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https://www.palletforks.com/50-lb-professional-broadcast-spreader.html

I ordered this up last week. I had in my hands in a few days, shipping included and fast. Depending on your state, no tax. I am really good mechanically, work on my own cars, pretty technical and this was some of the worst instructions I have ever seen my life for assembly. Having said that still worth it. Used it last night and it was fantastic, so far ahead of anything with plastic wheels. Held 50 lbs of content without hesitation. Ony negative would be no guard to keep it from spreading on one side or the other.

Also I stopped a lawn shop to compare it to this Eathway model and it was 100% identical, every part and piece which makes this a steal.

https://earthway.com/product/2150-commercial-broadcast-spreader.ashx

Hope this is helpful!

***I do not work for Titan, palletforks.com, etc. I just like to keep my own dollars in my pocket when I can***
 
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Kicker said:
ordered.. thanks.

I'm curious if the earthway side deflector will fit onto this thing. Although the side deflector kit is almost as much as this spreader just by itself.
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@Kicker I came to the conclusion that would be a yes after inspecting the construction of the Earthway, literally identical. Having said that, I have not actually tried it.
 
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So, I'm not sure if the people complaining about assembly being difficult are 5 years old or women, but i had little to no issues putting it together based off the instructions provided. I'll admit i watched youtube videos of assembly a day or two prior, but just followed the provided directions during my assembly process and had no trouble.

The only thing that kind of bothers me, I don't know if it's the same as the earthway 2150 or the spyker 50lb models but, one of the wheels is free spinning on the axle while the other is responsible for driving the spreader plate.

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Kicker said:
The only thing that kind of bothers me, I don't know if it's the same as the earthway 2150 or the spyker 50lb models but, one of the wheels is free spinning on the axle while the other is responsible for driving the spreader plate.
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This allows it to function like a differential on a car. If you did not do this turning corners would be very challenging. As in both wheels when turning do not move at the same speed. From an engineering perspective it is correct and works quite well.

Not trying to troll on this, just curious what you do not like about the design?
 
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mcnerdd said:
Kicker said:
The only thing that kind of bothers me, I don't know if it's the same as the earthway 2150 or the spyker 50lb models but, one of the wheels is free spinning on the axle while the other is responsible for driving the spreader plate.
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This allows it to function like a differential on a car. If you did not do this turning corners would be very challenging. As in both wheels when turning do not move at the same speed. From an engineering perspective it is correct and works quite well.

Not trying to troll on this, just curious what you do not like about the design?
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I can't really say that I don't like the design as I haven't used it, apart from pushing it up and down the driveway (empty) a few times after assembly. My previous spreader (Scotts mini)when the product would get down to the last bit I could tilt it left and right onto one wheel to wash the remaining product over the drop hole and not worry about the spreader plate to stop distributing. So my lack of engineering knowledge and previous experience with a poor quality spreader led to me thinking that it was an odd design and could've been improved upon, potentially. But after you've described it's actual functionality it makes sense.
 
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Kicker, now that you have it, can you compare the hopper with a 5 gallon bucket (like you would get at the big box stores?) I'm specifically wondering if a 5 gallon bucket would sit inside of that hopper okay. I know that's a weird request, but if it does, I'll explain why. Also, if it does, would you shoot a pic of it and post how it fits?
 
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disappointing it doesn't have a deflector setup. makes it pretty useless in my eyes.

EDIT: looking at the earthway 2150, doesn't it have some ability to deflect or edgeguard? does this Titan model have an equivalent feature?

i have a ton of weight lifting equipment from Titan, and was aware they made some farm tools, but not spreaders and the like. in the case of the power lifting rack, it is a near copy of another US manufacturer but with some small changes to dimensions making some attachments incompatible. not sure if that's the case for the deflector but sure would be annoying to find out the hard way.
 
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roundrockag said:
Kicker, now that you have it, can you compare the hopper with a 5 gallon bucket (like you would get at the big box stores?) I'm specifically wondering if a 5 gallon bucket would sit inside of that hopper okay. I know that's a weird request, but if it does, I'll explain why. Also, if it does, would you shoot a pic of it and post how it fits?
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@roundrockag

a 5 gallon bucket fits very loosely inside the hopper and would sit flush on the agitator just above the drop holes.
 
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7474 said:
Got this one today, Brinly P20-500BH, for $77, new. I believe it is along the same line of the others in this post.

1 fixed, 1 free wheel. No edge guard. Took all of 2 minutes to assemble @Kicker

@roundrockag 5 gallon bucket fits all the way in to bottom. But, if you flip it and cut off the bottom it will sit on the inside lip of the spreader.







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Been looking for a new spreader, I keep getting the cheap scotts mini spreaders and they keep breaking. The only place I can find the brindley in for 134$. Where did you get it?
 
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ajmikola said:
7474 said:
Got this one today, Brinly P20-500BH, for $77, new. I believe it is along the same line of the others in this post.

1 fixed, 1 free wheel. No edge guard. Took all of 2 minutes to assemble @Kicker

@roundrockag 5 gallon bucket fits all the way in to bottom. But, if you flip it and cut off the bottom it will sit on the inside lip of the spreader.







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Been looking for a new spreader, I keep getting the cheap scotts mini spreaders and they keep breaking. The only place I can find the brindley in for 134$. Where did you get it?
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@7474 - also curious where this deal may be found!
 
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Kicker said:
So, I'm not sure if the people complaining about assembly being difficult
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I'm not sure in this case, but I think a lot of times, there is a large variance in quality with these types of things, like bolt holes lining up, etc. I put my Earthway 2150 together, and though it wasn't hard, I could see where it would be a challenge if things didn't line up just right, depending on which one someone gets off the assembly line. The good thing is, that buying from a reputable place like Earthway or Lesco, they'll make it right if it isn't.
 
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