Product Description
Buyers Products | SaltDogg TGSUVPROA 4.4 Cubic Foot Tailgate Mounted Salt Spreader | Gravity Feed with Vertical Auger Assist, Fold-Away 2-Inch Hitch Frame, 1/2 HP Direct-Battery Motor, Perfect for SUVs, Jeeps, & Mid-Size Trucks
Bring heavy-duty motorized ice control straight to your everyday passenger vehicle. The Buyers Products SaltDogg® TGSUVPROA Tailgate Spreader takes the convenient, lightweight footprint of an SUV-friendly spreader and upgrades it with a powerful vertical auger assist system. Driven by a true 1/2 HP electric motor that connects directly to your vehicle's battery, this unit provides the mechanical agitation needed to keep material feeding consistently without manual gate tweaking. Available at Riverside Trailers, it is the ultimate solution to keep personal driveways, long private roads, and residential paths safely treated all winter long.
Perfect for homeowners with acreage, estate managers, small businesses, and light property maintenance, this automated tailgate spreader mounts cleanly onto a wide array of personal and utility vehicles, including:
- Full-Size & Mid-Size SUVs (Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Explorer, GMC Yukon, Toyota Sequoia)
- Jeeps & Off-Road Utility Vehicles (Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Gladiator)
- 1/2-Ton, 3/4-Ton, and 1-Ton Trucks (Ford F-Series, Chevy Silverado, RAM, GMC Sierra)
Compact 4.4 Cubic Foot Capacity & Fold-Away Hitch Frame
The SaltDogg TGSUVPROA features a rugged, completely corrosion-proof black polyethylene hopper with a 4.4 cubic foot capacity, holding up to 331 lbs of ice-melting material. It provides optimal capacity for residential clearing without blocking your rear view out the back window. For maximum everyday usability, the unit is engineered with an intelligent fold-away carbon steel frame. When you need to load gear, tools, or groceries into your rear hatch or drop your truck's tailgate, simply drop the safety pin and tilt the empty spreader down and away from the vehicle body—no unmounting required.
Heavy-Duty 2-Inch Receiver Hitch-Mount Style
Skip the complex installation brackets, permanent bed drilling, or custom fabrication. The TGSUVPROA features a high-strength, direct 2-inch hitch-mount style that slides straight into any standard Class 4 receiver hitch. This makes the spreader incredibly versatile, allowing you to transition the unit from an estate SUV to a light-duty work truck in minutes, keeping your primary cargo area completely open for other seasonal equipment.
A Quick Note on Material Compatibility
While the addition of the automated vertical auger makes this unit far more robust than basic gravity-feed models, it is still built around a space-saving gravity-drop throat. To ensure top performance and avoid frustrating blockages on cold mornings, it is important to match the right material to this vertical feed design:
Bagged #1 Free-Flowing Rock Salt & Premium Ice Melt: Coarse rock salt, calcium chloride flakes, and processed consumer ice-melt crystals slide easily down the poly walls. The vertical auger handles these beautifully, metering them out evenly to the spinner disc without clumping.
Dry Bulk Salt & 50/50 Salt/Sand Blends: Fine bulk salt from an open bin and dense 50/50 sand and salt mixtures can be run, but they are highly prone to absorbing moisture and "bridging" across the throat. Pro-Tip: If you plan on regularly running damp bulk salt or heavy 50/50 salt/sand blends, we highly recommend adding the optional SaltDogg Vibrator Kit (Part 3020340) to keep the vertical throat clear and flowing flawlessly! Pure sand is not supported.
1/2 HP Electric Drive & Vertical Auger Assist
Unlike entry-level spreaders that rely on your vehicle's dashboard utility outlet, the TGSUVPROA features a heavy-duty 12V DC electric motor that wires directly to your vehicle's main battery terminals. This provides a true 1/2 HP punch to power through frozen materials. The integrated vertical agitator/auger assist mechanism rotates inside the throat to break up minor chunks and mechanically meter flow. This automated feed acts as a physical block when the motor is off, preventing salt from free-flowing or leaking out onto the road when your vehicle comes to a stop.
Variable Speed In-Cab Controls & 30-Foot Spreading Range
Take complete control over slick winter conditions without ever stepping out into the freezing air. The TGSUVPROA includes an intuitive, hardwired variable-speed in-cab controller that puts total adjustment over both the auger feed rate and spinner speed right at your seat. Adjust the rotation of the 9-inch polyurethane spinner disc on the fly to seamlessly scale your broadcasting range. Cast a tight 3-foot strip down narrow residential paths, or dial it up to an expansive 30-foot radius to cover wide parking areas and private subdivision crossroads in a single forward pass.
Visit Riverside Trailers in Jerome, ID Today
Keep your family properties safe and maintain total traction control through the unpredictable winter freezes of Southern Idaho. Riverside Trailers makes tracking down professional-grade 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 TGSUVPROA inventory, check vehicle compatibility, or pick up your new vertical auger spreader today!
