Electrically welded 14-gauge steel, 45 degree sloped sides with 12-gauge bottom panel. Single point reinforced lift support at balance point for easy handling. One piece formed sides eliminates seams. All spreaders are available in 304 stainless steel or mild steel powder coated with yellow pain.t

Ice-O-Way spreaders are equipped with a friction locked lever operated feed gate. The spinner and chute assembly consist of 1” spinner shaft, 14” poly spinner disc with raised flights and two self-aligning ball bearings. The spinner housing has one fixed front baffle, two adjustable side baffles and one adjustable rear baffle to control distance of aggregate spread plus two manually controlled internal baffles to help control quantity and direction of aggregate being spread. The two side and one rear baffles are also removable without any tools needed for easy replacement. The complete chute assembly is easily attached to spreader hopper body manually without pins or bolt connectors. Chute will swing to the left of spreader allowing hopper to be emptied of aggregate without aggregate going through chute and spinner assembly. Chute assembly is operated without the use of tools or equipment. Complete spinner assembly can easily be removed in seconds by tilting and manually lifting assembly clear of spreader hopper. Truck can now use trailer hitch to tow trailer with spreader in body of truck. Spreader can now be removed from truck and stored on ground level with the chute off.

Conveyor:

Ice-O-Way 7', 8', 9' and 10' gas and hydraulic driven models have a 14" wide pintle type chain with ¼" x 1" cross bars. Electric models have a 14" wide pintle type chain with 3/16" x 1" cross bars. Drive sprockets are cast steel on 1-1/8" drive shaft with self-aligning ball bearings. The adjustable front roller with 1" shaft has self-aligning ball bearings. All roller bearings are equipped with grease fittings. The 20:1 gear box is driven by a #40 roller chain and uses a 1" input shaft and 1-1/8" output shaft. Two 3/8" shear pins on output shaft protects the gearbox.

Battery:

A 12 volt, gel type battery is encased and installed under hood that provides protection from weather and the possibility of theft.

Control Panel:

Enclosed control panel contains a three-position electrical clutch control switch, a variable speed throttle control switch, a key operated ignition switch and a 10-amp circuit breaker to help protect the spreaders electrical system. A 6-wire cable is used when installing control panel in truck cab.