Description
Mounting heavy V-box spreaders into compact pickup beds overloads rear springs and ruins truck handling on icy neighborhood routes. The Buyers Products Company SaltDogg TGS03 8 Cubic Foot Tailgate Spreader mounts straight to standard 2-inch hitch receivers to salt small commercial lots. It carries 8 Cubic Feet of bagged deicer. Material bridge formation occurs when running untreated wet bulk rock salt.
A durable high-density polyethylene hopper resists chemical rust and stands up to cold impacts without cracking. The structural mount uses heavy-gauge tubular steel protected by a baked-on powder coat finish to prevent salt corrosion. Power comes from an enclosed 12 Volt DC gear motor driving an aggressive steel agitator and an 9-inch poly spinner disc through a direct shaft connection.
Hitch Mounted Deicing Hardware Platform
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.
- 8 Cubic Foot poly hopper capacity holds up to 600 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.
Electrical Load Motor Heat Telemetry
Operating with a full 600-pound load of bagged salt draws 18 Amps from the vehicle 12 Volt system at maximum throw speed. The electric motor surface temperature reaches 124°F after 60 minutes of continuous lot salting. Motor shaft speed peaks at 750 RPM under light load and settles to 620 RPM under full material drag. Spinner acoustic output measures 62 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.
Commercial Warranty Equipment Shipment Roster
Buyers Products Company protects the TGS03 with a 1-Year commercial warranty covering the poly hopper, electric motor, and in-cab speed controller. The package arrives with the 8 Cu Ft poly hopper, receiver mount frame, 12 Volt motor, spinner disc, in-cab controller, wire harness, and hopper lid.