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WORX NITRO WG855E.9 review

The only cordless machine on this shelf, supplied without pack or charger, with a curved base stated to reduce pushing resistance.

The bottom line The one cordless scarifier here, and it comes without a battery or charger — the title says so. A brushless motor, both scarifying and raking functions on a single-lever four-position height adjustment, a 40-litre bag, and a curved underside the maker states makes it easier to push than its rivals.

What the maker prints on its own page

A cordless scarifier and lawn aerator with a brushless motor, which the maker states is more compact and gives 50 per cent longer running per charge, 25 per cent more power and ten times the motor life. It is a 2-in-1 machine: the scarifier lifts dead grass and moss and collects it, while the aerator lets oxygen, water and nutrients reach the roots.

A curved base design is stated to reduce resistance so the machine is much easier to push forward than others on the market. The height of the rake or scarifier blades is changed in four positions with a single lever, and the collection bag holds 40 litres. The pack is compatible with all of the maker’s 20 V, 40 V and 80 V tools. The machine is supplied without battery and charger.

Cordless, on this shelf

Scarifying is the operation a cable suits least. It is slow, it is done in overlapping passes, it involves stopping every few minutes to empty a bag, and the surface underfoot is being deliberately torn.

This is the only machine here that removes the cable, and on a lawn away from a socket it is the only one that is practical at all.

The word that changes the price

“Ohne Akku & Ladegerät” — without battery and charger. It is in the title, which is the correct place for it.

A bare tool beside complete mains machines is not a price comparison. For somebody with packs on this platform it is the cheapest sensible entry; for anybody else the real cost is this plus a pack plus a charger.

What goes unsaid in the listing

The working width — on a machine whose whole job is covering ground. The depth range, as opposed to four positions. The blade and tine counts, which every other listing on this shelf gives.

That is an unusually thin specification for a machine at this price, and the listing spends its space on the motor instead.

Availability

From 169 € to 237 €, that being the spread across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores on the day of the survey.

Beyond the euro zone, the British Amazon store prices it in its own currency, which the spread above sets aside.

Nothing came back from the American Amazon store at all; the buy button there runs a search rather than opening an empty page.

Taken from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and prices move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 26 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

The declared figures, and the point they stop at

Strengths

  • The only cordless machine on a shelf otherwise made of cables and engines
  • A curved base stated to reduce the resistance of pushing — the real complaint about scarifying
  • The pack runs across the maker’s whole 20, 40 and 80 V range

Compromises

  • No pack and no charger in the box, so the listed price is not the price
  • Neither the working width nor the depth range is published
  • No blade or tine counts at all

Specifications

Working widthNot published
Power sourceCordless, brushless motor, on the maker’s 20/40/80 V platform
BladesScarifier and rake functions, both stated; counts not published
Working depths4 positions on a single lever; the range is not published
Catcher volume40 L bag
Functions2-in-1: scarify and aerate
WeightNot published
Amazon referenceB0C9DS8WGJ (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN6925387186779

What this machine usually gets asked

Why does no cable matter on a scarifier?

More than on a mower. Scarifying is done in slow overlapping passes with frequent stops to empty a bag, and a cable being dragged across a lawn you are deliberately tearing up is the worst combination of the two.

How much extra will the battery cost?

That depends on the pack, and the machine takes packs from a large range rather than a dedicated one. The point for a comparison is that the listed price here and the listed price of a mains machine are not comparing the same contents, and this site marks it in the row.

Is the curved base a real thing?

The maker states it reduces resistance when pushing, compared with other products on the market. That is its claim and this page reports it as one — but the resistance of a scarifier at depth is the genuine physical complaint about the operation, so it is at least aimed correctly.

Who this one is for

A medium lawn away from a socket, in a shed that already holds this maker’s packs

Guides that feature it

Price and availability

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on September 26, 2026.

Sources

Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.

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