Customer reviews from Scotts
Scotts - Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Broadcast Spreader - Green
Average customer rating
3.2
(1,025 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,025 reviews
5 Stars
429
4 Stars
109
3 Stars
61
2 Stars
68
1 Star
358
83%of customers recommend this product.
(
313 out of
375)
Customer Reviews for Scotts - Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Broadcast Spreader - Green
Customer Rating
1
DO NOT BUY!!! AWFUL DESIGN!!
on June 26, 2022
Posted by: Brady
I am a Lawn professional who bought this spreader and it ruined customers yard! the design is awful and it leaks fertilizer which leaves streaks throughout the yard. Terrible product design, DO NOT BUY you will ruin yards with this spreader.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, July 15, 2022
Brady, we're sorry to hear this happened after using the Scotts Turf Builder DLX Spreader and we appreciate your feedback. Reach out to us here if we can assist you further: https://www.scotts.com/en-us/help-center
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Pinstripes are cool … on baseball uniforms
on July 30, 2023
Posted by: Tim was here
This spreader is great for creating that dark green pinstripe effect in your grass that’ll get the whole neighborhoods attention. The hollowed out wheels catch your fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide as it comes out of the spreader and delivers it disproportionately along the wheel lines to your yard.
If you’re looking for yard care equipment that’ll make you think your 15 year old son screwed up … this is it. If you want to create ‘safe zones’ for weeds and bugs in your lawn after thoroughly and properly spreading herbicide and pesticide … look no further. You found it.
This spreader appeals to the altruistic side of me. Somewhere in the Scott’s company is a design team that needs you to buy this thing and save their jobs.
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Services Admin, Customer Care, July 31, 2023
We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Scotts Turf Builder Edgeguard DLX Spreader and appreciate your feedback.
All of our broadcast spreaders under went a design change at the end of 2020 that changed rotor angle and changed the agitator back to a 2-wing agitator. These changes reduces the potential for the product to hit the wheels. We take consumer feedback very seriously and assure you your comments will be passed on to our Quality Control Division.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
All of our broadcast spreaders under went a design change at the end of 2020 that changed rotor angle and changed the agitator back to a 2-wing agitator. These changes reduces the potential for the product to hit the wheels. We take consumer feedback very seriously and assure you your comments will be passed on to our Quality Control Division.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Killed my lawn due to faulty spinner on spindle!
on September 24, 2023
Posted by: INSadLawnGirl
I wish I could give a ZERO STAR! 1-star is pushing the limits! My lawn is now mostly burnt and huge areas are dead because of the inside spinner coming off the spindle and dropping large amounts of fertilizer on grass. This happened without me knowing, as I was fertilizing my lawn. The other issue is the wheels hold fertilizer and cause stripes because the fertilizer collects there and then dumps off the wheels.
After fertilizing my lawn, I started noticing brown, then it RAPIDLY worsened. Watering has not helped, I’m guessing because of the amount of fertilizer that the spreader was dropping was so great. I have went from a lush beautiful lawn to horrible brown and dead. Sad, because I have spent so much time taking care of my new home and lawn, now it’s so bad it’s quite embarrassing. My lawn was the best in the neighborhood, now people walk by puzzled looks probably wondering what has happened. I want to put a sign out saying faulty Scott’s spreader caused this! Needless to say, the lawn will have to be seeded and started over in huge areas! The rest that has some life will need overseeding.
I’m so disappointed in this product right now that I can say I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER SCOTT’S! I’ll definitely never recommend this item. So this is goodbye, Scott’s.
Site won’t let my upload pics.
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Services Admin, Customer Care, September 25, 2023
We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach out to our Consumer Services team at 888-270-3714.
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Customer Rating
1
Calibration is impossible
on March 21, 2024
Posted by: fed up customer
The instructions on how to calibrate this thing are absolutely useless! Align some raised pointer, that does not exist, with some imaginary line that I cannot find. How about some visuals on what these things are supposed to look like?
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, March 25, 2024
We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Scotts Turf Builder DLX Broadcast Spreader and appreciate your feedback.
The Scotts Turf Builder DLX EdgeGuard Spreaders are calibrated at the factory. They cannot be calibrated and shouldn't need to be. If you want to verify the spreader is still properly calibrated you will need a 1/4 inch drill bit. Set the spreader to 3. With the control lever trigger depressed the 1/4 inch drill bit should fit snuggly in the lower-left corner of the opening. If the spreader is out of calibration we recommend it be replaced since it cannot be re-calibrated. NOTE: The opening on the right side will be smaller. This is so more product is delivered to the left side of the rotor plate in order to create a more balanced spread pattern because the rotor plate spins counter-clockwise.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
The Scotts Turf Builder DLX EdgeGuard Spreaders are calibrated at the factory. They cannot be calibrated and shouldn't need to be. If you want to verify the spreader is still properly calibrated you will need a 1/4 inch drill bit. Set the spreader to 3. With the control lever trigger depressed the 1/4 inch drill bit should fit snuggly in the lower-left corner of the opening. If the spreader is out of calibration we recommend it be replaced since it cannot be re-calibrated. NOTE: The opening on the right side will be smaller. This is so more product is delivered to the left side of the rotor plate in order to create a more balanced spread pattern because the rotor plate spins counter-clockwise.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Cheap!
on April 6, 2024
Posted by: MattM
Purchased, took home, spent 45 minutes trying to find the settings to use on the website and then took back and returned.
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, April 8, 2024
We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach out to our Consumer Services team at 888-270-3714.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Junk
on April 21, 2024
Posted by: Disappointed in Missouri
Lasted about 18 months which is about 6 applications. Last summer the door and broadcaster (spinner) stuck frequently, resulting in fertilizer burn, this spring the shaft on the broadcaster broke. I bought this to replace the scotts mini spreader which lasted maybe 3 yrs. No more Scott's equipment for me.
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, April 23, 2024
We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach out to our Consumer Services team at 888-270-3714.
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Customer Rating
1
Scotts Edgeguard Deluxe and Products
on July 5, 2024
Posted by: JEM4
I bought this product and am truely disappointed with its calibration - most important aspect of fertilizing a lawn. Scotts replies on similar reviews are the same: “We are sorry..,blah, blah, etc. but no resolution. To solve the problem they simply need to define volume/sqft based on calibration numbers on dial; however, they fail to do this except for their own proprietary blends which aren’t very good anyways. It’s not a matter of poor design but greed. As a person that works hard to maintain my yard and salary, I have decided that Scotts no longer is in need of my business nor money!
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, July 8, 2024
We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Scotts Turf Builder DLX Broadcast Spreader and appreciate your feedback.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
on July 14, 2024
Posted by: Thesilverfox
Brought this 1 year ago and the turf builder edgeguard broadcast spreader and the agitator fell off can't find it now.
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, July 15, 2024
We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach out to our Consumer Services team at 888-270-3714.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts