A More EFFICIENT Hand Lawn Aerator For Improving Drainage And Relieving Compaction

[@LawnRight]

Check out the JNJ manual aerator here: amzn.to/42PFvLm

[@johnwillis2477]

The aerator is brilliant. The plugs come out every time but if I was heavier (than 10st 7lb) I wouldn't have to jump onto the footrest which is wide enough to put both feet into. It may seem expensive but I think it is the best manual aerator I've used. Well done Shaun for the video.

[@LawnRight]

I'm so pleased 😊😊.

[@stevenbelcher5658]

Looks great. Thanks a lot. It's strange how there is such limited competition when the improvements are so obvious. It's great to see someone has finally did it. This look by far the best manual aerator available.

[@LawnRight]

Great point! However I can't see there will ever be a full "clog free" unit made anywhere - its the nature of clay soil, wet and sticky, but always open.. as others have said, some wd40 sprayed first in the tines will help

[@petersmith895]

Good video and great advice as always. Lawn Legend 🇬🇧❤️👍

[@paulbrashier912]

Easily the best lawn expert I have come across, literally every common day grass. Issue covered and tbh over the years my lawn has driven me absolutely fkin nutty 😂😂😂😂 There literally isn’t any common day issue for 90% of viewers that he hasnt covered. I’ve a few questions off yoda himself 😂 to sort my lawn out but I will ask the GF has he dealt with a mushroom ring as I got lucky enough to encounter. Thank you though for clarifying everything I did do in my early years as a man was spot on and the lawn got respect but nowadays everything seems to be back firing so I will get in contact to see what the GF suggests.😢

[@LawnRight]

😊😊. Hi.. Fork the ring deeply... Then get a bowl an dmix warm water with washing up liquid in it and pour it over the forked ring.. Repeat every few days but regularly an sit should improve in time... I also did a test at a lawn with turfsolv and again it did help

[@chriswinter2404]

Would like to of seen it going into the ground more than once? See how the cores eject from the tines?

[@LawnRight]

Will do at some point.. No aerator will ever be fully clog free as far as I know but the design allows for the cores to push up and out

[@robhallam8047]

My JNJ arrived this afternoon mate....the Amazon box it came in was big enough to hold 20 of the aerators plus enough paper packaging to stretch the length of my kitchen....LOL. Assembled it just now with no issues whatsoever and it looks like a very well built piece of kit as you said. Hoping to use it in anger back end of this week when we hopefully finally get some dry weather!!

[@LawnRight]

Nice one! Good luck with it.. I wa using mine today too

[@robhallam8047]

@@LawnRightUsed the JNJ this afternoon on a test section of my back lawn (appx 4m x 2m - total lawn appx 10m x 10m) and it is BLOODY BRILLIANT. Absolutely no clogging and pierces the ground with very little force (damp sandy soil). Amazed when I looked close at a core to see very little grass/root depth so am hoping doing this followed by an overseed and top dress with Jack's Magic will make the world of difference....fingers crossed for a great lawn this year for the first time in years!!

[@digitalchris6681]

A suggestion for us wimps: just fit the outer two tines. It's so much easier to push into the ground. Just overlap position to get the original tine gap.

[@LawnRight]

Absolutely 2 are easier than 1

[@haydenwareing9405]

Nice to see you back Shaun, I currently have the walansee aerator. But the new JNJ aerator looks great.

[@LawnRight]

Cheers mate.. Nothing wrong with the walensee, good unit 😊🙏

[@hillers54]

Looks fabulous but £130 is still beyond most amateur gardeners 🤔🤔🤔

[@LawnRight]

😔😔. Yeah I understand.. The basic aerator are still good.. Walensee for example

[@hillers54]

@@LawnRight I've tried the Walensee and it clogs up pretty quickly - very frustrating. 😕😕😕

[@AndrisPrikna]

I have Walensee, Yard Butler and some no name with two tines, but open ones. Someone posted on your group on facebook or other one and got for below 20 on amazon, its a brilliant one. Yes two tines only, but does the job, not sure how long will stay sharp, ends are not stainless steel. You could ask Andy from Lawn kit group buy to sent you one and make a test. Thanks for video, its really interesting to see how many similar models are out there, but again, different handle length, larger/ smaller tines.

[@LawnRight]

Thanks for the comment. That £20 one does sound pretty good!

[@richardpoole6603]

Hi just saw a video on the best Manual Aerator I have ever seen. Looks like it could do your lawn in under 10 mins but only available in the USA. See if you can get hold of the Amick rollers for.

[@125phr]

Looks great bit of kit thx for review . Currently unavailable on Amazon must be popular !!

