Broadcast spreader, Battery VS Manual, Which is better?

[@DeadRedRider]

I've got the Wizz'r. It's okay. Have the exact problem featured in this vid. I found if I tipped the spreader forward I wouldn't get a build up of product in the paddle volume. It drops out the front, rather than accumulating. Not ideal, but better than having a massive dump of product in one spot.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love the feedback. Thank you

[@callmefrog76]

The return of the Ginja! Long time no see. Had the Scott’s Wizz but it likes to jam up pretty easily I’d actually prefer to use a manual spreader

[@pestandlawnginja]

🙏😎 it’s been a minute!

[@chevyvoltstuff6456]

I agree about the jamming. See my other comment. I fixed the jamming and other issues by converting it to use ryobi one plus 18v batteries with a motor controller. The wizz works perfect now. The jamming seems to be due to low batteries or just generally under powered. It would run fine for a bit but after a while would jam even though it seemed it still had juice in the AA batteries. Now, no issue at all. And it spreads so much better with the 18v battery.

[@boldly45]

3 things. #1 the machine is designed to be operated slightly pointed towards the ground for 2 reasons. One being the the product feed door is faced in front of the hopper on a slight incline. So to assist the product out it must be tilted a few degrees downward, #2 There is a vital piece missing from your spreader. It's the curb guard which is a orange piece that sits on top of the broadcast and prevents the product from being pushed up against the walls and collected inside the compartment. #3 the machine is not intended for commercial use. I've never had that issue with mine which I've had for years.

[@pestandlawnginja]

love the feedback. thanks for sharing. this video wasn't made off of one. our company used 4 of these all with the same results. I have done lawn assessments, estimated 10 homes, using this exact spreader with the same results. Understandably this spreader is unique and could indeed need to be handled differently i don't feel negates the fact that IF the majority of people are having "user errors" this product is a functional product.

[@quintonhightower6624]

I've bought 4 battery operated spreaders within 5yrs. Not buying another one!

[@gospos1]

Glad to see you back brother!!…Kept checking your page to see if my notifications were failing!…missed you!

[@pestandlawnginja]

I appreciate that! 👊🏻

[@thurstonr9929]

Yes! Nice to see you back. I’m in desperate need of your advice on what’s wrong with my lawn. Got some lime green areas popping up all over and could really use your expertise. I’m hitting you and asking for your help in identifying my problem. Perhaps some photos I am investing in a new spreader come spring. Nice to have you back !

[@theshelterhole8928]

Good to see you Ginja!!! Keep the videos coming!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

More to come!

[@herthavoorhis9201]

The electric one does not work with beads of fertilizer. It breaks and it jams . And your point of tuffs of grass due to the product falling out the front is absolutely correct! Your review was excellent. I will be getting a hand I will be getting a hand crank like yours.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for sharing. My hopes are they fix the design

[@stepheng.5623]

Great video my friend! Thanks 👍

[@brianbanks3044]

i have a manual one i bought 20 yrs ago from Kmart (K-gro)for probably 10 bucks and it still works...I even applied my Barenbrug (Ginja endorsed) grass seed with it and my lawn looks fantastic.....i am all for technology but sometimes, good old grunt work goes a long way

[@pestandlawnginja]

That’s awesome 👏 👏 👏

[@gosman949]

mine has crapped out. Keeping it outdoors didn't help it any.

[@MRM5J]

Glad your back online

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks! I'm committed to being more consistent this year.

[@AA-yq7qu]

You need an electric one with a speed setting. I have one with opening and speed dial. If the Granulats are to small you need a faster speed and it throws all out. I have one from a German brand (wolf Garten) fantastic love it. And never had that problem.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love the feedback!

[@TheLawnShark]

Bom Dia! I have been thinking about getting a hand held. This helps. Thanks Ginja! Hope you are doing well!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks brother

[@torreyintahoe]

I just picked up a Scott manual spreader. Seems to work pretty well. I didn't even know the electric ones existed but it just seems kinda gimmicky to me; I mean how hard is it to spin the handle?

[@pestandlawnginja]

not hard hahaha. i think the ideas great for larger lawns. wish they could build a better design.

[@gosman949]

it can be hard when when full from all the pressure.

[@chevyvoltstuff6456]

I bought the Wizz for fall blitz. Problem is that it eats batteries like the Cookie Monster eats cookies. I wanted battery switching to be easier. So I converted it to use a ryobi 1plus 18v battery. Then my urea pellets shot out like a BB gun. It was fun. I added a tiny motor controller so I could slow it down just a bit. Now it works perfect and I don't seem to have that build up falling out that you mentioned. However, I only used it for fall blitz so I had it on a very low setting.

[@pestandlawnginja]

sooo true! i took that part out of the video because I didn't explain it as you did hahaha. great feedback.

[@gosman949]

you need to market the product and sell it!

[@joireland]

When I used my old manual crank spreader it would broadcast more if I turned it quickly and less if I turned it slowly. It really did an inconsistent job unless I made sure I kept the exact same turn speed on both ends of my yard. I often got 1 side of my lawn with more fertilizer (growing taller) than the end of my lawn because I started slowing down at the end. With my Wizz I no longer get those issues since it spreads ALWAYS the same speed when broadcasting. I'm curious did you have clumps in your fertilizer? Maybe you mistakenly shook your Wizz at those places in your yard? I personally have never seen that with my Wizz.

[@pestandlawnginja]

thanks for the comment. i run a locally owned and operated service company. we had 5 of these and a few of my friends have them as well. they all performed the same at the time i made this video.

