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Technical Details

  • Turf Hound tool allows thicker, healthier lawn growth
  • Removes 4-inch plugs from turf to allow water and fertilizer flow
  • Durable steel construction and rustproof finishes for long-lasting wear
  • U-shaped handle and large footstep for easy stepping and comfort
  • Limited lifetime warranty

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Use the Hound Dog Products "Turf Hound" to makes room for grass roots to grow thicker and healthier, for a thicker, healthier lawn. The Turf Hound removes 4-inch plugs of turf to loosen compacted soil and break down thatch, allowing for the free flow of water, air, and fertilizer to the roots of your lawn and curing its trouble spots. It is the secret solution to having golf-course-quality turf. The Turf Hound's unique U-shaped handle is designed for easy stepping and comfort; it also features a rust-proof finish and durable, lightweight construction for long-lasting wear, as well as a large footstep for greater ease. The Turf Hound comes with 4-inch steel coring tubes. A limited lifetime warranty is included.


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Hound Dog Products HDP3-8 Turf Hound Aerator

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  • Product Dimensions: 36.8 x 1.5 x 9.8 inches ; 4.6 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
  • Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
  • ASIN: B00023S156
  • Item model number: HDP3-8
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,927 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Effective aerator and some useful tips., June 16, 2008
My Turf Hound Aerator was purchased in Feb. 2008. I waited until after the rainy season to aerate my lawns in April and May. Very easy to use: grab the top handle and step on the bottom crossbar to punch holes in the lawn (with the two sharpened tubes on the bottom). That facilitates air, water, and fertilizer to reach the root systems for greener lawns.

Some things I've noticed (as have others):

Works best in semi-moist soil. Too dry and cutting becomes difficult; too wet and the soil plugs get stuck and don't come out the top of the tubes.

Try to step in the middle of the crossbar so the cutting tubes are perpendicular to the ground for even holes, less bending of the sharpened ends of the tubes, and less clogging.

When the sharpened ends of the tubes get bent, the soil plugs don't come out. Simple solution: don't try to pry out the stuck plugs with a screw driver, that may roughen the inside of the tubes or bend the cutting edges. Rinsing with water doesn't push out the stuck plugs either. Rather, go to a patch of lawn with slightly moist soil, step a few times and the moist plugs are pushed out. Now turn the aerator over and tap on the crossbar with a rubber mallet to get the remaining soil plugs out.

When the sharpened ends do get bent from tough soil/grass/rocks, I use an 10" old steel tubing just slightly smaller in diameter than the cutting tubes and tap it through the top with a rubber mallet. That straightens out the bent edges somewhat uniformly.

The Turf Hound Aerator does have a lifetime exchange guarantee so one can get a replacement at the cost of shipping it back to the manufacturer.

One last note: I DON'T leave the extruded soil plugs in my front lawns because they resemble dog doodoo and some thoughtless neighbors may mistake them as an invitation to use my front lawns as a pet porta-potty.

Check out my lawn in the customer submitted pics. Good Luck!


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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product, June 11, 2007
By Q. Karels "Norton the dog" (Center of the Universe) - See all my reviews
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This plug aerator works by "pushing" a plug out throught the top of a cylindrical tube located on either side of the step plate on the bottom. a well thought out design, the loop handle allows your knee to be above the push plate, making it easy to step on the device with enough force to cause the plug to push another through the tube. Although designed for a small space, I plan to use it to aerate my 7,000 square foot lawn this summer. My wife thinks I'm nuts, but it's good exercise, and the lawn gets aerated. It's sturdy without being heavy, will probably last forever (or at least longer than I'll be using it).
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice cores for small trouble areas, May 9, 2005
By Eriocaulon (Broadview Heights, OH United States) - See all my reviews
  
Hound Dog products I've used seem to be great. I have the flat faced shovel and the weed hound in addition to the core aerator. Making plugs is nice and easy. The limiting factor is how hard or rocky your soil is. It is best to do the coring when the soil is moist, otherwise the effort goes up.

The 2-core aerator can easily do trouble spots and also small areas that commercial plug aerators cannot access. It seems to be well made and works very well.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good value
I have a small yard in Phoenix and one of those rental motorized aerators doesn't make sense. So, I ordered this product after reading the reviews figuring it wasn't too expensive... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Mike

4.0 out of 5 stars do it yourself
If you are a do it yourself type person. This is for you. It works well for a small yard. The holes tend to
get clogged up from time to time. Read more
Published 4 days ago by C. lefler

5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy to use; good for small lawn
Rather than spend the same amount of money to have someone aerate my lawn, this will pay for itself. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Hirsch

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great!!!
I bought this to aerate by 600sq/ft lawn. It works great. It took me about 30 minutes to cover the whole lawn. Sometimes the plug does not come out. Read more
Published 1 month ago by PJ

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Idea
Nice idea. Way too hard to use. Way too much work to do even my small 1/4 acre yard.
Published 1 month ago by Robert Larson

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good.
Built good! I was concerned it might not be heavy duty enough, but has strong welds and the piping is thick and strong enough that I am not worried about it breaking or bending... Read more
Published 2 months ago by B. Scott

2.0 out of 5 stars Hound Dog Core Aerator
I purchased as an upgrade from the regular aerator thinking a coring model would be more beneficial. Come to find that it requires the right medium to work properly. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Scott P. Walczak

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot DAWG!
First...my Hound Dog arrived super fast. Thanks Amazon! I unwrapped it right away and went to town, aerated two parts of my lawn that the grass was going brown (in an otherwise... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mandy Kinz

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Problem Solver
I have a small 14' x 24' grassy area in my desert landscape in AZ. The dirt gets compacted and hard. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Desert Rain

4.0 out of 5 stars It works, good for small areas ...
It works, 2 plugs at a time. the only thing is the soil has to be at a certain softness to penetrate and not too soft or it gets plugged, So this might take some experimenting... Read more
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