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Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Heavy-duty salt spreader from Buyers Products lets you easily distribute salt or other free-flowing materials to make sidewalks safe in the winter. Spreader Type: Walk behind, Spread-able Material: Salt, sand, game feed, fertilizer, seed, Hopper Material: Poly, Spread Radius (ft.): 6, Hopper Capacity (cu. ft.): 1.5, Load Capacity (lbs.): 100, Adjustable Deflector: Yes, Overall Dimensions H x W x D (in.): 36 x 30 x 23 Large pneumatic wheels push easily through snow and slush Flow regulator on handle Black powder-coated steel frame Stainless steel axle Carbon steel linkage Includes hopper screen and poly rain cover
Average Customer Rating:
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23 of 30(77%)would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Walk behind spreader,
March 16, 2009
By jjlawnman
from Altoona PA
"Ordered on line and the product came in about 4 days. Assembly was fairly simple and had put together in about 15 minutes. Holds a little over 2 bags of salt and works great. Only problem I had was one of the carter pins bend down and got stuck in the outlet, but I replaced it and it works great every time. I have had other spreaders in the past and they didn't work half as good as this one."
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Review 2 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Nice!!,
March 16, 2009
By MarieK
from Milwaukee
"This is a nice, solid piece of equipment.
It was not hard to assemble, and use is hassle free!
Different kinds of Melt Ice will fit into the spreader, which is great.
Nice to use on large areas, such as hotel parking lot with much snow and ice.
It is not heavy to push, suitable for the ladies also.
The quality is good, and price not bad at all.
Shipping was FAST.
Thank you very much for this great product, will order again."
It was not hard to assemble, and use is hassle free!
Different kinds of Melt Ice will fit into the spreader, which is great.
Nice to use on large areas, such as hotel parking lot with much snow and ice.
It is not heavy to push, suitable for the ladies also.
The quality is good, and price not bad at all.
Shipping was FAST.
Thank you very much for this great product, will order again."
What is your level of technical expertise? Beginner
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Review 3 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Buyers Walk-behind Spreader,
March 16, 2009
By Carie
from Springfield, Illinois
"I am in Facility Management and have tried other salt spreaders in the past and they all paled in comparison to this one. It will hold 50-60 Lbs of salt with out stripping the heavy-duty metal driving gears. If you have a large amount of salt spreading to do, this spreader will go the distance for you."
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Review 4 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Good but could be better,
March 16, 2009
By AndrewFromKC
from Kansas CIty, MO
"Cons:
Somewhat annoying to assemble. Packaging was awful but the product was sturdy enough to survive UPS mistreatment (though parts were sticking out of the box!).
Somewhat annoying to assemble. Packaging was awful but the product was sturdy enough to survive UPS mistreatment (though parts were sticking out of the box!).
It's too hard to get the drive wheel to start spinning while in snow or ice. With 100 pounds on top of it, it should spin freely but instead tends to drag through the snow. I'm not smart enough to know what the fix for this is... Different gear ratio maybe?
The pin that's used as a stirrer falls out too often... And it's pretty annoying to fix when the bucket is loaded.
Pros: It's very solidly built. And the included "shower cap" is much more useful that i would have thought.
It's not a bad product, and is MASSIVELY better then the cheap lawn spreaders I had been using."
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Review 5 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Bad design & poor quality,
January 17, 2009
By leep
from Connecticut
"Got this last year, assembly was a pain but I got it together and running fine. First needed to add an agitator to get peletized calcium to move evenly. Now this year I find the plastic piece connecting the shaft to the gear drive has broken, it seems the galvanized axle has rusted freezing the part to the axle causing it to break. got the part but after long disassembley it looks to me like this will be a chronic problem. I am going to try to get it replaced with another brand."
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Review 6 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader,
January 15, 2009
By SnowShovelingMan
from S
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"Put together for my mom.The box did look like it fall off the truck. The handle came thru the box.Took about 70 minutes to put together so the lower linkage or rod some people call it so it would not keep fallen out. I did take pictures what that linkage or rod looks like so it will not fall off. In the Assembly Instructions pages 4, 5, 6, top of 7 botton of 7 Nuts will need to be tightened. Pg. 8 study how the lower linkage looks # 10. That is how it should look. Pg. 9 no problem. Pg. 10 N.P. Look @ lower linkage that is how it looks so it will not fall out. Pg. 10 N.P. Pg. 11 N.P."
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Review 7 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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good spreder,
August 31, 2008
By bestlandscaper
from mass
"this salt spreder is well constructed except the rod from the door that lets the salt out to the metal plate there was no pin so the rod would fall out so i drilled a small hole in the rod and put a cotterpin in and now it doesnt fall it holds a lot of salt or sand it has a peice of wire mesh to brake up clumps and the pin inside the hopper i put a ziptie on eachside so it wont fall out those are the only two bugs i found on this spredder the best thing is that it comes almost complete i would recommend this spredder to anyone that puts down a good amount of salt or sand in the winter"
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Review 8 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Super Fast Delivery But...,
February 28, 2008
By MLinFH
from Harford County, Maryland
"I received this product 3 days after the order was entered. I was pleased with that until I saw the shipping carton. It looked as if it fell off of the truck! There were a few cosmetic scratches but, what the heck, it's a salt spreader.
The assembly manual has much to be desired; it made the assembly tedious but it got done.
