Our horticultural recommended a rake to aerate our (really nice) turf between. We did not want Verticuteermachines who tears open the sward, ensuring each time for an unpleasant sight. Gardena offers pretty much the single rake in the wider variation and because it is about 300 square meters in our lawn, actually offered to only this. Still, there are the longer stem and at the Gardenaprodukten is known branded goods. Therefore, it has a certain quality guarantee. Those were our considerations, the reality of purchase of the rake then saw something different: First of all, the whole thing is a really sweaty work! I (as a woman) can not pull or move only elsewhere across the grass to rake. My husband saw the whole thing as a sporting challenge, which he in 3-4 hours (!!!) also mastered. He then took however several days back and hand bubble recovery period. Was presented with but actually a whole beautiful mountain of dead, dried-up grass cuttings and a perfectly-looking lawn. In this respect, a success and my husband -a feat. Next time will probably longer be long in coming, not only because my husband has suffered, but also the rake! I can only agree with the Vorrezension which described the lack of stability of the outer tines. Even here they are after (once!) Already bent and use hook thereby extremely unfavorable in the soil firmly. Our lawn is incidentally totally flat, without rocks, hills or roots. Quality I imagine otherwise. Calling Gardena: rectification welcome!