Description
Caustic liquid brine eats standard carbon steel spreaders from the inside out and freezes conveyor rollers solid. The Buyers Products Company 6.0 Cubic Yard Electric Black Poly/Stainless Steel Hopper Spreader, Chain pairs a rustproof double-wall poly hopper with an extra-wide stainless steel conveyor trough. It holds 6.0 Cubic Yards of deicing material. Heavy gross weight requires installation on large tandem-axle trucks.
The structural shell incorporates a thick double-wall rotationally molded polyethylene hopper supported by a rigid 304 stainless steel frame. A heavy pintle chain with welded steel cross slats rides across a replaceable 304 stainless steel bed plate. Dual high-torque 12 Volt electric gear motors mount inside weather-tight polymer enclosures to seal out road slush and salt brine.
High Capacity Dual Electric Architecture
Independent dual electric drives let drivers manage material delivery rates and spread pattern widths without running auxiliary gas engines. The massive hopper profile maximizes route coverage between bulk yard refills.
- 6.0 Cubic Yard heavy poly hopper carries up to 12000 pounds of bulk salt, sand, and deicing media.
- Dual high-torque electric gear motors operate the chain conveyor and spinner disc on independent circuits.
- Heavy-duty pintle chain conveyor pulls compacted material chunks down the stainless steel hopper floor.
- 14-inch heavy polymer spinner disc resists road salt corrosion and flying rock chips across 30-foot spreads.
- Rigid 304 stainless steel frame channels support the poly hopper against heavy bulk loading shifts.
- Heavy-duty steel top screens keep large frozen boulders and pallet debris out of the conveyor trough.
- In-cab digital dual-variable speed controller gives independent dial control of feed volume and throw width.
Dual Motor Electrical Bench Data
Under a full 12000-pound load of wet road salt, the conveyor motor draws 58 Amps at 12 Volts DC while turning under high resistance. The independent spinner motor draws 26 Amps at 700 RPM. Conveyor gearbox surface temperature reaches 145°F after two hours of steady highway spreading. The digital in-cab controller temperature rises 14°F above truck cab ambient.
Municipal Route Application Maintenance Rules
Highway road departments, county maintenance facilities, and large industrial plant managers clear massive parking areas with this large electric platform. Do not mount this 6.0 Cubic Yard unit on single-axle trucks because loaded payload weight will overload truck tires and axles. Never attempt to spread unwashed pit-run gravel with oversized river rocks through this unit.
- Grease the heavy flanged conveyor bearings through zerk points using synthetic grease every 20 operating hours.
- Inspect high-amperage battery wiring connections at the truck starter battery for loose lugs each month.
- Pressure-wash salt residue from the stainless steel underframe channels each week during winter plowing.
Commercial Warranty Equipment Package Roster
Buyers Products Company protects this hopper with a 1-Year commercial warranty covering poly hopper structure, stainless steel frame channels, and electric motors. The crated unit contains the 6.0 Cubic Yard hopper assembly, chain conveyor system, spinner chute, in-cab digital controller, top screens, and mounting hardware.