Ratings & Reviews for Scotts Whirl Handheld Spreader 8.0-lb Capacity Compatible with Ice Melt, Fertilizer, Seed

Spreads Perfectly

Used to spread residential lawn fertilizers and bug lawn care

Spreader works well

Spread the fertilizer

Whirl feels better at first spin

The previous handheld spreader (not a Scotts} lasted one application before seizing up. The Scott's Whirl turns better, spins much smoother and makes quick work out of spreading fertilizer and pest prevention consistently over my 5000 sq. Ft. of yards.

Comfortable. lacks application rate setting chart.

Comfortable but lacks application rate setting chart.

Easy to Use

Works great. I use it for grass seed and ice melt. No clumps! Everything comes out evenly.

Spits product out fine but bags of insecticide, fertilizer etc. don't show a setting to use for my Handy Green.

Handle keeps falling off. Not manufactured very well.

Need Pace Instructions for REAL application rate.

Works as advertised, but there is no information on what speed to walk or what speed to crank. If I walk slow and crank fast, I am putting down a lot of product. If I walk fast and crank slow, I am putting down a little product. That can be a 10x difference in application rate. So how do you know if you are putting down too much or too little? Please provide walking feet/minute and cranking rotations/minute, or at least a video of what pace to walk and pace to crank. Otherwise, it is a c...

Decline in Quality

We have been using the hand crank Whirl for years and usually get an entire season out of it. However, this year we barely got a month out of the Whirl and the handle keeps coming off.

Contradiction re: herbicide usage

The spreader works well. However, your site says for weed, feed, etc. Then later on your site, there is a caution not to use it for herbicides. Contradiction!

I’ve bought several of these spreaders over the years. The construction has changed little but the one thing that I would like to see is an ambidextrous model, or a left handed model. The under arm stop was a good idea for hand fatigue but being able to switch hands would be a plus. Maybe it’s not profitable but I’d be willing to pay more to obtain something with a crank on both sides. G.

Nifty little spreader

Used the product today, worked well, but had to guess on what the setting would be for over-seeding my lawn. The Vigoro Bermuda Grass Seed I purchased did not indicate what the setting should be using a Scott’s Whirl hand held, rotary or any other spreader. Would be nice if your product listed the correct setting for over-seeding a lawn.

No chart on application rates

There is no instructions or charts to know how much product you’re spreading. It’s a guess! I’m putting down The Anderson’s .48% Barricade. Which setting do I use ? 1,2,3?

MISSING INSTRUCTIONS ON APPLICATION SETTINGS!!!

Looking for what the settings to use for application. Why dont you have them up here rather than the lame "set orange dial to the correct setting.... Your instructions here do not do justice to being useful by explaining Setting 1 = X lbs/unit, setting 2=X lbs/unit. Common sense in my opinion. Why would Scott not have the simple scale definition up here at the website?

Poorly Made Spreader

Junk. Six months old and the turn crank is broken.

Average Rating

I bought this a few days ago. Definitely makes spreading seeds and fertilizer easier however, many of the fertilizer pellets fall onto the ground while using and the width that the fertilizer shoots out is too wide for the area of my lawn that’s narrow. It would be great if there was a way to adjust this setting without having to purchase a separate attachment.