PROS & CONS of the Fiskars Xact Weed Puller | Lawn Gardening Tool Review | The Carpenter's Daughter

After watching Stuart from Proper DIY scarify his lawn, I was mesmerised by his Fiskars Xact stand up weed puller... so much so, we bought one for my mother in law, then I wanted one too 😂
*You can watch his video here: • The Step by Step Guide...
So, if you've never seen one before, I've put a hands on review together on how we got on with it in time for the Easter weekend if you want to do any lawn care and maintenance.
I talk about the pros and cons for you to make up your own judgement - and think quite frankly, the sound of weed pulling would make a great ASMR video(!)
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[@ProperDIY]

Nice one Vikkie! It's definitely not perfect but the best I've come across so far. These things get more important the older you get!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks for introducing me to it, Stuart! My mother in law kept going on about how amazing it was (gardening is their life) and I got a bit envious and had to get one. It's an addictive tool 😂

[@justintemp]

I've seen a few cheap imitations but fiskars are great. Adage buy once save twice. I've got a pair of fiskars cutters and they've lasted me 10 years!

[@mofaz3475]

Bought one a few years ago and it's still by far my favourite gardening tool. It's a lifesaver for large, thorny weeds as you don't need to get your hands anywhere near them.

[@ababababeebababa]

I just bought one of these a couple weeks ago ... and I have to say I love it!! It does leave some holes in the yard. But for my aching 55+ back, its a back saver!! Makes weeding fun, tbh.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Yes, it really does make it fun 😄

[@davidkirkham6497]

If you don’t want the holes, once you pull the weed ball from the ground, pick the weed out of the weed ball & replace back in the hole!

[@stuffbyneilsmith]

I've had one of the Fiskars for years now, it's great for just normal weeding of borders especially as I have a bad back

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

OK this looks like something we absolutely must try .. our weeds are a real issue I need to let some of my Dandelions seed ... (Resin projects) but after that ... they can go to weed heaven !

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Ooh... that sounds like an interesting project! Resin is something I wouldn't mind giving a go at :)

[@ClairesCraftyCorner]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK you'd smash it I'm sure ! Just holla if you need any advice on it

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I might be knocking on your door 😂😂😂

[@andyedwards6124]

I watched that same proper diy video and thought, I'm going to buy one of those! Then I completely forgot about it until today. Thanks for the reminder, I just ordered one

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Hope you enjoy it too :)

[@ob1cannobody]

I've had one for years, I use it to take big weeds out, the big lawn I have will never pass as a golf course so it does the job for me🤓👍

[@TheOriginal_BigMac]

You've inspired me. I had one of those old lever hand tools for getting stuff out but this looks so much better. So I used your affiliate link and have one on the way now

[@m6j159]

Thanks for this, Vikkie - I've been looking at one of these as a potential purchase - you've given me food for thought 👍 Loved the turn-taking with hubby...the novelty value will plummet soon enough😉👍👍. As ever, great video - thanks, Vikkie.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Yes, I think it may wear off too... although we could've done with two initially with my husband shouting "get this one next... now this one" 😂

[@nadeeragunawardena5521]

One of the best review. Straight away subscribed to the channel. Well done

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks so much 🤩

[@R1chardH]

I finally got one after they started to take over my grass. It was £35 but really worth it.

[@kerryfoster1]

YES brilliant. I recently FOUND one of these in an overgrown garden. Will clear your garden of weeds though it may leave tap roots in place. No bending, digging, puffing and panting. There are a few on the market! These are great for dandelions.

[@michaelthom6005]

I watched the proper DIY video and bought one of these off the back of it. I’m very impressed with it👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

It's great, isn't it? That weed pulling noise should be part of an ASMR video too lol

[@Mikidy303]

Hi Vikkie, this is no gimmick tool. I have a similar type tool and it has made a real difference. It just takes a while for all the baby dandelions to pop their heads out. Good luck and quick healing with the jumper's knee. It's never fun.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! Crossing my fingers each day my knees get better! And also hope our garden efforts will pay off after a while too 😆

[@justintemp]

Apt timing as I was looking at this too. Props to proper diy

[@rabbitinpumpkin]

I bought the older version of this a decade ago. I have a backyard hill and this is a must to pull out the weeds without getting on my hands and knees. The plastic bracket cracked a bit so I bought Grandpa’s weeder which is a wooden handle and all metal puller. It certainly beats using weed killer which is toxic.

