You can adjust as you go and find the basic setting for you to apply the product over a 1000 square feet. For the product below, the application rate is 11.5 lbs/5000 square feet. Start with a low setting and start walking your marked off area at a normal pace. The Scott's standard broadcast spreader setting is based on the number of pounds per 1000 square feet. You can calibrate this by marking off a 1000 square foot (10 x 100) area and placing 4 ounces of any type of product of similar granule size, or of the extinguish in the spreader. So if you can figure out what your walking speed is then you know anytime you apply any product that calls for so much of it per 1000 square feet, you always set your spreader on this setting. One person may walk faster than someone else, so they may place It on a higher setting than someone that walks slower.Īlmost all fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, etc have treatments in amounts of so much product per 1000 square feet. The goal is to just run out of product when you are done walking the 1000 square feet. The standard Scott spreader setting goes from 1 to 18.GENERIC SETTINGS - Rotary / Broadcast SpreadersApplication Rate3 lbs/1,000 sq. If your spreader goes from 1 to 20, you should probably be around a 6 or 7 setting. If your spreader settings go from 1 to 10 (1 letting out the least and 10 letting out the most) you typically want to be around a 3 setting.
The Sevin Insecticide Granules label calls for 3 to 7 pounds per 1000 square feet. ft Andersons Model 2000, 2000 SR, & LCO-1000 Spreader Settings Cone Setting (not applicable for LCO-1000 model) Typical Spread Width (May vary depending on product density) Small Granules: Greens Grade: 2 4 6: I 1/2 K 1/2 M: 8-9 8-9 8-9: 10 Feet 10 Feet 10 Feet : Medium Granules: Fairways Grade: 2 4 6: J 1/2 L 1/2 O: 5-6 5-6 5.
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