Craftsman 36" Spike Aerator

Worked well the assembly wasn’t awful maybe an hour. The way the tongue set up is a bit of the pain to doing it yourself holding both sides to keep them straight while tightening but not a huge deal. U will definitely need to add weight if not it will just bounce on top if ur should is even remotely hard packed. Overall very pleased for the money spent.

Well made and easy to assemble. Used two cinder blocks on top as recommended. Still had a hard time penetrating the rocky soil here in Connecticut. Not the fault of the product at all. Will continue to use the aerator next season and beyond. Time will tell if this will make a big difference in the lawn.

Great little tool to pull behind ur tractor. Some say the plug approach is better. IDK..this put holes in the ground pretty easily. Put 4 sand ages on it for weight and did my yard easily. Putting it together is easy...just study the pix and take ur time. Great buy for the money.

Instructions are not exteremly clear for assembly and actually miss a few steps. Some are the parts are missed labeled so it was put together a couple times incorrectly. It did the job well though once I had it together. My yard was very tough so I had to have about 80 lbs on top of it so you may need more than the advertised cinder blocks for it to break through.

Easy assembling easy to use. I made these custom 30 lb blocks that fit nicely on top. Got good depth with them on the unit. I aerated 1/2 an acre no problems. Very pleased.

Showed up missing half the parts. Tried to order from agri-fab but website doesn't list craftsman parts. It's made by another company and quality control is low. Avoid thus thing.

Assembly is ok. Quality is very good. I put about 40 lbs on top when the ground was kind of dry. You can prepare the soil for seeding with this, but you have to go over the ground maybe 5 times. Not hard to do, just sit and steer. You (probably) can mow low and slow (bag it) and aerate at the same time (at least it puts you up one pass on the aeration).

Very happy with it. Me, though, I'm not to happy with. Not having any cinder blocks for weight I thought I would be smart and put a 70lb tube of sand on it. Didn't realize for the 1st 20 feet that the tube was leaking a 3 inch wide line of sand. I have done some dumb things before but never thought I would be out there with a shop vac vacuuming my front lawn :) Ran and got two cinderblocks and it works great.

I was skeptical making this purchase but thought a pulled aerator was worth a try. It arrived in pieces and had to be put together so I let my 15 year old grandson tackle the job. He had it together in about an hour or so with no complaints. It is constructed of steel and appears well made. I strapped a couple cement blocks onto it and a day after some light rain, I gave it a go. It worked well, though I should have waited for a heavier rain, as I think it would have bit into the ground much better. It punches small slits into the lawn, probably about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in depth. I’m satisfied with it but I believe the machines with the larger rounded aerators would be more efficient.

Very good does as it is described and there are YouTube videos that clearly step through the setup if you're more of a visual person than a reader 😊

Assembly was a bit of a pain. For some reason I thought that this would arrive pre assembled. Overall it’s alright, it could have been 2-4 inches wider but I knew what size it was when I purchased it. Would have been nice if the spikes would dig a little deeper.

Did the job. Exactly what i expected. No more no less