Looking for a real good Fertilizer Spreader which will hold

[biggreentoes]

up to lava sand pretty well

It has to be a walk behind

I'm looking at Spyker, Earthway and Agri-Fab or is there anything else out there I should look at

I have 11.000 feet to do

any help here would be most welcomed

[kmbrandon]

I don't have quite as much turf as you (only 8500sqft here), but I just use the Scotts 2000 drop spreader. Haven't spread lava sand yet, but I did spread green sand with it. Best tip I can give you is to not fill the hopper all the way up with sand. I found that filling about half at a time worked great.

Kevin

[khwoz]

The Scott's whirly spreader seems to work the best. It has a small beater wire at the bottom which helps to keep product moving. The biggest problem I have encountered is wet or damp product. This will clog most any spreader. Use dry product!

[Dchall_San_Antonio]

I just threw away a Scotts drop spreader. Those plastic things can't take much use and NO abuse.

[kmbrandon]

Out of curiousity, how long did the Scotts drop spreader last for you? How much turf are you fertilizing?

I just got mine in the spring & have only used a couple times so far. About 8500 sqft of lawn.

Thanks

[Dchall_San_Antonio]

I had it for years and used it about 5 times. The rest of the time it hung from the wall.

[khwoz]

I've had mine for 8-10 years & it is working fine. Rinse it out & store it properly - it will last a long time.

[Tricky Grama]

My Scotts spreader works ok, I guess, I just can't see any difference in the settings. Same am't comes out no matter if its on 3 or 12...
I did notice the other day the the plastic is cracked so I suppose using it as a wheelbarrow was not too good for it. :roll:

Patty

[Dchall_San_Antonio]

I did notice the other day the the plastic is cracked so I suppose using it as a wheelbarrow was not too good for it.

I did that, too. Do you think that was my problem?