Earthwise 50002 Gator Grabber Telescoping Leaf Clean-Up Tool, Green/Black

This is a real nice tool. I have a very bad back and can not bend down to pick things off the ground. I have been collecting tools to make my life easier. This is one of the best. Picks up leaves, sticks and cuttings out in the yard very nicely. Good quality but the price is a little high.

This item works great for picking up yard waste and not having to bend over. Great for your back.

This tool is so much easier than using a rake and shovel for dry leaves. My only gripe is that the locking mechanisms on the telescoping handles do not keep the handles locked in place very well and they constantly adjust. Overall, it still makes scooping up piles of fallen leaves to put in our trash can an easy task, as it is significantly lighter than a shovel.

It can get pretty clumsy having to hold two rakes. We have a large wooded yard and alternate between blowing leaves into the woods and picking up/ mulching and bagging.These are super easy to use and made picking up the leaves much easier. Grabbed a good bunch of leaves and easy to pick up from the ground.These are well made, the size is perfect for myself or my husband. The grips are good and make it easy to control the rake.

Everybody get you one of these! It kept me from having to bend over to pick up leaves. I did rake the leaves into a larger pile so I could pick up more at once, but that wasn't necessary, it was my choice. A small complaint is I had a hard time locking the handles when they were extended. It took more strength than I had to twist them tight enough to stay. That's a minor issue which didn't preclude me using the tool and the ease with which I used it.

No more bending and blisters!!!I love this thing?No more hurting my back or getting blisters on my hands from trying to do a rake/shovel chopstick maneuver picking up leaves!I’m obsessed!It’s very sturdy, the handles extend to a nice long length. I’m a 5.8” female with thin wrists and a bad neck/back from a car accident.This thing is a life and time saver!!Try it you’ll love it!

First the good: This is a well thought out tool design. Even with its flaws, it makes picking up wet leaves MUCH easier. I live in the Pacific Northwest, and I been using this tool almost every day since it was purchased.Now the bad: The execution of the design is not as good. As already reported by others, the locking mechanism on the adjustable handles doesn't lock well. It started working well, but after the ninth of tenth use, I was unable to get the handles to lock in place. I tried cleaning the inside handle, but no improvement. I'm considering drilling several holes through both handles and bolting a pin through a hole in each handle to secure it in place. After many uses, I've determined that adjustability is less important to me than ensuring the handles stay in place at that "ideal" length. A great fix would be to use spring-loaded pins that would pop through a number of holes in each handle. You could adjust the handle length my pressing the pin down and sliding the outer handle up or down through the appropriate hole. Once the pin pops through the hole, the handle will not slide until pressed down again.Again this is a good tool that could become a GREAT tool with just a bit more engineering.

This is a well-made product. The extendable handles are a big plus so it can be adjusted according to the user's height. I had to trim some branches off a tree today and cut them into smaller pieces for disposal. I used this tool to pick the pieces up and place them in a trash bin. It was very easy. Without it, I would have had to bend over to pick up the pieces. My bad back would not have liked that.I am very glad to have found this tool.