Description
Small electric spreaders choke on damp rock salt when deep winter freezes turn bulk truck loads into hard frozen crusts. The Buyers Products Company SaltDogg 7ft 1.8 Cubic Yard Gas Stainless Hopper Spreader with Chain Conveyor uses an independent gas engine to supply raw power through harsh conditions. It carries 1.8 Cubic Yards of deicing media. Servicing the gas engine inside a snowy truck bed requires routine maintenance access.
The entire hopper body and structural floor utilize heavy 12-gauge 304 stainless steel that rejects road salt rust indefinitely. A full pintle chain conveyor features heat-treated steel cross bars welded to high-strength roller chain riding in a stainless steel conveyor bed. The industrial Briggs and Stratton 10.5 Horsepower commercial gas engine features an electric start system and cast-iron cylinder sleeve for reliable winter starts.
Gas Engine Driven Conveyor Matrix
An independent gas engine gives snow contractors massive conveyor pull force without draining truck electrical alternators. The wide stainless steel conveyor trough pushes wet salt and heavy sand mixtures without bridging.
- 1.8 Cubic Yard capacity 304 stainless steel hopper carries 4000 pounds of bulk salt and sand mix.
- Briggs and Stratton 10.5 Horsepower gas engine features electric start and mechanical choke controls.
- Full pintle chain conveyor moves dense salt loads positive toward the discharge chute without slipping.
- 14-inch heavy polymer spinner disc broadcasts salt and sand mixtures in patterns from 4 to 30 feet wide.
- Stainless steel inverted-vee deflector breaks the weight load over the conveyor to prevent chain jamming.
- Heavy-duty top screening grates filter out massive chunks of frozen salt during front-loader bucket fills.
- In-cab wireless or wired console controls the engine starter, throttle, and electric clutch engage.
Gas Engine Fuel Telemetry Thermal Profile
The 10.5 Horsepower engine consumes 0.85 GPH of regular gasoline running at 3200 RPM under a full 4000-pound conveyor payload. Engine crankcase oil temperature stabilizes at 195°F during three hours of continuous highway salting in 15°F winter ambient. Conveyor chain pull requires 180 foot-pounds of torque at the gearbox input shaft. Exhaust sound levels measure 86 dBA at ten feet.
Contractor Winter Operations Service Directives
Commercial snow removal companies, parking lot contractors, and highway maintenance crews manage severe blizzards using this gas-powered rig. Do not install this heavy unit into short-bed or half-ton pickup trucks because loaded weight exceeds suspension axle limits. Never leave wet salt sitting in the hopper for weeks because corrosion will bind the pintle chain links.
- Coat the steel pintle conveyor chain with fluid film or light oil after every major winter storm run.
- Check engine crankcase oil level before every snow event start and change oil every 50 run hours.
- Adjust conveyor chain tension to maintain 1 to 2 inches of sag at the center cross-member inspection port.
SaltDogg Warranty Equipment Cargo Manifest
Buyers Products Company protects this stainless spreader with a 1-Year commercial warranty on the hopper body, gas engine drive, and gearboxes. The delivery package contains the 7-foot 304 stainless hopper, gas engine package, pintle chain assembly, spinner chute, in-cab engine controller, and tie-down kit.