Greg, thanks for your added comments. Obviously, I've never used one and thought that they, for the most part, were designed alike. None of the spreaders I have looked at are designed for powered lime. Only pelletized. I can see where there would be a big difference in the design and need for a better agitator design. As far as my "baby", I'm only going to use this for deer plots. Need a fairly large capacity for some areas and smaller for others. Something somewhat larger than one you might mount on an ATV. My "baby" would be full size for me! Bill