[@marklockwood8386]

Spring is here

[@romestunna_1227]

Can't wait

[@LawnRight]

oh yeah.. :)

[@thedj5914]

Technically not, but it feels like it 😜

[@jerzee3600]

Have just ordered myself one as was looking at the other premium ones and agree that this looks like a decent alternative. Cant find the replacement tines for sale on amazon or his website but I assume he will be selling those too in the future. I like to have a spare set waiting in case I hit an issue half way through a job. Has he mentioned to you about when spare tines will be on sale?

[@LawnRight]

Hi.. I've contacted him. Replacement tines are in production. I'm assuming they will be on his website soon which is at www.jnjstore.co.uk/..

[@hooperb63]

Shaun you need to try the one andy easter has designed and developed, brilliant piece of kit

[@LawnRight]

Thanks. If he gets in touch we can have a chat

[@sanjaip]

Very informative but I would have liked to have seen you use it a bit longer especially to see how well the soil cores get ejected from the tines as you moved along. What was the name of the 2 other premium products called please?

[@LawnRight]

Hi... yeah a few folks have said that.. apologies... this video will help kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6etiGqirMRsh80 - basically swordsman and landline are the other 2 brands

[@Bigfoot0510]

I have just found your channel and you give great advice. I have a lawn that I assume has lots of clay soil as it gets very boggy. I’ve never had a garden and recently moved and want the garden to be nice. My lawn is full of clovers and not much grass blades. What’s the best way to deal with this? Can I just aerate, seed and top dress it? I haven’t found many good videos on how to deal with a lawn that is mainly weeds/ clovers

[@richsmith6810]

Really interested in one of these, my soil is fairly heavy so the cheaper ones often block so this could be a good option

[@LawnRight]

Hi Rich, they will all hold soil in them at times, and I wont feel anything is 100% anti-clog, sadly, but I typically just keep plugging away, eventually the older soil plugs drop out - not always on each push - but you can use a screwdriver at the end of each row to push out the soil, and spray some wd40 inside each tine before each time you use it.

[@richsmith6810]

@@LawnRight nice one thanks for the info. I'll try some of them to help it block a bit less

[@HighDesertLawns]

Nice solid looking tool. I bought an off brand one from Amazon last summer that has 4 tines. Been working pretty well for me. I think they discontinued it though. Paid less than $100 if I remember right.

[@LawnRight]

ahh that's good to hear.. It can definitely be hit and miss when buying, especially with blooming fake reviews all over the place

[@Mike--K]

The new JNJ aerator looks great, but unfortunately is not available to European customers. Last year I tried to find any vendor that would ship the Swardman or Landzie, but there was either no stock or not willing to ship. Ah...Brexit, the gift that keeps on giving. I eventually bought a budget 3-tine SattesGrün aerator for about €40 from Amazon, and it works great. It is similar to the Swardman, but with fixed tines. It works great and I was able to punch thousands of holes in my 200 square meter lawn in about an hour. It took me the rest of the day to pick up the plugs, but the transformation later in the year as the soil expanded into the holes was incredible. There was no more standing water after a rain or sprinkler session, and the roots for the newly sown grass was twice as deep as the original grass.

[@LawnRight]

Hi Mike that's brilliant to hear! A blower will be helpful😁

[@Mike--K]

@@LawnRight Hi Shaun, I didn't have a blower then, but I now have one now.

[@LawnRight]

@@Mike--K 😊😊😊

[@Ligerpride]

I bought an aerator last year (mid range). Its ok but I'm constantly having to pick out the soil deposits rather than them just popping out so I'm watching this with interest.

[@LawnRight]

I honestly think most will clog, but most of the time the new plug should push the previous plug out, eventually, as it pushes up it hits a slope. Even with clogging I just carry on to be fair, its still making a hole

[@Ligerpride]

​@@LawnRightyes I find I just get frustrated and keep going when it gets clogged. This looks like a good unit.

[@LawnRight]

@@Ligerpride even both of my powered machines clog at times - it is a bit annoying but I usually just keep going

[@AM-wt8qi]

Just clean with screwdriver or similar at end of each row . Also can apply some lubricant like wd40 or similar to inside on tines.

[@ajmcdonald1415]

So good, it’s sold out!!😢😢

[@LegendaryLawnCare89]

The AMICK RollAerator is perhaps one of the best manual aerators ever designed. It is effortless to use and 5 times faster than traditional hand aerators.

[@LawnRight]

Thanks.. I've seen it before and does look very interesting.

[@MickeyHarp]

Walensee kept clogging up on my clay soil so I upgraded to the Swardman. Tried it today and not much better. It has been a super wet winter and it rains almost every other day so the ground is always damp. Any tips on when best to Aerate? Like should I leave it until drier weather?

[@LawnRight]

Hi it's easier when it's damper to push deeper.. But all of them leave soil inside the tines.. The anti clogging ones should eject previous soil up and out eventually but it doesn't happen on every push and that's never worried me. Even my machine does this

[@paulbrashier912]

A fantastic lawn expert if he doesn’t cover in this tutorial then he has on his channel.

