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product_id: 127098879
title: "Sun Joe AJ801E 12-Amp, Electric Dethatcher and Scarifier w/Removeable 8-Gallon Collection Bag, 5-Position Height Adjustment, Airboost Technology Increases Lawn Health, 13 inch, Green"
brand: "sun joe"
price: "VT166660"
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# 12-amp motor power 5-position depth control 8-gallon detachable bag Sun Joe AJ801E 12-Amp, Electric Dethatcher and Scarifier w/Removeable 8-Gallon Collection Bag, 5-Position Height Adjustment, Airboost Technology Increases Lawn Health, 13 inch, Green

**Brand:** sun joe
**Price:** VT166660
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌿 Elevate your lawn game—because your turf deserves the VIP treatment!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Sun Joe AJ801E 12-Amp, Electric Dethatcher and Scarifier w/Removeable 8-Gallon Collection Bag, 5-Position Height Adjustment, Airboost Technology Increases Lawn Health, 13 inch, Green by sun joe
- **How much does it cost?** VT166660 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- sun joe enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted sun joe brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Clean & Convenient:** Removable 8-gallon collection bag simplifies debris disposal, keeping your lawn care mess-free.
- • **Precision Lawn Care:** 5-position adjustable deck lets you customize raking depth for scarifying or dethatching needs.
- • **Maximized Thatch Pickup:** Airboost technology with spring steel tines ensures superior thatch removal and longer-lasting performance.
- • **Power Through Your Lawn:** Robust 12-amp motor rakes a wide 12.6-inch path for faster, efficient dethatching.
- • **Eco-Friendly & Effortless:** Electric start with no gas, oil, or tune-ups—green your lawn care routine with zero emissions.

## Overview

The Sun Joe AJ801E is a powerful 12-amp electric dethatcher and scarifier featuring a 12.6-inch wide raking path and 5-position depth adjustment for tailored lawn care. Equipped with Airboost technology and spring steel tines, it maximizes thatch removal for healthier, thicker grass. Its removable 8-gallon collection bag ensures easy cleanup, while the electric motor offers an eco-friendly, low-maintenance alternative to gas-powered tools.

## Description

Product Description LET YOUR LAWN BREATHE. Get your lawn in top green shape with the Sun Joe Dethatcher Joe AJ801E 12.6-inch electric scarifier + lawn dethatcher. Powered by a robust 12-amp motor, the Dethatcher Joe rakes a 12.6-inch wide path in a single pass to get your job done fast. Enhancing its raking ability is Airboost technology, which maximizes thatch pickup with spring steel tines that stay sharp longer for reliable performance. Use the 5-position depth control knob to tailor the raking depth from -0.4 in. (10 mm below the soil) to 0.4 in. (10 mm above the soil), depending on your lawn's scarifying or dethatching needs. Scarifying your lawn at regular intervals cuts grass roots and encourages growth for thicker, healthier turf. Thatch is a dense mat of roots, stems and grass clippings that accumulates on lawns over time, blocking the flow of water, oxygen and vital nutrients. It is important to periodically remove thatch in order to keep your lawn green and healthy. While ordinary manual rakes are tiresome to use and not very effective, the electric Dethatcher Joe starts instantly with the push of a button and easily gets the job done without polluting the atmosphere with toxic carbon emissions. No gas, oil or tune-ups make the Sun Joe Dethatcher Joe your green choice for greening your lawn. ETL-approved. 2-year warranty. Safety Warning Keep away from Children

