AMES Leaf Grabber Rake with Long Handle & Cushioned Grip for Leaves, Lawn Clippings, Twigs, Yard Waste

I have seen a number of people use this for yard cleanup as well as some professionals. It was easy to assemble, required no tools and only took about 2 minutes. The handles are made from painted metal and has some textured grip material where you put your hands. The base scoops are made from a slightly pliable plastic. The material feels strong and size it will flex a little, it should work great for picking up leaves, sticks and other yard materials without breaking. My original concern was that the plastic would be hard and have a tendency to break off small pieces of plastic when it grabbed a tick or a rock the wrong way. I don't think this will happen. It should give a little and I would expect it to last for years unless you mistreat it by running it over with the lawn mower. So far, I am very pleased with it. JohnnyF

This items works great. It makes picking up leaves very easy.

It works very well for me. We use a grass sweeper on our acreage and it's always difficult to dump the contents of the sweeper exactly where you want it. I now empty the clippings/leaves etc, pull ahead and very easily use the leaf grabber to move leaves onto the compost pile with very little effort.

Got this towards the end of fall so only got a few chances to use it. I used to use handheld leaf scoops, which work well, but can give you a sore back from all the bending. This product was great. It picks up more than scoops, and I like that the bundle of leaves (potentially harboring bugs/ticks) is farther from my face and arms than when using scoops. Seems well made. Perhaps the people saying it broke were using it too roughly. I don't throw it on the ground, nor use it to pack the leaves down into the leaf bag. I open them slightly when they're "standing by", and they stand up nicely by themselves, unlike stooping to pick up leaf scoops. I use a 5 gallon plastic bucket to pack the leaves down in the bag, and it doubles as a place to put a few extra paper leaf bags too. Can't say how long they'll last yet, but I feel they were a good purchase.

One of the best things i've given myself. Gave one to my neighbor, she loves it too. Really saves our backs when getting up all our leaves. (We are 79 and 80 years old) Light weight, easy to use. Great for women. I did have to replace the bolt that holds the handles together. Came loose and lost it in the yard. No big deal.