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Product Features

Coverage

110 lb. capacity covers about 1/3 acre (17,500 sq. ft.) depending on material used and speed of application.

Maneuverable

Pneumatic tires let you go anywhere to get the job completely done.

Durable

Rust-proof poly hopper and spreader plate increases product life.

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Product Specifications

Product Name: 110 lb. Tow Spreader
Model Number: 45-0527
UPC: 052613104590
Weight: 31 lbs.
Pallet Quantity: 10
Carton Dimension (L x W x H): 28.8" x 24.8" x 14.5"
Assembled Product Dimension (L x W x H): 41.0" x 26.0" x 25.0"
Category: Spreaders
Wheel Dimension: 10"
Wheel Type: Pneumatic
Standard Pack: 1

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Product Reviews

Rated 4 out of 5 by gary m from Well-made, light weight This was relatively easy to assemble although I needed both the "Assembly Instructions" as well as the "Quick Start Guide" instructions because the former consisted of only an exploded parts diagram for each step whereas the latter included written instructions. There is an error in step 7 of the Quick Start Guide where it says, "...using FOUR 1-3/4" x 1/4" hex bolts (23)..." The instructions should say ..."using TWO 1-3/4"..." The spreader is light weight and easy to store. I wish the spreader drive gear was covered to keep it from accumulating debris. Also the cotter pin which spins to move the seed/fertilizer down the chute is rather small and leaves a lot of residual material in the hopper.

Date published: 2019-04-05

Rated 3 out of 5 by Anonymous from Spinner Plate Spacing This is my second purchase of this spreader as the first broke in the drive line area on the first use...I like how beefy the spreader felt and I’m very mechanically inclined so I figured if I got another one I could space the drive line and keep all the parts in place and from breaking the plastic parts that house the shaft that turns the plate. I’ve used it two times since then and it is working perfectly...I gave it 3 stars because when you buy something you shouldn’t have to add spacers to keep it from breaking. However other than that issue the unit seems very well built...

Date published: 2020-10-21

Rated 3 out of 5 by Fred H from About plastic axle shaft bushing I just finished assembling this model and the agitator pin that turns as the wheels turn to break up lumps in the fertilizer was too long and catching on the edge of the fertilizer shell. It was bad enough that it could make the wheels skid on my garage floor when empty. I used my grinder to grind about 1/8 of an inch off the end of it so it clears the container shell now when it rotates. This might be the cause of all the complaints about the broken plastic axle shaft bushing.

Date published: 2019-08-31

Rated 1 out of 5 by Tmac Redfish from Did not last for one application I bought this two weeks ago and put it together thinking it would last in my 2.5 acre yard but it only made it about 3/4 of the way. Then it broke, so I returned it to were I bought it. The plastic piece that holds the gear in place heated up and melted. The piece needs to be all metal and not plastic if you want it to last.

Date published: 2018-05-10

Rated 1 out of 5 by Weekend piddler from Looks good, but can’t use....frustrated Would have liked to put this spreader together and used it today before the rain. Get to the first step, and I have two of the same side of the tube hitch supports...where was quality control on that one? My excitement is waning....wait to call on Monday.

Date published: 2019-03-23

Rated 4 out of 5 by DRTim from Spread the news. Seems to be pretty well engineered and constructed. Worked pretty well first time out. I did add a spring to keep the discharge door open, as the original designed spring was weak. Also, I filed down the upper notch on the closer mechanism, as it caught every time I opened or closed the product release door. In addition, I greased the axel cog differential as this seems to be a wear point. I wish there was some feature to remotely utilize the product release, as I lose product when I climb off and on my tow machine. Overall, a decent machine for the money.

Date published: 2022-05-20

Rated 1 out of 5 by Rob45 from Missing Parts Purchase it because of its great reviews. Very disappointed with the product thus far. Took it out of the box to assemble, and there were critical parts missing. Fall coming cat’t use it. Very poor quality control.

Date published: 2020-09-27

Rated 4 out of 5 by billr from Really Great Spreader!! I recently purchased my spreader and it has worked great. Everything works just as they said it would. The assembly directions were very clear and the operation of it is great. My "only" problem is that with the 4 wheeler or zero turn mower i have you have to get off to open the gates and the fertilizer/seeds start coming out before i can get back on to go. Wish there was an extender handle!!! Other than that i am very satisfied.

Date published: 2017-05-08

Rated 3 out of 5 by J Wheeler from Two hours to assemble 45 minute assembly took two hours. Why? Two metal and one plastic part holes not drilled. Drilling holes require disassembly twice. Extra (H) cotter pin and flat washer made me wonder if I did something wrong. Master parts list rather than quick assembly instructions reveals how many flat washers and cotter pins included in hardware bag. They added two unneeded parts. Tinny pin hole in part 4 (flow plate) was missing. Lucky the correct position had a dimple to indicate where hole should be. Hitch tub had missing hole One hitch bracket missing a hole. My second Agri-Fab spreader. First was a large one used on farm. Lasted twenty-five years with no more effort than washing, oil and grease. No mention of warranty.