[@davidh.8513]

Mine broke at the plastic foot pedal and claws too and broke the second time I used it pulling a tall thistle. So like you I bought a Grandpa`s puller the very next day. I really did like the extractor on the Fiskors though.

[@benjaqsonworkshop9974]

Just looks so satisfying - especially getting the long root out. Surely after a few rounds they'll be gone for good and MUCH cheaper than a gym membership.

[@WarmVoice]

Neat little tool. I just spent three hours doing this the old fashioned way, but at least that's my workout done for the day😆

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

And your way didn't cost a penny :) I can see it being therapeutic in the sun 🌞

[@Casshern_Sin]

Best thing I've ever bought for the garden, by far.

[@deanmcclusky9955]

Bought 1 after watching this collecting tomorrow can’t wait 😝

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Ha! I hope you have a LOT of fun with it too 😆

[@sombhoog3996]

Thanks Vikkie! Very helpful video!! How do I fix the problem of the holes in the garden after using this tool, please? Thanks again.

[@TheExStig]

I've pulled out about 30 dandelion weeds since getting this thing a week ago and only once have I managed to pull the actual full stem out. It's rubbish really.

[@CheckFred]

With a Thumbnail like THAT!! .... Who could resist clicking on 'The #DIYWarrior' going to WAR! with WEEDS!!! 😂🤣

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

😆😆 Had fun making the thumbnail lol

[@swingmanic]

I just bought one and love it!..Not perfect but pretty damned good!!!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

It's so satisfying, isn't it? 😄

[@josephmauldin3]

Neat tool. I have a dog that loves to eat the dandelions as soon as they come up. He keeps most of them clear for us. :)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

That sounds incredibly convenient 😂

[@davidh.8513]

I bought one on Amazon and the second time I used it, it broke at the claws and plastic foot petal pulling a tall thistle. And my 30 day return time was already up. So now I have a $50.00 worthless piece of junk! I bought a Grampa`s weed puller the very next day.

[@kroneditor9266]

There is a bigger model of this tool from Friskars. I have both and both are great fun to use and very satisfying. I do think that whatever you use it will be an ongoing battle but at least this gives you some pleasure and gentle exercise along the way :-)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Yes, I think so too and it's so satisfying! Is the bigger one the one with the loop handle? The amazon listing doesn't show it extending but did find a KZbin video with it after editing this video.

[@jcabrera9936]

Please I want to buy one , were you bouth that ??? thanks...

[@MrErpman]

Got this for my wife for Valentines Day so she can remove the weeds from our yard. She is now "helping" maintain our yard.

[@anonymously241]

Happy Easter 🐇🐇🐇

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

You too :)

[@anthonylorbach9365]

I bought one last year. I like it.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Does it still perform the same one year on?

[@anthonylorbach9365]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK It has been winter here, so I haven't been using it lately. I bought it because it was the most solid of all the similar products. I also purchased some of their loppers. They make a good product.

[@TheLuigi69]

Enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing ✌. What colour is your fence though? 😂 .. I've been looking at different colours but I think I'm going for the colour you have Thank you in advance. Jayne ☺

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! It's Wickes Shed & Fence Timbercare - Red Cedar 9L

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

However, my Dad has said there's no preservative in it so wouldn't buy it again

[@Petertronic]

Wow, just what I need, my garden is overrun with dandelions

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

We have noticed after removing them every other day, they're popping up less and less :)

[@Petertronic]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Glad to hear that. I have subscribed to Proper DIY now :)

[@mamunahmed892]

Anything you'd recommend for weed growing between block paving?

[@nazcooking3949]

Does it work to take out weeds from tiles

[@blackletter2591]

It looks like the prongs are set too far apart for that.

[@SuperMooshrooms]

I use this tool in my business. Yes it is less efficent than whipper snippering the weeds and then poisoning them but some areas can be hazardous to use the whipper snipper like around carparks or house windows and the like and this tool pools them by the roots and gets me off my hands and knees which I hate the most.

