the season cuz thats just how i roll ☺️😏😂🤣 so I don't usually have a big thatch problem

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t have any thatch problems to speak of ever. I like the rio and tear method of the dead grass from the prior year though… it’s fun

Been dethatching lawns for 40 years. You need to cut the grass as low as possible first, THEN use your dethatching blade.

Lol, you had that exact same experience I did..... too low, raise it up, lower it back down a bit, and surprised it also cut the grass.

What's up man. Hey off topic of blade. I've been using your bio pack for a few years. I'm getting another this year. But my question is I'm also buying a four pack. I wanna get dethatch, 0-0-2, and green effect. My fourth I was going to get humic but I might get rgs instead. What do you think I should get...humic or the rgs? Remember I'm still getting the bio pack. Just want more

I used one years ago, but left the cutting blade on also. Dog poop literally vanished with each pass. I left the dethatching blade on year round.

Wow I said same thing when you first started, minced the lawn into bits! May be a good alternative to pushing a dethatcher around as you can leverage the mowers self propelled drive, easier?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

It’s easy, it’s obviously easy to manage the height. I think it can have a use…

Any additional thoughts on dethatching mower blades since this video? I’m tempted to get a Sun Joe, but also thinking that a dethatching mower blade may dethatch and scarify just as well. I’d love to save some cash, not be tied to a power cord, and save room in the shed. It would be great to get an update and possibly a new video (for others as well) before I pull the trigger. I’m new to serious lawn care...

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

If you mow low first, then set the dethatching blade high, it works really well for cool season turf.

A little bit aggressive? That's like saying the surface of the sun is a little bit warm. The amount of trust Boomer has in you is remarkable. Of course after the amazing transformation of last season I suppose you earned it. I looked at those blades and thought Not today Satan but maybe I need to give them another look. Thanks as always for the excellent content!

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 I would have done it in my own but I really don’t have any to cleanup this year.

Quick question if you dethach and then mulch with your mower aren’t you just putting the dead matter back into the lawn?

Not often that a find a tool that on paper sounds terrible but works in real life 😄 I was convinced it would wreck the lawn.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t run it with the gras is growing actively that’s for sure

A lit match on a calm evening can remove a lot of dead material and add a teeny tiny amount of carbon while letting the turf breath easier and the fert flow (or fall) deeper.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Done that

Yep and used it for years

Good video. I have a couple bushes that are going south. Want to revive them with your product. Which one is it? Thanks again

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Floragreene

Some mowers aren't compatible with those blades. But nonetheless the blade seems to work super well. I do still love my sunjoe though

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

You are correct. I don’t know which has what specs, this is a 20” and reasonable power will be needed. It drained the battery on the 60v fast.

These have been around for decades. They work best in the early spring just when the lawn starts to green up.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have always wanted to use one and this was the perfect opportunity.

I used one before but didn’t like it. I prefer my SunJoe dethatcher. 👍🏼👍🏼

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

I love my sunjoe as well

Can't say I wouldn't use it if I was getting ready to plant seed in an area which was just prepped from scratch

Interesting. I have about 250 sq foot area I want to tackle and buying a sunjoe seemed costly plus have little space in the garage. I do have a detatcher rake and the groundskeeper rake. Thoughts??

@Lawncology

10 ай бұрын

It works. Just start pretty high up and go down as you see fit

Lawns are always more fun when they are G R O W I N G ! Soon Grasshopper, very soon.

Bro is that a 10 tree hat?! Love their clothing product!

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and I love their message

The one they sell at Ace looked way way more aggressive. 😯

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

It’s pretty Aggro

I'm really surprised!!! I thought the turf was dunzo!

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. It is very aggressive though

To me the original TORO blade is thinner and looks cheaper because it needs to be lighter to preserve battery life. It would be interesting to see how long the battery lasts with the original blade and the one you just put in. What exact mower model is it?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

I actually going to test that theory.

@armyvet8090

2 жыл бұрын

Bulldog mfg. makes a 22in bagging blade. Works much better than stock on high or wet grass.

Old school Dethatching attachment. Watch that lawn turn into Ryan Knorr quality lawn 😁

How long would you say the springs will hold on before they check out into your shins when you hit a rock?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 great question. I used pliers to create a better loop

Have you compared the SunJoe cordless with the Ryobi 18+ cordless dethatcher-scarifier? I do not want start one more battery platform, if possible. Home Depot site said the Ryobi was coming more than a year ago--but nothing so far. My past dethatching activities were with the "Bluebird of Unhappiness"--effective but tough on the turf--and a big disposal problem. Thanks for your thoughts.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Not yet but I bet it’s great

@charlie_gus

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lawncology Thanks again!

Thank God for fast forward !!!

