Is this product good with spreading halite rock salt on multiple driveways?
207179
I do not find that it spreads salt evenly. Even on the lowest (or first setting) the salt comes out rather fast. I wouldn't recommend it nor would I buy it again for salt. Maybe I am doing something wrong as the other answers were positive!
207180
No matter what kind of salt you use, the openings in the bottom are adjustable to allow the salt to fall through. It does the job, when there are no other options. Its a good little piece of equipment for the money. Driveway, or sidewalk. Not for a large area. Also, it takes care of areas that you cannot get machinery into. We actually have gone to a farm seed spreader for driveways, using salt. You would kill yourself if its a 500-1000 ft driveway. Steve
207181
I have a large driveway - can park 8 - 10 cars plus the front walk. I works great. Very pleased with it.
207182
This does a fantastic job spreading salt. I tried a few different ones and this is by far the best answer. For the money I couldn't think of a better buy.
949331
Yes, I have had it on my salt pool for 2 years, going on three. It seems like such a simple thing, but it has held up great and it does work. I am absolutely happy with it.
739369
That depends on what you fill it with. It is good for spreading water but worthless for spreading fertilizer and unfortunately I have not found any other lower cost products that work either. The older model ( 5 years ago ) worked very well but this re-designed product is cheaply made and very poorly designed. You would probably be happier to just carefully broad-cast the fertilizer by hand.
1932186
It should, I use mine for salt both roadsalt in the winter and pool salt in the summer. Works great keeps it from getting hard as a rock!
1932020
Get a diffuser for your oils. I wouldn't think adding it to the salt rocks would be good. Liqued melts the salt.
1027405
This is a GREAT tool for the garden. It would probably work for a while in a stone driveway BUT, I suspect it would quickly lose it's edge on the stones. If it were my driveway, I would spray it once per year with Ortho Groundclear Vegetation killer. I use the stuff around the perimeter of my garden and everywhere I don't want grass & weeds to grow. It works like a champ and actually lasts for about a year before you have to reapply!
1402748
I'm near the water, but don't have actual salt on the windows. But they were awfully dirty. I'm talking dirt, spiderwebs, the lot. And the Winbot got them clean, although it took a couple of passes. You might have to wipe a spot to get it to stick when you put it on. Mostly it goes forward, so the wet pad will get to the dirt and salt before the suction pads. It does occasionally back over a dirty spot, though, so salt crystals might not be the best thing for the pads.
560282
I have not used this product for spreading sand and salt, only fertilizer during warm weather.
152595
I have a small cement driveway and cement sidewalk. It worked great unless you hit an uneven patch...but thats just my ground issue. Last year we had a horrible winter in the tri state area, and this was a god send especially when we had a large amount fall overnight.
784124
Yes, but it would probably not be very beneficial if the surface is always touching salt water. This product is just a very heavy exterior coat, but not actually "permanent".
242035
To clean the salt rocks you can use a damp paper towel and just use it to wipe the rocks. It is recomended to use water. You don't want to soak the rocks because the salt can melt.
975968
I have not used this spreader to spread salt (sodium chloride). The fertilizer I have spread is granular like salt and works fine. Thing you may want to consider are:1. The spread pattern can be up to twenty feet wide and you may not want salt everywhere.2. The salt needs to be dry to insure good flow in the spreader.3. The salt can be corrosion to metal parts, so you have to clean the spreader after use (fertilizer or salt).
545060
Quite honestly I do NOT recommend this product. It is calcium chloride which is the chemical that many states Department of Transportation use to melt ice and snow from their roadways. It is also regularly used to control dust on graveled roads by applying to the roadways. It is a very corrosive chemical that rusts and rots out cars and trucks that drive on those treated roadways.
232081
Works perfectly on sandstone around a salt water pool. 2 applications per year.
1597973
Absolutely. As soon as you apply it, you'll hear the crackling as the ice begins to melt. Same as you would if you threw road salt onto it -- except this is more environmentally friendly.
1775036
The short answer is yes. I don't use it for that, but it does polish rocks very well. You may wish to get the smaller model. It's a little less expensive and does the same job on a smaller load of rocks. Hope I have helped.
1871483
We do not recommend or have any settings for using any of our push spreaders for applying de-icer or salt. Unfortunately, the salt or de-icer can cause corrosion to parts of the spreader, shortening the life of the spreader. We don't recommend applying salt or soil with Scotts push spreaders, either, as these are too heavy and will likely damage the spreader. Our hand held spreaders can be used for applying salt or sand.