Review: Funcional máquina para principiantes, muy buen costo beneficio! Gracias por su atención.
Review: So, I purchased this item after my boss told me about it. He showed me pics of his usage, and I figured, why not? It was relatively inexpensive, costing about the same as a one-time rental of a dethatcher from the local rental place. I figured if I get 2 uses out of it and destroy it, I'm ahead of the game. Plus, I could use it at my convenience and not have to worry about returning it. We take pretty good care of our lawn/yard (it's not perfect, especially in the area that used to have an above ground pool, but we try). It's a larger lot (about 1/4 acre) in our neighborhood, and we mow every week with a push mower. We alternate weeks of mulching and bagging, so we really didn't think there would be very much thatch coming up. Boy were we wrong. We started off with my husband cutting and bagging the grass in one direction, and, as he moved to a different section of the yard, I started with the Sun Joe going in the opposite direction, using the dethatching attachment. I followed him around the entire yard doing this. Because we didn't use the bag on the Sun Joe (see "cons" below), he then went OVER the thatched material with the lawnmower to bag it up - first in one direction, and then he did the entire yard AGAIN in the other direction to ensure that it was all picked up. We were going to use our Billy Goat blower, but figured that would make an absolute mess, so we opted for the mowing route. Total time for about 9000sf - 4 hours. And well worth every minute. I should have taken photos, but rest assured that I was completely and utterly dumbfounded at the amount of dead grass and compost-like material that we raised, and it takes quite a bit for me to be impressed by a yard machine. Pros: - easy to assemble - only tool needed was a Philips head screwdriver (also, make sure you push the angled handle portions of the metal tubes ALL THE WAY into the body of the machine - many review complain about this, but I can see where the issue is not pushing in all the way). The rest of the handle is assembled using large, easy to turn plastic thumbscrews. Very convenient. - the height/depth settings are easy to change. Simply push the green t-handle in and move it to the setting you choose. I tried the "0" setting first so as not to damage any grass, and found that moving it to the "-5" setting worked even better and caused no damage. On the areas where we had moss, I moved it to the "-10" setting. Moss no more. - works exactly as described and as needed - they're not inflating the value of this machine, I can safely say. Cons: - the bag. As most other reviews stated, the bag is a joke. True, but we just left it off. See above for how we picked it up without breaking our backs raking. Notes: seriously - make sure you're using the right size extension cord. I used a 12 gauge cord at 100 feet and had ZERO problems. Machine didn't shut off, overheat, or otherwise explode. Also, you can use a tiny bungee cord to wrap around the handle to keep it powered as you move through your yard. The angle of the power switch can get a little uncomfortable over time. Overall - 5 out of 5. I wouldn't change a thing - even the bag. It would take a REALLY big bag for it to be convenient, and the only other option would be a giant vacuum, so I can't count that against them.

## Features

- [POWERFUL]: 12-amp motor rakes a 12.6" wide path to get your job done faster
- [ADJUSTABLE DECK]: Tailor raking depth with 5-position depth control
- [SCARIFIED]: Use the Scarified function to cut grass roots for thicker growth, healthier lawns
- [AIR BOOST TECHNOLOGY]: Spring steel tines for maximum thatch pickup
- [INCLUDED]: Detachable thatch collection bag for easy disposal

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01FEATL2I |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (15,133) |
| Date First Available | 24 May 2016 |
| Item display height | 12 inches |
| Item display length | 23 inches |
| Item display weight | 13.61 kg |
| Item display width | 21 inches |
| Item model number | AJ801E |
| Manufacturer | Snow Joe LLC |
| Material type | Alloy Steel |
| Part number | AJ801E |
| Power source type | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 50.17 x 32.39 x 64.14 cm; 12.25 kg |

## Product Details

- **Assembly required:** Yes
- **Brand:** Sun Joe
- **Colour:** Green
- **Cutting width:** 12.6 Inches
- **Item weight:** 12.25 kg
- **Material:** Alloy Steel
- **Operation mode:** Manual
- **Power source:** Corded Electric
- **Product dimensions:** 61D x 50.8W x 31.8H centimetres
- **Style:** 13-Inch

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: What length extension cord is recommended?**
A: The goal is to use the minimum length extension cord required to do the job.  You will need a 12 gauge extension cord for up to 100 feet.  I do not recommend getting a single 100' extension cord, but rather (2) 50' extension cords.  One, until you get past 50 feet, it is much easier to manage a shorter cable, and two, when you are putting the extension cords away or pulling the out to use for the next time, it is so much easier to bundle and untangle a 50' cord than a 100' cord, and if you use the extension cords for other items, you'll likely need a single 50' cord more often than 100', so it is easier all around.  Using a cord that is a lighted duty cord is going to damage or kill this Sun Joe machine.  Most breakers in an electrical panel that drive the outlets in your home are 15 amp.  These Sun Joe devices pull either 12 or 13 amps, so that is already close to maxing out that circuit breaker.  I have a degree in electronics and the longer the wire, the more resistance there is to push electricity/amperage through it, so if you use less than a 12 gauge cord, you'll burn up the motor in the Sun Joe.

**Q: Does anyone use this for picking very small leaves from lawn?**
A: This machine works great for hatching your lawn. I don't use the bag because it fills up so fast. I go over the lawn with it then go over it again with the mower to pick up all of the stuff it pulls up. I have had multiple neighbors use it and it is by far worth to money.

