Type of blades/tines: The ALR 900 has 10 Double Steel Tines, while the AVR 1100 has 14 rotating BOR steel blades.

Place the upper part of the grass catcher in the rear groove of the lower part and join the two halves together. A large 50-litre collection box lets you spend more time raking before you have to empty it, so you can finish the task in one go. Both are very useful for clearing moss, thatch, leaves and other debris however the Bosch AVR 1100 Verticutter can also be used to give a much more deeper clearing of your lawn because the blades slice through the surface to lift rooted growth and debris. In my review of the Bosch ALR 900, I found that the 10 Double Steel Tines make it a great choice for removing dead grass and other debris from your lawn. To help you out, so you can narrow your selection down use my mower finder tool, that will shortlist best mowers based on your specific needs.Next stage was to identify the really bare areas, drop the machine down to setting 1 or 2 and then run again. The 32 cm width seems to be just right when you need to navigate lawns with flower beds or narrow strips, however, if I had a very large open lawn I would consider a lawn rake with a larger width. Regularly inspect the machine for obvious defects such as loose or damaged tines/blades, loose connections, and worn or damaged parts.

The lawn has been allowed to get into a very poor state and I collected another two boxes of dead vegeitation/moss. I used it this afternoon to help pick up fallen leaves from the Lawn, to be honest it was still too wet and soggy to do this, but with an afternoon off and the prospect of poor weather again over the coming weekend I felt this was the best chance I would have to do this.When I'd finished, I treated the lawn with a moss killer (no rake), Because any bits of moss I had missed would have spread spores all over the place. Simply set your height as mentioned earlier, press the red button on the right side of the handle and pull back the small handle against the main handlebar, and it kicks into life. You can calculate your postage charge for Bosch AVR 1100 Metal Blade Lawnraker 320mm before you checkout. When looking at a product of this type, it’s good to compare it to something that claims to be a similar product. The lower the death wheel, the closer the blades get to the surface of the soil – the lowest setting being below the surface of the soil hence the furrows that it will leave.

Also, the power system is completely electric so it produces zero emissions and is one of the more quiet lawn rakes. The machine is big enough for any lawn, the engine is powerful enough to take any strain and it is easy to push and empty.I went over the lawn twice, in two directions, at 90 degrees - the lowest setting got me back to grass and bare soil. Steel blades generally wear less quickly than plastic blades which results in you needing to replace the tines less often than a rake that uses plastic. Personally I marvelled at the amount of moss removed and toyed with the idea of a further pass to see how much I could remove.