Date published: 2023-02-23

Rated 4 out of 5 by MikeK from Good value for the money Had asked Lowe's to pre-assemble spreader, they weren't able to due it by my requested date. Assembled and had it on the back of my tractor spreading fertilizer in less than one hour.

Date published: 2017-04-10

Rated 1 out of 5 by Joeyb25 from Waste of money! Purchased last fall to lime my yard and the little plastic pice that the spreader shaft rides on melted in about 20 minutes.. thought no biggie gives me a little something to do over the winter.. maybe I did something wrong during assembly ordered a new piece a couple washers took the weight off the plastic all seemed good.. Moving on to spring this year bought lime and fertilizer and started on my lawn on the 2nd load of 3 the shaft that drives the spreader broke right at the sprocket!! Disgusted with this spreader! $200 for maybe an hours use!!

Date published: 2023-05-04

Rated 4 out of 5 by James T from 73 yr old man assembled it, so you can too. The assembling instructions were adequate. Pay attention to where it says not to tighten all of the nuts until told to. At times it seemed like I could have used another hand, but not too difficult. I have used the spreader once so far and find the lever to control the shut off is easy to reach from the seat of my mower. In my opinion, the spreader is built sturdy. I think it will last a long time, which didn't happen with the last two spreaders I bought. I would recommend this to others. I bought it at Tractor Supply Co. in early March 2021.

Date published: 2021-04-11

Rated 5 out of 5 by Bells344 from Works great ! I brought this product about 3 weeks ago it works great just takes a little getting used to from the old fashioned push type !

Date published: 2017-07-11

Rated 1 out of 5 by Jon in Iowa from Manufacturing Error The towable spreader I purchased came with the axel/drive manufactured incorrectly. I discovered this while attempting to attach the wheels in the final steps. You can see in the fully assembled in-store model that the shaft going up to the hopper is on the same side of the axel with the notched axel end. The partially assembled picture is what I received where the shaft is on the opposite/cylindrical end. Because of this you are not able to install the final wheel as there isn't room to slide the pin through. I brought the axel back to the retailer to swap out with a different unopened box but it was also manufactured incorrectly. How frustrating. I would advise checking this before taking the time to assemble this product as you won't discover the error until you are basically done. I was interested in purchasing other agri-fab products but this experience has me reconsidering.

Date published: 2022-10-21

Rated 4 out of 5 by Leeroy from 110 pound spreader for deer plots Bought this one and used it to spread pelletized lime and fertilizer on a couple deer food grow plots. The ground there was pretty rough, so traveled a bit slow and it did a good job, fed good and the adjustable gate worked very well. Spread about 400 pounds of pelletized lime and another 300 or so pounds of fertilizer. Only took about 30 minutes or so. Only put in about 65 pounds at a time and then refilled when near empty. Pulled it with an ATV and could easily reach the shut off lever from the seat. I didn't use it to spread seed, but just might next spring....Took me about 30 minutes to assemble it, the hardware wasn't spot on, and was missing a couple washers and a bolt or two, but I had extras just like those. I read that some people had problems with the plastic wingnut holding the adjustment, but it worked great for me and the gate closed perfectly. Pretty darn good unit.....

Date published: 2018-08-14

Rated 1 out of 5 by Urban from poorly manufactured I bought the tow Spreader a week ago. The rotating gear pin on axle was half way through on the shaft and unit would not spread. Had to remove the pin redrill the hole and add a new pin. Wheels leaked air and all bolts are all 1/2" to long. Realistic unit is poorly designed and there quality is very POOR!! I would not recommend the 110 lb. Tow Spreader to anyone!!

Date published: 2020-03-20

Rated 3 out of 5 by R2nailer from sadly disappointed bought from Lowes yesterday and am disappointed. the finial wheel retaining cotterpin was impossible to insert. went so far as to loosen all bolts and gaineed nothing Ended up shortining the spacer. 2nd rolling the unit on my concrete floor showed a metallic rysmic sound and rolling the unit forward and bac somtimes the wheel would bind up for a bit.

Date published: 2023-03-26

Rated 3 out of 5 by Moijpd from Poorly packed I received the spreader in the original box, with every parts, that were just everywhere in the box without any protection so many of the parts were damaged (paint and plastic bucket whith heavy scatches). As for the final product I wonder about the wheels shaft bushings they are very loose as for the shaft diameter, I wonder why an if they will last long since they are thin. Be carefull there is 2 sets of assembly instructions (real waste of paper) one for the walk behind spreader and one for the pull spreader (the one I purchased) . I started assemble the unit with the walk behind spreader (it is alike at the begining of the instructions) then few step furder I realized that parts were not the same. The gear box is revesed if you pull or push the speader.

