Scotts Elite Spreader

Great scotts spreader . Edge guard is nice feature. Easy assembly

The unique twin feed design of this spreader did an excellent job of spreading both grass seed and fertilizer. I had my neighbor push the spreader so that I could stand in front of it to observe the spreading pattern and it was much better than the regular single feed design. The upgraded quality of the wheels made the unit much easier to push even when the oversized hopper was full. So why did I give it just a single star? The linkage between the hopper and the trigger failed within 2 hours. So the unit did not last a single day and I returned it to Amazon. I have been using the single feed Scott's spreaders previously, but found that I have to replace them every 2 years on average because of various breakdowns. I was hopeful that this new Elite spreader would be of better quality and that is why I upgraded to it. Unfortunately, that was not the case, and so this will be my last purchase of a Scott's spreader. I have communicated to Scott's previously, recommending that they not put their brand name on such inferior products. That if they cannot sell a good quality spreader, they should not sell them at all. UPDATE: After returning the spreader, I decided to give Scotts one more try and purchased another Scotts Elite Spreader. After using the replacement spreader for 2 years, I was gratified to find that this time the spreader has performed perfectly. Thus, I have changed my rating to 5 stars. The original spreader must have just been a lemon.

over the Deluxe Rotary model. The Elite version spreads very evenly, and it is way better than the Deluxe model I have (admittedly about seven years old), which spreads too heavily on the right side and too lightly on the left side (and has since it was new). This spreader throws very evenly to the right, left, and out front. I couldn’t detect any material coming out of the rear (a good thing). Their claimed spread distance of six feet from left to right is pretty accurate. This model comfortably holds ~3/4 of a 50-lbs bag of fertilizer. The dial setting seems to closely match the often-referred-to Scotts Speedy Green Rotary spreader. For my application, the Lesco-recommended setting of 5.5 for their 30-0-10 fertilizer I used it to spread was spot on. I put it through quite the test - used it on five acres. I planned to use it only for about the first 1 – 1.5 acres and then switch to a pull-behind for the remainder, but honestly, it went so quickly that I decided to just keep going. After a good bit of walking, pushing, and fertilizer pouring, low and behold, I had the full five acres done! After I finished, this spreader was still going strong, so I feel pretty good that it will at least last a few seasons for me (maybe more). The edge guard works better than on the Deluxe, but it’s still not perfect. It actually closes the opening for the left side spreader, but a small amount still got through. Honestly, I wouldn’t tout the Edge Guard capability too highly, so if you plan to use it, be ready for a little bit of material to drop once you disengage the edge guard. One con: Sometimes, when the hopper is about 2/3 to completely full, the outlets don't close completely when the handle is released unless you pull and release said handle quickly a couple of times. This didn't happen often, but I wonder if it will get worse with more usage as springs begin to lose tension/strength. It helps to remember to release the handle quickly, not slowly, in order to get the outlets to close when desired. Lastly - I use spray Teflon to lubricate the cables, gear boxes, axles, handles, and the open/close tabs at the bottom of the hopper. I believe this helps keep these items from sticking as time and use goes on, and it won’t make the fertilizer cake/stick to those areas like grease or oil will. Remember to wash it off and let it dry after using before applying the lubricant. Good luck and enjoy!

The Scotts Elite Spreader—-This is a great spreader! It easily handles a big load and is easy to push; easier to push than the mini version. I would have given this 5 stars but it was missing an essential part. The Elite has two gear box’s that attach to the axil. There is suppose to be some part like a pin clip that attaches the gear boxes to the axle so that the when the tires rotate, the axle rotates, which of course rotates the gears, which rotates the the spreader plates, shooting out the fertilizer. But the gear boxes were NOT attached with a lock pin or any kind of pin. When my spread arrived in the mail, I needed to use it immediately. It was easy to assemble the wheels to axel and supposedly was ready to spread. I put in fertilizer and began to push the spreader on my grass. But no fertilizer was spreading. I pushed the spreader on to the sidewalk to see what was the problem. I eventually noticed the gear boxes were not attached to axle. The instructions listing the parts only had hardware for attaching wheels to axle; no lock pins of any sort for gear boxes. So gear boxes should have come already attached. Fortunately I have collected years and years of screws, nuts, bolts, washers, and lock washers. I was able to find two skinny screws the fit the holes and nuts, washers and lock washers small to be able to attach the gear box’s. Not the perfect solution but one that worked. The picture attached to these comment shows you that screws were longer than needed but at least were skinny enough get through the holes. So it was an easy fix. However, the Scott’s product inspector should have caught this before it was shipped. That’s their job (assuming Scott has inspectors)! Obviously the product was not pushed to see if it actually worked! Or maybe the inspector was jamming to some tunes with their ear phones on and assumed the product worked fine because other inspected worked fine. There seems to be a lot of that kind of quality anymore. But once I fixed that, this elite spreader worked great. I’m very pleased with it and would recommend it to anyone. No doubt if purchased from a local store it would not have this problem, but probably would have would have cost more.

This is a great upgrade to the prior model - holds more, more sturdy and not too much more in price. Very easy to put together!

The hoppers, a good size the edge guide works fairly well. Just don’t think that the edges perfectly straight where it’s shooting the particulate out of the hopper. It has metal turners in the bottom, dual hopper drop of the fertilizer so that the old plastic ones were garbage as the gears would wear out in no time. I bought two as mentioned above because the price was so good. And please to this point as I’ve done my 2 acre lot a couple of times and gives a better spray area. I think I’m about 7 feet or more so less walking as it has a dual spreading device under it compared to a single.

Really pleased with this, having bought many spreaders before, this was study and easy to use and fully assembled.

This spreader works very good. Spread the fertilizer evenly. Recommend

Work well and good construction. Only problem was the trigger to hold the hopper open did not latch but for my small area did not matter too much. Overall a good product.

So far I love this speader east to set up and use. The app works well for mapping out your lawn and giving new comers to the lawn care industry some helpful tips and guidance. Only con is I wish it had air tires as I feel the plastic are cheep and won't last.