[@LawnRight]

Thanks 👍👍😊😊

[@valeriezendiver263]

Love the laying down gnome at 2:40 😁

[@LawnRight]

He was meant to be sleeping over winter stored away but was obviously too excited 😂

[@valeriezendiver263]

@@LawnRight 🤣

[@anthonybrown930]

Purchased the JNJ cheaper one last year. Second time of using it it snapped at the welds. Contacted them and till this day i am still waiting for a reply. So I would not recommend buying anything from this company.

[@LawnRight]

Hi I've mentioned this to him.. He thinks it's just been overlooked. Please contact him and he will get this sorted right away

[@delbertcruz]

Also had the same experience last year, but mine was replaced after a couple of days. Looking back, it kind of was my fault because it was around early September, and the soil on our lawn was sort of hard already. Anyway, I hope it gets sorted. Cheers.

[@JC-un4bg]

Take a look at the one I made. Proper job

[@CSaville]

Looks like I've missed the JNJ bus. Tried to order one yesterday but they responded today to tell me there will be no stock until January 2025 and they are already reserved... I went Swardman

[@LawnRight]

Yeah he's a nice guy and started as a small side business.. I think he I just ordering so many for spring each year

[@PatrickKiernan-c8u]

Any updates. How can we get one?

[@jorgelopes4559]

Hey. Could you send me the link to buy a aerator? Congratulations and Thanks for your explanations.

[@LawnRight]

Hi Its unfortunately sold out for now, but should be back either autumn or next spring

[@jorgelopes4559]

@@LawnRight That's ok. Thanks.

[@bobbelsekwol]

Great review and content. I need a new back after spending a few hrs with a cheap one. Oh my God, never again. I might try and make one. It'll cost me about £140 though!

[@robhallam8047]

I've received my JNJ and used it today and trust me, if you invest in this tool you won't regret it. I know it's £130 but spread that cost over 20 or 30 years, which is at least how long this thing will last (especially with replacement hollow tines available) that's an annual cost of £6.50 to £4.30 per year which is nowt if it helps us all have a healthy lawn....I'm a Yorkshireman by the way, like Shaun, so it really hurt spending this amount but I'll try and get over it!

[@bobbelsekwol]

@@robhallam8047 cheers for the reply. I ain't got 30yrs in me though! So I guess it's £13 a year. Still not bad though.

[@jerzee3600]

Do you have a contact for J&J. I bought the new aerator and i like it. I want to buy replacement tines and i contacted them via their website and was told replacement tines shoule be availibke in May. I checked today and the Aerator on amazon is no longer sold and the website also seems to have been taken down. Did they go under or do you have any idea whats going on?

[@LawnRight]

Hi looks they've sold all the stock.. I looked yesterday on amazon an fit said selling at 200 units a month which is brilliant.. Find him here on Facebook m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078901925173. He just put a post on there about selling out so it's done well.. As for tines he did tell me. A few days ago you can get them now.. He sent me this link amzn.to/4cVCv4O

[@markhadley4767]

Look great but now out of stock! any other suggestions?

[@LawnRight]

Hi yeah it's sold really well. Here's 4 others I tested kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6etiGqirMRsh80

[@alfredsimcox7132]

Tried to get website you mentioned one of your replies to get tines for JNJ aerator....page not found !!!

[@LawnRight]

Hi his name is Jon Gali.. He's. A good guy.. Here's his Facebook page.. I'll see if there's a number m.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100078901925173

[@johnwillis2477]

Hi Shaun. I used the aerator and is it ok for the plugs out of the lawn as a topdressing when they are dried out?

[@LawnRight]

Hi if the soil breaks easily ie fairly sandy then yes... If clay then no as they won't break apart properly 😊😊

[@CRAZYCR1T1C]

Big price jump from the last model!

[@dannyking4659]

Looks good.. but how much!! I feel all manual aerators are a lot of money for what they are.

[@LawnRight]

Yeah they're not cheap.. A garden fork is almost as good

[@johnwillis2477]

Hi Shaun. I've just bought the aerator but is it too early to use it? If there is no frost is it ok?

[@LawnRight]

Hi currently all good to go.. I'd just avoid doing it when there is frost present 🙂🙂

[@jamescharlton924]

My Yard Butler clogs with clay really badly. This would be cheaper than the option of hire a machine

[@alfredsimcox7132]

bought one delivered without the tines---it seems impossible to get the replaceable tines?????

[@LawnRight]

Hi.. I sent a message to Jon Gali (these are his products).. He said Hi Shaun, I have spoken to my manufacturer. Purely human error in packaging, replacement tines is on it’s way to amazon warehouse should be available in 2-3 weeks. I would suggest request for refund from amazon, it’s FBA so they deal with all customer concerns.