Date published: 2020-10-18

Rated 4 out of 5 by Maddogbry from Salt spreading I bought one of these for spreading salt on my driveway. I had a problem with the drive wheel not turning as it was being pulled on packed snow after plowing. I attached the free wheel to the axle and removed two of the washes at the wheel to loosen the wheel/axle assembly. Now with two drive wheels and a freer assembly it seems to work great.

Date published: 2018-12-29

Rated 3 out of 5 by hotstrip from 110 lb? Purchased and used unit. two fifty pound bags of fertilizer just fits the hopper so 110lb is a hoax. The hair pin that spins in the bottom of the hopper came loose the first time I used the unit, had to get a new one alone with the square bushing and the spacer. the new parts, hairpin larger, spacer larger, maybe that is why it failed??

Date published: 2017-09-26

Rated 3 out of 5 by Bill in Texas from Time will tell. Just received my 110 lb tow behind spreader. Note to others on assembly, step 12, says to fasten braces using bolts you’ve run out of! Can use fasten under too hopper bolts so you have enough. Roll pin on sprocket gear was only about half way in and hits the slotted gear and jumps. Tried driving pin in but wouldn’t budge. Trimmed pin off with a rotary tool and now works smoothly. As I don’t know how long this will last, called customer service to see about a new axle/gear assembly which came all together. Was told I could only get the roll pin and sprocket and would have to take apart and fix myself and they wouldn’t supply the whole assembly which is the way it came! Hope it lasts the way it is as changing the roll pin in the sprocket requires much disassembly.

Date published: 2020-03-27

Rated 4 out of 5 by Jimbo from Works good I bought it to treat my yard. I was pulling it a zero turn mower so I couldn't reach the handle to open and close the spreader on turns and when I stopped. The only problem was I had to jump off the mower and go back to close it. So I got some piles of material when stopped but not closing it on turns didn't seem to have any problems. I did start using recommended setting when I started but found I needed to use the lower setting to evenly spread the materials. It did fine with the K31 Fescue and 20-10-10 fertilizer.

Date published: 2017-04-09

Rated 5 out of 5 by Jack64 from Works Great I bought this spreader about 3 weeks ago to rework my home yard. It will also be use to work my hunting food plots this season, It was easy to put together and the instructions were right on, easy to follow and all parts were listed and easy to match. For the price this was a good purchase.

Date published: 2017-04-13

Rated 3 out of 5 by Coverski from Protect Part#44672 Bushing Axle Shaft In one of my other reviews, I mentioned everything was good except the Part#44672 Bushing Axle Shaft. It cracked probably from heat or pressure. Not sure. However, after calling for replacement part since I had warranty only used 3 times since buying 10-11/2021, I now replaced the part and noticed that possibly the Bushing Axle Shaft was too close to part#62798 Slotted Gear and got hot and cracked. I used another thin washer with Part#44137Bushing Axle Shaft and Slotted Gear, and will see what happens.

Date published: 2022-07-22

Rated 3 out of 5 by Joe W from Issue with axle Assembly instructions were easy to follow; however, the axle seemed to be about 1/8th inch too short on the non-drive side. When trying to place the retainer pin in the axle hole, I had to set the drive tire on a flat surface in order to put my full weight on the non-drive side for the washer to move past the hole in the axle to put the retainer pin in. I do not think the axle was the correct one for this spreader as a part should not have to be forced into place. The speader seems to work okay.

Date published: 2019-06-02

Rated 2 out of 5 by Jacques from Not very durable I have owned the unit for a year. It has been very troublesome. When it is working it is fine but keeping it running is a pain. Buying repair parts today.

Date published: 2021-07-02

Rated 1 out of 5 by RRob from Poor quality Purchased a new 45-05030 tow broadcast spreader, assembled it on a Thursday, and employed it on Friday. I set the adjustable stop, located on the control cable assembly, at the appropriate setting. In an attempt to establish my 15,000 square foot perimeter, the adjustable stop slipped, the flow plate opened wide open and it dumped the entire 54 pound bag onto the ground. Because I was in the country, I had to duct tape the adjustable stop into place to broadcast my second bag.

Date published: 2021-03-29

Rated 2 out of 5 by Jimmie the Hat from Need an improvement I was excited to get my broadcast tow spreader to help me get my yard fertilized. After getting it put together; I found that the lever controlling the opening and closing of the bin is far back out of the reach of the driver. It is very hard to fertilize the yard and keep the correct amount of product flowing. I was concerned about dropping too much product in one place with the inability to control the lever. That should be reviewed and made much more user friendly.