Where this device comes up short is in the mesh of the pinion gear and the ring gear. It's so loose that the gears bind and when that happens, nothing turns. Not the drive wheel and not the spinner. There is an assembly addendum that instructs the assembler to place a provided washer on the shaft and between the pinion gear and the spinner shaft support.The provided washer was too small for the shaft. I used a conventional 1/4in washer (in fact, I stacked 2 of them) and the gear binding seemed to be less. A bit of grease further improved it but it has not gone away. The manual does not mention any alignment proceedure but there isn't very much that can be adjusted.
Now, shame on me for not reading the product reviews before ordering. That said, there are many good reviews for this product so somebody's found the secret to getting this to work properly.
Stainless steel fasteners and plastic components promise many years of service except for the challenge of the gear mesh."
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Review 9 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Bad gearing,
February 16, 2008
By ProLandscaper
from Haverhill, MA
"I bought this spreader and it took over a month and a half to arrive. When it finally arrived, the box was mangled as it a car had hit it. The gearing is awful and does not mesh up cleanly. Because of that problem, the drive wheel locks up while pushing it. It does throw the salt far, but I'm not too sure that the benefits out way the faults. I will not buy another one. I would recommend a different walk behind spreader with enclosed gears."
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Review 10 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Product Quality,
January 21, 2008
By Stretch800
from Williamsport, PA
"Ordered three of this product. Two of the three where shipped defective. Item provides good quality for the most except the drive assembly which is poor at best. It has an open drive assembly that is exposed to the elements causing corrosion. Spready is durable and easy to push. Deflector shield allows for less waste of materials being broadcast."
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Review 11 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Good working unit hard to assembly,
January 18, 2008
By beefbuggy
from lancaster ny
"Very timely to assembly the unit and align all the bolts and brackets. Smooth operation once assembled. the unit gets very light and the wheels don't spin to turn the propeller. An auger would be helpful to keep material flowing out the shoot. To help keep the wheels turning i fill the unit and then lay a board on top and stack a bag on top of the hopper to keep some traction."
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Review 12 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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NO way!,
January 16, 2008
By PTLscape
from addison, IL
"love the unit it salts amazing ,but first day out had to tighten everythign 4 times then the coaster wheel breaks in half..will i buy the unit again...hard to say"
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Review 13 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Great Spreader,
January 15, 2008
By jdigi
from Indiana, PA
"I have tried many salt spreaders and
this is by far the best on the market.
All the other units would fall apart in
a few uses. This spreader has some
guts."
this is by far the best on the market.
All the other units would fall apart in
a few uses. This spreader has some
guts."
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Review 14 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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OK,
January 14, 2008
By nate85
from Alpena Mi
"We orderd this item for our snow removal business. I am not very impressed. first off it took 2 weeks to get then when we got it it weas missing parts. i still have not goten them all, it has been 8 weeks. we were able to use it and our experiance was just ok. It does hold alot of salt and spreds nice but the gears want to jamb together. The whole fit and finish of the axel and gears are quite slopy this is one problem. the other is the gears are just stamped and dont mesh well at all. I was very disapointer with the quality. I felt this product was not worth the money and would recomend it to no one."
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Review 15 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Excellent Spreader,
January 14, 2008
By jdub
from Pittsburgh, PA
"This salt spreader works great for our company parking lot, it really stands up to abuse and keeps working. Assemply was done in about 40 minutes without issue."
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Review 16 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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,
January 14, 2008
By chucker
from GREEN RIVER, WY
"The reflecting shields are so much better than any other spreader. We are ordering two more."
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Review 17 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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walk behind salt spreader,
January 14, 2008
By Worth4122
from Grand Rapids Michigan
"This was a replacement spreader , and is easier to manage while using and lighter weight, making it easier to salt inclines. It holds less salt than my previous spreader, but does not use as much salt because of the lower deflectors which reflects salt where I need it most and that is directly on the walk and without all the overcasting on lawn and plants. Overall I would highly recommend this item to anyone. It is one of the most user friendly spreader I've used so far in many winters of salting.
The hopper screen too is a plus and prevents clogging and blockages at the ports on the bottom fo the hopper."
The hopper screen too is a plus and prevents clogging and blockages at the ports on the bottom fo the hopper."
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Review 18 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader,
January 14, 2008
By Jwcsoup
from Springfiled, VA
"This salt spreader was purchased for use on sidewalks and parking lots at a church. It was selected because it appears to be a little more substantial that the normal lawn spreader. I like the stainless steel mechanism and the large capacity hopper. We have used it one time so far, and it performed excellently. One of the features that I really like is the deflector that keep you from throwing large quantities of chemicals on the lawn and borders. I found that assembly was a little difficult and time-consuming even for someone with substantial mechanical abilities. This was somewhat complicated because a bent shaft was shipped and you could not tell whether or not it was supposed to be bent or not. The replacement part was shipped very quickly we I called the manufacturer. Another issue that might become a problem is the axle alignment. It has very close tolerances and I am a little concerned that I will have to find some spacers later so the wheels do not rub against the frame. Hopefully, this will nor become a problem. Overall, I believe this is a excellent piece of equipment."
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Review 19 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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i dont know about this?,
January 4, 2008
By Josher
from CT
"product was shipped to me in 7 days, box was messed up,instructions need to be worked on, and the shaft for wheels came bent sooo ya, would not buy again just not worth, box said "minimal assemble" had to assemble the whole thing except the welded stuff so i dont know what they were sayin. seems like it will work okay though but defenitly not totally happy."
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Review 20 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
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Great Product,
October 29, 2007
By JuBob
from Kittanning, PA
"This is a great salt spreader. The size and durability more than make up for the assembly. This product is very easy to use. I would recommend it to anyone."
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