Buyers Products SaltDogg SHPE1000 Commercial Salt & Sand Spreader w/ Electric Drive Hopper, Made In The USA, 1.0 Cu Yds Capacity, Stainless Steel Auger, Light/Medium Duty Commercial Salt Spreader

I bought this sander unsure if it was going to fit in my Ram 1500 with the short bed (5'6)- according to the description, it needed at least a 6' bed. A friend of mine has a SaltDogg and said he had it in a shot bed truck before so I decided to try it.This fit quite nicely in the short bed of the 1500. I already had Airlift 1000's in the truck for towing my camper, which were absolutely necessary with the sander and any salt load. If I loaded 1/2 yard, it was at the trucks's limit; I never hit bumpstops because of the air suspension but you could tell it didn't want any more weight. The sander is approx 400# and the salt I use is GreenMelt, which is about 1000-1100# for a half yard.After I figured out that I had to adjust the gate to allow salt to pass through, it worked really good and I have no complaints as far as function. It was easy to wire with a disconnect at the battery for the off-season.I have two issues with this sander. My biggest gripe is passing wires with a quick connect that's 1/1/4" thick through the firewall is a PITA trying to insulate to keep the engine bay noise out. The second issue is the sander hopper is about 8" too short for the loader buckets to just be able to dump the salt. I have to shovel salt from the end of the bucket into the hopper or it ends up in the truck bed or on the ground. I'll have to fab some wings for the hopper for next season.The first two photos are the sander in my 2016 Ram 1500. The last photo is the sander in my 2019 Ram 2500. I upgraded for the better ride while loaded and decided I was doing enough work to justify a 2500.

Came when it was supposed to. Great product and value

This salter is a solid unit. Put about 10 ton through in a week and it had no problems. The salter throws a little more to the driver side than the other side but there’s an adjustment for it

I drop about a yard of salt/sand mix each time it snows in northern Michigan. I had a tailgate spreader for 3 years and this blows it out of the water.