Stihl RL 540 Petrol Lawn Scarifier

£625.00
  • An easy-start engine (reliable and minimal effort required)
  • High-quality, fixed scarifying blades
  • 38 cm operating width
  • Foldable handlebar (easy to store)
  • Carrying handle (for transport, loading, and impact protection)

Product Description

The STIHL RL 540 is a petrol lawn scarifier designed to remove moss, thatch, and other debris from larger lawns (up to 0.5 acres). It is specially built to enhance lawn health, aerating the soil and improving nutrient supply.

This STIHL dethatcher is convenient and easy to use largely due to its handlebar mounted depth control, which allows adjustment of the blades in six stages very easily. On top of this, the scarifying unit itself can be lowered or raised, adding to this machine’s versatility.

The powerful Series XT675 OHV SC engine is easily started thanks to STIHL’s SmartChoke technology, enabling you to start this scarifier with little effort in any weather. Protecting the engine is a robust polymer housing, which is resistant to impacts, heat, and UV radiation from the sun, ensuring that this machine is kept in peak condition for a long time.

Finally, this lawn scarifier is highly manoeuvrable due to its specially designed wheels and is also very easy to transport and store because of the foldable handlebar and integrated carrying handle.

STIHL utilise industry-leading knowledge in lawn care when designing their machines. That’s why this RL 540 petrol lawn scarifier features:

  • An easy-start engine (reliable and minimal effort required)
  • High-quality, fixed scarifying blades
  • Working depth adjustment (six stages)
  • 38 cm operating width
  • Polymer housing (resistant to forces, heat, and UV radiation)
  • Foldable handlebar (easy to store)
  • Carrying handle (for transport, loading, and impact protection)
  • Easy-running wheels with traction pattern and directional stability

Easy-running wheels

The easy-running wheels of the STIHL lawn scarifiers are equipped with a traction and directional stability tread pattern. This makes the scarifiers easy to manoeuvre during lawn aeration and gives them good grip.

Working depth adjustment

Using the control unit on the handlebar, the working depth of the blades can be adjusted in six stages. The scarifying unit of the STIHL lawn scarifiers can also be lowered or raised using the adjustment lever.

Easy start engine

Thanks to the SmartChoke technology, the engine of the STIHL lawn scarifers starts at any temperature and with little effort.


Technical Specs

  • Item Weight 33 kg
  • Displacement 149 cm
  • Working Width 38 cm
  • Lawn Area up to 2000 m²
  • Working Depth Range 25 mm
  • Vibration Value Ahw 4.12 m/s2
  • Uncertainty factor K 2.06 m/s2

Features in depth

Carrying handle

The housing of the STIHL lawn scarifier features an integrated carrying handle. It can be used to tilt or load the machine with ease. The carrying handle also acts as an impact protector and protects the housing of the scarifer when the machine makes contact with obstacles on the lawn.

Polymer housing

The highly resilient and robust polymer housing is petrol-resistant ane protects the engine block against UV radiation. The high-quality plastic is also exceptionally light.

Foldable handlebar

Thanks to its foldable handlebar, the battery- powered lawn mower can be quickly and easily folded. This enables the STIHL lawn mower is be stored very compactly or moved to the next place of use

Scarifying unit

WITH FIXED BLADES FOR EFFECTIVE SCARIFICATION. The scarifying unit of your lawn aerator has robust, fixed blades. The sharp blades ensure effective lawn aeration.

Stihl RL 540 Petrol Lawn Scarifier

£625.00
  • An easy-start engine (reliable and minimal effort required)
  • High-quality, fixed scarifying blades
  • 38 cm operating width
  • Foldable handlebar (easy to store)
  • Carrying handle (for transport, loading, and impact protection)