Description
Spreading salt on narrow sidewalks with open-bed broadcast throwers flings corrosive rock salt straight onto dead turf and metal vehicle doors. The Agri-Fab TK 5 Cu Ft 2 Inch Receiver Drop Spreader drops deicing chemicals directly onto narrow pedestrian walkways in a neat 42-inch path. It carries 5 Cubic Feet of salt or sand. Weight carried behind the rear axle lightens UTV front-end steering grip.
A thick-wall powder-coated steel hopper resists severe rust and handles abusive impacts from shovel tips during manual filling. The internal delivery core employs a solid steel agitator shaft riding on sealed ball bearings that repel salty slush and abrasive grit. The heavy-duty 2-inch receiver mount uses 1/4-inch structural steel plate gusseted to eliminate frame sag over frozen roadway bumps.
Vehicle Receiver Drop Spread Architecture
Hitching this drop spreader to a commercial UTV or pickup receiver allows operators to treat miles of public sidewalks cleanly. The integrated 12 Volt electric drive motor provides continuous agitator rotation without ground-wheel slip.
- 5 Cubic Foot heavy-gauge steel hopper carries up to 250 pounds of bulk rock salt, ice melt, or sand.
- 42-inch wide drop swath matches the standard width of municipal sidewalks and commercial walkways.
- Solid 2-inch hitch receiver mount fits standard Class III and Class IV vehicle receiver tubes.
- High-torque 12 Volt electric motor drives the internal agitator paddle shaft through wet, frozen salt.
- In-cab wiring harness features an on-off toggle switch to control spreading from the vehicle cab.
- Adjustable rate-gate dial calibrates precise material flow for expensive bagged deicers and dry sand.
- Protective hopper top screen stops hard salt bricks and packaging trash from blocking drop ports.
Electrical Agitator Current Telemetry Tests
The 12 Volt agitator motor draws 11.2 Amps when powering through a hopper packed with coarse, wet rock salt. Motor surface temperature reaches 128°F during a two-hour midnight walkway maintenance route. Agitator shaft rotation holds steady at 60 RPM, providing consistent media flow through the bottom drop ports. Operating sound output from the electric motor registers 61 dBA measured at the receiver.
Sidewalk Salt Management Fleet Directives
Winter sidewalk contractors, hospital facility managers, and university grounds crews keep pedestrian walkways clear using this receiver-mounted drop unit. Do not install this unit on light passenger cars or compact ATVs lacking a rated Class III hitch receiver. Never fill the hopper with wet concrete sand that packs into a solid block over drop ports.
- Hose down the steel hopper thoroughly with hot water after every freeze event to eliminate salt cake.
- Apply dielectric grease to the 12 Volt electrical power plug terminals every 30 days during winter.
- Check the 2-inch receiver hitch pin and hitch mount bolts for tightness before every snow event run.
Factory Guarantee Spreader Delivery Manifest
Agri-Fab provides a 1-Year commercial warranty covering the welded steel hopper, electric agitator motor, and hitch mounting weldments. The shipment includes the 5 Cu Ft steel drop hopper, 2-inch receiver mount frame, 12 Volt motor, in-cab switch harness, top mesh screen, and hitch hardware.
