Product Description
Buyers Products | SaltDogg TGSUV1B 4.4 Cubic Foot Gravity Tailgate Spreader | Fold-Away Hitch Mount, Manual Flow Gate, Auxiliary Plug On/Off Control, Perfect for SUVs, Jeeps, & Light-Duty Trucks
Bring simple, highly effective ice control straight to your personal everyday driver. The Buyers Products SaltDogg® TGSUV1B Gravity Tailgate Spreader packs reliable deicing capabilities into a compact, weight-optimized configuration designed specifically for light-duty passenger vehicles. By combining a smooth gravity-feed system with a 12V DC electric spinner, the TGSUV1B turns your standard vehicle into an efficient winter clearing tool. Available at Riverside Trailers, this unit makes maintaining safe, clear traction across personal driveways, private lanes, and small small-business pathways incredibly easy without requiring a dedicated commercial plow truck.
Perfect for homeowners, estate managers, and light property maintenance, this ultra-versatile tailgate spreader mounts effortlessly without blocking your vehicle's rear doors, making it an ideal match for popular light utility machinery, including:
- Full-Size & Mid-Size SUVs (Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Explorer, GMC Yukon, Toyota Tundra)
- Off-Road Utility Vehicles & Jeeps (Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator)
- Light & Full-Size Trucks (Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado 1500, RAM 1500, Toyota Tacoma)
Compact 4.4 Cubic Foot Size & Fold-Away Frame
The SaltDogg TGSUV1B is designed around a rugged, corrosion-proof black polyethylene hopper with a 4.4 cubic foot capacity that carries up to 330 lbs of ice-melting material. What truly sets this residential unit apart is its intelligent fold-away structural steel frame. When you need to load groceries, gear, or tools into your rear hatch or drop your truck's tailgate, you can quickly tilt the empty spreader down and away from the body without going through the hassle of completely unmounting the assembly from your hitch receiver.
Universal 1-1/4 Inch or 2-Inch Hitch-Mount Style
Say goodbye to complex bed-mounting brackets, permanent hardware drilling, or heavy modifications. The TGSUV1B features an incredibly adaptive multi-fit hitch-mount style that works seamlessly right out of the box with either a 1-1/4 inch or a standard 2-inch Class 3 or 4 receiver hitch. This universal design allows you to transition the spreader between your family SUV and a light-duty work truck in just a matter of minutes, providing optimal seasonal fleet flexibility.
Crucial Note on Material Compatibility
While larger commercial tailgate systems feature motorized augers to chew through dense mixtures, the compact TGSUV1B relies on a streamlined gravity-feed system. Because it does not use a mechanical internal auger feed or a built-in electric vibrator, running heavy, damp, or coarse bulk media will cause material bridging that will instantly clog up the throat of the hopper. For reliable, smooth operation, stick to these precise material rules:
Bagged #1 Free-Flowing Rock Salt & Premium Ice Melt: Designed to slide perfectly down the slick poly hopper walls. Coarse bagged rock salt, calcium chloride, and processed consumer ice-melt crystals flow flawlessly for precision residential deicing runs.
Bulk Salt, Bulk Sand, & 50/50 Salt/Sand Blends: Heavy bulk salt from a bin, raw abrasive sand, and dense 50/50 sand/salt blends absorb moisture rapidly and pack down tightly under their own weight. Because there is no internal feed screw to break them up, these materials cannot feed through this gravity unit.
Simple Gravity Feed & Manual Throttle Gate
Operating the TGSUV1B is beautifully straightforward. Material flows down naturally via gravity into a manually operated open/close slide gate located at the base of the hopper. This manual gate serves as a physical throttle, allowing you to manually adjust the material flow rate before you begin your drive and completely shut off the supply when transitioning between job sites to completely eliminate material waste on the road.
Effortless Auxiliary Power Plug & 14-Foot Spreading Range
Wiring this unit takes seconds. Instead of running heavy gauge cables all the way to your vehicle's main engine battery under the hood, the TGSUV1B's quiet 12V DC electric motor powers up via a simple auxiliary power plug adapter (cigarette lighter style) that inserts directly into your vehicle's standard dashboard outlet. Complete with a simple inline manual on/off switch, you can trigger the 9-inch polyurethane spinner from the comfort of your heated cab, broadcasting a consistent ice-melting path up to 14 feet wide to cover walkways and driveways in a single pass.
Visit Riverside Trailers in Jerome, ID Today
Keep your family driveways and personal properties clear and secure through the unpredictable winter freezes of Southern Idaho. Riverside Trailers makes tracking down high-quality, dependable residential ice management tools straightforward, transparent, and hassle-free. Our showroom lot is conveniently situated at 322 W Yakima Ave in Jerome, ID, making it just a quick drive across the Snake River Canyon for our Twin Falls customers. Call our local equipment experts today at 208-324-0400 to verify our current SaltDogg TGSUV1B inventory, check hitch compatibility, or pick up your new gravity spreader today!
