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Any body make their own salt spreader?

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Midwest redneck

01-19-2005 14:50:05




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My driveway is mostly ice and snow on top now. Have any of you guys built your own salt spreader that holds 300+ lbs. of salt, that can be pulled behind a lawn tractor.




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Jerry/MT

01-20-2005 12:02:10




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Midwest redneck , 01-19-2005 14:50:05  
I imagine a guy could modify a 3 pt mounted spinner spreader with some side plates and make de-icer spreader.



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thejdman01

01-20-2005 11:16:36




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Midwest redneck , 01-19-2005 14:50:05  
i would not buy cheap and throw away i would buy as cheap as i could and then use por (paint over rust actual name of the paint. i spread salt for spring township in the winter and alot of miles but rural and so theres alot of road to cover but not alot of tax base. reason i point this out is we keep equipment a long time. we buy the states used junk and use it some more. we have used por and the salt boxes hydraulic fuel tank fenders and love it the stuff works great EXCEPT (no product is perfect) when trying to get the stuff to adhere to itself (such as having a break or a crack grinding the paint off and trying to paint it again and also it doesnt work well on plastics and fiberglass. reason we used or tried por on non metallic surfaces obviously not for the concern of rust it was because the product is very resistant to chips rocks scratches etc so we thought wed try it on the underside of some fenders etc and even following manufactures recommendations we did not have very good luck trying ot get eh product to adhere to plastic and fiberglass. we also like i said dont have good luck trying to grind the paint off fix the problem and then paint again. my .02 but if you were looking for something to last till your grandkids are old and gray try that por stuff expensive pry cost you as much to paint the thing as the spreader cost you but it should very well last you forever. weve been using the product now for 4 or 5 years and so far even the first stuff we painted is looking good.

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JT

01-19-2005 16:52:54




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Midwest redneck , 01-19-2005 14:50:05  
go to Walmart and buy the cheapest thing you can find, then throw it away every year. Then use potassium cloride, not quite as hard on your turf. With the corrosiveness of salt, a steel box will rust quite quick, unless you build or buy stainless steel, then it gets pricey.



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bo

01-19-2005 15:14:40




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Midwest redneck , 01-19-2005 14:50:05  
Get a broadcast fertilizer spreader. I suppose you could haul it behind a tractor.....somehow...Cheap and when the salt eats it up,,,junk it and get you another.



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Allan in NE

01-19-2005 14:58:26




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Midwest redneck , 01-19-2005 14:50:05  
Naw,

'Cause it really tears up the concrete.

Allan



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Jerry Cent. Mi.

01-19-2005 15:42:39




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Allan in NE, 01-19-2005 14:58:26  
Use fertilizer. It's better for the ecology.



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Keith-OR

01-19-2005 18:29:28




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Jerry Cent. Mi., 01-19-2005 15:42:39  
Most of our schools, colleges and most State office buildings including ME, has been using fertilizer here in the Great Northwest for more than 25 years now. My grass is always really green along side my sidewalks. Would not even consider using salt anymore. JMO
Keith



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RAB

01-20-2005 14:14:48




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Keith-OR, 01-19-2005 18:29:28  
I suppose it depends on what fertiliser, but if it is ammonium nitrate it will be strongly acidic and rust steel much worse than sodium chloride. Walking areas would be much better for this, I would have thought.
Regards, RAB



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bo

01-19-2005 16:13:47




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 Re: Any body make their own salt spreader? in reply to Jerry Cent. Mi., 01-19-2005 15:42:39  
fertilizer is as bad as salt. Ever see a spreader that hasn't been rinsed off?



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