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2. Snow removal - Wikipedia

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   The salt, via freezing point depression, helps melt the snow and ice and also gives vehicles more traction. Later, usually when the snow has ceased falling, snow plows, front end loaders with snowplow attachments, and graders cover every street pushing snow to the side of the road. Salt trucks often then return to deal with any remaining ice ...

3. Road salt - Wikipedia

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   Road salt (also known as de-icing salt, rock salt, or snow salt) is a salt used mainly as an anti-slip agent in winter road conditions, but also to prevent dust and snow build-up on roads. [1] Various kinds of salts are used as road salt, but calcium chloride and sodium chloride (rock salt) are among the most common.

4. Snowmelt system - Wikipedia

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   A heated sidewalk in Holland, Michigan Installation of a geothermal snowmelt system on a street in Reykjavík, Iceland.. A snowmelt system prevents the build-up of snow and ice on cycleways, walkways, patios and roadways, or more economically, only a portion of the area such as a pair of 2-foot (0.61 m)-wide tire tracks on a driveway or a 3-foot (0.91 m) center portion of a sidewalk, etc.

5. Why salt melts ice — and how to use it on your sidewalk - AOL

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   Ice has a semi-liquid surface layer; When you mix salt onto that layer, it slowly lowers its melting point.. The more surface area salt can cover, the better the chances for melting ice.. Ice ...

6. These Expert-Recommended Salt Spreaders Will Keep You ... - AOL

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   These walk-behind, towable, mounted, and handheld salt spreaders are the best ahead of storms. After shoveling, applying ice melt is critical for safety. These Expert-Recommended Salt Spreaders ...

7. 10 Home Depot Items East Coast Retirees Should Stock Up On ...

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   Currently the least expensive snow blower available at Home Depot is the Ryobi One+ Single-Stage Cordless Electric Snow Shovel, priced at $99. This item has garnered 4.2 out of 5 stars. This item ...

8. Winter service vehicle - Wikipedia

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   To improve traction and melt ice or snow, winter service vehicles spread granular or liquid ice-melting chemicals and grit, such as sand or gravel. The most common chemical is rock salt, which can melt snow at high temperatures but has some unwanted side effects.

9. Snowmelter - Wikipedia

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   Mobile snow melters drive down a street or along a rail line collecting snow and melting it. These often have a holding tank so the melt-water can be discharged at a designated location. Semi-mobile units have wheels and are moved into position and then loaded with snow by another machine.