Sun Joe 24V-X2-DTS15 Scarifier and Dethatcher Kit, 5 Depth Positions, 15 Inch, Brushless Motor, with 2 x 24V 4.0Ah Batteries and Dual Port Charger

This thing is a beast! I’m so glad my cheap corded dethatcher broke 😂 This thing is great.

This really does the job. It pulled out so much thatch from our yard, it was impressive. It was easy for me to push despite the handle being high up for me. (I’m 5’2”).My hand did get tired holding the bar “on” to keep it running. I wish there were a locking mechanism for that. The problem we had was that it would keep stopping. At first we thought the battery had run out, but we hadn’t been running it too long, then we realized our Bermuda grass that seems to be trying to take over our yard, was getting wrapped around the tines and wheels. After watching videos about dethatching with this particular one, we were very interested. It works great,just not if you have a rhizome type grass. We will be retuning this one and just have a to rent a larger machine.

Good lasting power from the two batteries. Great ability to rip thatch from lawn. Fun to use. Throw away the little catch basket 🧺, it's useless. Follow up with a real mower that can vacuum up all the pounds of thatch. Lawns came out great.. I should have purchased this year's ago. All the neighbors now want to borrow it. It for residential use....don't use it commercially...it is still cheap plastic...but the motor and blades are strong metal.

So I'm lazy and don't bag my grass clippings, who does? I decided it was time to dethatch my lawn after 3 years of mowing, broken down fallen leaves, etc. First off, glad I purchased the battery model. Have a family member who has ran over numerous power cords and I did not want to fall victim to that mistake. There are 2 different shafts, one for "tilling" the ground and one with raking fingers. Again, 3 years of thatching build up in my lawn. I started with the tilling shaft on the middle setting and this thing chewed through the thatching and even chewed up broadleaf weeds and crabgrass. The only adverse effect it had was that now I have bare spots where grass was growing upon the thatch and wasn't rooted in the ground. But I am ok with that, my bare spots will fill in correctly now. Next I swapped shafts and used the raking one and that was......tedious. I can't say it's a negative as again 3 years of build up, but one pass up and back and the bag was full. 18 full bags later the lawn was done and I am extremely happy with the results. I have heard nothing but great things about the Sun Joe brand and echo those praises.

Assembly was easy. The bag is small and instructions indicate not filling the bag. I will try it and see how much area is covered before emptying the bag.