A 24 x 8 in loading door across the top of the basket is what makes filling this from a bag or a barrow practical rather than fiddly. Capacity is 2.7 cubic feet across a 24 x 16 in drum, and the mesh openings measure 0.75 x 0.5 in - fine enough to meter compost evenly without clumping. The T-handle adjusts to 41 in for the user's height. All-metal construction weighs 18 lbs. Rolling it across a lawn spreads peat moss, sand or topdressing at an even rate that hand-scattering cannot match.