The earthway chart calls for a 17 setting to drop 5 lbs per 1k.

 

Man I've been doing my yard for awhile and that spreader has yet to drop the exact amount I need haha

 

http://www.theturftrade.com/general/11-05-13/Spreader_Settings.aspx

 

Thank is for the chart.

Kind of wish I would have spent the $ on a spyker or lesco. Live and learn I guess

 

Thank is for the chart.

Kind of wish I would have spent the $ on a spyker or lesco. Live and learn I guess

There are tons of people using the Earthway spreaders without issues. I have the 2150 and love it.

 

Thank is for the chart.

Kind of wish I would have spent the $ on a spyker or lesco. Live and learn I guess

There are tons of people using the Earthway spreaders without issues. I have the 2150 and love it.

Maybe I'll grow to love it. Believe it or not the doc that came with the spreader said 22 for medium. I've since downloaded another chart that shows 17.

Also the link above is great as it lists lesco and Scott's settings which are on most bags. So it is a good regency as well.

 

There's nothing wrong with Earthway, it's a prosumer/commercial quality brand. Spreader settings being inaccurate are not an indicator of quality.

Getting spreader settings from a chart isn't the right approach. There's too much variance in prill size between ferts ("medium" isn't a specific standardized size), your personal walking speed, and how much you overlap for them to be reliable. The best way to do it is to start with a low setting and check how things are going part of the way through. Worst case scenario you have to do multiple passes to empty the hopper. Eventually you'll hone in on the spreader settings for each prill size and app rate, which you should write down for next time.

This applies for any brand of spreader, even seemingly accurate ones like Scott's which give you a foolproof dial and have exact settings on all of their products. You would follow the same general approach if you had purchased a spyker or lesco, too.

 

Earthway also has an app you can download that you give it your model number and it will give you recommended settings for what you are putting down based on bad weight and square footage the bag covers.

 

As a heads up, Grainger is now selling the Raincover and Side Deflector on clearance for $32.89. I picked mine up yesterday.

https://www.grainger.com/product/EARTHWAY-Raincover-and-Side-Deflector-8WNW4?searchBar=true&searchQuery=8wnw4