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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Maintain wide distribution of fertilizer while reducing the necessary time, energy, and fertilizer to cultivate an attractive, even lawn with this broadcast spreader from Illinois-based Agri-Fab. Whereas other types of spreaders often result in overlap or missed strips, creating a line effect on lawns, this broadcast spreader distributes fertilizer in a random spray pattern to cover a distance of 10 to 12 feet. The broadcast coverage nurtures more natural, uniform grass growth, while limiting the needed fertilizer for an extra ecological benefit. Designed for towing behind a tractor, the spreader also can be used for grass seed or ice melt in large open areas. The broadcast spreader features a polyethylene hopper that resists rust, corrosion, and weather damage for long-lasting use. Accommodating approximately 125 pounds, this broadcast spreader is best equipped for use in yards and spaces 25,000 square feet or smaller. Aluminum gears are engaged to spread contents. The spreader is towed on two 14-by-4 pneumatic tires with 3/4-inch diameter axles. While the broadcast spreader provides excellent distribution of fertilizer and is a good choice for spreading seed and ice melt, Agri-Fab strongly discourages its use for powder lime. This USA-made broadcast spreader is designed for towing only and cannot be converted for manual pushing. This product may be covered by a limited one-year warranty. Upon shipping, the broadcast spreader measures 27-1/2 by 30 by 17-1/2 inches and weighs 40 pounds. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 40.0 inches | | Product Width: | 30.0 inches | | Product Height: | 30.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 45.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 30.3 inches | | Package Width: | 27.4 inches | | Package Height: | 16.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 31.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 15 reviews |
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| | Features | Tow broadcast spreader efficiently cultivates your lawn with wide distribution of fertilizerProvides a spread width of 10-to-12-feet; 125-pound capacity; covers approximately 25,000-square-feetTowed on 2 14-by-4-inch pneumatic turf tread tires with 3/4-inch diameter axles and ball bearingsAluminum gears are engaged to spread contents3-year limited warranty
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 Didn't Work for Me Jul 05, 2010
I am sorry to report that this product didn't work for me and has been returned to Amazon. I purchased the product to apply some Scotts Grub-ex to my lawn. I wrote Scotts and they suggested setting it at 2 1/2 and then testing by weighing out enough for 1,000 sq. feet and making adjustments. I did all that.
Here's the first problem...the bottom of the hopper (where the stuff is carried) is flat. When the hopper gets close to being empty the flow rate is altered or stopped all together because the flat bottom keeps gravity from sending the chemicals out the hole to be spread. So my 1,000 sq. ft. test wouldn't work.
I had also written to Agri-Fab explained what I was spreading and asked them. They said set it at 3.5 to 5. I set it at 5 and measured 14,000 square feet (what a bag covers) and started spreading. When I was done I had over 1/2 of the bag still left in the spreader. Finally I set it on 7 1/2 and the stuff started coming out.
I also noticed that the setting doesn't stay set very well. At the end of each row, you are supposed to reach back and shut off the spreader with the lever...which is too short to easily reach from the seat of my lawn tractor. I found that each time I turned it back on the setting moved a little. So testing at 6 wound up being 7 1/2 before I noticed that the thing had moved.
Anyhow I was very disappointed in the spreader and I returned it. I'm not sure if other spreaders of this type work any better but for sure I would recommend anyone considering this item to look elsewhere.
Gearbox is garbage Jun 09, 2010
The whole machine is well enough built except for the most important part... the gearbox. Mine is plastic. I'm not sure if they have changed the design at all (it looks like it might be different in the picture), but the gearbox in the one i bought a few years ago is all plastic. It very quickly wears out if you put even 60 lbs worth of stuff in the hopper, never mind 125 lbs. Then you are left with a piece of junk that doesn't work very well because the axle is no longer straight. It also is not made to be serviced at all. No screws or anything. Just throw it out and buy a new one when it stops working after a couple seasons. I'm looking for an alternative with a properly designed gearbox.
 Needs better agitator Nov 26, 2009
It's a good value that's well constructed. I have two design complaints: it clogs easily if there are any clumps in the fertilizer, and it's not very good at getting the last half-inch out of the hopper. The agitator that stirs the fertilizer before it exits the hopper is very short and a little too high away from the exit. The shortness of it means it doesn't break up medium-to-larger clumps very well (or at all), and the shortness combined with the distance above the chute means that smaller clumps will get right by it and clog the exit. If you use a fertilizer that is prone to clumps (like many of the weed-control Scott's ones are), make sure you bash the bags on the driveway a lot to break up all the clumps before pouring it into the hopper.
Also, the distance of the agitator from the bottom of the hopper means that the last bit of fertilizer isn't going to be swept out the chute. If your yard is good and bumpy, it'll get bounced out. Otherwise, you'll be lifting up on the control handle to bounce the trailer by hand to get it out.
 Quirky with Cheap Components Oct 02, 2009
What could have been an excellent spreader is in fact a quirky mix of plastic, metal, and rubber. But what isn't today? The only difference is that the plastic is used in key areas of the spreader where the metal ought to be. Take for instance the door on the bottom of the hopper - a small rectangular piece of feather-weight plastic that slides along two plastic grooves and NEVER opens properly in accordance with the manual setting. Thus be prepared to manually free the hopper door while shoving the door lever back and forth. Shoving the door lever back and forth vigorously then often precipitates binding and movement of the cheap nylon wingnut that is supposed to lock the setting in place. It fails miserably. Agri-Fab can and should have built a better, more durable product but chose, like so many other manufacturer's to skimp on the most important and surprisingly least expensive parts.
Expect to babysit this pig'n a poke frequently and also to dismount your garden tractor often as well to reach the door lever and readjust the nylon wingnut. You'll discover that after you've spread an entire 50lb bag of fertilizer over just a few hundred square feet that it's time to replace the nylon wingnut with a metal one - that's after of course you've vacuumed up the excess fertilizer with your bagger mower!
Finally, when Agri-Fab decides to re-engineer this mess, and provide a spreading chart consistent with industry standards, I might take another peek at the rest of their products!
Small Acreage User Jun 15, 2009
I bought this broadcast spreader to use on my 3 acres. The assembly instructions were adequate and it's always a pleasant suprise when all the parts and fasteners are there. Once it was assembled, I began applying fertilizer. The initial tub full went down OK but the lever arm is much too short to reach easily from my tractor seat. You would think the designer had 8' arms or something. About mid-way through the second tub full I noticed fertilizer dumping everywhere and the drive wheel sliding in the grass. The factory installed portion had come loose and the drive gear was out of alignment and locked up. I drug it back to my garage, unloaded all the fertilizer left in the hopper and readjusted the gear alignment and tightened all the fasteners. This seemed to remedy the issue for the remainder of the job.
This is not a bad spreader for the money, just double check all the fasteners before using it. I still have to modify mine to extend the on-off handle as it's just not useable with the current reach.
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