Title: maintenance engineer
Product review: This spreader is used solely for ice melt and I would never recommend this for this purpose. One bag in the hopper causes a lot of drag on the wheel gears and as soon as you hit a somewhat slippery surface the wheel locks up and is useless. I am sure it would be fine for seeding or fertilizer, but not sure it is worth the extra $$ over a good Scotts spreader unless you have a large area to cover and need the extra capacity. I bought 2 of these and the first one came with a chunk of the hopper broken off. Amazon took care of it right away so I am happy about that. I have had them for 1 year and the second one now has a broken hopper from a chunk of ice melt falling out of the bag. I think the plastic used for the hoppers is cheap and brittle from my experience. In Agri-Fabs defense they are sending me a new hopper at no charge though.
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