does it dig up grass
333249
Yes, it does. It works just like a big tiller, only on a smaller scale. I love mine; it's easy for me to handle and I can carry it anywhere.
333250
Yes, I do it all the time. If the grass is tall, it will wrap around the tines and bar. Hard to pull out. Buy the weed reducers which help prevent this. Mantis 1722 Power Tiller Weed Reducers for Gardening
333251
Most definitely. I just created a new flower bed last week by tilling up the grass.
1309035
yes it does. Just used it today to pick weeds and not strain my back and legs.
1558153
Shop/Tune.....this little blower/vacuum has plenty of suction and it does mulch when vacuuming. I wouldn't recommend it for areas with stones unless you're very careful.
293234
I purchased it for my uncle's 10 acre property, mostly to clean up brush and weeds. It does smooth the soil, and will move rocks and gravel around, but I dont think it would be effective to actually remove them. We did use it for grading some areas on the property that were heavy with gravel, but the gravel is still there - just leveled out.
1961706
NO ! It works BEST when you have loose piles on top of the Grass that are only maybe about 2~3 inches high ~ It will pull up leaves from within the Grass Blades IF you adjust it for Maximum Depth (Sweeper Brushes scrape lower). IF you run it into small (4 ~ 6 inch high) piles of loose leaves, it'll remove some of the leaves each time you pass thru the Pile; then you just have to keep going thru the Leaf Pile until it picks up most of them. The unit needs some type of curved 'Shields' on either side of the Catcher Basket to stop the 20 ~30% of leaves from flying out the sides & missing the Basket ! < only real 'flaw'. NO ! It works BEST when you have loose piles on top of the Grass that are only maybe about 2~3 inches high ~ It will pull up leaves from within the Grass Blades IF you adjust it for Maximum Depth (Sweeper Brushes scrape lower). IF you run it into small (4 ~ 6 inch high) piles of loose leaves, it'll remove some of the leaves each time you pass thru the Pile; then you just have to keep going thru the Leaf Pile until it picks up most of them. The unit needs some type of curved 'Shields' on either side of the Catcher Basket to stop the 20 ~30% of leaves from flying out the sides & missing the... » Read More NO ! It works BEST when you have loose piles on top of the Grass that are only maybe about 2~3 inches high ~ It will pull up leaves from within the Grass Blades IF you adjust it for Maximum Depth (Sweeper Brushes scrape lower). IF you run it into small (4 ~ 6 inch high) piles of loose leaves, it'll remove some of the leaves each time you pass thru the Pile; then you just have to keep going thru the Leaf Pile until it picks up most of them. The unit needs some type of curved 'Shields' on either side of the Catcher Basket to stop the 20 ~30% of leaves from flying out the sides & missing the Basket ! < only real 'flaw'. « Show Less
1731682
Yes it will but it's slow. It will pull grass and weeds out of the ground, roots and all. You will have to stop and rake the stuff out of the way as you move along the area. I have a mantis tiller which really tears up the ground but it doesn't pull the weeds out as well as the B&D. My battery lasts for about 30 miinutes, but I have 4 batteries so not a problem....
789015
The grass catcher doesn't work very at all. The mower is not as sturdy as I had hoped. I am somewhat disappointed with the mower overall.
789013
In my experience, it did not work well. It caught about half of the grass. On a perfectly level lawn, it may work better.
2174460
Yes! It works well on grass too. My grandson loves to push it everywhere! He doesn't ride it yet.
259246
No. Nothing about this works well. Do not invest in it. The blades do not cut the grass well. Too hard to push. I thought that it could be a good work out.....Not worth the time. I cost over $100 to ship it back.
873555
Since it does raise and lower to the ground, I did use it in my driveway (blacktop) to pick up leaves. It did a nice job - it even picked up some cedar droppings as well, although not as well as the leaves. I found that it also works very well on even ground. For a lot of variation in the yard, I found that if you raise the brushes slightly, it works just fine. This is my new favorite yard tool for the fall!
1520326
Hubby's right this time. I've used this tool to remove weeds and have found it works best with loose soil. Here in Chicago after our long, cold winter our soil is compact and needs to be loosened with good old-fashioned spade work before I can use this tool to pick up weeds. As the weather warms up and weeds sprout this continues to come in handy - saves my back.
1660223
Yes it does!!!! But I would go slow so you make sure the blade stays on the grass side.
1929829
I cleared a path for the dogs, and the trash with this and it was removing grass from the ground. It will certainly pick up gravel. You would have to be careful and tilt it back so it's not directly contacting the ground, which in turn, would leave a layer of snow/ice on your driveway.
648205
No. It is smaller. Excellent for digging holes for plantings and around trees, foundations. I used it to dig around and under irrigation piping that had burst and needed repairing.
2176155
It dethatches whatever you run it through, grass of any type. It might have a tendency of ripping crabgrass more because of the crabgrass runners but I wouldn't count on it removing it all.
2093890
I bought mine for my son a few months ago and his doesn't seem to go great on the grass. When it's just mowed it seams to work O.K. so now he will also push it on the driveway,in the garage and when we go for walk on the street.