Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This weed tool is similar to the Weed Hound by Hound Dog. My neighbor has the Hound Dog and it works incredibly well. I wanted the same one but it appears it is no longer available. I searched and this item came up after a week or so. For some reason it did not come up in the original searches. I have used both the Hound Dog and this Worth item and I also compared it to the Hound Dog, side by side. The Hound Dog appears to be built a little better, it has a better brace at the foot, has 6 spines rather than the 5 on the Worth, and the Hound Dog is a bit heaver. The length of the spines on the Worth is the same as the Hound Dog. Although spines on the Hound Dog appear to be a little stronger but so far no issue with the Worth. After trying the Worth weeder, I find it works much like the Hound Dog. It pulls the weeds well on a normal lawn (not a dry surface). I was able to pull large as well as smaller dandelion weeds with no issue. Obviously using it on really dry soil would be more difficult, makes sense to use it when the soil has enough moisture to easily push into the ground. I was able to pull some crab grass, where it was easy to spot the center. This tool also makes it easy to pick up weeds from the surface that dropped off the initial pull or loosely sitting on the ground. Basically you never need to lean down to pick a week up, just aim the tool into a bucket or collection bin and press on the top round handle and the mechanism releases the weed. This certainly is easier on my back, I can gather as many weeds as I have time to remove and don't get a sore back. Pulling a weed with this tool does create a small hole in the lawn as it pulls a plug out around the weed. The hole is small but I did notice that they remain noticeable for a couple weeks. Could fill them in with a little dirt but I don't think it is necessary and the hole acts much like an aeration plug which is good for the lawn. Removing weeds is very easy with this tool. But you do need to hit the center of the weed, if you miss then you have to try again, which means a second hole. But if you miss you can put the plug back into the hole using the tool, The tool does allow easy manipulation of a weed or plug. The pressing of the lever on top to release the weed does require a good hit and this can start to wear down your palm after a large number of weeds. But I find it less of an issue over the old Hound Dog. Wearing a pair of work gloves does alleviate the pressure on the palm. Also, I found you really don't have to hit it hard, you can press on it till it releases but it is a little slower. I also own the Fiskar 3 claw weed remover. I bought this several years ago and it does not work well on small weeds, only very large dandelions. I found it too much of a hassle to use. This Worth tool is many times better and easy to use. You can make a serious dent on dandelion weeds in your lawn in short time using this tool. I think the overall quality is ok, not a good as the Hound Dog but close. I'll report back if anything falls apart but I think it is worth the cost.