Liquid solution to ice issues

Responding to the increasing
popularity of liquid brine solutions
for use in snow and ice winter
maintenance applications,
Broadwood International, UK
distributor of the SnowEx range of
salt and grit spreaders, has introduced
the SnowEx VSS range.

Spraying is particularly suitable for
sensitive areas where salt may corrode
fittings or machines, or may damage
foliage surrounding the area. “One of
the beauties of spraying is that you
can apply ice-melt product with pinpoint
accuracy, and in a quick and
efficient manner,” says Roy
Wolfenden, manager at Broadwood.

Robust polyethylene tanks contain
the de-icing liquid, which is applied
via a 12V pump to the spray boom
and hand lance. The spray boom is
fitted with five spray nozzles on the
main downward boom and a nozzle
at each end to provide kerb and
pavement treatments. These nozzles
can be switched on or off independently,
and on the main boom can be
adjusted between single-jet, triple-jet
and wide fan spray patterns.