Can this spreader be used for spreading small volume of preem herbicide over a large area, i.e. 1.5 pound per acre?
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It might work if you close the drop gate (I don't know if that's proper terminology) down pretty tight. I think I might have tried it at one time with Halts, which needs a similarly low broadcast rate, but I switched to a hand held broadcast spreader perhaps because it was less cumbersome (though I don't remember how well the Solo did with the low broadcast rate).
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I spread 55 pounds of seed on a acre with no problem, so I'm sure it is possible. I don't know about weight of the herbicide it would take to cover your 1.5 acre, 65340 square feet.
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It should work. You can adjust the rate of dispersal. Only concern is that 1.5 lb per 1.5 acre will be difficult. It is such a small amount. I applied Ronstar granuales and found the dispersal good.
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I know this spreader works well with materials that are granular in nature. It certainly would not work with a liquid or a light powder/dust. I don't know what form your herbicide is in. Drop spreaders or sprayers are the other options for spreading different forms of material. Hope that helps.
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This will spread grasses, clovers, and just about any seeds. It doesn't do mixed of different sized seeds well, as the hole is not set for several seeds. You will get a heavy mix of small seed, and only sparse larger seeds. So... making several passes with different sized seeds is a must. Also this works well for a small scale seeding.
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i doubt the usual spreader would work smoothly with this product, 'cause the granules are in irregular shapes and the sizes are pretty big. they will not going down the small opening on the bottom of the spreader, and when you try to turn the wheel to shoot out the granules, they will immediately clog the spreading mechanism and you may have difficulty to turn the wheel handle. that's why i've returned several spreaders in different brands and had to use gloved hand the sow the granules. this green light crabgrass preventer2 is a little bit more effective than the similar scotts products, but would only showed lawn improvement for a few days, then the crabgrass would explode even more seriously. that's why i am pondering to change the front/backyard lawns with desert plants. there's no cure....save your money.
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Not unless you build a some sort of platform to cover over the spreader. There are no lips or ridges to hold a board in place so you would need to build something and figure out a way to secure it. My soil is compacted as well and this item had a tough time getting deep without a full load in the spreader and the spreader turned off. That's one way to get weight on it.
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The spreader has infinite settings between being fully closed and fully open. You will be able to crack it open just enough to let clover seed slowly flow out.
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I used in 15 acres with fertilizer and worked very good . Spayed in a width of around 15 ft. I suppose that it will work similar for seeds but I have not tried for that
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this spreader works like a regular drop spreader so there is no reason it would not work spreading lime.
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I haven't used it for that purpose. I have just been spraying weeds on the ground. Sorry I can't answer that for you
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I am not familiar withy the brand of spreader you mentioned. I use a simple rotary spreader (like you would spread grass seed). Snapshot is like sand granules; it is easy to spread.
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If you wanted it spread all over the place. It fans out as it spreads the contents. Works great for fertilizer, grass seed, sand ect.
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I have used this spreader only for fertilizer. My opinion is that it was designed to spread dry granular material and that would be fertilizer. It is a great fertilizer spreader.
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This machine does a great spreading job for powdered lime and other soil sweeteners if the material is kept dry . Also tall wet grass should not be allowed to contact the discharge slot or the lime will get wet and clog up and then not spread
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Yes you can.........this is a nice spreader for the money....I recommended it. It holds a lot also
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I just read the other 2 responses. Again putting in a typical lawn spreader is a bad idea.
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I do not see why not. That having been said, proper application may depend on the available settings on the spreader; i.e., size of particles and dosage administered.
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The spreader can be used to apply lime. We recommend a setting of 10 to apply 30 lbs per 1000 sq. ft.; a setting of 7.5, going over the area twice to apply 40 lbs. per 1000, and a setting of 7, going over the area three times to apply 50 lbs. per sq. ft.
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I just double-checked on the container and per the instructions, it says to spread 1 to 2 pounds per acre for infested areas, so that should give you some idea how much you need