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  Andrew Watts September 29, 2019 at 2:59pm

  The earthway 2150 is a good mid range machine. The industry "best" is normally thought of as the ICL / Scotts SR2000 (with flippable side barrier), but this is double the price. We use these all the time and they are very accurate, well built and will last much longer.

  Longevity will be extended by regular cleaning and not leaving any material in them after use.
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    Jim Gibbon > Andrew Watts September 30, 2019 at 5:09pm

    Hi Andrew thanks for the reply and advice, is a wheeled spreader the best option even with relatively small lawns. I don't do loads of mowing or lawn care.
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  Dan Frazer Gardening September 29, 2019 at 10:42pm

  What's the typical size of your lawns?
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    Jim Gibbon > Dan Frazer Gardening September 30, 2019 at 5:13pm

    Hi Dan, I have one at about 800m2, the rest are pretty small from 450m2 down to tiny little ones on mobile home parks which I tend to spread with a little hand held machine. 
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      Dan Frazer Gardening > Jim Gibbon September 30, 2019 at 5:51pm

      Mine are the same and I'm finding no need at all for a push spreader. The £40 evergreen one is great and doing a fine job for me. 
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        Jim Gibbon > Dan Frazer Gardening September 30, 2019 at 6:38pm

        Is that a hand held spreader Dan? Could you post a link please?
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  Dave Colton September 30, 2019 at 7:14pm

  I find the solo spreaders work well for me, easy to calibrate and have a good coverage and hold around 9kg of granules. 
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    Jim Gibbon > Dave Colton September 30, 2019 at 11:05pm

    Thanks Dave they look good.
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  Andrew Watts September 30, 2019 at 8:50pm

  The hand spreaders are good for lawns upto around 300 sqm. They do work well with lots of control and good for tight spaces. You can use on larger lawns, just takes longer. They don't work too well with 3-4mm granules, better to go around 2mm.

  https://www.pitchcare.com/shop/fertiliser-spreaders/icl-handy-green...

  Don't bother with the cheap copies in garden centres.

  Just be carefull re calibration and dose, there isn't any really. We do via weight, a full scoop is just under 3kg of fertliser, so will cover 100sqm @25-30g/sqm; you'll need to pace yourself to put it all down correctly. It's either 1 pass slow or 2 passes perpendicular.

   

  

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    Jim Gibbon > Andrew Watts September 30, 2019 at 11:06pm

    Thank you Andrew, useful advice 're calibration and walking speed.