[@joireland]

@@pestandlawnginja Maybe you need to do a video showing it happen 5 different times and have a second camera showing it dispensing improperly to prove it (it must send out clumps of excess at the moments where the grass is greener). Never seen it OR experienced it in my years of using it.

[@vinhosnatrifronteira]

Very Nice. Thanks 👍

[@pestandlawnginja]

Welcome 👍

[@georgejohnson3579]

I used a manual hand crank and I hurt my shoulder and my pectoral muscles - used it on the 3/4 acre property - never again! I bought the Wiz and only use it for the insecticide in the lava rock beds!

[@pestandlawnginja]

that's a lot of property.

[@kneel1]

quick question - in this case might it be better to buy a little stand-up walk-behind spreader? i have a tiny yard otherwise i would skip these handhelds altogether

[@pestandlawnginja]

You could. I like the convenience of these small handheld speakers

[@rocket5557]

I found all this out the hard way!

[@pestandlawnginja]

The worst!

[@SuperTA329]

I agree about the Scott's Wizz. It worked great at first and then is very inconsistent as time goes on. The spyker hand held dumps product extremely bad. As far as hand held the manual Scott's is better than both in this video.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for sharing. i personally haven't had issues with the spyker spreaders as your describing

[@walterbarr9709]

Thanks mate.

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome!

[@elkskiutah8204]

There is the Scotts that has the support that goes over your arm. Because 4# gets heavy on the wrist

[@pestandlawnginja]

Sounds like a decent feature

[@lawn2learn]

Spreader Slayer 😂❤

[@pestandlawnginja]

😂😂😂

[@brandonbishop7932]

You should try the Ryobi one spreader instead much better trust me

[@pestandlawnginja]

great idea. thanks!

[@steffen707-]

Where do I get that shirt Ginja?

[@pestandlawnginja]

I had them on a website, but i had taken it down to make some adjustments. hopefully back up sooner than later.

[@Troy-Echo]

I've had great success with my Scott's Wizz spreader, but I haven't used it very much. I put down Zoysia seed which is extremely tiny, but I had a great spread without the dumps shown here. Maybe I just had the spreader tipped forward so there wasn't any build up? I agree though, as a person working in an IT technical field, the more moving parts and more electronics, the more points of failure you have. And me saying anything good about Scott's products is amazing, because I absolutely hate Scott's as a company. For example, I was looking at their bags of Zoysia. Not that I needed it because with the tips Ginja gave on this site along with my research, my Zoysia lawn is amazing. But I can buy 6 pounds of Zoysia seed for a crap ton less than the Scott's Zoysia which is mostly filler and not seed. They don't tell you what type of Zoysia you're getting either. There are a lot of hybrid types of Zoysia and the blade wide is different as well as the color, so no bueno. I could go on...love this site, hate Scott's products, roll on brother!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love the feedback Troy! Glad that has been working out with you. As for the grass, Zoysia is a dream. great species of grass. It always amazes me when there are bags of grass seed that only list the make of the grass and not the model. You're right, some species of zoysia have a rich green color and others bright florescent green.

[@wayneessar7489]

The brand I chose has an expendable wrist support, great for older arms.

[@pestandlawnginja]

That’s awesome!

[@nick5738]

Scott's is better!

[@pestandlawnginja]

i'll have to check out the new models. thanks for sharing

[@janeidebezerra3743]

Perfeito 👏👏👏

[@pestandlawnginja]

👊🏻🤩

[@Dstromb232]

I have owned the wiz and took it back twice because they always stopped working after a few uses. But I did buy the Ryobi spread which uses a rechargeable battery which works on my other Ryobi tools. I had shoulder problems and with the battery ones I can put it down on my side instead of having to lift it up to my waist .

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love the feedback

[@robsolo4024]

Commercially it’s just easier to use a LESCO 50 pound stainless steel spreader that will last basically forever so many seen us using one of those we’d probably get laughed at

[@pestandlawnginja]

There definitely exists a stigma

[@caseslearningtube]

Is no one gonna talk about them shoes hes wearing? :p

[@pestandlawnginja]

they are pretty ugly hahaha

[@appiconll]

I would just aim it down a lil bit. Gravity should take over the rest.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Creates lines either way 🤷‍♂️

[@appiconll]

@@pestandlawnginja Now I'm thinking about the bag spreaders.

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@appiconll I've had a few technicians that swear by them. they enjoyed it. I personally never had the experience to know.

[@harlleykvlo]

First one again 🎉

[@pestandlawnginja]

🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

First Aussie 😁.

[@pestandlawnginja]

💯

[@goofball1810]

WhiZz is junk. Mine broke right away. Sucks that batteries die and then you have to dump all fert out to change them. Tossed mine in garbage.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for sharing

[@robsolo4024]

Those things are homeowner tools not for commercial business and as far as the hand one goes soon as you put the seat in there’s no block off shoot on the bottom you have to start turning it right away to spread it I think it’s useless

[@pestandlawnginja]

We use them everyday commercially

[@bwade8786]

Did the hand crank manufacturer pay you to do this video.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Nope

[@neilpro18]

Solo 421s thank me later

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for sharing.

[@herthavoorhis9201]

This add is a flat out lie…

[@pestandlawnginja]

Add?

[@karenc2837]

What specifically is the lie? I’d like to know…

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@karenc2837 me too

[@Striperman]

Well, well well, The Man is back 👍💚🦸. Now I can go into the off season at ease .

[@pestandlawnginja]

👊🏻😆 miss you too

[@Fishneck10]

Someone’s eating well

[@pestandlawnginja]

🤣🤣🤣🤣