Buyers Products 3039632R Grounds Keeper Commercial Walk Behind Push Spreader, 100lb Capacity, For Salt, Ice & Snow Melt, Included Grate & Cover With Enclosed Gearbox for Protection

a good quality spreader.

I was reluctant to spend this much money on a salt/ice melt spreader, but I am very pleased with my purchase. Winter has been brutal all over the country this year. I have lived in Chicago all of my life, and you really never get used to winter. We have had a boatload of snow this year, and so I decided to pull the trigger and buy this machine.There isn't too much to assemble, but I highly recommend watching the video because the instructions do not give you a clear picture of how the control handle and linkage assemblies are secured. It is much easier when you can get a visual. Also, you will need 2 10mm wrenches and 2 half inch wrenches (the guy in the video said 13mm which is what I used) to secure all of the lock nuts, so make sure you have those tools handy. This is a real time-saver as the alternative is to walk back and forth with tupperware containers, and you really never got a thorough and uniform spread this way. Just make sure you do a good job of clearing the snow before you use this, and you will be pleased with the results. The large wheels make it easy to move around. I went through four 25 pound backs pretty quickly, but within an hour or two, our driveway was nicely thawed. Just be careful that you do not leave the hopper open or all of your salt will spill out! You can control how much salt you want to distribute, and I set the control right in the middle.I expect to get a lot more use of the spreader this year as snow seems to come every other day. I highly recommend this product if you want to minimize the amount of maintenance in your life!!

We received this from Amazon. The only thing you had to put on was the handle and the connection from the handle down. There are you YouTube videos on how to do this just put in ground keeper and you can find how to put the thing together, as the instructions are not as good.

With any weight in the hopper the gearing won’t allow the spreader to spin and it grinds nothing comes out unless you trickle feed it which is what’s the point in spending that kind of money for something that doesn’t work pure garbage do not recommend

I have only used this once but I spread fertilizer over two acres with it and had no problemTook about 20 min to assemble, loaded 50lbs at a time and walked for a while. I was able to get about a 10 ft wide throw that was even an the fat wheels really help keep it stable, rolls well and did the job. It is true that tall people will have to lean over a bit but I just reversed the handle and that helped.I would buy this again. Not junk, great for large areas.