[@barryhaines1727]

Love your ear defender’s 👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Me too 😊 Don't like taking them off tbh... always have to listen to music 😂

[@sevenirises]

Do you think this would work for a yard with landscape rocks that has weeds growing up between them?

[@bobbailey7024]

I bought one of those and managed to break it. The plastic part at the bottom snapped and as far as I'm aware they cannot be repaired.

[@floobertuber]

How much use was it go try to claim the lifetime warranty? And if you did, was it necessary to pay shipping of any kind to get a replacement?

[@davidh.8513]

Same here!

[@SJKurd]

I love yellow flowers 😅

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

It's a bonus that they're free then 😂😂 I do like seeing daisies 😊

[@Onlinesully]

looks handy. What did you do with the removed weeds ?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Binned them. Although I wonder how easy it is to turn it into compost?

[@Onlinesully]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK guess you’d need a good compost corner and we’ll managed

[@Aussiedave54]

Does it come fully assembled? Thanks

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Yes, it did!

[@emma741ej]

We got one last year and attacked the lawn. We definitely have less weeds this year. 😀

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I'm hoping that'll be the case - especially as they're removed with the root, too :)

[@DreamPhreak]

I'm considering getting it because I know fiskars tools come with a lifetime warranty

[@floobertuber]

What I'd really like to know is (A) are they good about standing behind that warranty, and (B) do they want you to pay shipping on either the replacement tool, or having to return the broken one?

[@denewoodthorpe3665]

A good work out 💪

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Definitely got my Fitbit steps in 😂

[@EppingForest304]

Are you still using the Fiskars… or has it broken?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Still using it 😀 I didn't use it for 1.5 years though while living on the boat!

[@stevejennette25]

The plastic ring at bottom of device broke first time I used this.

[@Mimi-ry4dt]

Is this the Fiskars 4 claw Xact Weed Puller? (or 3 claw?) I wasn't sure from the video.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

4 claw :)

[@FixBuildGo]

0:07 Is that too much dirt pulled out? What do you fill the hole with?

[@floobertuber]

You can simply push in some topsoil if you want, but unless it's a gaping huge hole, just leave it. It's no different than using an aerator on your lawn, and will let in oxygen and rain. Healthy grass growth will fill it in, after a few days go by.

[@mick977]

I'm not really impressed with mines. I wondered if it might be faulty, on some spots it seems to really lack the grip on weeds as if it doesn't close tightly enough or I might be running in to the issue you did where multiple weeds are in the same spot. My garden is not flat like yours, but more hilly I'm not sure if it's having any bearing on it, but yeah. Disappointed.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Sorry to hear that. How long have you had it? I wonder if it's worth seeing if you can return it for a replacement to compare?

[@peterwest4996]

seems ok but takes out too much soil leaving gapping holes - i prefer a daisy grubber brilliant tool but it is a hand and knees job but better results.

[@limeallens6160]

This could be used as an aerator as well

[@jamescharlton924]

Resolva for lawns does a better job. Scarify the lawn in the spring aeration a nice overseed and top dress lawn will look the nuts!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks for the tips :) I'll look into Resolva!

[@jamescharlton924]

Green bottle has to be for lawns only

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you! 😊

[@sebxiou-2317]

Great but I actually prefer dandelions to grass - much prettier! Good vid, though, Thanks.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I suppose they're pretty, but I wouldn't mind seeing our lawn pure grass here for the first time :)

[@scottsmith8546]

Just eat the weeds and that's a win-win!

[@inkydoug]

A very earth-conscious way to get rid of weeds instead of chemicals.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Definitely! The birds were hovering the next day too, looking for worms 😅 Poor worms!

[@janetduffy5350]

Hey sis how are you? Are you still living on the boat?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Hi, no, we're not living on it :)

[@TruAntTV]

Looks as though it brings up far too much earth to me. I have a version of this that an elderly neighbour gave me and it brings up far less earth. The tool must be atleast 30 years old but I still use it all the time 😁

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Yes, that bit is the worst! Hopefully after doing it long enough, it'll reduce the need to remove weeds.

