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Use this large-volume tailgate spreader on your 3/4- or 1-ton truck to de-ice residential and commercial lots. Horizontal auger and vibrator easily churn most types of salt, and a 12" spinner casts it up to 30'. In-cab controller included.
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Melt ice and snow away on long driveways, short roads, or large lots with this SaltDogg hitch-mounted, electric salt spreader. Landscapers and property owners will love this spreader that has an 11-cu ft capacity and casts material 3' to 30'. You won't need to refuel or service a gas engine because the operation is electric. The quiet motor also won't wake up residents while you're de-icing late at night or early in the morning. Its powerful auger provides a smooth, consistent flow for rock salt, bulk salt, or a 50/50 salt-and-sand mix.
First, slide the spreader into your 2" x 2" trailer hitch receiver and rest the unit on your bumper for support.
Decide what type of de-icing agent you'll be using. Then pour in your material. The dual-action lid lets you open it from the front or the back, allowing you to load the hopper from the ground or from a higher position on your truck bed. To protect the contents inside the hopper, close the lid and secure it in place using the cover latches.
The slanted walls in the hopper help to channel the material down into the trough. A rotating, horizontal steel auger then breaks apart any large clumps and pushes the material down the length of the trough. The powerful churning action of this horizontal augur is more effective at moving salt down the chute and preventing clogs than that of standard vertical augers. Meanwhile, the vibrator agitates the material to further move it towards the chute.
Once the granulated agent passes the chute, it's sent onto the rotating spinner where it gets dispersed.
You can control these functions from the comfort of your cab with the variable-speed controller. Turn the spreader on with the power switch, and then use the dial to adjust the speed of the auger and the spinner. These 2 parts operate off the same motor and function together. A number next to the dial will indicate the speed setting that you're on. Turn the dial up higher if a stronger rotation from the auger is needed to break apart large chunks of material or if a faster rotation from the spinner is needed to cast your material a greater distance. If you need an extra burst of salt for an exceptionally icy area, push the blast button and the speed setting will automatically jump to 9, the maximum speed. After a moment of heavy salting, the speed controller will return to your previous number value.
If there is moisture in the hopper that causes the salt or salt-and-sand mix to stick together, turn the vibrator switch on to help crumble the material up and move it down the chute.
This salt spreader uses a 12-volt, 1/2-horsepower motor to power the auger and spinner. This independent, electric motor runs quieter than a gas motor, and it also requires less maintenance. Because it's not uncommon for salt to stick together, the steel auger maximizes the spreader's performance by breaking apart clumps, which prevents clogs in the chute and heavy chunks from falling onto the spinner. The 12" spinner can spread material in a 3' to 30' radius. To withstand the corrosive effects of the salt, the spinner is made from a durable polyurethane.
To prevent damage to the spreader and controller, a 50-amp circuit breaker is included. This breaker will shut down power to the SaltDogg if an overload of current passes through the machine. It also has a push-to-trip button to manually trip the circuit breaker.
The patented double-wall hopper on this spreader has a 11-cu ft capacity. It's also constructed of durable polyethylene, which makes it resistant to corrosion and impacts.
This SaltDogg spreader will work with most 3/4-ton and 1-ton trucks with a 2" x 2" trailer hitch receiver.
To install this spreader, begin by sliding the receiver mount into your hitch receiver. Then attach the hopper using the included brackets. As you tighten the mounting hardware, the spreader will clamp down around your bumper for support. Next, install the spinner, spinner shield, disk protector, and lid on the spreader.
Mount the controller in your cab and plug it into the included power cable. Attach the power cable directly to your car battery for power - this setup completely bypasses your vehicle's wiring. Then plug the main wiring harness into the controller and route it back to the spreader where you will plug it into the 12V motor.
You'll want to keep the salt spreader lubricated throughout the long winter season. To do this, spray lubricant around the motor shaft. This will help prevent water from penetrating the motor. Apply dielectric grease to all electrical connections between uses and before long-term storage as well.
