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.
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313 out of
375)
Customer Reviews for Scotts - Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Broadcast Spreader - Green
Customer Rating
1
Embarrassing!
on June 13, 2021
Posted by: Streaky
from North Carolina
I spent the extra money this year and thought I was getting better. The design is horrible! For one, the seed doesn’t spread 360 degrees. The ‘edgeguard’ and green plastic shield prevent seed from coming out the back. Where does it go? Directly under the machine doubling or tripling the amount of fertilizer being added under the device causing the hideous green streaks! Second, fertilizer is being caught in the wheels an distributed under the machine as well which adds to the streak issue. The whole spinning mechanism needs to be above the wheels like professional models and allowed to distribute 360 degrees without hinderance. This would solve the problem, Do not buy this contraption unless you want to play tic tac toe out in the grass!
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, August 5, 2021
We're sorry you had a negative experience using the Scotts Turf Builder DLX Spreader and we appreciate your feedback. We'd like to gather some additional information and assist you with our product guarantee. Please reach out to us here: https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca
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Customer Rating
1
Edgeguard Shield Hangs up Most of the Time!!!
on July 7, 2021
Posted by: IMSKI
from Michigan
I design things for a living and this design is horrible!!! It hangs up most of the time!!!
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, August 5, 2021
We're sorry this happened when using the Scotts Turf Builder DLX Spreader and we appreciate your feedback. Our products are backed by a money back guarantee. Please reach out to us here for further assistance: https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca
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Customer Rating
1
don't buy unless you can't afford something else
on November 29, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
The construction of this item is shameful. The plastic bits are light weight and easily tipable. In addition, the spreader plate is too low and the product gets caught in the wheels. This causes stripes in the lawn. There is absolutely no reason they have not corrected this. They clearly just don't care to correct easily fixable problems.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, December 14, 2021
Jason, we're sorry to hear about your experience with the Scotts Turf Builder DLX Spreader and we'd like to help. Contact us here for assistance with our product guarantee: https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca
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Customer Rating
1
Do not buy this spreader
on May 8, 2022
Posted by: Mike Mill
I bought one of these last fall and it worked terrible. I returned it because I thought it was broke. I bought another one this spring same results there's a clicking noise and results are very uneven. The fertilizer gets stuck in the wheels and causes lines in the lawn.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, June 13, 2022
Mike, we're sorry to hear about your experience with the Scotts Turf Builder DLX Spreader. Reach out to us here for assistance with our product guarantee: https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca
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Customer Rating
1
Striped my yard.
on May 14, 2022
Posted by: Hogeye
I bought the spreader brand new after giving away my old Scott’s spreader. It seems sturdy enough but it striped my yard badly after fertilizing with Scott’s Ultimate. This appears to be a widespread problem with all the new Scott’s walk behind broadcast spreaders according to the many forums I saw online while looking for a solution. It has something to do with fertilizer being thrown inside the wheels.
I’m currently looking for a different brand after this experience. This thing wasn’t cheap and I don’t recommend it to anyone.
I’m currently looking for a different brand after this experience. This thing wasn’t cheap and I don’t recommend it to anyone.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, June 11, 2022
Hogeye, we're sorry to hear this happened after using the Scotts Turf Builder DLX Spreader. We'd like to gather some additional information and assist you with our product guarantee. Please reach out to us here: https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca
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Customer Rating
1
Bad design flaws
on July 17, 2022
Posted by: JohnSpringtx
I bought this about a year ago. The second time I used it, the connection from the EdgeGuard skirt to the control cable broke. Now, I have to stop every couple hundred feet to reach underneath and push the skirt back into the retracted position. The 8" hard plastic wheels roll over tree roots at the surface with great difficulty. The wheels even fall off completely if rolling across a slope. Likely the worst product I have bought in a decade.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, July 18, 2022
John, we're sorry to hear about your experience with the Scotts Turf Builder DLX Spreader and appreciate your feedback. Reach out to us here for assistance with our product guarantee: https://www.scotts.com/en-us/help-center
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Customer Rating
1
Worked twice then quit
on August 29, 2022
Posted by: Terry55
I bought in the spring to lay down grass seed. Used it twice. Last week I started to lay down Scott’s Weed & Feed and the wheels quit turning the broadcast plate. Cheap plastic parts on axle quit turning the gear for the broadcast plate. I would never buy again
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, August 30, 2022
Terry55, we're sorry to hear this happened to your Scotts Turf Builder DLX spreader and we'd like to help. Reach out to us here for assistance with our product guarantee: https://www.scotts.com/en-us/help-center
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Customer Rating
2
My third unit, non lasted 3-years
on April 12, 2023
Posted by: Oxner
I've purchased three of these over the years and non made it 3 seasons. All three broke at the agitator or somewhere between the agitator and spreader plate. I completely rinse out the spreader after each use and store indoors between use so it's not a maintenace issue. Parts are all plastic and just don't hold up well. If replacement parts were available this last unit could likely be easily repaired.
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Services Admin, Customer Care, April 13, 2023
We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Spreader and appreciate your feedback.
Most replacement spreader parts are available free of charge. Please contact us at the number below for availability.
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.
Most replacement spreader parts are available free of charge. Please contact us at the number below for availability.
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.
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