I purchased the Earthway Products 2500 spreader several years ago. At the time ,it was one of the…read morehighest rated and most expensive spreaders on the market, retailing over $200. It also came with a five year warranty. This was the final year of the warranty and I noticed an excessive amount of the rust to the frame had developed. I contacted Earthway and was told by on line Sales and Service that the rust was caused by my spreading of corrosive materials and not properly cleaning after use. They do not cover rust. This assessment was not accurate, I spread fertilizer and seed and cleaned thoroughly and stored inside between uses. This retail cost of this spreader now has inexplicably increased to over $400 and the warranty reduced to one year. I did follow up with a letter and photo's to the President of the privately owned company whose contact info obtained from Linked -In. No response or acknowledgement received. My recommendation at this time is to avoid this overpriced product , to which the management of the company of manufacture does not stand behind.