When the SaltDogg is not in use, be sure to empty any unused material because salt or salt/sand mixes can freeze or solidify and cause the spreader to jam. At the end of a job, wash out the entire spreader and rinse off the external surfaces to help protect it from any type of corrosion.
Alternate Instructions
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Hey everyone. Shane here at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be takin' a look at the Buyers Products SaltDogg 11 Cubic Foot Electric Tailgate Salt Spreader. This salt spreader's gonna be designed for you are three quarter ton and one ton vehicles, because of the amount of salt that it can hold. And it's gonna work with many different types of salt mixtures. So...
you're not really held up by using one type of salt if you use a different one. The sides are gonna be a polyethylene, very durable. They're gonna be double-walled. Not gonna have to worry about corrosion there when we have our salts sittin' inside. It's gonna have a built-in agitator.
The agitator is gonna help break up any large clumps you have in there, which if you've spread salt before, you know that it clumps up if it gets a little bit of moisture. Auger that runs out the back or down to the ring. It's gonna help push your salt out. It's gonna push it out to a 12-inch disc. This 12-inch disc is gonna allow you to spread salt up to 30 feet wide.
So it's really gonna work well for like your residential areas, maybe you have a large parking lot, or a couple of large parking lots. This is gonna allow you to get those areas done pretty quick. All this are gonna be ran off a half horse power, independent gear motor. Our auger is actually gonna have nine different speeds. We can adjust that by knob, which we'll show you here in just a little bit, on the control panel, which mounts inside the vehicle where it can stay warm while we're activating this.
That's our disc is rotating, throwin' our salt. We're gonna have a nice cover here, a nice guard. It's gonna block the salt from actually hitting the vehicle. Our lid here, is gonna be constructed out of the same material. It's gonna be very easy to take on and off; you're addin' salt or you want to clean it out. You simply take these rings, and you slide them off. And you rotate it up. We'll take a closer look inside the hopper here. You'll notice a screen on the top. If we throw down some bags in here, maybe one of our bags has some clumps in it. Clumps are gonna stay up here. We can break it apart and get them down to the bottom. And also the guard down at the bottom there, that is to, if any salt is down in there that does clump up or does happen to clump up, that's gonna keep it from getting stuck down inside, before the agitator can get it broke apart. Our lid is actually held in place, by four of these rings. And they're gonna slide over just like that. You're gonna have two pin and clips like this. You're gonna have one here, and one on the opposite side in the back. And then it helps secure the lid down onto the hopper. Here's our main control box. We have a power button. This is gonna display your speed of your disc. Here, we're gonna have our blast. We have to have our spinner, or disc spinning at least one. When we hit our blast, what it does, it's gonna bump up to 9, kinda gives you a. allows you to blast the salt out to a wider area in a shorter distance. So we don't have to turn up to 9 and leave it all night. This allows us to blast out that salt, shorter distances in different areas. This is gonna be a vibrator. So, again, when we we're talking about breaking up some salt clumps that are in there, you're gonna hit that button and that's gonna agitate all the salt inside and it's gonna cause it to break apart. So, it comes out, so the auger can send it out to the disc very easily. As far as the installation, installation is gonna be pretty simple and straightforward. It's gonna come with the necessary wiring harnesses to get it installed. And it's not gonna require you to tap any wiring on the vehicle itself. It is however, gonna require a 2-inch hitch receiver. So if you don't have one, you can find one here at etrailer. That's gonna do it for the look at the Buyers Products SaltDogg 11 Cubic Foot Electric Tailgate Salt Spreader..
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 Customer Reviews)
Use this large-volume tailgate spreader on your 3/4- or 1-ton truck to de-ice residential and commercial lots. Horizontal auger and vibrator easily churn most types of salt, and a 12" spinner casts it up to 30'. In-cab controller included.
I had a faulty switch so I had trouble getting it hooked up , but Kaylyn was very helpful taking care to get me another one , it took a while but she was in contact with me throughout, the unit works as it should hopefully it will be the same for this winter
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