Description
Electric spreader motors burn out when thin augers bind against frozen salt crusts in single-drive hoppers. The Buyers Products Company SaltDogg PRO1500 1.5 Cubic Yard Electric Poly Hopper Spreader with Pintle Chain Conveyor uses two independent 12 Volt motors to move dense material without stalling. It carries 1.5 Cubic Yards of winter salt. High current draw requires robust truck electrical connections.
A seamless rotationally molded double-wall high-density polyethylene hopper resists chemical attack and absorbs front-end loader impacts without denting. The conveyor bed utilizes a heavy-duty pintle chain with high-strength cross bars sliding over an integrated stainless steel floor plate. Dual 12 Volt motors mount inside sealed protective housings to keep liquid brine away from internal motor windings.
Dual Motor Electric Spreader Matrix
Independent electric motor controls let drivers feed conveyor material fast while dialing back spinner speed for narrow lanes. The compact poly body fits full-size 3/4-ton and 1-ton pickup truck beds.
- 1.5 Cubic Yard double-wall poly hopper holds up to 3300 pounds of rock salt or abrasive sand mixtures.
- High-torque 3/4 Horsepower electric gear motor pulls the pintle conveyor chain through heavy material beds.
- Independent 1/2 Horsepower spinner motor broadcasts deicers in variable patterns from 5 to 30 feet.
- Heavy pintle chain system delivers positive mechanical feed without slipping under damp sand loads.
- 14-inch polymer spinner disc handles hard gravel impacts without chipping or rusting.
- In-cab digital dual-variable controller provides independent dial adjustment of material feed and spread width.
- Top screening steel grates break up oversize chunks and packaging scrap during bulk bucket loading.
Current Draw Motor Heat Benchmarks
Moving a full payload of coarse road salt draws 48 Amps from the truck 12 Volt electrical system at the 3/4 HP conveyor motor. The independent 1/2 HP spinner motor pulls 22 Amps at 600 RPM. Conveyor gearbox surface temperature stabilizes at 136°F after 90 minutes of steady parking lot clearing. Digital in-cab control box internal temperature rises 10°F above cab ambient during operation.
Snow Route Boundaries Preventative Guidelines
Municipal parking deck crews, private plowing fleets, and school district groundskeepers handle freeze events with this electric poly unit. Do not install this 1.5 Cubic Yard unit in half-ton pickup trucks without rear suspension helper springs or air bags. Never let wet stone-grit sand sit in the trough overnight during severe sub-zero cold snaps.
- Inspect and adjust the pintle chain tension every 30 days to avoid loose chain binding on sprockets.
- Coat the high-current battery cable quick-disconnect terminals with dielectric silicone every 15 days of winter use.
- Wash salt residue from around the spinner motor housing each morning following winter snow clearing runs.
Commercial Warranty Equipment Shipment Roster
Buyers Products Company protects the PRO1500CH with a 1-Year commercial warranty covering poly hopper integrity, electric motors, and in-cab digital controls. The crated unit contains the 1.5 Cubic Yard poly hopper, pintle chain drive, spinner chute, in-cab digital controller, wire harnesses, and tie-down kit.
