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  2. Winter service vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A gritter, also known as a sander, [34] salt spreader or salt truck, [3] is found on most winter service vehicles. Indeed, the gritter is so commonly seen on winter service vehicles that the terms are sometimes used synonymously. [1] Gritters are used to spread grit (usually rock salt), onto roads. The grit is stored in the large hopper on the ...

  3. These Expert-Recommended Salt Spreaders Will Keep You Safe ...

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    The ATVS15A spreader uses a plate and auger powered by a 23-volt motor to launch a 30-foot wide swath of salt. The hopper has a lid that keeps your ice melt dry and prevents it from bouncing out ...

  4. Econ Engineering - Wikipedia

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    1972: The salt spreaders are launched at the IWM exhibition in Torquay. 1975: Econ introduce road speed related spreading to discharge salt at the same rate irrespective of travelling speed. 1979: Planning was secured for a new purpose-built factory on the outskirts of Ripon. 1981: Econ bought Atkin's of Clitheroe (then the largest UK spreader ...

  5. Spreader (railroad) - Wikipedia

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    A spreader is a type of maintenance equipment designed to spread or shape ballast profiles. The spreader spreads gravel along the railroad ties. The various ploughs, wings and blades of specific spreaders allow them to remove snow, build banks, clean and dig ditches, evenly distribute gravel, as well as trim embankments of brush along the side of the track.

  6. Yamaha Blaster - Wikipedia

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    The Yamaha Blaster is a compact all-terrain vehicle produced as an entry-level machine manufactured in Japan and sold in the United States from 1988 to 2006. Because of the Blaster's initial low price tag, it sold in large numbers for many years from its inception in 1988 all the way to present day.

  7. Blaster (flamethrower) - Wikipedia

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    The Blaster was a liquefied petroleum gas flamethrower installed along the sides of the vehicle under the doors. Should a group of carjackers suddenly attack the vehicle while it is stopped in traffic (the typical scenario), the occupant could flip a switch and direct 5-metre (16 ft) [ inconsistent ] plumes of flame upward into the facial area ...

  8. Will convicted wife killer Scott Peterson get a new trial? - AOL

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    Scott told police that Christmas Eve day he left Laci alone and went off a fishing trip. He said when he got home Laci wasn't there – only their dog McKenzie.

  9. Hydraulic rescue tool - Wikipedia

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    A spreader is a hydraulic tool that is designed with two arms that come together in a narrow tip, and that uses hydraulic pressure to separate or spread the arms. The tip of the tool can be inserted into a narrow gap between two vehicle panels (such as between two doors, or between a door and a fender), then operated to create or widen an opening.