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Sun Joe 13" 12-Amp Electric Lawn Dethatcher w/ Scarifier & Collection Bag

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Walmart has Sun Joe 13" 12-Amp Electric Lawn Dethatcher w/ Scarifier & Collection Bag (AJ801E) on sale for $89. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member rogue409 for finding this deal.

About this product:
  • 12-amp motor rakes a 13" wide path
  • Raking depth with 5-position depth control
  • Use the Scarified function to cut grass roots for thicker growth, healthier lawns
  • Detachable thatch collection bag for easy disposal

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this Sun Joe 13" 12-Amp Electric Lawn Dethatcher is $62.99 lower (41% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $151.99 at the time of this posting.
    • This is $27 lower than the last Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 2-year warranty.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
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Written by rogue409
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Walmart has Sun Joe 13" 12-Amp Electric Lawn Dethatcher w/ Scarifier & Collection Bag (AJ801E) on sale for $89. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member rogue409 for finding this deal.

About this product:
  • 12-amp motor rakes a 13" wide path
  • Raking depth with 5-position depth control
  • Use the Scarified function to cut grass roots for thicker growth, healthier lawns
  • Detachable thatch collection bag for easy disposal

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this Sun Joe 13" 12-Amp Electric Lawn Dethatcher is $62.99 lower (41% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $151.99 at the time of this posting.
    • This is $27 lower than the last Frontpage Deal.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 2-year warranty.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
  • About this store:
    • Amazon offers free returns for this item. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges.
    • Most items sold & shipped by Walmart.com can be returned for free, either to a store or by mail up to 90 Days after item is delivered. See the Walmart returns page for returns information.
    • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
    • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
No longer available:
  • Amazon has Sun Joe 13" 12-Amp Electric Lawn Dethatcher w/ Scarifier & Collection Bag (AJ801E) on sale for $89Shipping is free.

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This machine will stop working for no reason..and then maybe restart a few days later. Utterly unexplainable. Have 20 amp cord as well.

Sunjoe IS good with warranty exchange as long as you kept original box, however. Second unit is good so far.

As for the unit itself, I have used it for two seasons now. I have 4900 sq ft of grass, and this takes me about two hours to do everything. I have to do a minimum of two passes to get a decent amount of thatch out, but the amount it gets out is so satisfying, I do not mind. I dont use the bag, which is as useless as the back seats of a 90s integra coupe hatchback, lol.

Scarifying blade is good for making deep grooves which help ground retain seeds during overseeding (not as good as a core aerator, but I digress).

This dethatcher has helped my lawn ALOT. Not hyperbole. It took me six years to go from a sad lawn filled with weeds to almost-turf (grubs are still an issue). I dethatched with this, scarified with this, used liquid aerator, overseeded, and then fertilized. My lawn this spring is hilariously nice. I had literally TWO small dandelions total, compared to hundreds in the past. There is still clover, however.

As for Sunjoe vs Greenworks, I will say this. I own a few sunjoe items (dethatcher, pressure washer, and a hose), and many greenworks items (mower, blower, string trimmer, hedge trimmer, snow thrower). All three sunjoe items failed and were warrantied (the hose was too late). All greenworks items have worked since day one without issue (except for batteries, and the snow thrower had a weird chute issue which was fixed for free locally). Sunjoe asked for items back (very hard if you got rid of box two years ago), Greenworks does not.

My vote goes to Greenworks for quality and customer service.

(However, in terms of this particular item, the sunjoe gives you scarifying blade, greenworks does not)
10k isn't particularly large (considering fertilizer is sold for 5k and 15k lawns), just perhaps larger than what people growing up/living in the city or well-planned burbs might be used to, but that's not where I live. This isn't some flex. Just a statement into the void. I find that the generally helpful SD community usually weighs in on statements like that, either recommending this product, a different one, or a cost benefit analysis of hiring lawn service. Maybe someone will post something, maybe they won't.

You rack up posts without reps when you post in certain forums besides hot deals here. Feel free to check my post history if you're so interested in me that you need to comment.

42, give or take.

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Quote from rogue409 :
Had my eye on this for a while. According to CCC, this is the lowest price since mid 2019.

https://www.amazon.com/Sun-Joe-AJ...deae8f9840
Very good price for this unit, usually the refurbs sell for this. This model is likely being discontinued for the newer AJ798E, but I've had the 801 and it was great. I returned it due to the height adjustment moving on its own, which seems a common problem with the 801 model, so just something to keep an eye on. I've been debating whether to try another 801 or go with the 798. Guess I better choose fast at this price.
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I paid $128 shipped. In April. Great price for this unit. Yes extension cords are annoying, but the couple of times a year you will use this, not the end of the world.
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I'm seeing $148.99 at SD link. Is SD phucking the link up? I did find this bundle for $97.59 with a cord reel I don't need. https://a.co/d/9hpAb5I
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Cz0
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Same price on Amazon as well
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LukeH9333
Jun 6, 2022
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Have this, even if you use it twice it's cheaper than renting or paying anyone to do this. Just make sure you have a long enough extension cord.
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How does this compare to the greenworks 14-inch 10 amp that was recently on sale?
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coolio16484
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Great deal! Thanks OP!
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I have the same question.
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Quote from RhinoBW :
How does this compare to the greenworks 14-inch 10 amp that was recently on sale?
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Your neighbors will all be out wondering what that thing is and what you're doing…
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thekingofspain
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Buy it, but use it immediately so if it breaks you can return it to amazon. Its a one to three use item before it breaks. I have had 5 of them, only paid for one however. Current one broke again this year, termal overload. I had no issues with SunJoe on warrenty, but since my initial purchase the warrenty went from 3 to 2 years. There seems to be more complants with SunJoe now then when I delt with them.
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Quote from njguy545 :
Electric with a cord? How many people cut the cord while mowing their lawn?
42, give or take.
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Quote from bonkman :
tempting...but would probably take me forever on my 10k ft^2 lawn....
Judging by how many comments you've posted 37.8k versus your REP score ... you like to post irrelevant things to make yourself try to feel and/or look good on a message board to strangers who could care less.

Congrats on your big backyard.. Feel better?
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