[@MrLegend139]

I found the basic plug aerators just clog up, no matter how much I keep cleaning it done and sharpen the tines, think I bought mine for like £30 had to remove the power boating off the tips because that was utter stupid, I really could do with one of these makes an absolute world of difference just a week or 2 after doing it. My lawn gets compacted from the dog and is walking on it

[@funkyduckproductions.8844]

Hi Shaun. What's your thoughts on liquid Aeration products?

[@LawnRight]

Good.. So much that I've created something to help.. Will be out soon

[@a760541]

I personally like those aerator dancing shoes. Clickety Clack....

[@LawnRight]

I need to see a video 😁😁

[@a760541]

Be still my dancin feet.! Watch the sparks as i lambarda across the patio.

[@romestunna_1227]

Yh am definitely getting me a manual aerator,a much cheaper one thou,can't afford a £100 or more one at this moment in time 😂😂😂

[@LawnRight]

Totally understand.. the walensee is a good one, yard butler is another good one too.. some are absolute tripe though

[@romestunna_1227]

@LawnRight yh OK cheers mate,because its my first time getting one,I will go with a £40 one from amazon and then probably upgrade later on in the year 👍🏿👍🏿

[@atifmanzoor63]

A more thorough demo would have been nice to see if the soil does actually come out surprised you didn’t show it and can you buy spare tines because I have clay soil with rocks at bottom of lawn

[@LawnRight]

Hi I will be doing something more in depth soon. Sadly all aerators will clog due to clay soil being sticky.. The open tine design means it falls out easier when soil is pushed up.. Spare tines are being produced and will be available at his website jnjstore.co.uk.

[@alexk3948]

I dunno about this one - the modest price difference doesn't feel enough to be worth the risk given it's still a substantial investment. At least the other 2 have an established track record of being reliable and have probably sold enough quantities to be able to buy replacement parts for many years in the future. Now if it was £99 with replacement tines at £10 each then it would easily be worth going for. I wish someone would go for the volume rather than the premium market on these. The website is still broken which isn't reassuring. The customer is investing in a hopefully long term relationship with a brand to provide spares not just buying a tool.

[@LawnRight]

Hi he's messaged me yesterday saying the replacement tines are now available but hes now running his business through amazon only

[@Dolphin8888]

Thanks for informative video 😊

[@LawnRight]

Thanks for taking a look 🙏😊

[@thomascoyne157]

Still raining in Manchester ☹️

[@LawnRight]

Aghh... We've got sunny weather here and a light frost

[@thomascoyne157]

@@LawnRight got frost over the last two nights , it will get better soon 👍👍👍

[@markjefferson7492]

The trouble with these are, if you have a lawn larger than a postage stamp it becomes so tiresome … and then you sell it. x2 scarify my lawns a year but don’t bother with tines anymore, found it a waste of time and saw no difference to the grass.

[@hughgreentree]

Too bad it is not available in the USA

[@Thomas.......]

👍🏻

[@amandapetermendez1725]

Not a fan of nail varnish on a man (your right thumb nail). Especially that colour Sean.

[@LawnRight]

😂😂😂. Trapped it in a car door 3 weeks ago.. Bloomin hurt lol

[@amandapetermendez1725]

@LawnRight ask your wife to use a white varnish on it (3 coats). That's apply 3 layers after each one dries. I explain this because I told you 2 years ago that my hubby is a Stroke Survivor (I use the term Survivor 'very' loosely) and he finds it hard to take information on board and keep it there. 2 weeks ago we went to pick paint. The assistant told him to put 3 thick coats on as the walls were dark and he was applying cream paint. I started edging, trimming and 1st cut mowing the garden. It should of took him 2 hours with his lack of mobility. I finished everything after 5 hours. I called him but with no reply. I went into the room and he was laying unconscious, soaked through with sweat. He had put 3 coats on thinking it was for some kind of protection from the paint fumes. That wasn't the worst of it. The worst was that not only had he only done 1 coat on 1/8th of 1 wall, he had fallen onto, crushed and wasted the whole tin. I have since found out that this is also a joke comedians say about Paddy. My hubby is the joke for real in that case.

[@LawnRight]

@@amandapetermendez1725 🤣🤣 OK... Lol

[@philharmonic2251]

Oos

[@Swipe650]

You are due a haircut, Shaun

[@LawnRight]

Soon soon... I have my favourite barber but it's not close... I'll be up there soon

[@abbotrasleigh1965]

😪 Promo SM

[@LawnRight]

It's a good tool. Just sharing stuff I use.. I try not to overdo it tho

[@petersmith895]

Good video and great advice as always. Lawn Legend 🇬🇧❤️👍

[@LawnRight]

Thanks 👍 😜