Sun Joe AJ801E Electric Lawn Dethatcher w/ Collection Bag | 13 inch | 12 Amp | Scarifier

This little guy looks like it's not heavy-duty enough to last long but this is my third year with it and it's a workhorse. I dethatch a couple of times a year and scarify annually. It has brought my 20-year-old lawn back to looking like new. I live at 5,000 Ft elevation and my lawn gets a lot of dead grass from the winter. This tool cleans that out for new growth just as advertised.

Stopped working after less than 3 hours of use. Mechanically, it appears to be fine; however, it will not turn on. Perhaps a blown fuse?

I bought this after doing some research on YouTube. I'd rake every year and tire out quickly. Hiring someone to do it was out of the question. Assembly wasn't too bad and you do not need any additional tools. I was blown away with how well it worked. The dead grass came up so easily. While it makes it easier, physically, this job will take you all day. My grass was previously mowed. I dethatched, mowed, dethatched again and mowed again. The machine is not heavy at all. The only downfall was having to deal with the cord. Also, I took the advice of others and didn't bother with the bag. Well worth every penny!

I did not believe what I saw on the videos. And I wanted to try it myself... The videos and comments dont describe how amazing this machine works. after using it in our yard, it looks like a new entire home to me.

The gears broke on the second usage. The parts are made of plastic which allows the tool to be cheap, but I would pay the extra money next time and get parts made of solid metal so it will actually last.

I must say that this is the best lawn tool from Sun Joe yet. I wasn't sure what to expect but as soon as I started to use it, I was very impressed. I've only used it for dethatching and it did an amazing job with very little effort. It is powerful yet lightweight. My lawn is small to mid-size and I got it done in no time. The only thing I have to comment on is the catcher bag: it really has no purpose due the small size, so I don't use it. I'll pick up the dead grass with the lawn mower. Thanks for a great product!

It will break in less than 2 years. I've gone through 3 Sun Joe dethatchers in 4 years. They covered one replacement via the warranty but they would not assist when that replacement broke after 2 uses. I am good to my yard equipment and this brand is just garbage. Also avoid their pressure washers, also garbage

My review is only good for 3 stars. Aj801E Raking depth adjustment lever to adjust the height of the machine to thatch has small little knob to hold the lever in place has broken off and cannot adjust height anymore. I have don't see where I can replace the lever here at Sun Joe. All parts should be made available to replace on the machine regardless

broke after 5 hours use warranty process is terrible. Don't through away your box you have to provide one to send it back before they send you a new one.

Don’t waste your money. Second time using it and the motor blew up.

Easy change of dethatcher and splitter head. Very powerful with great adjustability.

The Sun Joe dethatcher is great! 10 minutes to assemble, 30 seconds to swap the dethatcher with the scarifier tool, and super easy to use. I thought I had raked most of the thatch before I bought this, but this thing pulled out way more thatch than I ever could with a rake in a very small fraction of the time it would take to rake.

Used about 4-5 times for about 3 years as a dethatcher and worked great. Tried as a scarifier once and the motor burned out in 5 min. To expensive to only last a short time. They should upgrade the motor or only sell as a dethatcher.

I need a raking depth adjustment lever for AJ 801E thatcher. There are only a few parts available and the depth adjustment is not one of them. This makes the entire dethatcher un-usable. I have only used it a couple of times, but it is out a warranty. So I will repair the lever myself using epoxy. The plastic depth stop broke. Don't make frequently used parts out of plastic.

I purchased the Scarifier/Dethatcher based on YouTube videos though I was a bit skeptical it would work on my matted lawn. It was very easy to assemble, all the screw holes lined up perfectly, no extra re-drilling or special tools required! My lawn is overly thick and lumpy though I hand thatched last year. I thought the Sun Joe would bog down quickly so I set it at medium depth to save the motor. After a few rows I lowered it down and ripped up a ton of thatch with the motor humming along nicely! As online reviews stated the grass catcher is pretty useless, plus if it did work I would have had to empty it a couple hundred times. I decided to prop the back door open a little with a stick to see if the machine wouldn't require me unclogging it by hand periodically. Not a good idea... it caught a little rock and nailed me in the shin! So I can attest the motor is plenty powerful! I didn't wear safety glasses but in the future I will. Its pretty fun and easy to use, I am going to make a second pass next week after the moss killer does its job.

Used the unit twice before the end of the season and my small yard was thriving with thatch removed. Had better seeding gold with aeration attachment

Unit worked great for the first two times I used it for some light dethatching. The third time it quit working after 5 minutes. Turns out the VERY LIGHTWEIGHT motor gear was stripped and is not repairable/replaceable. Unit is out of warranty, but only has about 35 minutes of light use before breaking.

It does an excellent job and my lawn has never looked so good! I wish it was cordless!

Bought for my 6,000 sqft lawn that I needed to overseed. Used the tines, should have used the scarifier blades. But it pulled up all the thatch like a champ! Didn't use the bag, just used a leaf blower and tarp to collect it. I used heavier than recommended gauge extension cords to insure no problem. I'm going to scarify next time and core aerate for my fall reseeding. Was a breeze to use.

I did this manually last year and thought I did a pretty good job. As I prepared to tackle the job this year I unfortunately found that my dethatching rake was no longer in the garage so instead of buying another one, I bought this. Wow, I see what I thought was a good job last year was nothing compared to this. I didn't give it 5 stars because, like most, I think the bag is too small but I'm not sure it could carry the weight of a bigger bag.