**Q: So, what does a scarifier do? Is that the aeration function?**
A: The scarifier blade seems to remove the thatch and it cuts a little groove in the dirt. It seems to aerate some but nothing like one of those plug aerators. Once I got the handle mounted (the included screws strip easily) I used this on a section of my lawn that was very thinned out, had a lot of thatch, and had hard packed soil. I was impressed. I got about 35-40 pounds of thatch from an area about 10x20 feet. It is very effective. (Once you get the handle mounted!)

**Q: does the motor cut out on this one like on the AJ800E?  lots of complaints about that one.  Please let me know thanks.**
A: I never experienced that but my lawn is only 40 x 80 ft so I may have not run it long enough for the motor to overheat. Or maybe the others are using it without the bag and cutting deeper.  I got about 120ft into my lawn and it was time to stop and empty the bag.  I was very pleased with the result (it dug up the dead grass without laying waste to the live grass) and it performed much better than the one I got from the rental company.  If I run it one more time, it will have paid for itself.  Your results may vary but I am happy with its performance!

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by O***O on 13 October 2022*

Funcional máquina para principiantes, muy buen costo beneficio! Gracias por su atención.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by E***B on 18 October 2021*

So, I purchased this item after my boss told me about it. He showed me pics of his usage, and I figured, why not? It was relatively inexpensive, costing about the same as a one-time rental of a dethatcher from the local rental place. I figured if I get 2 uses out of it and destroy it, I'm ahead of the game. Plus, I could use it at my convenience and not have to worry about returning it. We take pretty good care of our lawn/yard (it's not perfect, especially in the area that used to have an above ground pool, but we try). It's a larger lot (about 1/4 acre) in our neighborhood, and we mow every week with a push mower. We alternate weeks of mulching and bagging, so we really didn't think there would be very much thatch coming up. Boy were we wrong. We started off with my husband cutting and bagging the grass in one direction, and, as he moved to a different section of the yard, I started with the Sun Joe going in the opposite direction, using the dethatching attachment. I followed him around the entire yard doing this. Because we didn't use the bag on the Sun Joe (see "cons" below), he then went OVER the thatched material with the lawnmower to bag it up - first in one direction, and then he did the entire yard AGAIN in the other direction to ensure that it was all picked up. We were going to use our Billy Goat blower, but figured that would make an absolute mess, so we opted for the mowing route. Total time for about 9000sf - 4 hours. And well worth every minute. I should have taken photos, but rest assured that I was completely and utterly dumbfounded at the amount of dead grass and compost-like material that we raised, and it takes quite a bit for me to be impressed by a yard machine. Pros: - easy to assemble - only tool needed was a Philips head screwdriver (also, make sure you push the angled handle portions of the metal tubes ALL THE WAY into the body of the machine - many review complain about this, but I can see where the issue is not pushing in all the way). The rest of the handle is assembled using large, easy to turn plastic thumbscrews. Very convenient. - the height/depth settings are easy to change. Simply push the green t-handle in and move it to the setting you choose. I tried the "0" setting first so as not to damage any grass, and found that moving it to the "-5" setting worked even better and caused no damage. On the areas where we had moss, I moved it to the "-10" setting. Moss no more. - works exactly as described and as needed - they're not inflating the value of this machine, I can safely say. Cons: - the bag. As most other reviews stated, the bag is a joke. True, but we just left it off. See above for how we picked it up without breaking our backs raking. Notes: seriously - make sure you're using the right size extension cord. I used a 12 gauge cord at 100 feet and had ZERO problems. Machine didn't shut off, overheat, or otherwise explode. Also, you can use a tiny bungee cord to wrap around the handle to keep it powered as you move through your yard. The angle of the power switch can get a little uncomfortable over time. Overall - 5 out of 5. I wouldn't change a thing - even the bag. It would take a REALLY big bag for it to be convenient, and the only other option would be a giant vacuum, so I can't count that against them.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by T***S on 2 July 2022*

Although it doesn't look it, and it doesn't feel it either because it's quite lightweight, this little machine has some serious power! Don't be fooled. It works very well. It's both a de-thatcher (power-raker) and scarifier. You can also control the depth which is great. The only negative comment (which others mentioned, too) is that the collection basket is too small (I'm guessing because the machine itself is compact and it's a question of balancing its weight). It fills up very quickly. I need to empty it every 2-3 minutes (of course depending on the particular function and depth). It doesn't bother me as much, because the machine does all the hard work. Raking with a heavy rake and bending over to pick up all that is a lot more work.

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