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A broadcast spreader which includes a storage hopper and a spinning broadcast plate for distributing materials dropped from the hopper. A valve controls the flow of material to the broadcast plate, and is operated by a dual shaft and linkage. The two shafts are connected by a biasing member which al

A broadcast spreader which includes a storage hopper and a spinning broadcast plate for distributing materials dropped from the hopper. A valve controls the flow of material to the broadcast plate, and is operated by a dual shaft and linkage. The two shafts are connected by a biasing member which allows a squeezable actuator lever to be fully retracted regardless of the dial setting. The spreader may also include a diffuser positioned between the valve and plate to direct the material towards a preselected area of the broadcast plate. The spreader may also include a readily adjustable means to prevent discharge of material in selected direction. The spreader may also include means for restricting the rate of flow of material from the hopper to the broadcast plate for a selected setting of the valve.

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In a spreader including a hopper means for storing a quantity of spreadable material, said hopper means having a lower discharge opening, means for controlling flow through said discharge opening, a rotatable broadcasting means positioned below said hopper discharge opening for catching and distribu

In a spreader including a hopper means for storing a quantity of spreadable material, said hopper means having a lower discharge opening, means for controlling flow through said discharge opening, a rotatable broadcasting means positioned below said hopper discharge opening for catching and distributing spreadable material falling through said hopper discharge opening, and actuator means for shifting said flow control means between open and closed positions, said flow controlling means including an adjustable means adjacent said hopper and cooperating with said actuator means for setting said flow control means in a selected open position, the improvement wherein said actuator means includes a manually operable lever positioned spaced from said flow control means and spring urged to closed position, a rod connected to said lever, a second rod in general coaxial alignment to said first rod, an extendible member for allowing tensioned relative movement of said first rod relative to said second rod, and means connecting said second rod to said flow control means.