This is a lightweight grabber that weighs only 4 pounds. It has a 13-inch wide scooping jaw at the bottom of the handle which is 37 inches long when the handles are retracted. Practical Gift Idea: Additional mobility is not just for elderly adults. Children, people with disabilities, or anyone recovering from surgery or injury can appreciate being able to do day-to-day tasks independently and efficiently. Show a loved one that you care by giving them this reacher grabber tool. Weight As you are holding these grabbers in hand, they should not be too heavy as it will become cumbersome otherwise. This is especially important in case of glove-styled grabbers.

Storage As you already have many tools in your shed, while being useful, this tool should not take up much space. The glove-style grabbers can be hanged on the wall while the long-handled grabbers can simply be inclined against the wall in corner. This is a short Buyer’s Guide for Leaf Grabbers, as there really aren’t many decisions to make. Mostly just build quality but I cover the different types of leaf grabbers and their pros and cons below. Glove-styleThis is a stand-up grabber with two hinged scoops which each have rake teeth on their front end. By opening the scoops up, you then have a rake for gathering the leaves in a pile. Drag it along the ground to collect the leaves and other debris. Both types of grabbers have different set of advantages and disadvantages. The choice of the grabber is ultimately dependent on your requirements and ultimately preference.

Occasionally, prototype samples are photographed. Production models may vary slightly. You always receive the latest model. The Clear N Collect Multi-Purpose Garden Leaf Rake Grabber/Collector (also in this review) is a new type of leaf grabber that adds raking to the usual leaf collection process. In terms of design, it looks like a very long pair of shears with grabbing claws at the end. It should be handled in the same way, like a long shear. The grabber has plastic rake heads which are made from very durable material. The grabbing ends can be rotated to convert it into a rake, with the forks facing the same side. It has plastic handle grips at the user-end for a comfortable holding experience. The handles are made using telescopic aluminum material.To adjust the height you simply twist it. theres a screw inside the handle and that’s what is keeping this super rigid at all times. Weed pullers are designed to be placed over the weeds and dug into the ground and finally levered up pulling the weed out with the device. Weed pullers are favoured by the professional gardeners and landscapes because the weed is pulled out completely with the root attached and leaves minimal damage, if any to the lawn. These grabbers weigh 1.4 pounds and have a very large scoop area that roughly measures 15 inches by 15 inches. It measures 30 inches in length, and has a scoop size of 13 inches long and 9 inches wide. It is lightweight and weighs just 3 pounds.

This grabber has a simple design, with no unnecessary frills. It is made with green powder-coated metal handles. The metal used here is steel and keeps the grabber from rusting when it is stored for some time. It is a hollow steel tube which keeps the overall weight of the grabber light. The handles have a soft foam grips covering to provide comfort while holding the grabber. The grabbing parts are made using reinforced plastic blades. It is made with durable materials that can last for many years without any breakage.

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The Garden GrabX Super Lightweight Leaf Grabber is just like as its name suggests. It is a lightweight long-handled leaf grabbing tool that is perfect for cleaning up of your garden. The ReLeaf Leaf Scoops are innovatively designed grabbers that are shaped like multipurpose giant hands for use in garden. These are a glove style grabbers that can hold a large quantity of debris in a single scoop reducing your cleanup chore time significantly. and given the width of the prongs I would say the fulcrum is well thought out – this is definitely for bigger weeds – smaller ones can slip through – worth thinking about CONTOURED HANDLE AND TRIGGER: Padded, anti-slip handle and contoured trigger matches the natural shape of your hand for comfortable, pain-free use. Especially important if using for extended periods of time.

The weeder feels robust, yet lightweight and the handle comes with a decent grip and a handy metal loop for hanging storage. the weakness though is the bit of plastic behind the prongs where you lever – I’ve seen examples of this simply breaking. Pros This long-handled grabber has a handle length of 35 inches and the blade at the bottom which serves as a scoop is 16 inches wide. The Long Handle Leaf Grabber weighs 2.55 pounds.Once you’ve decided that you need a leaf grabber, the only decision you really have to make is of what kind. The Buyer’s Guide in this review explains what your choices are. If you choose to have a stand-up leaf grabber, all the stand-up models in this review are similar, and I recommend them all. It has the same niggles as the other models – if you hit stones you damage the tines and the stones can stop the tines (or prongs if you prefer) from engaging and actually grabbing the weed. This is very much a your soil problem, not the tool problem – it’ the limit of any tool in this range of weed pullers and by design can’t be fixed. Pros Grampa’s weeder is what we would call a traditional device. A far cry from the modern competitors in this review. However simple or old fashioned the design can’t be faulted. This garden weeder has minimal parts. The single handle is made from treated wood and comes with a hanging hole for storage. The handle is connected to the powder-coated cast iron claw which works with a single bolt and leaver action from the foot pedal. Simply place over the weed, dig into the ground and push down on the pedal. Lastly, tilt the weed puller and out comes the weed. The Stainless steel is also polished and guarantees no rust. Wilkinson Sword are so confident that this product comes with a 10-year guarantee which we should put some buyers’ minds at ease – I don’t personally know anyone in my gardening community that has had to claim on this warranty – it’s vastly overbuilt for small weeds and a quality lifetime tool! Pros Without this leverage you wouldn’t pull the weed size this tool is designed for. Depth of extraction