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#41 ·
Don't let these guys get you down, I say go for it.

Chances are without the mass of the rock, it probably won't sling as far.

Did you check it for any bounce?

You may need to choke your salter because it all might run out.
 
Discussion starter · #46 ·
yup, that's the same as the pool salt I got, it's pretty much the exact same size as the "fast acting" ice melt stuff. I'm hoping my spreader can still check it. Just purchased the last of what they had which was another 40 bags. I'm at 80 bags of pool salt now for the whopping cost of $45
 
#47 ·
rippinryno said:
yup, that's the same as the pool salt I got, it's pretty much the exact same size as the "fast acting" ice melt stuff. I'm hoping my spreader can still check it. Just purchased the last of what they had which was another 40 bags. I'm at 80 bags of pool salt now for the whopping cost of $45
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At the price your paying if it don't work in the spreader, chuck it on sidewalks.
 
Discussion starter · #50 ·
Works a little too good in the spreader. I cleared 4 inches this morning, opened the gate on the spreader and chucked 600lbs in about 1 minute time. 2nd go at it i slightly opened 1 gate on the spreader, got more out of it. Instantly melted, but as mentioned the stuff disolves extremely fast. Parking lot took 3 hoppers of this stuff, so overall like 20 bucks of salt?

Also, for anybody who cares and remembers my new plow guy with the welded beater thread that got closed, i plowed 2 acres of very rough parking lot this morning from 4am-6am. At one point the plow stopped working, i heard the pump running like it was locked on but not responding. I unplugged my controller which the lights went out on and the hookup at the front of the truck and plugged them both back in and it worked for the remaining hour of plow time.
 
#51 ·
rippinryno said:
Works a little too good in the spreader. I cleared 4 inches this morning, opened the gate on the spreader and chucked 600lbs in about 1 minute time. 2nd go at it i slightly opened 1 gate on the spreader, got more out of it. Instantly melted, but as mentioned the stuff disolves extremely fast. Parking lot took 3 hoppers of this stuff, so overall like 20 bucks of salt?

Also, for anybody who cares and remembers my new plow guy with the welded beater thread that got closed, i plowed 2 acres of very rough parking lot this morning from 4am-6am. At one point the plow stopped working, i heard the pump running like it was locked on but not responding. I unplugged my controller which the lights went out on and the hookup at the front of the truck and plugged them both back in and it worked for the remaining hour of plow time.
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How mulch time did it take to run through 3 hoppers of pool salt?
 
Discussion starter · #52 ·
how much time to run it or how much time to fill them, lol.
half hour at most to do it all.

not more than 2-3 minutes per time. The spreader has 1 speed, max speed. I just zip around the lot sending it.

any clue on what would cause that pump to get wacky and sound like it was running against itself? i'm assuming it was electrical considering once i unplugged and plugged back in everything was a ok.
 
#53 ·
rippinryno said:
how much time to run it or how much time to fill them, lol.
half hour at most to do it all.

not more than 2-3 minutes per time. The spreader has 1 speed, max speed. I just zip around the lot sending it.

any clue on what would cause that pump to get wacky and sound like it was running against itself? i'm assuming it was electrical considering once i unplugged and plugged back in everything was a ok.
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Just remember when not working for T/M we sell time and time is money.

I'd say you have a ground or corrosion issue.
 
Discussion starter · #54 ·
oh i'd love to have a huge in bed spreader so i don't have to load the dang thing, but this is where I'm at with my first property. 2 acres is a crapload to salt too, what's a good estimate for how much I should be planning to spread? I feel like i've put a ton down, but it's looking good.
 
#55 ·
rippinryno said:
oh i'd love to have a huge in bed spreader so i don't have to load the dang thing, but this is where I'm at with my first property. 2 acres is a crapload to salt too, what's a good estimate for how much I should be planning to spread? I feel like i've put a ton down, but it's looking good.
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Around 1500 pounds a application at just below freezing
 
Discussion starter · #59 ·
I'll do that, will all the rust everywhere i'm sure that's a problem.

I noticed that my morton pool salt is different than another brand of clorox. the clorox is muc more fine like table salt, my morton pool salt is just like ice melt. All out, time to buy chunk now.
 
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