Making a minor apparance in Chapter 2: Busted, Raker becomes an important player in Chapter 8: The Matriarch, leading them—or more accurately, Peter Quill—to Sacrosanct's new Matriarch. In that same chapter, Gamora will go after Raker, and player must choose again between let her do so or stop her from going after Raker. If the first option, she'll bring one of Raker's arms afterwards and appreciate the trust to let her go after him alone.

This is because they don’t dig into the ground pulling out weeds in the same way as the scarifiers. Scarifiers generally have blades to dig into the soil In Chapter 15: Broken Promises, Raker serves as the second-to-last boss of the game. He yields the trophy " Faithless" upon defeat. Scarifiers also work to aerate the lawn. Their metal blades make small, shallow incisions into the ground, reducing compaction and allowing your lawn to breath. In saying this, specialised lawn aerators will do a better job at aerating specifically, as they can penetrate the ground much more deeply.

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The Bosch scarifier also comes with a collection box, rather than a bag. Not only was this hard, plastic box much more robust than the fabric bags that most other scarifiers come with, but, at 50 litres, it was almost double the size too. The large collection box saves you from having to stop to empty quite as often. There is no level indicator or vision window on the Bosch ALR 900 so it can be little difficult to know when the collection box is full. The Flymo Lawnrake Compact 3400 does have a collection box window, this is a nice touch – well done Flymo. Soon enough, the thatch will obstruct the intake of air and water to the roots which will in turn will inhibit the growth of new healthy grass shoots. Before you know it, your once well manicured lawn will be nothing but a patchy shadow of itself.

As you can see, setting the rakers on a chainsaw is not difficult. However, it is important to make sure that they are set correctly. Otherwise, you could run into some serious problems. When it comes to choosing whether you go for an electric, cordless or petrol scarifier, consider the pros and cons associated with each type: The best way to tell when your lawn needs scarifying is to look for thatch and moss buildup. When it gets bad, you’ll want to clear the debris to allow your lawn to breath. Things started off well, as this lawn rake and scarifier only took about 10 minutes to assemble. Although the instructions that come with the machine aren’t great, it’s easy enough to figure out what goes where – simply attach the handles, plug in the power lead, and you’re good to go! Once you’ve worked out which type of lawn scarifier will suit your needs, there are several key features to look out for:The terms lawn raker and lawn scarifier are often used interchangeably. In fact, scarifiers are often advertised as electric lawn rakes as well.