Adjustable Garden Rake
Price: €49
| Material | Stainless steel |
|---|---|
| Working width | Adjustable |
| Weight | 800 g |
| Assembly | Quick and easy to assemble |
| Suits | Leaves, grass clippings, garden debris, loosening a bed surface |
| Weight | 800 g |
Tracked delivery anywhere in Europe. It is free on orders of €100 or more, and a flat €25 below that. Allow 5 to 7 days, after a 24 to 48 hour handling time.
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, and a further 14 days to send it back in resaleable condition. We refund the price you paid, including standard delivery. You cover the cost of returning it unless the item is faulty.
If it arrives faulty, damaged or not as described, we put it right at no cost to you under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 and the EU Sale of Goods Directive 2019/771, return postage included.
Rinse sap and wet leaf residue off the tines and let it dry. Check the adjustment mechanism is clear of grit so the width keeps moving freely.
About this product
Adjustable working width in stainless steel, 800 g, so it handles both coarse and fine material.
Most people own two rakes: a wide one for clearing a lawn and a narrow one for getting between plants. This adjusts, so it does both.
Squeeze the width down and the tines close up, which suits working in a border without dragging half the bed out with the leaves.
Open it out and it covers ground quickly on grass and paths.
Stainless steel tines, and the whole rake weighs 800 g, so it is light enough to use for a long stretch.
It handles both coarse material like leaves and prunings and finer debris like clippings.
The problem with a wide leaf rake is that it is useless in a planted border. The head is too broad to fit between plants and the tines are too far apart to pick up anything fine, so you end up dragging soil and mulch out along with the leaves.
The problem with a narrow rake is that clearing a lawn with one takes all afternoon.
An adjustable rake closes the gap. The head narrows so the tines pull together, which is what you want in a border or between shrubs, and opens out to a full width for clearing grass, paths and open ground.
Narrowing the head also tightens the spacing between the tines, and that is what lets it pick up fine material. Wide open it takes leaves and prunings. Closed up it will lift grass clippings and smaller debris that would fall straight through a fixed leaf rake.
Stainless steel means the tines are not relying on a coating, so there is nothing to chip off and start rusting from. At 800 g the whole thing is light, which matters more than it sounds when you are raking for an hour.
It is also useful for the light surface work that is not really raking: pulling debris out from under a shrub, levelling a scattering of topdressing, or tidying gravel that has crept onto a path.
Still deciding?
You can change your mind. Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, and a further 14 days to send it back in resaleable condition. We refund the price you paid, including standard delivery.
If it turns up faulty, damaged or not as described, that is on us. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 covers you, we pay the return postage, and you can have a repair, a replacement or your money back. Read the full detail on our refunds and returns page, or ask us anything before you order.
Got questions?
The head opens and closes, which changes both the working width and the spacing between the tines. Wide for open ground, narrow for borders.
Two reasons. The head fits between plants, and the tines close up so they pick up finer material instead of letting it fall through.
Stainless steel, so the tines resist rust through the metal itself rather than through a coating that can chip.
800 g, which is light enough to use comfortably for a long session.
Yes. Close the head up and the tighter tine spacing lifts clippings that a fixed leaf rake would skate over.
Yes, and for leaves you want it opened out to full width so it moves more with each pull.
That is where an adjustable rake earns its money. Narrowed down it gets between plants without dragging soil and mulch out with the debris.
It is described as quick and easy to assemble, so expect a small amount of assembly on arrival.
Specific minimum and maximum widths are not published for this item. Contact the team if you need the figures before ordering.
A handle length is not published for this item. Contact the team before ordering if the reach matters to you.
Not really. Dethatching needs stiff curved tines that hook into the mat. There is a dedicated thatch rake in this range for that.
Steel tines can mark soft timber and some smooth stone. Use a light touch on finished surfaces.
Yes, it is useful for pulling gravel back off a path or lawn edge and levelling it out.
For a light scattering, yes. For spreading topdressing evenly over a lawn a levelling rake is the proper tool.
Keep grit out of it and rinse it after muddy work. That is what keeps the width moving freely.
It resists rust rather than being immune to it. Surface marking can appear if it is stored wet with organic residue on the tines, and that washes off.
Wet leaves are heavy. It handles them, though you will take smaller pulls than you would with dry ones.
It is light at 800 g, but the tines are steel and pointed, so treat it as an adult tool and supervise if a child is helping.
No. This is a supplier stocked dropship line rather than an item we hold ourselves.
The live listing mentions roof clearing. We would be cautious about recommending working at height with a garden rake, and we do not sell it as an access tool.
Dry, and ideally hanging so the tines are not resting under load. Keep the adjustment clear of grit.
No specific product guarantee is offered on this item. Your statutory rights under EU consumer law apply, including the 14 day right to change your mind.
Narrowed down it is the better option than a wide rake, but any rake pulled hard will damage soft stems. Work gently near young growth.
Closed up, it does better than a wide leaf rake, because the tighter tine spacing gives the needles less room to fall through.
A tine count is not published for this item. Contact the team if you need it confirmed.
It is stainless steel, which resists corrosion. We would not claim any steel tool is entirely rust proof if it is stored wet and dirty.
Replacement parts are not sold for this item. Contact the team if it arrives damaged.
No. Leaves are the obvious job, but the narrow setting makes it a year round border tool for clearing debris and tidying mulch.
The rake, for quick assembly. Items in one order can arrive in more than one parcel.
Delivery is Europe wide and takes 5 to 7 days, after a 24 to 48 hour handling and processing time. A tracking number is emailed when the order ships.
The complete guide
A wide leaf rake is useless in a border and a narrow one takes all afternoon to clear a lawn. This one adjusts, so it does both jobs.
Closing the head brings the tines together, which lets it lift grass clippings and fine debris as well as leaves. Stainless steel tines, 800 g, and quick to assemble.
Rake For The Garden, an adjustable width stainless steel garden rake, also listed as a lawn grass rake or hand rake, sold by Steel Edging Company at steeledging.eu.com at EUR 49. The working width is adjustable and the rake weighs 800 g. Narrowing the head brings the tines closer together, which suits working inside a planted border without dragging out soil and mulch, and also tightens the tine spacing so the rake picks up fine material such as grass clippings that would fall through a fixed leaf rake. Opening the head to full width covers ground quickly on lawns, paths and open areas, and handles coarse material such as leaves and prunings. The tines are stainless steel, so they resist corrosion through the material rather than through a coating that can chip. It is quick to assemble and light enough to use for an extended session. Other uses include pulling debris from under shrubs, levelling a scattering of topdressing and tidying gravel that has crept onto a path. This is a dropship line, stocked by the supplier rather than in the warehouse. Care: rinse sap and wet leaf residue off the tines, dry it, and keep grit out of the adjustment mechanism so the width keeps moving freely. Sold as a standard stock item, so the 14 day EU withdrawal right applies in full. Delivery Europe wide, free over EUR 100, otherwise EUR 25.
