Best way to de-ice customer's driveways? - Apart from the obvious grit/salt

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i noticed in the states a lot of drives and carparks have raised kerbs to stop motors overshooting,maybe you could have a raised kerb?
other than that its salt and/or 4WD
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Post: # 44427Post GB_Groundworks

or just good old hard work with the spades haha clear the snow and the ice manually. or grit and salt if its a problem you can get grit bins grit and shovel on ebay for about 200 ish.
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been out with 3 ton mini digger all day on hire shifting snow beets sitting at home :D
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Did my 2 hours gritting 1 ton spread, ton left in trailer for morning
starting to get fed up with doing nothing now, MSH :)
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That US salt-spreader is an ace looking unit! I'd love it!!!!!!
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Dave_L wrote:That US salt-spreader is an ace looking unit! I'd love it!!!!!!
dave you could convert it to a tipper wagon would make a lovely girlfriend for your big rig :p :;): :;):
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have to agree cookie. they would make a lovely couple dave ???
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Post: # 44558Post GB_Groundworks

or is it the other way round the scania might be the girl, like in the insect world the male (the american gritter) could ride on the back of the much larger scania's trailer haha.
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haha brilliant, but we haven't got any more room inside our yard for any more machinery or toys!
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surely the wife wouldn't mind it parked on the drive, she could go to tescos in it haha.
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Post: # 44562Post Tommy

...and fill it up when she gets there?
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Tommy wrote:...and fill it up when she gets there?
Nice idea, but she'd be using my card!!!!!!!!
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Post: # 45195Post darrenba

How about using this method of snow clearance :laugh:

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Post: # 45204Post Tony McC

There are some crap jobs in the building game, but being on the burner for a line marking gang has to be one of the very worst.

Give me a blocked foul sewer any day!
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Post: # 45210Post msh paving

your not wrong there tony, 1991 was on a road job,on stop go board with white liners, got put on the propane-air burner drying out my arms and shoulders ached for days after and the noise never again....... MSH :)
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