Fast delivery and arrived in a well packaged undamaged box. The ProPlugger works great and I would recommend it to others. Family members that were watching me use the tool were amazed at how well it worked.
It is a durable tool that I would expect to last for years and years. There is nothing really to break on it. If something did fail it would be from rust secondary to leaving wet soil on the tool after use or by leaving it outside laying on the ground. It appears to be covered with a durable powder coating. The coating covers all of the exterior surfaces and just a portion of the inside of the tube on the top and bottom.
My soil has lots of clay in it. I worried about the plugs sticking inside the tube, but it does not. The lower portion of the tube, below the foot pegs, has a tapper that makes it smaller diameter hole. Since the upper portion is a larger diameter, the plugs slide easily out of the top.
My soil is pretty moist right now and slightly muddy on top. It has been raining on and off for a couple weeks. I've only used the 6" depth setting. I prefer to get a deeper set of roots. I’ve done about 50 plugs so far. I weight 165 lbs. and a bounce on the foot pegs would bury the tool up to the foot pegs in my moist soil. Once the desired depth is obtained, a quarter turn of the tool allows the plug to easily come out of the ground. I'm using it to transplant Bermuda grass. Bermuda grass roots could be seen at the bottom of the 6" plug. I found the tool to be a good length for ease of use. I wouldn’t want to run the tool all day long, but it isn’t too labor intensive to transplant 20 or so plugs at a time.
I give this a 5 star because it works great and as advertised. I would probably prefer a slightly larger diameter hole, but it works fine the way it is. I wouldn't say a full tube of 6 plugs is heavy, but increasing the hole diameter would increase the weight of the tool and the weight of the plugs. As mentioned, my soil is very sticky. The bottom side of the foot pegs got caked up with soil. If the bottom of the foot pegs were closed up with metal instead of being open, it would help prevent this packing of soil in the underside of the foot peg. Ideally the tool wouldn’t be buried to where the pegs are touching the soil. Slightly above the soil would be better. This would prevent the soil from packing into the pegs. It would also prevent the pegs from tearing up the soil in bare dirt when the tool is rotated. The caked up soil was hard to clean out of the pegs. I used a stick and a water hose. You can see from the last picture that there is still some soil in the tight spots between the pegs and the tube.
In the bare dirt where I was transplanting to, a couple plugs out of 6 tended to break in half when removing them from the tube. Ideally the plugs wouldn’t break in half, but I can't blame the tool for that. It was easy enough to push the broken parts of the plug into the hole.
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THE BEST CHOICE. HERE'S WHY:
Don't buy the other cheaper options that LOOK similar... I work in manufacturing and was very impressed by the build more than anything. (not really a yard/garden guy)1. ONE PIECE. Yes, it's more expensive to box and ship, but this manufacturer is clearly focused on the product to work the best it can, not getting to you in the cheapest way possible to make the sellers every last penny possible at your expense. If you see a utensil on Amazon with a bolt in the middle, you know it's to use shorter leftover material and/or to save on shipping. Imagine you bought a shovel or broom that came in two pieces and you bolt them together- same thing.2. Light. But in the right way. This is VERY strong, but easy to carry around across your yard.3. End is crimped ever so slightly, to get a grip on the plug as you turn it.4. NICE coating- powder coat I imagine, but a very high gloss. It's almost like teflon, I just washed it off with a hose and no scrubbing after my first use, even though it was used in compressed wet ground.5. NICE handles! 90% of the time things come with an obnoxiously thin foam sleeve so it doesn't look like something is missing. This has true cushioning foam handles that you could use all day without gloves and not get calouses.6. Empties easily. The bottom end is slightly crimped, so the plug is going to be slightly smaller than the inside of the tube, so when I turned it upside down everything slid out easily.7. The perfect height. I'm 6' and thought it was going to be short, made for little lady gardener types, but it's perfect for me, regardless what it seems from the photos.From the options on Amazon, there's nothing even close, and they're all in the same price range. Unbelievable. I work in a manufacturing facility, and grew up on a farm with every kind of shovel, fork, rake, and hoe in my hands. So between the two types of background experience, it says a lot that I was instantly amazed at how well this was made the moment I opened it. Even the box was a nice quality that I put it aside in case I need to ship something sometime. I saw someone use this on a lawn maintenance YouTube channel I follow, and it was just as satisfying for me as what it seemed in the video. But more than anything, my point isn't as a yard guy, it's as a machinist and engineer- it's impressively thought out, well made, well priced, and made in America. You get SO much more when you buy stuff like this than something with a brand name like Liouxziyi that is stamped out in 2 pieces with a bolt in the middle from overseas.This is your only choice for plugs this size, and I highly recommend it. I even went outside and took a photo so you can see I'm just another Amazon shopper but a real customer and have never heard of the product or the people who make it until 3 or 4 days ago when I saw it on YouTube.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2023
It is a durable tool that I would expect to last for years and years. There is nothing really to break on it. If something did fail it would be from rust secondary to leaving wet soil on the tool after use or by leaving it outside laying on the ground. It appears to be covered with a durable powder coating. The coating covers all of the exterior surfaces and just a portion of the inside of the tube on the top and bottom.
