Patent ID: 7040556

Claim:
A broadcast type fertilizer spreader being readily convertible between an operator guided and propelled mode and a towable mode for towing by a tractor, comprising a hopper having outlet openings through which fertilizer is dispensed, means for opening and closing said openings, a rotatable broadcast rotor mounted on the hopper and positioned below the outlet openings, ground engaging wheels having a wheel axle journaled on a frame, drive means on a axle drivingly connected to the rotor for rotating the rotor, a handle connected to the frame for guiding and propelling the spreader, actuating means mounted on the handle and connected to the means for opening and closing the openings in the hopper, an elongate tow bar having hitch means at one end thereof for connection to a tractor, an attachment portion at the other end of said tow bar and being integral therewith; said attachment portion being readily attachable to the frame of the spreader to enable towing of the spreader by a tractor with the handle of the spreader pointing towards and adjacent the tractor.