Bosmere Winter Care Plastic Salt Spreader, 5kg Capacity, Blue W105

Bought salt spreader for private estate in anticipation of snow. When snow fell, used spreader to scatter fairly coarse grit / salt mixture. The hole size is adjustable (and can be closed when filling it to avoid spillage) by rotating the base. With the coarse mix we use, it needed the widest setting of 6. The grit / salt can then be spread just by walking along shaking the spreader up and down to spread the correct amount. Worked perfectly and very easy to use, many times easier than having to stoop continually to use a shovel for scattering. For use with finer salt, a lower setting with smaller holes would be needed and you would probably agitate or swing the spreader rather then shaking it up and down. Thoroughly recommended as a brilliantly designed product perfect for its purpose. Other reviewers who have complained that not much comes out at a time should be aware that the correct rate of spreading is only 1 tablespoon per square metre and it achieves this. Scattering more would just be a waste and wouldn't have any more effect. The melting is caused by people then walking on it or vehicles driving on it which mixes the salt into the snow, not by the quantity of salt spread!

Bought 2 of these but wasn't too sure how long they would last when they arrived. So easy to use (remember to make sure the holes are closed before filling). Been an absolute godsend, very economical and surprising how much coverage you get. Sturdier than they look. Gone are the days of lugging a wheelbarrow and shovel around! One in each hand and you have a walk and work out at the same time :-) Would highly recommend

This product does what it says it does. Solid build, good capacity and easy to hold. Downsides are that selecting the right hole setting underneath is tricky to get right. Open it too quickly, as is easy done, and it dumps a load of salt before you can close it again. Turn the tub upside down, or on its side, to see where the hole setting is and it dumps a load of salt out of the lid/handle. Takes a little bit of getting used to but when you get it, it's easy to spread the salt where you need it and clear steps/paths around your home.

Salt kept getting stuck and it broke quite easily

Was ok 2nd time as the original arrived with half the top missing. I couldn't believe someone would box it up when it was missing a piece.

Used solely for spreading rock salt. It works really well, and you use less, due to an even distribution.

This is actually an excellent product but came without instructions and the lid was open when it arrived in the box. 1 - close the dispensing holes of by sliding the bottom light blue component 2 - put salt/grit into the unit 3 - snap the handles closed 4 - carry to site 5 - turn unit upside down and open the holes - selecting a good hole size to dispense what you need by testing - dispensing happens when you turn the right way up and twist and shake the unit. 6 - when finished dispensing and there is still salt/grit in the unit then turn the unit upside down completely and close off the holes 7 - when empty open the handles by carefully unclicking the handles and return to 1.. I have only had the unit for a few days and so far so good..

Highly recommended! Purchased to salt paths and small car park outside office during icey spells. Works brilliantly and so much easier than using a shovel or by hand. You have to shake your hand up and down or twist back and fourth and it evenly distributes salt while walking. Well worth it.

Un peu à yoyo pour la livraison mais produit satisfait par contre le prix est un peu cher pour ce que c'est

This is a very well designed tool, and it's helping me get much more mileage out of my salt supply (which is being consumed by this New England winter we're having). When I first read that it holds 10 lbs. of salt, I thought that was not enough, but I was wrong -- it's just the right amount. That weight lets you shake and spread the salt easily. In the past, anything I tried (including flinging the salt by hand) proved to be inaccurate and wasteful. I'd get little piles of salt right next to bare spots. And I'd end up using way more than was necessary (basically, just from putting down too much trying to cover the bare spots). With this, I get a very even spread very easily from the start, and every pound of salt is obviously a) covering more square feet than before and b) leaving no bare spots. This is particularly important for my 50 foot driveway. It's packed gravel, which "eats" salt much faster than pavement. If I can't get the right spread much of my salt will be wasted, then I'll run out, Home Depot won't have any left, etc. I've found that, if I just focus on the two tire tracks, I can get the driveway done with this device in about 15 minutes, and it takes me about seven or eight refills at most (about two 40 lb. bags) to get a nice, dense coating that cuts through the snow and ice and keeps working for days on the gravel. Very gratifying! My only concern: the top is hinged on two sides (with a split down in the middle of the top) and the "hinges" are actually just molded plastic. So, you're bending plastic over and over again each time you open it and I wonder how long that will last. But I've opened it dozens of times with no actual signs of wear, so I'm not going to worry about it. Simple, reliable device that just works and is very easy to use.

Perfect for my usage. We can spread the salt without getting dirty hands and we can use it to store the salt too. The quality is good enough.

Much better than scooping salt back and forth to a bin or from a heavy pail.

The concept of this is really good but the quality isn’t. It’s really flimsy and I have a feeling it won’t last through the winter.