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Specialty blade converts mower into a thatcher and power rake. Saves hours of hand thatching and raking. Features ribbed blade for maximum strength and bolted on carbon steel spring tines. Lock washers prevent springs from working loose while blade is in
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Setup tricks & use of Arnold #490-100-0012 Universal Dethatching Blade,
By Verschlussdeckel (Seychelles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Arnold Corp. 490-100-0012 Power Rake
This product is amazingly simple & works just fine w/ a few tweaks, per within.
However, a slight downside is that both of the spring tines broke after exactly 1 year & 6 uses (shucks). Found some ersatz replacements @ the local landscape supply for much less than offered here, so no heartburn overall. Caveat: With JUST the Arnold #490-100-0012 Dethatch blade installed, I found that thatch trimmings were definitely NOT clearing-out from underneath the mower's deck. They would just build-up, spin around & actually lift the whole deck UP, until it became very difficult to push at all (at this point, every wheel was lifted slightly off the ground & the side discharge chute was clear/wide-open). Was not a great situation .... Background: My aging 20" Murray pusher is a tired ol' beast & lacks much torque, so I had to get real creative when using this product. Believe it will benefit all users, however. Solution, part 1: For now, just forget about the grass/clippings bag - take it off & throw it aside. Sol'n, pt 2: Add a 2nd blade. Be sure it is a normal grass-cutting HIGH-LIFT/mulching type. Set it up in a cross-pattern (aka: "X" configuration) on TOP of the Arnold Dethatcher, if possible. If not, be sure to separate the blades w/ a large flat washer, because the Arnold Dethatch blade is concave on the bottom face! Sol'n, pt 3: Use a low idle speed - as low possible (was kinda tough w/ the ol' Murray ..... frequent stalls, etc). Walk at a fast pace, & don't slow down or dwell on any spot. Results: Worked like magic after using these tricks & then fooling-around w/ various wheel heights. Thatch trimmings were thus flying out the R side, landing 6-8 feet away. Never looked-back & now we're all smiles. Lawn has never looked better, either ..... Good luck & do hope 'dis helps a bit !! Regards, Verschlussdeckel
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adapting it to my electric mower,
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This review is from: Arnold Corp. 490-100-0012 Power Rake
I have a cord mower, 19", and it took a bit to adapt the dethatching blade. I ended up putting the dethatching blade below the cutting blade. At first, I tried the dethatching blade alone, but on my mower it did not work, it attached over the plastic fan part and quite quickly melted it because of friction. Then I tried it beneath the regular blade and it worked. Added benefit: the regular blade blew the clippings into the clipping bag, so I didn't have a big raking job to do. Caution: I had to experiment a bit with the height settings and do several passes to avoid overstressing the mower motor. Once I got that down, it worked fine!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
AHHH - The joys of Power Raking my lawn!,
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This review is from: Arnold Corp. 490-100-0012 Power Rake
In the past, I have hand raked my lawn, with regular lawn rakes and with a specially designed "de-thatching rake," with a lot of hard work for the desired results. And then what to do with all of that thatch stuff? Then I hired someone to do it for me, with mixed results for the money. Then I had my lawn service power rake my lawn (good job, for a lot of $$$$$). Finally I decided to try one of these Power Rake blades for my lawn mower. After reading one of the previous reviews, I combined this blade with the mulching blade on my mower, mounted at 90 degrees apart. The result was a fairly well thatched lawn with the thatch and clippings chopped up so fine that it was hardly noticeable, all with little more effort than just mowing the lawn. All in all, I would recommend the use of this product for a less than professional but still acceptable result for the money and effort.
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