[@coryCuc]

2:35 Just walk around and pull it from the other side. Problem solved. I have the same weed puller...just pull it up from a different angle.

[@searbe]

I bought one of these and it broke in the first week. The plastic construction is pretty horrible.

[@davidkettell5726]

Weed killer is way cheaper ?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Which type would you recommend?

[@derekmulready1523]

Acquire a very sharp 8" blade knife. Get kneeling pad slash the weed in crisscross fashion. Apply a herbicide with some washing up liquid. Good with Dandelion planting yarrow but not horsetail

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! Had to google Horsetail weed... we used to get those in our last garden!

[@derekmulready1523]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK I have them in my cottage the roots can travel 3' straight down. Perseverance is the only way to be rid off them

[@Sparks1Plumbers0]

Ha ha... the power of watching others youtube demos eh. Fortunately I didn't fall for PDs spill especially once I'd seen the price and how small [read short] they are. TBH I did not feel like crippling me back just for some weeds plus once you start ... de-weeding you then have to spend even more time money and effort following through with filling, sanding, aerating, seeding, mulching, de-mossing, leveling, patch replacement... etc. 🙄 Nope... not for me 😏

[@ka5269]

Bought one years ago, but its been gathering dust ever since. I found it gimmicky

[@wisher21uk]

I de-mossed and weeded our front lawn last year this year it back even worse, Stab-twist-kill you sound dangerous 😢 Great honest review though thanks

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I would've thought that kind of effort would be beneficial!! And couldn't resist an Alan Partridge reference 😂

[@leonardohard9604]

0:54 jajajaja como me haces reir.

[@davidwrobel8089]

The irony is all those dandelions are the most nutritional weed your tossing out, try eating them.

[@michaeljorgensen790]

I watched another video of a guy who thought it was garbage....but he kept stepping on only the very tip of the foot pedal and the jaws never closed on the weed when he pulled back. If he only watched his own video before he posted it he would have found out what he was doing wrong. Maybe.

[@werewolf632]

Why are you wearing hearing protection?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I answer that here :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIrGpp1maLFkiNE

[@chadroeder]

filled 6 washing up bowls> cor blimey

[@soul76can]

I found this crested very big holes in my lawn. Not for me.

[@hemusbull]

I bought one and it broke. Returned it, and the second broke, too. I returned this one too and got my third one. It broke as well, and I gave up! And all within one active season only... Poorly designed and built JUNK!

[@davidh.8513]

You are exactly right!

[@Cradley684]

Have Astro turf put down Vikkie save all that weeding in your Lawn !!!.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I lost an hour after your comment looking into how to install astroturf 😆😆 Looks like a fun project 😅

[@omorin34]

Thanks British Babe.

[@blackletter2591]

The British and their "washing up bowls".😂

[@gp85hkg]

Not, "...or aloominum." There's only aluminium (".)

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

🤣👌

[@robinhughes8822]

Is it very noisy? Just wondering why you need ear defenders😂

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

🎧 headphones

[@ivarroligheten1698]

My Firkars broke. Too much plastic. Wolf Garten is better. 👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Oh no 😞 hope you can get a refund!

[@davidlillie4332]

So why are you killing the dandelions, such a beneficial, beautiful, and healthy medicinal plant?

[@floobertuber]

Some of us care how our lawns look.

[@korzer]

Why are you wearing ear protection while using a weed puller :D :D :D

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Headphones 🎧

[@ragnaraxelson59]

It broke on me.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Well that sucks!! Hopefully you can send it back for a refund?

[@ragnaraxelson59]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Yeah maybe :). Will have to go through fiskars directly.

[@lwoodt1]

There seems to be a gadget for everything these days.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

There really is 😂

[@glen7567]

Why the earmuffs?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Bluetooth headphones

[@NorthernWalks]

Does this work in gravel ?

[@xfx09]

I am a professional gardener and I use mine all the time. It’s a great tool and very effective. Well worth investing in 👍 Mike The Really Useful Gardening Co Based in Essex

[@613ott]

Why the hell are you wearing ear protectors😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

They're also bluetooth headphones lol