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I run trains! |
Moving into a new place; when we left the last house I tossed the crappy Scott’s branded spreader I’d been using for 4 years. Don’t need a huge one (~1/4 acre), but want a decent one that’ll be more comfortable than the previous spreader. Any thoughts from the forum? Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view. Complacency sucks… | ||
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The Unmanned Writer |
hand-cast method? Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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| Eating elephants one bite at a time  |
Best cross post that makes sense if you only read the title of the thread.  . Now to find the political thread with info about fertilizer spreaders. Bwahahahahaha.  | |||
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32nd degree |
goats an sheep.. they eat all summer ,you eat all winter. ___________________  "the world doesn't end til yer dead, 'til then there's more beatin's in store, stand it like a man, and give some back" Al Swearengen | |||
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| Nature is full of magnificent creatures |
Since I bought this battery powered one from Scotts, I no longer use a push broadcast spreader. This will throw anything you need for 1/4 acre. I highly recommend it. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Sc...ader-71131/206601107 | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
I just have a Scotts broadcast spreader that has the EdgeGuard feature so I don't broadcast into flower beds. It's OK. Whatever you do, don't get one of those god awful drop spreaders. If you want to buy the BMWs of broadcast spreaders, I think Mark123 can help you out. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
How does something like this happen? ~45,000 posts, never saw anything like it! Somebody colluding with Ruskies or something? Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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| Eating elephants one bite at a time |
Glad to see I figured out where it was meant to go. Sorry to the OP for the drift, but I still giggle at the irony of how well it fit if one only read the title and opted to inject politics. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
I've had a Lesco branded 50# spreader for 10 years. I believe it was $200 when I bought it. It works so well, my dad borrows it. | |||
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Too clever by half |
I've got 2 broadcast spreaders, my lawn is about 15000 sq ft. One is a Scotts Turf Builder Edgeguard Mini, and that's exactly what I use it for, the edges of my yard when I don't want product thrown to one side. It's fatiguing to use for more than edging because it's too short, has hard plastic wheels that like to slide and skip as much as roll, and requires that you squeeze the release continuously with your right hand to keep the chute open. Another issue is Scotts only provides spreader settings for Scotts products and based on my use today, it's unreliable. That said for about $40 it gets the job done and has lasted for several years in it's role. It also folds to a manageable size. When I got tired of the crap spreaders, I bought an EarthWay. They make several, but I bought the 2150 commercial. It has pneumatic tires, a large hopper, is well made and comfortable to use. Repair parts are available as well. The only downside other than cost is that the chute settings are pretty rudimentary and don't fine tune well. Probably overkill for your needs, but they make a residential series I'd consider, a decent looking one called the 2600 for a decent price that looks like a scaled down version of the 2150. "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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A Grateful American |
 Get a hold of yourself, man! Never go full Red Shirt! "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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I've been very satisfied with this one. | |||
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Member |
I like the Scott's Snap Pac, but I think they discontinued it. Lowe's still sells the bags. ------- Trying to simplify my life... | |||
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| I run trains! |
This looks very good and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view. Complacency sucks… | |||
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| Too clever by half |
That is identical to my EarthWay "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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thin skin can't win |
For that small an area, I would strongly recommend you consider a hand crank spreader. The canvas ones you hang around your neck have served me VERY well for seed, fertilizer, grub killer, whatever. Incredible control over spread and you can see how far and where it goes. They have a feed rate adjuster but you can also manage that by how fast you crank. Slow gets heavier coverage in a narrower area, fast lighter coverage in broader area. The plastic adjuster broke off mine a couple years ago - no worries, I just have it adjusted to full flow and manage spread by how far you pull back the level to open hopper and how hard I turn. If that sounds complicated, it's not. I love mine, and regularly thank my old neighbor who turned me on to these. Unlike the push behind ones that are influenced by terrain, bumps, etc. and almost always spread unevenly this is nearly perfect. We call the old style walk-behind devices "stripers" since they end up with an area more heavily covered than others. They also don't last long, the one I'm describing will easily go 10+ years. Bonus points for being much easier to store in less space. Only downside is you need to rig some sleeve to hold it open/upright while pouring in fertilizer. I used an old 12pack coke box with ends cut out for about 15 years, now have to buy beer to get the same box style. Dammit..... Picture of an example below, there are others. Don't recall the name of mine, will look this evening. These will hold a pretty good quantity of product and the neck strap makes it less of a pain to cart around the yard.  You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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+1 for the handheld. I have a Scott's handheld for our 1/4 acre yard and it does everything I need. Donated the drop and rotary spreaders that were taking up space in the garage and haven't missed them. | |||
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Earthway! I have model 2150 and its of excellent build quality. Makes Scott's look like a POS which it is, even their "professional " model. Made in Texas, in the good ole' U.S. of A. | |||
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Mensch |
Warren County Democrats use a dump truck...   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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