EarthWay2050SU 80 LB (36 KG) Deluxe Heavy-Duty Walk-Behind Commercial Broadcast Spreader Pre-Assembled with 10 inch Poly Tires, Built-in Side Spread Control

best last spreader you will buy for a long long time unlike big brand names that use steel parts to deliver oxydizing fertilizer this sweet baby uses a durible poly plastic fantastic

Good quality spreader, but the wheels are plastic and may not last too long. I’ve used it a few times already on a 1.5 acre field with a lot of hills and dips, and the wheels have held up ok so far. If you want a similar model but with better rubber wheels, it costs a lot more.

Becomes easily overwhelmed and failes to spread with you fill it. The wheels began to rotate freely and not move the gears that turn the piece of metal that moves whtever in is the spreader's bucket. I had to drill and screw the wheel to the shaft to stop this. The plastic wheels are terrible at gripping and moving along any type of terrian. Once again, if you load the bucket too much or depending on what you are spreading the wheels will simply stop as you are walking and slide across the area you wish to cover. Get something else with rubber wheels.

I had an almost new scotts spreader and it broke on me. I decided to try something different. Since I didn't have much of a choice in the community besides big box stores that only sold scotts, I decided to go online and see if there were more choices. Friends, you do have a choice. I bought this Earthway, with free shipping I might add, and it was at least ten dollars cheaper than anything I could find out in my community and MUCH MORE STURDY. It works better than any spreader that I have ever owned and I've owned several. Today, I spread 10-10-10 fertilizer, set it on 14, and wow what a job!!!!! Pelletized Lime set on 11 worked great! Washed it up and dryed it down and it is ready to use again. This spreader comes pre-asembled and ready to use out of the box, just fold up the handles and lock em down. For the price, you can't beat it. I'm sure there are better ones, but this one gets the job done.

I first tried the Scotts Edgeguard Mini Spreader but the agitator broke the first time I used it. I then tried the Earthway model 1950 but one of the wheels fell off twice during the first use. Earthway offered to send a part free of charge to fix the wheel but I decided to try the 2050SU.The 2050SU is better because:1) The hopper holds more - less refilling.2) Larger diameter wheels - helps when going over bumps on the ground.3) The whole unit is bigger - I can stand up straighter and due to the longer handle, I'm less likely to kick it when using it.The top side edges of the hopper are straight so I can clamp on a piece of plywood to create my own edge guard to prevent weed control products from landing on my perennials.I'd prefer the performance of a professional spreader but can't justify the cost for a home lawn. I've used my 2050SU twice on my 14,000 sq. ft. lawn and so far, I'm happy with it.

Nice quality and fair price. My complaint is that the support stand is much too low to the ground (about a 1 1/2" clearance) and when pushed over St Augustine (thick turf) the support stand drags on the grass making the pushing effort very difficult. For shorter grasses it should work like a charm.I returned this model and bought the larger and much more expensive model, 2170, which has over 4" of ground clearance and is a breeze to push over the thick turf.

Don't know why I didn't replace the Scott spreader sooner (2013) - dispenses much more fertilizer is a much shorter time, great on uneven ground. Follow up review - noticed when fertilizer was lumpy it didn't spread very well (2016), seems it was missing an agitator pin. Called the company and had free replacement(s) in less than a week. Not only is it a great spreader the company provided excellent customer service.

When arrived screws were in the box lose.When used for the first time the wheels both fell off. Very cheaply made.. would not waste your money on this model.i had Scott’s for 20 years and went back to using this one.