Description
Metal spreaders corrode fast when caustic salt brine seeps into sheet metal seams and oxidizes chassis fasteners. The Buyers Products Company SaltDogg 1.5 Cubic Yard Electric Poly Hopper Spreader uses a heavy seamless poly shell that never rusts under winter chemical bombardment. It holds 1.5 Cubic Yards of bulk material. Loaded payload weight requires installation into a 3/4-ton or 1-ton truck.
A seamless double-wall high-density polyethylene hopper eliminates frame rust and stands up to violent sub-zero loader bucket strikes. A continuous 5-1/4-inch variable-pitch steel auger sits in a stainless steel trough supported by heavy cast-iron flange bearings. Independent 12 Volt DC motors run inside sealed polymer housings that keep corrosive salt brine away from internal motor windings.
Electric Powered Variable Auger Architecture
Two variable-speed motors give truck operators independent control of material feed rates and pattern widths from the cab. The unit drops into standard 8-foot pickup beds using heavy ratchet hold-downs.
- 1.5 Cubic Yard heavy poly hopper carries up to 3300 pounds of bulk rock salt and chemical deicing media.
- High-torque 1/2 Horsepower auger motor crushes salt clumps to maintain constant material feed.
- Independent 1/3 Horsepower spinner motor broadcasts deicers in variable patterns from 5 to 30 feet.
- 5-1/4-inch variable-pitch steel auger breaks up clumps and eliminates material bridging in the trough.
- 14-inch heavy polymer spinner disc resists chemical corrosion and stone impact gouging.
- In-cab digital dual-variable controller provides independent dial adjustment of material feed and spread width.
- Heavy steel top screen grates filter out massive foreign debris during loader bucket filling.
Electrical Motor Current Thermal Telemetry
Operating with a full payload of dry rock salt draws 36 Amps from the truck 12 Volt electrical system at maximum speed setting. The motor housing temperature stabilizes at 126°F after 90 minutes of continuous parking lot treatment. Auger rotation speed holds at 23 RPM under load. Operating acoustic sound registers 63 dBA measured four feet from the rear spinner chute.
Parking Lot Salting Fleet Guidelines
Commercial snow management contractors and municipal crews clearing large commercial parking plazas gain high efficiency with this auger platform. Do not run coarse gravel or heavy aggregate sand through this auger unit because stones will wedge inside the auger trough. Never leave moist rock salt inside the poly hopper during warm weather breaks.
- Pump synthetic low-temperature grease into the main auger end bearings every 25 hours of operation.
- Wash salt residue from around the spinner motor and auger gearbox after every winter weather event.
- Inspect high-amperage 12 Volt truck battery connections for corrosion deposits every 30 days.
Commercial Warranty Equipment Shipment Roster
Buyers Products Company backs the SHPE1500 with a 1-Year commercial warranty covering poly hopper structure, electric motors, and in-cab controllers. The shipment contains the 1.5 Cubic Yard poly hopper, variable-pitch auger, spinner chute, in-cab dual controller, top screens, and tie-down straps.