ᐅ Questions About Buying a Scarifier / Lawn Aerator

Hello everyone,

I have two lawn areas:

- The first lawn was established two years ago.
- The second lawn was established last year.

After the winter, the lawn looks like this (see attachment). Now I want to properly maintain the lawn. For this, I’m planning to get a scarifier. I have the following models shortlisted:

1. Gardena EVC 1000
2. Gardena ES 500
3. Husqvarna S 138C

From what I understand, only the Husqvarna can both aerate and scarify the lawn. For the Gardena models, the EVC 1000 is for scarifying and the ES 500 is for aerating.

Am I correct in assuming that the second lawn (established last year) is still too young for scarifying and should only be aerated for now?

I’d like to hear your advice on which model you would choose and if anyone has experience with any of these three.

Thanks & best regards,
Jörg