Chapin 8740A: 64-Ounce Black Poly Hand Shaker Spreader for Turf, Fertilizer, Grass Seed, Salt and Sand, Year-Round Use, Large Grip Handle with 3 Openings for Pellets and Particles

This ended up being larger than I expected, which is actually a plus for covering more area without constant refills. It’s lightweight and easy to handle, and the grip feels comfortable. The different opening options are useful depending on what you’re spreading. Simple and works well.

This spreader worked great. Slowly spread it a long ways as opposed to dumping it in heaps and not finishing the job.

This is nice and sturdy. Easy to fill with product.

Bigger than I imagined. But it seems to work to scatter the seeds. I am satisfied.

Perfect size for me to carry around and spread fire ant killer. Can be used for other stuff also like salt and fertilizer for small areas

Affordable and easy to use

I've been eyeballing this for a year, waiting for it to go on sale, scooped it up, and was like whoa!! When I opened the box it was bigger than I expected sturdy plastic, its gonna hold what ever I put in it.. my only thoughts on it, is how much I could struggle with opening it with a winter jacket and Mittens, or even gloves, because I can struggle with it as is now, because of my size and weak fingers. My second thought is of coarse I take care of the products I buy, but my adult men... not so much.. would they be absent minded and whip it here or over there when they needed to put it down or use it as a hammer to dig out cold salt rock or sand in the winter.. yes.. would the plastic break in my hands.. no, would it break in their hands when its cold out.... not sure, but im getting irked just thinking about it, because everyone knows how plastic is in the winter... ill keep you posted after 2025 for sure... Feb. 16, 2026. ... K im back for my update.. so far in new england we've had a few good storms, and very cold ice days were this Shaker was used by myself and my guys, unbestknown to me at the time, but it was fully intact when I inspected it, so 5 stars for holding up! Before the storms hit, I ended up grabbing it and switching it to the front door, where it sat inside the warm house, yeah I know.. I should have left it in the back hall in the freezing cold just to see how it held up, but I just didn't want to chance it have everyone touching it before I could try it out myself, especially hearing about how the other one was used to get the salt rock up onto the roof, I was glad this was safe and far away from his hands. But I noticed I did have some good quality shaking problems with the salt I grabbed from the dpw yard.. you know that real clunky stuff.. it would get stuck between the biggest opening, irritating, but not too bad. Twisting it off, originally I thought id struggle, but with Bulky jacket and Mittens using all that material I didn't have a problem twisting off the top to refill. I dont have much else to add, except I was happy to have it, glad no one decided to use it to break ice like they did out back and im thinking the front of the house is where it should stay, that way I can enjoy it for along time, because its a real nice item I like it a lot, if that does change ill definitely post another update here!

Giving 3 stars. The product itself is awesome, it’s big and it works great, but it took almost half the winter to receive the darn thing. If you are buying summer/fall- do it. If you are buying it to use now or in the next two months, sorry but try again next winter.

My wife really loves this for applying ice-melter on our stairs, as it provides lots of options for distributing (difference sized openings), and is much small and lighter than the ones sold by the ice-melter companies. She would highly recommend !

For my business it has definitely come in handy and saved me time for going back and forth for getting the salt or what you want to put in it

Like the granular size holes selection and container size. Used currently for salt on sidewalks grass seed and fertilizer in spring.

I purchased this to spread some grass seed in bare spots on my front lawn. This hand spreader didn't disappoint. It worked just right spreading the seed nicely. Some reviewers had a problem with how the lid screwed onto the container. You have to make sure when doing so to tighten it until you feel a click. Then the lid is on tight. This spreader worked great for us and I would recommend it.

Makes spreading salt in winter so much easier!