Boredom being what it is, I dug through the old topics and decided to revive this one.<p>I've used both v-box and undertailgate spreaders in my dump truck as well as a tailgate hopper on a pickup. They all have their pros & cons. I originally used an old v-box that I had rebuilt extensively. Damn thing had a vibration in the engine and would literally shake itself apart every storm. You didn't need sand with it, you got traction from all the fasteners that fell off. It was a BIG v-box, I cut it down to 3 yards from the original 4 yd. Later I got rid of the v-box and installed central hydraulics and an undertailgate spreader. I was in LOVE!!! Nothing to fall apart or worry about starting, no seperate engine to maintain,, YES!! Two years ago we stuck a Tryn-Ex swing away tailgate spreader on the pickup. That way we could plow and then shake a little salt without having to make a second trip with another truck. That worked great, for normal stuff we could salt when we plowed, if we need to get into heavy apps or sand we had the dump truck for that. Then, another change. Last winter we had a new dump truck and I had run out of time and money getting it on the road and never did get the central system on it for the spreader. Part way through the winter I acquired a v-box that was new enough to not need work every time out. Worked good the couple times I used it. Sold it already, I WILL have the hydraulic spreader back on the dump truck by this fall.<p>Salt is stored in an old truck body, holds up to around 10 ton. I'll put up a pile in the fall, I use an auger to both ptu it in the bin and load it out. The salt we store is used in the pickup spreader. When a storm is forecast and it looks "real" I'll go get a load on the dump truck and tarp it over. If I use it all, in addition towhat I use in the pickup spreader, that's fine. If I don't use it all it goes in the bin for next time. It takes me about 5 minutes to load the 10 cu. ft. hopper on the pickup, so it's not all that much effort to hand scoop salt into the auger. This fall I will be treating all my stockpile with Magic, that will both lower my salt use and will also keep the salt from clumping in the pile.