We have had the 48” since 2006 and it was the best buy we have ever made. I would never look at anything else to do this job, whether we could afford anything else or not. We are now raising funds to get the 60” model and the best 100-litre spreader I have ever seen… Forget the expensive second-hand kit, go for SCH Equipment, you will not be let down by it and it will not cost you an arm or a leg. Easy to use and it does the business.