My soil has lots of clay in it. I worried about the plugs sticking inside the tube, but it does not. The lower portion of the tube, below the foot pegs, has a tapper that makes it smaller diameter hole. Since the upper portion is a larger diameter, the plugs slide easily out of the top.
My soil is pretty moist right now and slightly muddy on top. It has been raining on and off for a couple weeks. I've only used the 6" depth setting. I prefer to get a deeper set of roots. I’ve done about 50 plugs so far. I weight 165 lbs. and a bounce on the foot pegs would bury the tool up to the foot pegs in my moist soil. Once the desired depth is obtained, a quarter turn of the tool allows the plug to easily come out of the ground. I'm using it to transplant Bermuda grass. Bermuda grass roots could be seen at the bottom of the 6" plug. I found the tool to be a good length for ease of use. I wouldn’t want to run the tool all day long, but it isn’t too labor intensive to transplant 20 or so plugs at a time.
I give this a 5 star because it works great and as advertised. I would probably prefer a slightly larger diameter hole, but it works fine the way it is. I wouldn't say a full tube of 6 plugs is heavy, but increasing the hole diameter would increase the weight of the tool and the weight of the plugs. As mentioned, my soil is very sticky. The bottom side of the foot pegs got caked up with soil. If the bottom of the foot pegs were closed up with metal instead of being open, it would help prevent this packing of soil in the underside of the foot peg. Ideally the tool wouldn’t be buried to where the pegs are touching the soil. Slightly above the soil would be better. This would prevent the soil from packing into the pegs. It would also prevent the pegs from tearing up the soil in bare dirt when the tool is rotated. The caked up soil was hard to clean out of the pegs. I used a stick and a water hose. You can see from the last picture that there is still some soil in the tight spots between the pegs and the tube.
In the bare dirt where I was transplanting to, a couple plugs out of 6 tended to break in half when removing them from the tube. Ideally the plugs wouldn’t break in half, but I can't blame the tool for that. It was easy enough to push the broken parts of the plug into the hole.
Works great for transplanting Bermuda grass
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2023
Fast delivery and arrived in a well packaged undamaged box. The ProPlugger works great and I would recommend it to others. Family members that were watching me use the tool were amazed at how well it worked.Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2023
It is a durable tool that I would expect to last for years and years. There is nothing really to break on it. If something did fail it would be from rust secondary to leaving wet soil on the tool after use or by leaving it outside laying on the ground. It appears to be covered with a durable powder coating. The coating covers all of the exterior surfaces and just a portion of the inside of the tube on the top and bottom.
My soil has lots of clay in it. I worried about the plugs sticking inside the tube, but it does not. The lower portion of the tube, below the foot pegs, has a tapper that makes it smaller diameter hole. Since the upper portion is a larger diameter, the plugs slide easily out of the top.
My soil is pretty moist right now and slightly muddy on top. It has been raining on and off for a couple weeks. I've only used the 6" depth setting. I prefer to get a deeper set of roots. I’ve done about 50 plugs so far. I weight 165 lbs. and a bounce on the foot pegs would bury the tool up to the foot pegs in my moist soil. Once the desired depth is obtained, a quarter turn of the tool allows the plug to easily come out of the ground. I'm using it to transplant Bermuda grass. Bermuda grass roots could be seen at the bottom of the 6" plug. I found the tool to be a good length for ease of use. I wouldn’t want to run the tool all day long, but it isn’t too labor intensive to transplant 20 or so plugs at a time.
