I feel I must post this reply to statements made on this site that are in error. The Stablers have nothing to do with the manufacturing of the rotary spreader made in the UK. This company is using some of our website pictures and idea with permission. They did however, choose to change several of our basic concepts without consulting us. One of which is a lighter guage, stainless steel.
We have been looking for heavy duty, 3# SS expanded metal for over two years and have yet been able to locate any in the US. If anyone out there knows where we can even get a quote on this, please let us know! No company would knowingly not offer what their customers want, including The Stablers!
Yes, in our six years, we have had a few replacement barrels ordered. Three of these were rusted through and the coast of Flordia is where this has occured most often. The others were just totally worn out by use of satisfied customers! We also started using, two years ago at no extra cost to our customers, a zinc primer on all our drums before powder coating. This gives the steel even better rust protection.
We offer a two year warranty on our machine, limited to repair or replacement, which is a year longer than most other spreaders!