Agri-Fab 45-0527 110 lb. Tow- Behind Lawn & Garden Broadcast Spreader for Seed,Fertilizer,Salt,Ice Melt; Easy to use Flow Control from Seat of Riding Lawn Mower

Makes life so much easier than using a walk behind spreader. Glad I bought it!Seems very well made of durable materials.

I have a half acre lawn and it works great for me. I had a missing part when I first put it together which is understandable since there’s so many small parts. But I called customer service and they mailed me the part. Another great reason to buy from this brand is that they keep parts and you can make needed future repairs. I have bought other brands and could only throw them away when something broke.

I, like so many other reviewers, had the issue where the gears would stick or bind, causing the tire to stop rotating. Assembly was a nightmare because the only thing that comes pre-assembled is the main gear, axle, and drive shaft. Everything else has to be done by the buyer. Unfortunately, after troubleshooting for two hours and reassembling the entire thing three times, I noticed at the very end that the main drive was assembled incorrectly. That means that the only thing that the factory assembled themselves, they did it incorrectly.The first issue I noticed was that the wide black spacer for one side of the tires did not fit at all. I needed another half an inch or more of space to fit the spacer. But without the spacer, the second tire did fit the assembly, so we put the tire on without the spacer. Unfortunately, the gear would get stuck every once in a while while rotating. If I used it in this manner, it would lead to the issues that other reviewers are seeing, where the retaining piece of plastic would break or melt if it got stuck while going 4 mph on a tractor.That's when I noticed that in the picture, the drive wheel was on the opposite side of where I mounted it, so I had to turn the drive shaft 180 degrees. This change corrected the first issue I had run into, and now I could get that wide black spacer on both wheels. However, when I tightened the bolts on the frame, the axel leading to the auger became crooked, binding the axle in the frame. This was the enlightening moment. If the wheels were on the first way I mounted it, the axle leading up to the auger was off-center by half an inch and it caused too much friction in the frame and stopped the wheels from turning once in a while. But if I rotated the whole drive shaft to match the tires to the assembly picture, then the axel would be offset even more, by an entire inch, and the tire would not rotate at all.That's when I noticed that the gear was on the wrong side of the pre-assembled drive shaft. In the picture, both the drive wheel and the axel are on the same side, and the gear is on the opposite side. The proper assembly at the factory would allow the axel to be aligned straight in the center of the frame and auger, but with the gear that's half an inch wide sitting on the wrong side, the axel will always be off-center no matter which way you orient the drive shaft to the frame.The gear is held in by a tension pin, and even at the factory they only drove it through the shaft about 20 percent of the way. The pin is stuck in there and I couldn't get it to budge with a plier, so I can see why they gave up on pushing it through at the factory. At this point, I didn't want to bother trying to hammer out the friction pin to move the gear to the other side of the drive shaft, so I initiated a return.

This is a good tow behind spreader. Quality overall is good. Spreader worked well and looks like it will last for many seasons.The weak point is, that many people will have problems with assembly. The diagrams in the instructions have all the details needed for assembly but, the diagrams are not as good as I would expect. It is easy to have problems with getting the components positioned properly unless you are very careful to match the diagrams. Details that are needed for proper assembly are poorly highlighted. More diagram insets would be very helpful as well as larger and clearer diagrams. "Push in plugs" for the end of arms on the spreader had to be hammered into place with a rubber hammer as they were exceptionally tight and difficult to install. The handle for the on/off spreading arm was a bit undersized and a bit of oil or grease is helpful to get this to slide on with a reasonable amount of force.

After reading several reviews explaining how difficult this spreader was to assemble I was a little worried. But I ordered it anyway. It arrived today and we opened it up and got started. It took us about an hour to assemble it. It was very easy to assemble and we had absolutely no problem putting it together. I was a little worried when we got to the wheels as other reviews indicate the axle is too short to use both washers as indicated in the instructions. It was a little tight but we were able to compress the wheel against the hub enough to get the cotter pin in place.I will be using it to spread fertilizer on our acreage tomorrow.

I think is well constructed, very sturdy and good quality, however I was expecting more from this product and I had 2 issues1. Was missing one pin, the pin that keeps the tires in place. Actually when I tried to fit the pin on one of the tires I Had to get rid of the washer that goes there to make the pin fit, not sure why. Well about the missing pin should no be a big deal I got it from Home Depot but That is not what I would expect when I buy something new2. The pinion had a screw nut to keep it in the shaft, but that screw nut was hitting the gear and got jammed several times in a way that the tire quitted turning. I ended it up using a file to chop it down and make clearence, I was able to solve the problem but again this is not what I would expect from a products, this is a poor design issue. See the PictureIn a separate note it took me some time to assembly the spreader, too many small pieces. This is the first time I buy one so I can’t compare with others

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I saw it on sale on this site and although did see some bad comments it was Agri-Fab so it must be ok. Finally spreading fertilizer on my paddocks and cotter pin after cotter pin break. Making a mess and back to the barn to repairWish I have never bought it

The unit is fairly light weight and if you don't have enough weight in the hopper sometimes the wheel that drives the spreader will skid now and then.The locking system for the spreader opening is functional but it uses a plastic wing nut which I broke (a little too easily) and had to replace before the first use. With a metal wing nut it works well but I suppose I will have to watch out for corrosion.In general I am happy with the function and quality of this unit. It works as advertised with the minor hiccups noted above.

Not great for a zero turn machine the handle to release the seed or fertilizer is to far away .. you have to open it early and get on machine fast to start the spreaders

Gears jam, wheel locks up with one 30lb bag of pelletized lime. Plan to spend several hours on assembly. Can’t reach handle to open or close hopper from the seat on my Cub Cadet zero turn. Very disappointed with this. It is being returned.