A spreader (100, 700, 800) comprising: a bucket (102, 702, 802); a handle unit connected to the bucket; a pair of wheels attached to the bucket, wherein the pair of wheels is configured to move the spreader; a plurality of holes (130, 706, 806) disposed at a bottom portion of the bucket; and an adjustment mechanism (132, 707, 807) for controlling a rate of discharge through the holes (130, 706, 806), the adjustment mechanism (132, 707, 807) comprising: an adjustment element (134, 708, 808) slidably mounted on the bucket and disposed over the holes (130, 706, 806), wherein a movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) is configured to selectively vary a degree of opening of the holes (130, 706, 806) between a full-open position and a full-closed position; and an end stop (153, 716, 816) configured to create a mechanically insuperable impediment (155, 407, 507, 607, 724, 824) to restrict the movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) towards the full-open position of the holes (130, 706, 806), wherein the end stop comprises a mechanical element (157, 718, 818) configured to shift a position of the impediment (155, 407, 507, 607, 724, 824) to selectively restrict the movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) towards the full-open position of the holes (130, 706, 806) And wherein the spreader further comprises a lever having a first end and a second end, wherein the lever is pivotally coupled to the bucket between the first end and the second end such that, the second end is coupled to the adjustment element and the first end is configured to move along an adjustment range, characterized in that the mechanical element is a stopper (154, 402, 502, 602) configured to be variably positioned along the adjustment range to limit the movement of the first end of the lever, wherein the adjustment range extends between a full-closed set point and a full-open set point and wherein the stopper (154, 402, 502, 602) limits the movement of the first end of the lever towards the full-open set point and, wherein the stopper (154, 402, 502, 602) comprises an attachment portion configured to removably fix the stopper (154, 402, 502, 602) along the adjustment range between the full-closed set point and the full-open set point. a bucket (102, 702, 802); a handle unit connected to the bucket; a pair of wheels attached to the bucket, wherein the pair of wheels is configured to move the spreader; a plurality of holes (130, 706, 806) disposed at a bottom portion of the bucket; and an adjustment mechanism (132, 707, 807) for controlling a rate of discharge through the holes (130, 706, 806), the adjustment mechanism (132, 707, 807) comprising: an adjustment element (134, 708, 808) slidably mounted on the bucket and disposed over the holes (130, 706, 806), wherein a movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) is configured to selectively vary a degree of opening of the holes (130, 706, 806) between a full-open position and a full-closed position; and an end stop (153, 716, 816) configured to create a mechanically insuperable impediment (155, 407, 507, 607, 724, 824) to restrict the movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) towards the full-open position of the holes (130, 706, 806), wherein the end stop comprises a mechanical element (157, 718, 818) configured to shift a position of the impediment (155, 407, 507, 607, 724, 824) to selectively restrict the movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) towards the full-open position of the holes (130, 706, 806) And an adjustment element (134, 708, 808) slidably mounted on the bucket and disposed over the holes (130, 706, 806), wherein a movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) is configured to selectively vary a degree of opening of the holes (130, 706, 806) between a full-open position and a full-closed position; and an end stop (153, 716, 816) configured to create a mechanically insuperable impediment (155, 407, 507, 607, 724, 824) to restrict the movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) towards the full-open position of the holes (130, 706, 806), wherein the end stop comprises a mechanical element (157, 718, 818) configured to shift a position of the impediment (155, 407, 507, 607, 724, 824) to selectively restrict the movement of the adjustment element (134, 708, 808) towards the full-open position of the holes (130, 706, 806) And wherein the spreader further comprises a lever having a first end and a second end, wherein the lever is pivotally coupled to the bucket between the first end and the second end such that, the second end is coupled to the adjustment element and the first end is configured to move along an adjustment range, characterized in that the mechanical element is a stopper (154, 402, 502, 602) configured to be variably positioned along the adjustment range to limit the movement of the first end of the lever, wherein the adjustment range extends between a full-closed set point and a full-open set point and wherein the stopper (154, 402, 502, 602) limits the movement of the first end of the lever towards the full-open set point and, wherein the stopper (154, 402, 502, 602) comprises an attachment portion configured to removably fix the stopper (154, 402, 502, 602) along the adjustment range between the full-closed set point and the full-open set point.