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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:01 am
by Spitfire
Mornin lads
In an effort to pre-empt it, anyone know good tricks to get rid of Ice and snow on sloped blocked paving? (spent hours last xmas chiseling snow off driveways with shovels for customers)
I know the obvious one is grit, but anyone got any little tricks?
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:12 am
by Tony McC
Although rock salt is the usual tactic, as you've said, care is required because *some* rock salts can adversely affect the colouring of *some* concrete pavings.
To be fair, well-made CBPs are usually OK as long as the rock salt is kept to a minimum, but wet-cast flagstones seem to be more at risk, probably due to their porosity.
A hot shovel or floor scraper is best. have a little gas ring burning to keep a choice of shovels/scrapers nicely heated, as you would for blacktop laying, and you get 2-3 minutes working time before they cool down.
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:49 am
by GB_Groundworks
We use an old tractor tire or rubber track trapped in 4 in 1 bucket on jcb, but for hand scraping the curved hand held snow ploughs work really well or the bigger aluminium grain/snow shovels are better than normal shovels.
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:39 am
by Spitfire
GB_Groundworks wrote:We use an old tractor tire or rubber track trapped in 4 in 1 bucket on jcb, but for hand scraping the curved hand held snow ploughs work really well or the bigger aluminium grain/snow shovels are better than normal shelves.
Like your site mate, really nicely done
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:04 pm
by GB_Groundworks
thank you. my IT degree came in for something haha
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 6:45 am
by seanandruby
thanks giles
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:57 am
by Spitfire
Any other effective clearing methods? thanks for replies
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:51 pm
by haggistini
home made flame thrower is an option but could be some what dangerous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNu0sR89_BM
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:20 pm
by rab1
cant wait for the video of them burning to death, nature has a way of weeding out the stupid.