Power raking VS Scarifying lawn! (Using the RIGHT tool for the job!)

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• RY

  @ryanau7222 · 3 years ago

  Won my subscription with clear explanation that experts managed to screw up

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• DR

  @draidangraham · 3 years ago

  I think this is the first time I have actually GOT IT! Thanks

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• RO

  @Rocketyt · 3 years ago

  Finally, NOW I know the Difference and can stop watching videos on How to do What.<br>I Dethach and then I use my power raker. &nbsp;Dethatcher and Raker. That&apos;s what I&apos;ll call it from now on!<br>Great Video and thank you for Explaining it <s>or</s> better known as Dethaching our Terminology!!

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• GB

  @gbpl1010 · 4 years ago

  You repeated this so many times even I can remember 😂. Wish to have teacher like you in school

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• WI

  @winstonian88 · 4 years ago

  Great video, but I think there is still some grey area here. You’re absolutely right, thatch is the spongey layer of partially decomposed organic material underneath your grass, not the dead grass on top. However, this spongey layer is made up of roots, rhizomes AND dead grass. So when you’re power raking, you’re not technically de-thatching, but you are effectively (in theory) helping to PREVENT some portion of thatch buildup. The hay that comes off the top after power raking is not thatch, but it will lead to eventual thatch buildup, and why people refer to the removal of this layer as “de-thatching”. This is where the confusion comes from I think.

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• PP

  @ppumpkin3282 · 3 weeks ago

  Call it what you want the one with thin pins dethatchers. &nbsp; The one with big metal tines, also dethatches, but it also rips up your lawn.

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• WA

  @waseemsharif5830 · 4 years ago

  First time I am ever leaving a Youtube comment. That is the single most informative video I have watched on this subject. Huge thanks!

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• YD

  @ydobeoN · 4 years ago

  Thank you for the video. It helped clarify for those of use that are not in this industry.<br>And, thank you for being one that fights for proper communication and terminology. &nbsp;Too many people don&apos;t take the time to be accurate in their statements. Anyone that says you are being inflexible about the terminology is part of the major communication problem we see these days (in my opinion). &nbsp;Stand your ground. You are not alone. :) &nbsp; Thanks again, from a technology &quot;ranter&quot;.

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• CA

  @CalebChase86 · 5 years ago

  Hit the nail on the head Sam, some people try to use the terms interchangeably and don&apos;t really understand the benefits or reasons for the different processes.

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• BR

  @broderp · 1 year ago

  I would argue that thatch is the same as dead grass. &nbsp;So using the less agressive metal tines does indeed dethatch, thereby deserving of its name.

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• RO

  @Rocketyt · 3 years ago

  Today, right before it started raining, I De-Thatched the Front and Back lawns. Then I switched out the De-Thacher and installed the Rake-thing-a-bob and commenced to power-rack both lawns. After an hour of doing that, which didn&apos;t work for beans. So....I got out my Robi Power Leaf Blower and made a 5ft tall Thatch Swamp Monster, Then I went to my Mancave to get me a Beer and what do I find, nothing but Sprite, Coke, Pepsi and Rootbeer. &nbsp;Now off to the store! Thanks so much Mate!!

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• AL

  @alexsallery · 4 years ago

  I&apos;ve been obsessed with my lawn for about 8 months now and this is by far the best video on YouTube about scarifying, dethatching, raking etc, and I&apos;ve watched hundreds of videos haha I hired a scarifier and it created and the lines and grooves in my soil and I thought I was doing it wrong but after watching this video I was doing it right

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