I give this a 5 star because it works great and as advertised. I would probably prefer a slightly larger diameter hole, but it works fine the way it is. I wouldn't say a full tube of 6 plugs is heavy, but increasing the hole diameter would increase the weight of the tool and the weight of the plugs. As mentioned, my soil is very sticky. The bottom side of the foot pegs got caked up with soil. If the bottom of the foot pegs were closed up with metal instead of being open, it would help prevent this packing of soil in the underside of the foot peg. Ideally the tool wouldn’t be buried to where the pegs are touching the soil. Slightly above the soil would be better. This would prevent the soil from packing into the pegs. It would also prevent the pegs from tearing up the soil in bare dirt when the tool is rotated. The caked up soil was hard to clean out of the pegs. I used a stick and a water hose. You can see from the last picture that there is still some soil in the tight spots between the pegs and the tube.
In the bare dirt where I was transplanting to, a couple plugs out of 6 tended to break in half when removing them from the tube. Ideally the plugs wouldn’t break in half, but I can't blame the tool for that. It was easy enough to push the broken parts of the plug into the hole.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022
The build quality is okay. The metal is thin and will deform if you tap out the plugs on even the most loose of gravel. I recommend tapping, if needed, on something plastic or even a bucket.
I find that flipping the tool quickly and using my thumb to help eject that last plug in the tube really helps shoot the plugs out the inverted top. There is a subtle suction at play, and like water, the plugs are pulled along by the ones before them. Keep the movement smooth and consistent, and all the plugs will clear out of the tube without any fuss.
Me and my boy managed to get about two-hundred and fifty plugs in the ground in little over an hour. Once you get the hang of the organization aspect of using this tool, the work just flies along. Our setup was me sourcing the plugs from our nursery lawn and my boy organizing them into our tractor bucket. That way, I drive to the location to be plugged and after making a few holes and placing the soil plugs to discard into a five-gallon bucket, he was able to just walk back and forth plugging the holes I had created.
I honestly can't wait to use it tomorrow after the rain. It's a game changer.
Make sure your lawn is watered before use...
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022
I'll start by saying that it is a good tool. It works and it does its job well when it does its job well. However, if you hit a dry spot, I cannot stress how important it is to stop and clear the tool. Do not try and force dry plugs up into it. Water the area and proceed or move to a less dry area. If you jam this tool, you will not get anything back out of it without the use of heavy machinery and hydraulics. Follow the instructions. Don't do what I did and ignore that small part. The dryness matters. I heard a little grinding on the last two plugs in the tube and decided to put a third in there. I should have stopped but it was late, and I wanted it done. Major mistake. As I said, you will not clear compressed soil out of this with the use of heavy machinery or hydraulics.Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022
The build quality is okay. The metal is thin and will deform if you tap out the plugs on even the most loose of gravel. I recommend tapping, if needed, on something plastic or even a bucket.
I find that flipping the tool quickly and using my thumb to help eject that last plug in the tube really helps shoot the plugs out the inverted top. There is a subtle suction at play, and like water, the plugs are pulled along by the ones before them. Keep the movement smooth and consistent, and all the plugs will clear out of the tube without any fuss.
Me and my boy managed to get about two-hundred and fifty plugs in the ground in little over an hour. Once you get the hang of the organization aspect of using this tool, the work just flies along. Our setup was me sourcing the plugs from our nursery lawn and my boy organizing them into our tractor bucket. That way, I drive to the location to be plugged and after making a few holes and placing the soil plugs to discard into a five-gallon bucket, he was able to just walk back and forth plugging the holes I had created.
I honestly can't wait to use it tomorrow after the rain. It's a game changer.
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Der Pate
Geniales Teil, man kann gar nicht mehr aufhören :-)
Reviewed in Germany on June 10, 2021John Joseph Nevans
A very efficient piece of gardening equipment.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2020
John Joseph Nevans
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2020
This is a good piece of gardening engineering. I hope whoever came up with this is making lots of money from it and possible get an award for a simple thing well made.
I write this review because this is a thing worthy of mention, this and no more.
This part is an addendum. The last picture shows the tool after planting 4700 daffodil bulbs in my front garden. It has lost the nice paint job but is still one hundred percent effective.
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Nigel
Brilliant tool for lawn maintenance.
Reviewed in Australia on October 19, 2023