Scotts EvenGreen Drop spreader Green 16057

I had one of these for years - it worked really well and enabled me to use other lawn products that need a spreader. I have about 400sq metres of grass - several areas around apple trees, the front and back gardens but none that are square or rectangular in shape. This spreader enables me to easily get around the edges and obstacles and is pretty good at given even spreading of the granules. Dead simple to put together, it is easy to push about even with a full hopper. It has a couple of indicators that help you keep the spreader aligned to the wheel marks from the previous run, but i sometimes put a block of concrete onto the handlebars to give extra weight to make the wheels give a good indentation. Make sure clean the spreader properly before winter and put oil on the wheel axle - that is what fouled up my earlier model. Does the job and recommended.

Not very durable, box has started to split

I had “employed” Green Thumb to maintain my newly laid lawns for 2 years – a big mistake – at the end of the second year one area of lawn was a complete bed of moss. I sacked Green Thumb and in October, resolved to do the job myself. I purchased from Amazon:-SCOTTS Evergreen complete lawn food weed and moss killer, SCOTTS evergreen drop spreader and GARDEN GEAR powerful 2 in 1 lawn rake and scarifier 1300 watts. Using the SCOTTS drop spreader I laid the lawn food/moss killer as per the instructions. The spreader was very precise but care is required not to overlap or leave a gap. Within two days the moss turned brown and then black. I left it for two weeks.Now for the GARDEN GEAR lawn rake. On the parts of the lawn where there was little or no moss this machine performed well, I was initially impressed but concerned about tackling the mossed areas. It proved to be a disaster and very disappointing. The rubbish picked up by the tines dropped in front of the mouth of the basket. Tried various height settings – no improvement. The basket itself is very fiddly to get on and off. I have not yet tried the scarifier. After a morning of frustration abandoned the GARDEN GEAR lawn rake and returned to my 20+ year old Qualcast lawn rake with good results. I will not give up on the GARDEN GEAR product and give it another go in the spring.

Good quality. Assembly was OK, instructions a little confusing at first - pictures and narrative are also a little small, but you can get there if you read carefully and have a magnifying glass. Use is easy - pull the trigger and push - and the contents release. The spreader calibration is straightforward, but it's hard to know what setting is best for different types of content (feed, weed or seed etc), so a bit trial and error. For settings below about 8, the tension in the trigger feels a little loose, so I went for a 12 which was a taught setting - and ended up scorching my lawn with feed! Some guidance on that would be useful e.g. how much product/content is dropped per square meter for each setting based on an average walking speed. However trial and error will get me there in the end I am sure. Great piece of kit though - well made and easy to use, calibration aside.

This is an excellent dropspreder I have had this spreader for about 4 years and it still looks as its just come out of the box the spring looks like new no rust the shaft works perfectly and again no rust and the feeder regulator works as it should it's not the greatest of designs but as long as you are careful as you spread it generally stays put, my grass has never been better I don't get how people have had problems with this product you just need to adopt some maintenance every time you use it and DON'T! overfill the bucket with whatever you are using as I guess it puts undue pressure on the spring and shaft assembly which could lead it to snap and damage the pin and the hole where the spring fits on to you must also ensure that you wash and dissolve all the product out of the machine thoroughly and then ensure you dry everything out of the machine just leave out the sun or use a vacuum cleaner with a blow function to extract all the water out, the product and water is a lethal combination as mixed together it becomes highly corrosive and then beginning and end of season ensure you lubricate the spring and shaft assembly with a silicone lubricant I have never had a problem with this spreader 4 years and going strong

I used this spreader for the second time this morning. The first time it worked well. Today I was half way through when the spring broke away from the hopper. This left it permanently open. This was disappointing after paying £70. I fixed a sturdy self tapping screw into the tiny hole where the original fixture was and lifted the hook at the end of the spring up on to the screw. The mechanism now works again and is probably more robust than it was originally.

Feels a little flimsy in terms of build quality and a little nervous the distribution setting device might just snap off at any moment...BUT it does the job and was quite cheap when I bought in a sale. Also seeing as I have used it a number of times for spreading grass seed, feed and moss killer and it hasn’t broken yet I can’t really complain too much.The settings appear a little on the low side with regards to quantity of granules being spread but I wasn’t exactly going to sit and measure the parts per metre to prove this so just merely an observation when using.

Fast and free delivery once again from Amazon and received in perfect condition.The spreader is extremely well made and all plastic materials and hardware are of an excellent standard. It took me about 10 minutes to assemble and after checking the calibration as indicated in the instructions I set the dial on the handle to the setting for my brand of lawn feed and weed product[7.5 for Evergreen Feed and Weed]. The on/off action is controlled by a lever on the handle. It is very easy to use and positive in stopping the flow at the end of each run. I was initially put off by other reviews which told tales of corroded parts after use but if you hose out the hopper after use and leave to dry I am sure there will be no such problems. A great value for money product which I can recommend.

c'est un épandeur qui me facilite mon travail dans mon jardin aussi bien pour épandre la chaux et les engrais des gazon pour un sachet de 10 kg j'ai gagné beaucoup de temps et je travail vite et bien et 2ème j'ai obtenu un prix attractifs je suis vraiment content.

Bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Wagen.

Comoda e semplice per seminare e concimare e ha anche il regolatore di dosaggio che però tende a modificare leggermente mentre muovete il carrello, facile il montaggio.Da avere per la riuscita di una buona semina e per velocizzare i tempi.

Very happy to recommend. Great for spreading my fertiliser and seed with accuracy. This is the must have tool I have been missing.

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