🌿 Spread Smarter, Not Harder — Your Lawn’s New Best Friend
The 36-inch Compost Spreader by Garden Tailor is a towable, metal mesh roller designed for efficient, even spreading of compost, manure, mulch, and topsoil. It reduces topdressing time by 75% and compost use by 30%, features a rust-resistant powder-coated frame, and supports both tractor towing and manual pushing. With a quick 15-minute assembly and dedicated customer support, it’s engineered to simplify lawn care while delivering professional results.
T**R
Works Great! Some assembly tips
Well built and works great behind my Lawn Tractor/Mower. Spreads a nice thin layer (Compost with Manure) which provides better material control, particularly when pull behind since one cannot see the dispersing of product. I would recommend this product.As you may have seen from other reviews stating issues with the latches (locking clamps) lining up. This is due to the circular nature of the product with the 4 ARCs and two hinges. Nothing wrong with product so here is a tip that others have also shared.Assembly trip -> do not tighten the screws that hold the ARCs onto the Plates until you have the drum assembled. Slightly snug will be good enough to hold and help align the locking clamps and hinges. Once drum is assembled, (including ARC4) tighten all the screws.STEP 4 of instructions - ARC4 locking clampsTip -> latch the clamps first. Then one screw of each hinge alternating the hinge. This will help in the alignment before you tighten all the screws and allows "nudging" here or there to align the hinge holes.STEP 5 of instructions: The "Y" shape connection will be a little lose even after inserting and tightening the bolts. At first I thought this to be a problem but actually helps when making turns and allows drum to maintain contact with ground. If it were rigid, bumps would affect the drums performance in distributing product. Not sure if by design but works like it was.Note: The wire stands have been replaced with "cardboard" ones that look like packing material, beware of discarding when unpacking. Look for the instructions, there is an insert (at least in my shipment) that explains the "New Stand".Happy spreading! ... or is that Spreading Happy? ;)
J**
Product review
Nicely packaged, clear instructions, good quality
K**.
I was spreading dirt so it empties quickly.
It works as advertised. It’s sturdy and strong. Putting it together was a little bit challenging by myself however, I got it together all but ones screw on the hinge. But I’m not done taking on that challenge yet. Touches nicely to my tractor mower. The only thing to remember is the dirt starts spitting out as soon as you start rolling so you need to position the dirt where you’re gonna fill the roller.
D**.
Pass
Really disappointed. The unit bent, rivets broke off latches, and the weld broke off the handle. Completely destroyed after one use. This will have to be returned. Very poor build quality.
M**R
Glad I bought one.
Super easy to assemble, rolls with ease, filters out large chunks of unwanted debris. The only thing I take issue with is the slightly wobbly handle, which doesn't affect the performance at all. it simply feels a little odd during use. The instructions couldn't have been any more clear.
S**D
Do not tow behind mower 🤷♂️
Product was easy to assemble per instructions, worked as it should but I do not recommend using it as a tow behind for your mower it lasted about 5 passes through the yard before the handle snapped off. I'm sure it would have worked better as a manual pusher.
M**R
Great spreader
Very useful. Was used to spread dirt over bare spots in lawn.
H**H
Great Roller!
Great build quality. Easy to use and assemble. don’t fully tighten the screws until you’re able to latch the door. Keep latched while you fully tighten the screws. Really spreads pest moss evenly and keeps the sticks and mulch out. Will show before and after pics
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