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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:
3.5 out of 5
3.5
 out of 
5
(8 Reviews)
6 of 8(75%)would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Review 1 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Overall Rating:
4 / 5
4 / 5
Good Spreader for price.,
January 22, 2010
By WenzelOS
from Minnesota
"Bought this spreader yesterday and used it today and it works better than many other spreaders I've tried but it's still not perfect.
One wheel binds after backing unit up and trying to go forward, just takes a light tap from your foot and it's good to go.
Nice and light so it's easy to throw in the back of the truck."
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional
Review 2 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Overall Rating:
1 / 5
1 / 5
DOES NOT LIKE VERY COLD TEMPS,
December 29, 2009
By PoorMansSnowplowing
from Johnsonburg PA
"Works great when the temps are above 20 deg. F. ONCE THE TEMPS BELOW 20 DEG. F. THE PLASTIC RIMS WILL BREAK AND CUT THE INNER TUBE. STAY AWAY FROM PLASTIC RIMS TIRES!!!!"
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional
Review 3 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Overall Rating:
5 / 5
5 / 5
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."
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional
Review 4 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Overall Rating:
5 / 5
5 / 5
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.
"
What is your level of technical expertise? Beginner
Review 5 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Overall Rating:
5 / 5
5 / 5
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."
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional
Review 6 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Overall Rating:
3 / 5
3 / 5
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!).
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."
What is your level of technical expertise? Beginner
Review 7 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Overall Rating:
1 / 5
1 / 5
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."
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Buyers Walk-Behind Salt Spreader
Overall Rating:
4 / 5
4 / 5
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."
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional