Bond 9215 Green Giant Spiked Aerator Shoes
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Bond 9215 Green Giant Spiked Aerator Shoes
Customer Review: Great idea, bad implementation
Summary: 1 Stars
It's a great idea but poorly implemented.
Here's what's not so great about these "shoes":
1) the buckles on the straps are plastic and after tightening they bend. if you tighten too much they break. They should be metal buckles.
2) the heal plate is way too small and your shoes will eventually loosen and your feet will slip off the back easily.
3) when walking on dirt it tends to stick to the shoe. stay on the grass and you'll have a better experience.
4) the straps come loose too easily
5) the straps are way too long
6) after the buckle starts bending it's really hard to loosen the straps.
I wore them as i mowed the grass and they worked ok for the first go around. then they slipped off. Then the buckle broke. Then they wouldn't stay on. It was a lot more work mowing! for better or worse ;)
Customer Review: Re-strap and carry a long stick
Summary: 3 Stars
These shoes work great, but only after replacing the straps with much stronger straps. Also, carry a paint stir-stick or other longish stick for easy cleaning between steps, as these pick up and collect the muddy parts easily. Customer Review: Not good. Needs a better design.
Summary: 1 Stars
I weigh 210 and I guess I am too heavy for these because when I stepped on the soil and sunk in it brought up the soil on my lift. This caused divots. Also one of the plastic fasteners cracked.
I found a better way to airate the lawn. I used the weed hound and it left nice holes where the weed was. I hit those holes with the hose and I know water is getting down there.
Customer Review: the broken shoe strap!
Summary: 1 Stars
the same day I tried themthey broke @ the strap & they are hard to keep on your feet when walking on your lawn, i would buy these again if they were to make them more comfortable & extra durable!Customer Review: takes some practice and patience
Summary: 3 Stars
These seem like a good idea, but the spikes are so long that it's hard to walk. You have to pull straight up with your foot, to avoid ripping out pieces of sod. If the ground is a little wet, these get caked up with mud pretty quickly.
That said, I use these instead of buying a larger tool, and find that with a little practice, they work fairly well.