lesco spreader not working. help!

[RigglePLC]

It appeared to me that on the new spreaders (China) the axles are made from sheet metal rolled up to make a tube. I thought the plastic hoppers were a little more stiff. And the metal parts seemed more shiny.

[turfmann]

Yeah, when I saw the shipping boxes at the local JDL with 'MADE IN CHINA' printed on it I knew that I had already purchased my last one.

One bad incident with a Chinese-made pipe wrench will alter your view of things. I saw a whole sky full of stars when the things snapped in half.

As to the roll pins, I gave up on trying to keep them where they should be. I would replace the worn pins with stainless steel cotter pins lathered up with never-seize. Keep a whole bunch of them (both sizes) in the glove compartment.

[philk17088]

do yourselves a favor, buy stainless roll and cotter pins.