Thanks for that @damtor! As you saw, that thing was so rusted-out that I couldn't tell if both wheels were fixed to the shaft or not. Glad you got yours working again too. I've been keeping it in the crawl space (out of the weather) and put a little Liquid Wrench on it. Still going strong!
Thanks for the comment. I'm sometimes thinking "why do I bother...I could afford a new one", but comments like yours make me keep on making stuff work, and keep the landfills from having an extra thing.
I think one wheel is supposed to be free wheeling/not attached to the axle so that you can easily turn the spreader. The free wheeling wheel just has a large washer and cotter pin through the axle that keeps the wheel from falling off. So I think you could have gotten off with just 2 screws. Thanks for the video; I used a piece of 1/2 in electrical conduit to fix my spreader in a similar manner.
Nice job! Fertilizer is a salt so be sure to rinse off the spreader when you're finished using it or it will accelerate the rusting. That thing that slings the fertilizer is called an impeller.
Hey, great video! I have the same one, it's old and I was wondering the model so I can look up the manual online because I have job to do with it and I'm not sure how much Scotts seed to put in it.
I'm afraid I do not have the manual. Sorry. This unit was purchased at a garage sale, so came with no documentation. But typically the bag of fertilizer will say "Speedy Green Rotary" and I'll follow that guideline with expected results. In other words, the application rate (lbs per 100sf) seems to be about right.
Thanks for that @damtor! As you saw, that thing was so rusted-out that I couldn't tell if both wheels were fixed to the shaft or not. Glad you got yours working again too. I've been keeping it in the crawl space (out of the weather) and put a little Liquid Wrench on it. Still going strong!
Great job....I like to fix things too to keep junk out of the landfill and leave a better planet for my kids and grandkids!!
Thanks for the comment. I'm sometimes thinking "why do I bother...I could afford a new one", but comments like yours make me keep on making stuff work, and keep the landfills from having an extra thing.
I think one wheel is supposed to be free wheeling/not attached to the axle so that you can easily turn the spreader. The free wheeling wheel just has a large washer and cotter pin through the axle that keeps the wheel from falling off. So I think you could have gotten off with just 2 screws. Thanks for the video; I used a piece of 1/2 in electrical conduit to fix my spreader in a similar manner.
Nice job! Fertilizer is a salt so be sure to rinse off the spreader when you're finished using it or it will accelerate the rusting. That thing that slings the fertilizer is called an impeller.
Thanks for the suggestions. I haven't been rinsing it, but I'll start doing that!
Hey, great video! I have the same one, it's old and I was wondering the model so I can look up the manual online because I have job to do with it and I'm not sure how much Scotts seed to put in it.
Well done! Reduce, reuse, recycle. Good for you.
Good idea. Any lurkers, don't go with a steel tent pole if you can get an aluminum tube!!
I'm afraid I do not have the manual. Sorry. This unit was purchased at a garage sale, so came with no documentation. But typically the bag of fertilizer will say "Speedy Green Rotary" and I'll follow that guideline with expected results. In other words, the application rate (lbs per 100sf) seems to be about right.
Aluminium would last for years.