John Deere Broadcast Spreader
Written by Todd Fratzel.
Now that I realize that my acre plus of lawn needs so much lime and fertilizer I’ve been looking for larger capacity spreaders that I can tow behind my John Deere mower. My darling wife first said “NO WAY” to my idea of spending $219 on a tow behind spreader. Now that she’s thought about it a couple of days she realizes that if I purchase this type of spreader my job will be one in a quarter of the time and I’ll have more time to help her with the kids. How’s that for a good reason to buy some new yard equipment?
So here’s the stats on John Deere 3.5 cf tow behind broadcast spreader:
- 175 lb box capacity with a volume capacity of 3.5 cubic ft
- All stainless steel interior hardware, shaft and agitator to prevent corrosion
- High speed, 6:1 reduction glass-filled nylon gears provide the widest spread pattern at the slowest speeds
- Fully enclosed gearbox eliminates down-time and maintenance
- Autoflow feature stops the flow of materials automatically to prevent burns
- Directional spread-pattern control feature provides positive shut off along sidewalks and driveways
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bought one used it 3 times flow control is plastic and it broke. John deere cannot find parts for this spreader. The plastic flow controle is no dependable. wish I bought better spreader.
gear stripped in mine. Contacted JD for parts and was directed to local. Neither had the part.Still working on it. Any suggestions for parts?
Not sure….i’ve used mine many times with no problems. Have you tried to order the part online from JD? I know you can order any part online and have it shipped to a local dealer.
same with our control,cheap plastic.
we fixed it with a piece of flat stock that we drilled a 1/2″ hole in and a small hole at the bottom to accept the cable. put two 1/2″ flat wshers on either side of the flat stock when you replace the original control handle for support.
WORKS GREAT. also use a hose clamp or two to secure the cable to the handle so it does not break
Brinly makes this spreader for JD. Check them for parts. BTW, if someone wants one of these go to HD and buy the black Brinly. Same exact spreader off the same line. $60 cheaper because your not paying for the green paint and name.
The small plastic gear in the gearbox stripped after less than a year of use. The rate selector control is very unreliable. JUNK!
Pins kkep breaking on axle and now the gears stripped and I can’t get the parts. I also had the plastic control break and had to replace it with a throttle cable for a lawn mower. JD told me they do not make these and did not know how to get parts. This thing was a bad purchase as it is junk.
@ Mike – You’re not the first to make the same comments. I have used mine now for 2 years with no problems. However, it seems more people comment on the poor quality. It seems another manufacturer is building these for JD. It’s a real shame that JD is not standing by the product.
Same problem here,gear stripped and have not ordered parts
but it look like no need.I guess i will just scrap.
Bill – Sorry to hear that….mine is about to start it’s 3rd season and so far (knock on wood) I haven’t had any troubles.
i purchased this John Deere pull behind spreader and my third time using it ,it broke. come to find out the pin that holds the plastic gears in place backed out and stripped my gears. does anyone know where i can buy another gear box assembly for this ?
Good luck finding replacement parts!! This is a piece of junk… Same problems other guys are having. The flow calibrator broke, cheap plastic. I’ve been brought up to believe that if it is green you have a reliable, strong product with no headaches. It has really made me think b4 i spend a lot $$$ on junk. where was this made anyway??? If it USA I’m sure I would not be writing this, and I could easily find parts….