Are these available for ride on mowers like a jd d100 series? Thanks

@Lawncology

2 ай бұрын

You’d have to see if there’s a size that would accommodate a two blade deck. I would assume so. This one is 20”, I believe there are 16’s as well

I still don't understand why the thatch doesn't just decompose.

Have not heard of these before.

Sure wish you would have showed taking a lawn rake to the grass after you used detaching blade. I have a two blade Honda mower, any idea as to how this type of bade will attach?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

You should still have a center mount point and this is a universal fit blade. Raking did next to nothing on thing.

I just saw that blade for the first time a couple of months ago. I thought it would be a joke. But actually looked like it did "ok". I think it might work better if the yard was mowed first , then use the dethatching blade. Thanks for testing that out! Another great video.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe so. It actually did ok

I heard some island company has some new products for you to showcase.....

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Yes they do… it’s getting close to reveal time

A fun & easy way to make random lawn circles. Just pause a bit here and there! Voila!

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

😂

so what blade is best for a gas toro recycler?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Probably the same one

@THEakaZeroTime

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lawncology so blade on the battery version is crap. Blade on the gas one good?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEakaZeroTime maybe? It was hard on the battery

The problem with these blades is that you need very flat ground. Otherwise it is guaranteed shredding.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

They will shred. I would say for debris cleanups keeping them high works very well

Dethatching isn't about removing the yellow grass blades. You do it to disturb the soil as the thatch is actually in the soil layer where the top of the grassroots are.

@kenmunger6110

Жыл бұрын

Everyone thinks power raking is dethatching. It removes no thatch just dead debris.

If my lawn never goes dormant, do I need to dethatch?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Do I NEED to Dethatch / Power Rake my lawn? What is Thatch? How to control thatch in a lawn. kzread.info/dash/bejne/do2C1Jeifpashag.html

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Consult your owner's manual before attempting. Some mowers specifically state to not use a dethatching blade. ⚠️⚠️ ⚠️

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

I’d bet money that this mower manual says that

Will the sun joe be okay with stolons/bermuda?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

It’s pretty light duty. I would guess yes

@mynameisneb

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lawncology Is mowing low as possible a way of dethatching, or need to dethatch/get a hold of some d-thatch

@Dustin922

2 жыл бұрын

Bermuda shouldn’t be dethatched. No need if you cut it property and scalp it in the spring. Bag the clippings when you scalp and you’re good.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dustin922 verticut

The grass will do much better after de thatch.

For the "lawncology" I wish you would have done a third of the yard with each and seen how each third presented as Temps warm. ☹️ .....bc we "follow the science" I'm in MT, no mask, being from the south all dethatch hurt my grass feelings. I personally plan to sunjoe for same reasons due to minimal damage. Just bought new home yesterday. Front yard Bluegrass filled in nicely, back yard, only1/4 filled in due to big ass dogs and piss poor maintenance by previous owners. God my back is going to hurt this spring and summer. So much shit to do to back yard, I hate moving....then I have to fix lawn, and house at same time. I'm a grumpy lawn perfectionist right now. But at least front yard decent enough, thankful for that. Should still be able to dominate out front for now. Anyway thanks for video.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

I actually did that. This video was shot as a comparison between rake/mow/mow with dethatching blade/ and sunjoe. I will still release that comparison

what hat do u have on?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

10 trees

Those rip up the turf

I would have totally put money on the fact that the de thatching blade was just gonna destroy Boomer's yard. I'm kinda shocked it didn't.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

【from Hipa】are you interested in testing my parts?Thanks.

Don't buy this if you run Honda mower with blade brake, as it doesn't clear the brake guard and cannot rotate. Also mine was missing washers.

Why with the music? The whole time. Why

Lol now I’ve seen it all

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Right?

Hey great video. That blade looks very effective for detaching. I do have a safety concern though. Please please when you get up under your mower please disconnect the power source. Battery, power cord or spark plug/plugs. Do not want a severe accident and injury happening to you. It's easy to overlook but is very dangerous due to an unexpected start. Not trying to be a nagging voice but just don't want you to get seriously hurt. Just some precautions from a lawn care guy. Expect the unexpected.

We couldn't see the grass your face was in the way.

@Lawncology

Жыл бұрын

New version more in depth next week

"Mower Dethatchong Blade"?

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah… saw that a little too late. Stupid fat fingers

@matthamilton8479

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lawncology Just messing with you. Nice review. That's surprising on how well it worked.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthamilton8479 me too!

Fact that most don’t know about bluegrass... you don’t de thatch it you only core aerate it.

@Lawncology

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah…. No.

Hey Dude, Why not try to be a little more informative instead of trying to audition for the next "kick ass" B movie. Show the blad up close so we can see how it's supposed to work before trying it out for instance. Anybody can push a lawn mower. Show the difference between the two types of blades and how they work. Thanks

You did not show a close up before and after of the results so thumbs down.