Get a Lesco (carbon steel model).
On sale right now for $129.
Its the best I've ever owned.

Where are they on-sale? Will my local Lesco dealer have that price or is that on-line somewhere? What is the model #? Capacity? Thanks for the info.

Yes, at your local Lesco/John Deere Landscapes store.
50# capacity.
Item # is 092807.

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Here is a link that might be useful: Lesco

Thanks! I tried the web site before but without login it would not get me to product listings. Does this spreader have a feature similar to EdgeGard where you can cut off one side when spreading near walkways/driveways/streets?

Earthway is what the pros use.
http://www.earthway.com/

>"On sale right now for $129"

Might be a local thing. $349 for me around Chicago.

I second TW's suggestion - get an Earthway.

http://www.amazon.com/Earthway-2150-Commercial-Walk-Behind-Broadcast/dp/B00002N66D/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1268886119&sr=8-4

You can buy the edge guard thing as an accessory, but IMO its kind of unnecessary.
The $349 model is all chrome, this one is regular steel, but has all the same specs.

I bought the earthway 2170, from this place, I got a very good price.

Bill

Here is a link that might be useful: Earthway 2170

Thanks for all the feedback. I had not seen the Earthway posts before I picked up a Lesco 092807... but am very happy with the Lesco... looks very solid... a lot of metal... and a much more accurate drop setting than the junk Scotts I had been using. Love the smooth ride too. Big tires make a big difference. And at $129 it was a good price also.

are deflectors worth getting for driveway/edge of property lines?

if you are using a deflector, do you have to adjust the flow?