I have a tiny yard and decades ago, no one thought it would be a good idea to stop the pine trees growing all around it. Less than .25 acre and over 20 loblolly pines to clean up after is extreme. I got this hoping it would spare my body from aching due to the typical 40+ yard bags I manage to cram the pine straw in after a couple days worth of raking, stooping, scraping off the ground, etc… I’m pleased with it!! It’s not magic or perfect in one pass. But good grief, it’s SO much better than the work I had to do before. It’s light weight, my kids like to use it. It doesn’t have any sharp blades or anything so it’s pretty safe for them. It can pick up sticks and pine cones, but some times the sticks jam the little rakes and the pine cones are too heavy and roll back around/out. The rakes are pliable plastic, seem like trying to pick up a lot of sticks might bend or break them. Assembly had a few confusing parts but I figured it out in the end. Mine arrived without the rakes bent. I really like it and would recommend it to anyone else drowning in pine straw.