Grit lorries
- Thread starter MikeHiow
- Start date
Yes, because Salt isnt soluble at all
The idea is for it to disolve, as someone has already said, salt water has a much lower freezing temperature. Its there to stop freezing, not aid traction.
Who do you work for shadow?
I had a conversation this week about the fact that because the trucks have amber flashing beacons and spreading on the back and also the fact that the MS3 (electronic signs) state that there is salt spreading going on it is deemed to provide sufficient warning to a driver and it is their decision to pass a gritter.
Finally, somebody in the thread who gets the whole situation with regard to "Gritters" that are spreading.
I avoid passing Gritters in my truck as more than once I have had a smashed headlamp by doing just that!
Sit back, wait for the spread to stop, then pass. Sods law he turns it back on as you do so........
"Gritters in grit spreading incident shocker"
Next week, mild outrage as milkman stops at roadside to deliver a pint of milk and bin lorry is seen crushing refuse. In other news, a pneumatic drill was seen drilling into a road and making a right old mess in the high street. Residents up in arms.
Look, I know it can be annoying getting showered by a gritter, but really? They spray grit onto the road at a decent speed to get maximum coverage. What were you expecting?
Next week, mild outrage as milkman stops at roadside to deliver a pint of milk and bin lorry is seen crushing refuse. In other news, a pneumatic drill was seen drilling into a road and making a right old mess in the high street. Residents up in arms.
Look, I know it can be annoying getting showered by a gritter, but really? They spray grit onto the road at a decent speed to get maximum coverage. What were you expecting?
salt raises the temprature water freezes at though
how am i suposed to know dishwasher tablets contain aparently some salt!
No, salt lowers the temperature that water freezes at
Finally, somebody in the thread who gets the whole situation with regard to "Gritters" that are spreading.
I avoid passing Gritters in my truck as more than once I have had a smashed headlamp by doing just that!
Sit back, wait for the spread to stop, then pass. Sods law he turns it back on as you do so........
All very well on a motorway, but on a residential road, with no option to pull over, I had no chance to sit back and wait
You are missing the point - a normal salter wouldn't be a problem, but this clearly had a different mix, as rather than getting sprayed by rock salt, it felt like I had been bombarded with ballast - stones'n'all, I also came to the same conclusion by looking at what was left on the road, it didn't look like the usual rock salt, but rather like sand and grit.
Thanks.
![[TW]Fox](/data/man-of-honor/2009.png){kind=avatar}
I bet it didnt..
I work for CarillionWSP who are the MAC holders for Area 8 which covers the A14, A1M, M11 and M1 (Chunks of them anyway)
We have had our gritters running pretty much solid through all the poor weather and the lengths we are going to in order to have enough salt to spread have been insane. I am aware that the UK is even having to start importing it from the USA and a ship is currently on the way.
Personally when I used to see the flashing lights of gritters I would regularly turn off the road to avoid or pull into a layby if possible. If on the motorway then keep your distance and only pass when the light goes off.
There is a chance that whatever got the OP did had a strange mix that was not just salt as everyones stocks are still low and this affects local councils more than the main MAC holders.
Blast past. No contest.