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WHY AND WHEN TO SCARIFY OR DETHATCH YOUR LAWN?

Scarifying and dethatching helps keep your lawn green and healthy and the STIHL RLA 240 comes with attachments to complete both tasks quickly and easily.

SCARIFYING YOUR LAWN

We recommend scarifying your lawn once or twice a year, preferably in spring and late summer. A Scarifier breaks up and removes unwanted plants like moss, covering the surface of your lawn. This ensures that water and nutrients can reach the grass roots more easily so they become stronger and more resistant to stress in dry conditions.

DETHATCHING YOUR LAWN

If your lawn suffers from dead plant material, use a Dethatcher to remove it. Any dead grass remaining in the lawn can block water or fertiliser from really penetrating deep down to the roots, this prevents the good strong growth you need to achieve a lush-looking lawn. 

THE STIHL RLA 240: A DUAL PURPOSE TOOL

Starting at the touch of a button, the RLA 240 is designed for medium size lawns up to a maximum of 500 square meters. This tool is lightweight and highly maneuverable, you can easily move it around irregular lawns with lots of corners.

The STIHL RLA 240 offers two functions in one: scarifying and dethatching.

BATTERY DETHATCHER

The RLA 240 comes with an aerator roller with 22 steel springs that brush the lawn thoroughly and comb dead plant material out of the turf. This invigorates the lawn, promotes dense growth and combats young weeds. The STIHL RLA 240, unlike classic Aerators, can be used all year round.

BATTERY SCARIFIER

To scarify, the aerator roller is simply exchanged for the scarifying roller which is equipped with 16 fixed blades that score the turf and remove moss and lawn thatch. 

COMPACT AND CONVENIENT

The STIHL RLA 240 has a working width of 34 centimeters and low weight of just 15 kilograms (without battery). In addition, the Battery Aerator is equipped with a fourfold height-adjustable control handlebar for comfortable working. The central working depth can be easily adjusted between 7.5 - 15 mm by using the rotary adjuster.

AK BATTERY SYSTEM POWER

The RLA 240 is powered with the 36 V Lithium-ion Batteries from the STIHL AK Battery System. With the recommended AK 30 Battery, you can cover up to 250 m2 of lawn per charge.

The same battery is compatible with a wide range of Tools in the AK Battery System - from Lawnmowers to Hedge Trimmers, Blowers and Line Trimmers to Chainsaws. This is a practical solution for those that have a range of jobs to do in the garden.

EASY CLEANING AND STORING

The sturdy polymer housing of the RLA 240 can be easily cleaned of soil or grass residue. To do this, you can flip the bar over and tilt the tool. In this cleaning and maintenance position, the scarifying roller or the aerator roller, as the case may be, is easily accessible.

The unit can then be stored in a space-saving manner with the handlebar folded in and the grass box removed.