I've got the exact same Fimco, I have used it for 5-6 years and it has been flawless and like Canuck I've never put fertilizer in it.I'll throw my experience out there. "We" as a club are/were very hard on pull behind spreaders and would tear the gears up in them by doing 90 mph over ruff ground. We bought cheap and we bough expensive, but the way we used them still gave us the same end result. If you can load the spreader in the back of the ranger, when you're done vs running it to the next plot, that could save the gears.
I got to the point of buying a 3 point hitch, pto driven, Herd seeder and I love it, but that's not what you're looking for.
Over the last few years, I've bought different varieties of seeds and some were getting extremely small, so small that some of the seed was slipping past the gate on the Herd seeder, so I bought this electric Fimco model. I've used it a couple of times, only for seed, never for fertilizer and will never wash it down. Only use compressed air or a rag, for clean up, and the times I've used it, it's worked well. So far so good! Maybe some others on here who have used it and have a different opinion.
http://www.fimcoindustries.com/ATV-DMS-12V.html
I have two of these seeders and have a mount for them on the FRONT bumper of my Kawasaki Mule.
https://www.amazon.com/Moultrie-ATV-Spreader-Electric-Feedgate/dp/B000VE4P9W
The electric plug fits into a 12v recepticle on the dash board.
There are 5 settings to control seed flow, then you use speed over ground to get the dispersion right.
Have used them since 2014 and have been really satisfied with them. I used the mounting bars and some U bolts to mount them in front where I can see how it's throwing seed - that comes in handy especially with clover seed.
Elkbane
Is that a rugid brand? If so our axel broke the second year we had it. We got another axel but doubt it will ever work right.Forgot picture View attachment 976951