Comments on: De-Ice, Ice Baby With The Walk-Behind Salt Spreader

By: Jereme Green

Jereme Green — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:29:23 +0000

This the most effective De icer there is out there I love this thing

By: Dominic Hales

Dominic Hales — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:03:01 +0000

This spreader comes with an attached deflector. It allows for control when salting sidewalks. The spread can be as small as 3 feet in diameter.

By: Audra Heaslip

Audra Heaslip — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:58:37 +0000

When I lived in NY somehow we never lost grass from the salt pushed off the roads. The biggest problems the salt caused were ruining cars and carpets. But if I had flower beds, etc. I would be careful with it.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:37:28 +0000

Nope, not dead just dormant. As soon as the weather warms up and the soil has a chance to thaw, the grass comes right back. Unfortunately, the cities around here use salt for everything, plus a salt brine mixed in. When that stuff gets plowed into your yard you can kiss that grass goodbye.

By: Chuck Cage

Chuck Cage — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:46:32 +0000

Nate: Just a thought, but if it’s all under enough snow that you need to salt the walk — especially up North where it’s probably that way a good chunk of the year — wouldn’t the grass be dead anyway?

By: Nate Bezanson

Nate Bezanson — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:36:34 +0000

I’d be worried that the salt would overshoot the walk and kill the grass on either side. Most plants don’t do well in saline soil, hence the ancient scorched-earth tactic of salting the enemy’s fields to make them useless.

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:00:26 +0000

I’ve been using a $40 Scotts broadcast spreader for this task. Much better than doing it by hand but wow is it not right tool for the job. The hard plastic “drive” wheel often fails to generate enough friction with the icy ground to spin the spreader.