Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Broadcast Spreader for Seed, Fertilizer, Salt, Ice Melt, Holds up to 15,000 sq.ft. Product, Green

Excellent lawn spreader well worth the money Scott's make great products. I have the mimi spreader made by Scott's it fine if you have a very small yard, my yard is only about 5000 sq ft but I found the smaller spreader harder to handle it is more tippy and shorter the the deluxe model making it harder to manage. This one the deluxe model is like night and day easily managed more stable and easier to push. No matter how big or small your yard is I would recommend buying the bigger spreader. Spend the extra money up front and be done.

Scotts DLX Edge Guard Broad Cast Spreader... 5 STARS IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO... 20 POUND FILL LIMIT...Over that...you're abusing it. CAPS POPPING OFF... yes, it can happen. WHY?...The axle slides sideways back and forth about 1". Keep it level. Only the right wheel spins the spreader, the left is free wheeling. Banging the spreader on one wheel or the other, can pop off the caps. I'm going to try epoxying them on to prevent that. UNEVEN SPREADING... happened twice. One was a clump. Dug it out, and broke it up. The second time...ooops,forgot to turn the EDGER OFF! SW Fl, thick floratam lawn, for $100 or so... Ran great out of the box. Expected some hard pushing, none. First use on a 15,000 sq. ft. lawn, ran 1 10lb. bag, and then another, rhen a 20 lb bag, and then another 20 lb. bag. Rolled smoothly, spread nicely. (70 yr old, in pretty good shape).

This replaces my old Scott broadcast spreader and comes with an edge blocker easily turned on and off that's a new improvement, as is a much easier dial to set and use. I did find that, like the old spreader, it is driven by gravity, and pours out a lot faster when the hopper is full than when it is down to 1/4. So I'd suggest setting the flow rate less than recommended on your fertilizer package to start, and dialing it open more as the weight of the fertilizer in the hopper decreases. Also, like the old one, if you get a chunck of fertilizer stuck in the outlet so that it jams it open, your fertilizer can pour out continuously, even when you're not squeezing the outlet handle, but for the most part I'm happy with it. It arrives assembled in a large carton, and you only have to unfold the handle. There was no paperwork included, but that might be because the box arrived almost gaping completely open on one side. I'm used to squeezing the applicator handle with the right hand, which is how most spreaders work and found the left hand requirement for squeezing it awkward. This is a much better spreader than I was able to find in local home improvement stores, so I'd recommend it.

Great broad spreader with option to turn off side spreading when working around walks or driveways

Works great, lightweight, easy to use. Would buy again.

Great……very sturdy, easy to use and at a good price

I bought this Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Broadcast Spreader in June. I chose it primarily for the EdgeGuard feature as we have a lot of area where fertilizer and seed are not welcome. When I first ran the spreader (empty) the drive wheel rotation was rather intermittent/sticky sliding along on the driveway. I took the unit apart and the only thing I noticed was that the outer bearing surface of the agitator had circular lines and grooves. After reassembly, it seemed to work better. At that point I should have just returned it. Now it is too late. But here are some things I learned. 1. Calibration I loaded up with 20 pounds weed and feed fertilizer, set the spreader according to the bag (4 ½), and setoff to apply the product. (The fertilizer is not a Scotts product, but the manufacturer specifically lists this spreader’s setting so I went with it.) Our lawn is approximately 24,000 sq ft, which works out to 72 pounds of material. However after some time I realized I should by now be using the second bag and when I did finish the application I still had not finished the first bag. It turns out I had only spread roughly 1.8 pounds per thousand feet, not the required 3 pounds. I subsequently did some tests to verify the calibration of the spreader. I fashioned a small pail to hang under the spreader and attached a plastic trash bag around the spreader body in such a way that all of the fertilizer would fall into the pail. I then walked a 200 foot path to simulate a 1000 square foot application. I then weighed the contents of the pail. At the recommended spreader setting I was only putting down 2 pounds per 1,000 sq ft. 2. Grinding Noise and Jamming While spreading product and during calibration I would notice a grinding noise and on at least one occasion the drive wheel pretty much locked up or get jerky. I believe this is caused by fertilizer getting underneath the agitator and working its way down between the agitator and the bushing. Every time I removed the agitator and flushed out the fertilizer, things would again work very smoothly. This may also be contributing to other people’s experiences with broken shafts on the gearbox and the impeller. I am trying to overcome this by installing two O-rings that fit over the agitator shaft and fit into the green housing bore, sitting on top of the white bushing. This will hopefully prevent material from getting down into the bushing. 3. Hopper Slide Door Operation I have encountered situations where either the hopper slide door does not open or it does not close. Unless you are paying particular attention to the black shaft to which the cable is attached you may not notice, as the spring action may mask the problem. The cable pulling on the shaft at an angle may also be contributing to this issue. 4. Striping of Lawn Another problem I encountered was a green striped pattern on my lawn. Some reviewers have experienced the similar results, blaming it fertilizer collecting on the wheels. I wonder if that would produce two stripes. My stripe is narrower than the wheels. I am more inclined to think that it might be caused by the EdgeGuard housing. Material is broadcast out of the impeller by centrifugal force. Material that hits the EdgeGuard housing just falls down. Hence the single wide stripe.

Love this spreader, it meets all the requirements which I expected.

Works well

Entregado en tiempo y forma y muy bien producto para aplicar el fertilizante se ahorra mucho tiempo en campos grandes

hohe Qualität, für alles einsetzbar ein volles rund um packet

poorly designed product. leaves burn strips all over lawn. Have purchased Scott product before with poor results. there will not be a next time.

La marca había por si sola de la calidad de sus productos.....me ha sido de gran ayuda