Date published: 2022-05-05

Rated 5 out of 5 by smillard from great piece of equipment I am very impressed with the engineering design of this spreader. It is designed to last a long time despite the corrosive effects of fertilizers. The assembly was quite easy and straight forward. I did encounter one problem. The hole in the drive shaft was too small to accept the Key (item #31). It required me to drill a larger hole in the shaft. The spreader works well. I was able to fertilize my 6 acre pasture in just over 1 hour. cleanup for storage was a snap.

Date published: 2017-06-24

Rated 1 out of 5 by JM00 from Broke on First Use Nice product, but broke on first use. The plastic Axle bushing, part # 18 broke in two.

Date published: 2020-06-21

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Questions

I have a agri fab 125 I am needing the part that adjust the flow that is let out with the knob that tightens up it is striped is it available

Asked by: Hoop

Every Agri-Fab product has a silver and black sticker. This sticker will have your complete model number and date code. Then we can look up original parts list and see if we still have the part. You can call 800-448-9282 Monday-Friday between 7am to 5 pm CST for assistance.

Answered by: Customer Care

Date published: 2023-04-24

Can I convert my pull behind 45-04632 to walk behind push?

Asked by: 3491Bill

Unfortunately, the answer is no.

Answered by: Customer Care

Date published: 2021-05-12

What is the difference between model 45-5027 at Lowe’s & Home Depot and model 45-0530 at Ace Hardware 

Asked by: BeeDave

45-0530 is a 85# tow spreader with a control cable. The 45-0527 is a 110# tow spreader with a control rod.

Answered by: Customer Care

Date published: 2021-04-05

Hello, I have a two acre food plot and would like to know if I can use this product to spread seed ? The obvious answer I would guess is "yes" but I wanted to get confirmation. If so, can I regulate the amount of seed it spreads ? Thanks 

Asked by: JC333

Yes, you can spread seed and yes you can regulate the size of the opening. Application rate for Agri-Fab broadcast spreaders is a general setting of 3 to 5 for light to heavy application calculated at a speed of 3 mph, or 100 ft in 23 seconds.

Answered by: redbird

Date published: 2021-03-10

I am spreading Scott's pre-emergent to an acre of Bermuda grass using your Agri-Fab tow-behind '0527'.  The Application Chart shows setting 3-5 for the granular product.  But how does this compute to Scott's recommended 3.3 lbs/1000 ft/sq (50 lbs/15k sq/f

Asked by: Retired Squid

Thank you for your question. Application rate for Agri-Fab broadcast spreaders is a general setting of 3 to 5 for light to heavy application calculated at a speed of 3 mph, or 100 ft in 23 seconds. There are variables depending on the size, shape and weight of the product you will be spreading. A rule of thumb is go on the conservative side and crisscross

Answered by: redbird

Date published: 2021-03-16

How to register spreader?

Asked by: BillyJ

Thank you for your question there two different way to register your product. www.agri-fab.com support drop down and click on produce registration. Or you can fill out the postage paid post card and mail it in. It is always best to keep a copy of your receipt with your owners manual. Warranty begins at date of purchase.

Answered by: redbird

Date published: 2020-12-01

My agra fab broadcast spreader model 125 power wheel is locked or frozen. I oiled  it and greased it and can’t break it.Loose.  Suggestions please!

Asked by: Terty

Agri-Fab has repair parts for our units. You might try rust eater or WD40 to get parts loose. If you don't have your owner's manual you can call for a parts list. Customer Care Team takes calls @ 800-448-9282 Monday-Friday between 7am to 5 pm CST.

Answered by: redbird

Date published: 2020-11-02

In getting some lawn fertilizer the bag listed several different spreaders for drop rate settings.  This unit was not listed.  Is there a comparable brand for the settings??

Asked by: PopsWat

Application rate for Agri-Fab broadcast spreaders is a general setting of 3 to 5 for light to heavy application calculated at a speed of 3 mph, or 100 ft in 23 seconds. To ensure uniform coverage make each pass so that the broadcast pattern slightly overlaps the pattern from the previous pass. There are variables depending on the size, shape and weight of the product you will be spreading. A rule of thumb is go on the conservative side and crisscross

Answered by: redbird

Date published: 2020-07-27

I purchased and assembled today but the wheels would only turn backwards.  If you pull forward the wheels are locked.  Thinking I had installed the axle backward I disassembled the spreader, rotated the axle and reassembled.  Wheels only work in reverse 

Asked by: Dave1972

Please contact the Agri-Fab customer care team to discuss your spreader. Additional information is needed to fully diagnosis your issue. One of our US-based team members will work with you to get the spreader functioning properly. Our team is available Monday -Friday between 7 am to 5 pm CST at 800-448-9282 to assist you.