This thing is just as bad as all the other cheap hand-held spreaders. I read the reviews of all the spreaders on Amazon and this was the best, but it has the same issues they all do: it clogs almost constantly, the mechanics are made of plastic so you cant force the clog through, you can feel all the plastic inside bending if you use too much force. You just have to walk around like an idiot moving the handle back and forth shaking it hoping its doing a decent spread.