2022 Western Snow Plows Tornado™ 1.5 cu yd

For reliable, low maintenance performance, the WESTERN® Tornado™ hopper spreader has a variety of features built to put more control at your fingertips, delivering efficient salt and sand spreading operation. The rugged, one-piece poly broadcast spreader includes overlapping lids to provide unsurpassed protection for your salt or sand load.

Features may include:

• The two-piece poly hopper cover shields de-icing material from the elements. The Tornado™ spreader’s overlapping hopper design seals out moisture while molded water grooves direct runoff away from the hopper. When opened, the covers form a spill guard to keep overflow material out of your truck.

• Two instant-start, 12-volt electric motors provide quiet, reliable and independent control over the conveyor and spinner mechanisms. The spinner motor is sealed inside a weather-resistant housing, protecting it from corrosion.

• Enhanced dual variable-speed control allows you to precisely match material delivery and spread patterns to conditions.

• Four standard accessory buttons and a dedicated blast button provide optimum in-cab efficiency.

• Easy-to-understand, digital self-diagnostics alert the operator when the hopper is empty or when adjustments are needed, and LEDs make the controls easy to read.

• Its compact size compared to traditional controls fits easily into today’s modern truck cab designs.

• The one-piece, double-walled hopper is built of durable polyethylene for corrosion-free performance, whether using rock salt, calcium chloride, sand or any other type of de-icing material.

• One of the widest in the industry, the 15½" pintle chain conveyer delivers reliable, smooth, and consistent material flow to help reduce bridging. The corrosion-resistant stainless steel conveyor housing provides added protection and reliability.

• An extra large 15½" polyurethane spinner delivers a spread pattern of up to 40' and provides long-lasting, corrosion-free performance.

• Located at the rear of the hopper, two dump switches run the conveyor for easily unloading excess material or quickly filling a walk-behind or tailgate spreader.

• An additional switch is also provided so that an accessory work light may be conveniently controlled from not only the cab but also the rear of the hopper.

• The adjustable-height poly drop chute accommodates both pickup truck and flatbed applications, ensuring a proper spreading height. The entire drop chute is easily removed for off-season storage.

• An adjustable feed gate controls the amount of material flowing from the hopper to the spinner to regulate material flow.

• The standard coated steel top screen helps break up large chunks of de-icing material during the loading process to help prevent clogging and bridging during spreader operation.

• With the drop chute removed, the Tornado™ hopper spreader can easily be removed from the truck and the entire unit stands on end to minimize the space needed for storage. Support blocks are required for off-season storage.