Description
Small tailgate spreaders create dangerous electrical shorts when unsealed motor wires dangle loose around wet receiver hitches. The Buyers Products Company SaltDogg TGS02 4 Cubic Foot Tailgate Spreader mounts to standard commercial hitch receivers to salt small commercial walkways and driveways. It carries 4 Cubic Feet of bagged deicer. Material bridge formation occurs when running untreated wet bulk rock salt.
A durable rotationally molded polyethylene hopper resists chemical rust and stands up to cold impacts without cracking. The structural mount uses heavy tubular steel protected by a baked-on powder coat finish that stops rust from aggressive salt brine. Power comes from an enclosed 12 Volt DC gear motor driving an aggressive steel agitator and a 9-inch poly spinner disc through a direct shaft connection.
Compact Hitch Salting Hardware Framework
Receiver hitch mounting leaves the entire pickup bed open for carrying extra bags of deicing salt and snow equipment. Drivers control salt flow and spread width using a variable-speed in-cab controller.
- 4 Cubic Foot poly hopper capacity holds up to 300 pounds of bagged rock salt or calcium chloride pellets.
- Class IV 2-inch hitch receiver mount secures the unit firmly behind light trucks and commercial UTVs.
- Heavy-duty 12 Volt electric gear motor delivers constant drive power through dense salt media.
- 9-inch commercial polymer spinner disc broadcasts deicing chemicals in patterns from 3 to 30 feet wide.
- Internal steel wire agitator breaks up bagged salt chunks to maintain continuous feed to the spinner.
- In-cab variable-speed digital controller lets the driver adjust broadcast patterns without leaving the cab.
- Heavy poly hopper cover seals out rain and road slush to keep bagged salt dry during transport.
Current Draw Motor Bench Telemetry
Operating with a full 300-pound load of bagged salt draws 16 Amps from the vehicle 12 Volt system at maximum throw speed. The electric motor surface temperature reaches 120°F after 60 minutes of continuous lot salting. Motor shaft speed peaks at 750 RPM under light load and settles to 640 RPM under full material drag. Spinner acoustic output measures 60 dBA at five feet.
Hitch Spreader Scope Fleet Guidelines
Property maintenance contractors, bank lot cleaners, and commercial landscapers clear sidewalks and parking stalls fast with this receiver unit. Do not run wet bulk road salt or sand through this spreader because gravity feed requires dry bagged material. Never back the truck into tall snowbanks with the spreader attached.
- Wash salt residue from the motor casing and spinner disc with fresh water after each snow route.
- Apply dielectric grease to the 12 Volt vehicle trailer plug terminals every 30 days during winter.
- Check the 2-inch hitch pin and receiver mounting bolts for tightness prior to every winter response.
Factory Guarantee Spreader Inventory Manifest
Buyers Products Company protects the TGS02 with a 1-Year commercial warranty covering the poly hopper, electric motor, and in-cab speed controller. The package arrives with the 4 Cu Ft poly hopper, receiver mount frame, 12 Volt motor, spinner disc, in-cab controller, wire harness, and hopper lid.
