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What do you guys set you broadcast spreaders at when doing calcium chloride?
Justin Anderson
Anderson Lawn Care
Justin Anderson
Anderson Lawn Care
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Justin Anderson
Anderson Lawn Care
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Justin, you are going to have to "eyeball" that one. For example, we have had freezing rain all day. I have yet to take the garbage out to the curb, because it is a freaking skating rink everywhere. Ice on the tree branches 3/8 to 3/4 inch thick. Right now, I would pour it on HEAVY in these conditions. But, if it were just slippery walks after snowblowing or something, it would go on a whole lot lighter.
Also, when expecting freezing rain and junk like that, halite (rock salt) is better than calcium chloride, because the pieces are bigger, and it doesn't attract water like calcium chloride does. It will last longer out in the elements. Calcium chloride I reserve for colder weather (below 20 degrees or so). Another thing that works well in the warmer temperatures is urea. Most people don't know that urea is what is spread on runways, because it isn't corrosive like all of the chlorides are (especially to aluminum). Urea is also known as 40-0-0 fertilizer. If I remember right, urea only works in temperatures above 22 degrees or so.
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