Scotts Easy Hand-Held Broadcast Spreader

Used this with a lawn fertilizer that recommended spreading with this Scotts Easy Hand-Held Broadcast Spreader at setting 4. The gearing on this spreader is so wrong that the mechanism was blocked continually, needing excess force to turn the handle, causing fertilizer to spill everywhere. I shall be astonished if my lawn survives this. In the end, I found it easier to spread the fetilizer simply broadcasting by hand, and not use this spreader.

Perfect for smaller areas

Purchased this spreader to apply grass seed and became very frustrated during it's first use. I usually don't review products but feel that a good company like Scotts should hear first hand how this product failed. The hand crank became very difficult to turn within several minutes of use. I finally had to stop and use my Scotts broadcast spreader to complete the job. Seemed to me that the dust from the seed had worked it's way past the spinning shaft inside the hopper and got into the gear mechanism causing it to become very stiff to turn and eventually jamb. Took it back to Walmart for a refund without problem. I'm wondering if this model was recently redesigned without consumer testing before it was placed in the market place.

I use this spreader on a large lake lot in areas where I cannot get to with my larger spreader to spread seed and fertilizer. I live on a corner with sidewalk all around. I use it there to spread ice melt . Very easy and never clogs. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

lightweight, easy to use and set to desired distribution [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]