I've had a Brabantia Liftomatic Advance for years and it's never let me down yet. When we recently moved house there was no way I was going to leave it so I just bought a new ground spike which is made from galvanised steel and it will last for many more years to come. Very clever product because when you want to cut the grass you just replace the washing line with the little yellow spike cover and the lawn mower doesn't catch it.