40 in. Tow-Behind Combination Aerator-Spreader

This aerator-spreader is way better than my old agifab. It's heavy duty in how it's made and in the weight. I have had yet to add any additional weight on it. Alton has pneumatic tires which I think helps with the bouncing around and has a smoother ride.

I’m having trouble keeping the agitating chain on it’s sprocket. The chain is extremely loose & I do not see any adjustment.

I have yet to buy this product, it appears that JD does build a bit better , I personal like those fat tires, and no other company throughout of a weight tray, the only consistently weak part is that single chain driven system, perhaps if it was a double or even triple chain driven system it would be more effective and not fall off or break. further more stop with the plastic cover that is so cheap, and also possible up the caring load, so come on JD , DON'T take the cheap road out in materials. Us home owners are just trying to make are little piece of heaven nice and presentable. , thanks for listening.

For assembling....Hard to put together. Spikes exposed while putting together. Instructions not good at all, difficult to follow (I can usually follow pretty good). Will update when I finally get to use it.

Product arrived in 7 days. Delivery was to my front door. No scratches or mars on the carton or contents. Assembly was a breeze. No missing parts. 100% satisfied with my purchase... Highly recommend !

As the title says, it's overall a good product just needs a few modifications. I bought one of these a few weeks ago and have already run it over about 5 acres between my yard and a couple of friends yards. Here's what I love about it: All steel constructions (except tine spacers and chain guard), pneumatic tires, heavy. What I don't like, the middle support for the tine shaft is very thin/flimsy metal; already have had two of the spacers on the tines wear pretty heavily due to rubbing as parts shifted during use. Luckily, I'm pretty handy and have been able to make some minor modifications/add in some washers to make this better. Honestly, it's a good product and the only reasons I didn't give it 5 stars were: -Poor assembly instructions. I don't know how the average homeowner could complete this on their own, let alone using the instructions. In order to assemble and attach the drawbar, I ended up finding it FAR easier to attach the drawbar to the box FIRST and then use a C-clamp to bring it together in the middle for the final bolts. Additionally, the instructions could've been a little more clearly matched to the images in the instructions. The pictures on instructions were clearly made with an older revision of the product than the one I had. -Heavier metal for the box/supports of the tine shaft. I've had some minor flexing/bending where the tine shaft goes through the box for support which has caused some of the plastic spacers to prematurely wear. I, fortunately, have some spare ag parts laying around in the shed and can modify this slightly to be more durable with a little time and effort. -More washers. There are several spots on this that having a large fender washer between the bolt head and the the metal the bolt is going through are beneficial; again, going back to surprising spots of wear on the implement due to odd design choices. -placement of one of the studs for the raise/lower arm; in the picture of the product the forward most "stud" for the lever interferes with attachment due to it running into the side of the spreader box; you can work around this by only loosely attaching the bolt/stud and then later tightening it when completing assembly. -Raise/lower level placement; while not a "big deal" because only 2 of the tines are connected to the shaft to run the agitator (meaning you can run with the thing down even when turning) it would be nice to be able to raise/lower the implement from the seat of my mower. Again; while I had a lot of "negative" feedback; it was only small nitpicky things that (for most people) I don't think would be a big problem (accept assembly). I noticed most of this stuff simply because of how much I used it on the first day I had it. If I had to make the decision again, I would still buy this product, but for those whom have not yet purchased it and are thinking about it; beware that assembly can be difficult; that aside, solid product.

This is THE biggest waste of money in my entire life. The drive chain pops off and has no adjustments or metal idler, the driveline is plastic that breaks and strips. It is a promising concept that was obviously cheaper out on to cut costs in essential areas. Completely disappointed this POC is branded with the John Deere name.

Worked great, only one issue presented itself. The weight tray will not stay in place on abnormal terrane. A peg on both sides of the tray would possibly resolve the issue.

Great product....once you put it together....this monster will require two people (at least one with muscles) to put it together.....the instructions are not very easy to follow because the pictures are so hard to see exactly what they are pointing to... But once you get it together, you will feel great joy in your accomplishment!

Piece of flimsy crap. One run and the throttle handle doenst stay put & one wheel is messed up. Doesnt hold enough material & you spend all day refilling it. Find something bigger & tougher.

Very nice once it was assembled. Just have to watch the points on the splitters, very sharp. Instructions could have been a little better , a little trail and error.

I had it put together it works great everything went together relatively easy some instructions were off a little bit but I figured it out so overall it's a very good product it does the job

Easy assembly. Works well even with dry ground. Result speaks louder than words. My yard is beautiful. Excellent buy!

I've never been unable to complete assembly on anything until now. Instructions were not helpful. Frustrating as their are not that many parts, but nothing lined up when trying to install the second wheel to the frame. Couldn't find any online resources or YouTube video's either. For the price of this product you'd think they would have better instructions or maybe a link to an installation video. I finally packed it up and returned to Home Depot for a refund.

The aerator is great. However the directions the came with it were not the easiest to follow and all of the parts were thrown in one bag.. took longer than expected to assembly and some of the blades were bent during transport.

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Did exactly what I was hoping it would do. I like being able to aerate the soil while dropping the grass seed at the same time. Saves time.

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Works great Aerator was easy to use and did wonderful job on my yard. Easy to use and adjust.

I had no issues with assembling this spreader, which took about an hour. I seeded approximately 1/4 acre and it worked perfectly. Spreader seems to be well made and easy to adjust while on tractor.

Instructions were horrible. Parts were mislabeled with poor annotation. Picture of parts was not to scale, just a real head ache. Finally got it together, have not used it yet, it’s getting a “1” based on the horrific instructions.

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It was easy to put together and well made.

Came with missing pieces. Was unable to spread top sand.

It was not easy to assemble or follow the directions