Rotary Soil Sifter Compost Sieve Garden Potting Sifting Mesh Rock Sand Dirt Sieve, 13" Sifting Filter with 1/5 Inch Mesh Sifting

I have composted for years, and always sifted by hand before, but this thing actually makes it quite a bit cleaner and easier! Instead of trying to balance a big screen over the top of an angled wheelbarrow, this thing fits nicely over a 5 gallon bucket from Home Depot or Lowes. The agitator that spins is spring mounted, so it normally spins about a half inch above the screen, which is fine for the majority of the sifting, but if you get clumps that you need to break up, you can push down on the handle as you're turning it, which pushes the agitator down flush with the screen, to help push bits through the screen. Note: After watching a video of another customer sifting into a bucket, when they fought with getting it off of the bucket, because the legs have little 90 degree "feet" at the end that catch on the rim of the bucket, I decided to mount the legs on mine backwards with the feet facing outward. (see photo). The legs actually have a little rounded bend to them so that they conform to the edge of the round sifter, but you can still mount them backwards and just tighten the bolts enough to make them secure. This way, it just slides right on and off the bucket! So assembly only took about 10 minutes. With fairly dry compost, it takes maybe 5 minutes to fill a 5 gallon bucket with perfectly sifted compost! If your compost is too wet, it takes longer because it clogs up the screen with mud. But then I find it much easier to haul the 5 gallon bucket of compost around to my garden beds, instead of trying to navigate an unsteady wheelbarrow up some steps. So this is now a valued tool in my arsenal!

It works great on normal dirt but struggles with clay , in fairness the clay was a little damp . All in all , it’s very helpful .

Works as described. Really helps to break up fresh compost for spreading. Ball handle doesn't rotate so don't grip too tight. A rotating ball handle would make this a 5 out of 5 product

This sifter is exactly what I was looking for. You rotate the lever on the top and it sifts compost through the grate beneath. If you assemble it with the lips on the legs facing outward (opposite of what the directions say), then you can place this on any standard bucket. The bar that sifts doesn't go all the way down to the grate, so I do have to sometimes use my hand to help sift the lowest layer if things are clogged or clumping below the sifter bar. For this reason, I highly suggest drying out your compost before running it through the sifter. I left mine on trash bags in a thin layer in the sun for a day and it worked great. Overall super happy with this! I used to push my compost through a great and it took forever. This is so much faster, and my kids enjoy helping me with it!

Easy assembly although you will need a small wrench or some pliers for one small nut at the bottom of the handle piece that goes into the middle of the sieve. You know it when you see it, aside from that super easy assembly and very durable.

I received the dototiva sifter earlier today and began assembling. The wrenches supplied don't fit the supplied bolt and nut heads, a customer has to use their own tools. The real show killer is that the vertical cylinder the crank handle turns doesn't fit into the hole in the basket. Consequently, the bolt holes in the crank handle support doesn't aline with the bolt holes in the basket sides. The best Amazon help could do is offer a refund.

If you're like me and are just looking for a better way to sift your home compost pile/tumbler/worm bin, this is what you're looking for. It's not perfect, the welds are a little ugly, assembly is a little bit harder than it should be for how simple the device is, and it's not going to shred any leftover cardboard or break up any especially hard clumps, but it let me sift roughly 15 gallons of compost in about an hour. You'll have to practice best composting processes like drying before you sift and accept that not everything is going to sift because it's too wet or not fully broken down, but if you're looking to process through some properly prepped compost it's fantastic.

Handmade product. Easy to assemble have yet to use it with my compost. Would love to give you a review after I do.