Any one use this?

[blizzardplowman]

http://www.magicsalt.info/

Looks good on paper):h

 

[woodchuck2]

Hmmm, for an business as large as yours it may be worth it. I wouldnt want to spend the extra money on equipment for a product that most customers may not want, at least around here anyway. Most of them complain about having to pay for sand no less salt. I guess the sale of this product will vary by location too due to type of weather. I read that spreading this before a storm will prevent freezing but what if it is a mile long dirt road? The dirt will soak it in but i am sure in a freezing rain storm it would still freeze after the water diluted the dirt. Then i would still lack traction so i would still have to sand. Anywho, large asphalt parking lots yes. Common dirt homeowners driveways no. And yes, i do have a mile long dirt road to plow and sand.

 

[CtChevy427]

http://www.magicsalt.info/

Looks good on paper):h

Marty, you may want to talk to Tony from Ridge Runner Diesel he mentions using this stuff here.

http://www.dieseltowingresource.com/showthread.php?t=6959

 

[blizzardplowman]

Thanks Bill, I'll ask Tony also. One of my accounts asked if we could get the product.

 

[jrkrace]

From what I hear, it's expensive. But, you do use less of it. I'm researching it myself. What what I know, it's similar to Blizzard Wizard from Home Depot,which is 12.00 a bag. I used it on some trouble spots and some walks and it works pretty good.

 

[blizzardplowman]

Funny thing is, I sent the company an email on Tuesday and have yet to get a reply.

We mixed up our own blend this week of 20% sand 75% salt and 5% cal chloride, worked very well, our lots were wet in the drive lanes and slush in the parking areas compared to other area lots which were 90% packed snow. We hit 5 above today and most of the lots were dry pavement, only shaded areas still held some snowpack. Over all I was happy, it was not instant but it worked well.

 

[woodchuck2]

Man thats alot of salt, how much does this cost you a year in salt? You must be stock piling it too huh? For this year i am picking up my sand at the local municipality that mixes their own but give some to the public. The mixture is probably opposite of yours, 75% sand and 25% salt. This works nice as i can load the sander, cover it and not worry about it freezing up. Downfall is i have to load it by hand :mad2:. Next year i am building a pole barn to fill with screened sand and i will be mixing it with salt when i fill it. The building will be tall enough to load with my mini-ex from inside if need be until i get a loader of some sort.

 

[blizzardplowman]

I use almost 90% straight salt, only mix in sand when we get ice or sub zero weather. Probably use 80-100 tons a season. Price this year is nuts

 

[Joey D]

I just started using it. I only do 2 places with it and one is my yard. I wanted to see how good it was going to work before trying to sell it.
It works much better than salt and keeps the hardpack from sticking. I think it's worth it but may be a hard sell as people are cheap.

 

[Sparky8370]

Hmmm, for an business as large as yours it may be worth it. I wouldnt want to spend the extra money on equipment for a product that most customers may not want, at least around here anyway. Most of them complain about having to pay for sand no less salt. I guess the sale of this product will vary by location too due to type of weather. I read that spreading this before a storm will prevent freezing but what if it is a mile long dirt road? The dirt will soak it in but i am sure in a freezing rain storm it would still freeze after the water diluted the dirt. Then i would still lack traction so i would still have to sand. Anywho, large asphalt parking lots yes. Common dirt homeowners driveways no. And yes, i do have a mile long dirt road to plow and sand.

You never ever want to salt a dirt road. Although it would be hilarious, you would be in some deep shit with the municipality or the customer. If you salt dirt roads or lots, you turn them into mud pits. You want them to stay frozen.
And as far as having sand or not (It must have been in the link, I did not click it) a lot of commercial customers would not want sand because it will track into the businesses. When I do treat my driveway I never use sand. It tracks and you have to clean it up in the spring.
So that's where the advantages of no sand lie. You hardly see sanding, other than roads around here.

 

[sshewins]

Anyone try pretreating roads with the liquid?

 

[blizzardplowman]

I just started using it. I only do 2 places with it and one is my yard. I wanted to see how good it was going to work before trying to sell it.
It works much better than salt and keeps the hardpack from sticking. I think it's worth it but may be a hard sell as people are cheap.

So, how did it work?

I have 2 condo's interested.

 

[Matt Bachand]

I've had condo's bitch because my salt killed their bushes they say... man people just like to bitch....................... Same condo bitched about tracking in the sand..................

 

[blizzardplowman]

I've had condo's bitch because my salt killed their bushes they say... man people just like to bitch....................... Same condo bitched about tracking in the sand..................

Can't please some people, even if you hung them with a new rope ):h

 

[woodchuck2]

How true. I have about 10 ton of sand stocked up so far. I am keeping it at a friends place this year and i can use his tractor too. I had no time or money to build the sand shed, going through a divorce really drains the wallet. While moving my crap from onehouse to another i found the sander wouldnt start. That needs the choke/idle control module replaced. What are the prices on salt so far this year? I need to stock pile some of that too for one client.

 

[Matt Bachand]

How true. I have about 10 ton of sand stocked up so far. I am keeping it at a friends place this year and i can use his tractor too. I had no time or money to build the sand shed, going through a divorce really drains the wallet. While moving my crap from onehouse to another i found the sander wouldnt start. That needs the choke/idle control module replaced. What are the prices on salt so far this year? I need to stock pile some of that too for one client.

Bummer about the D- bro... remember, if you pack her into a snowbank, they will find her come spring time!:mad2::nonod::nono:

 

[blizzardplowman]

While moving my crap from onehouse to another i found the sander wouldnt start. That needs the choke/idle control module replaced. The black electric module? What are the prices on salt so far this year? $67.00/ ton I need to stock pile some of that too for one client.

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