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Fleet Mechanic
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They use a brine solition calcium chloride here in Maine, it's totally FU$!in horrible for vehicles, someone should be shot for that decision... But i digress..
The guy i bought my IDM from th other day has a 102k 02 7.3 he'd part with for $7-800... I'm toying with the idea of building one...
The guy i bought my IDM from th other day has a 102k 02 7.3 he'd part with for $7-800... I'm toying with the idea of building one...
Fleet Owner
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From: Gilbert, PA
My town is no different than any other. They all use salt. The state does the calcium brine mix
Fleet Mechanic
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Ive heard of this.. I like it...
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From: Fort Polk Louisiana
Not on the dirt roads, which is the majority of my travel(10+ miles). That, and we always took our vehicles through the full service car wash at least once a week. I know they used more gravel too, it was always all over the main roads when the snow melted in the spring. Maybe they did use that mix too, but I haven't been there in the winter time in almost 4 years. Granted I didn't have a car for the last 2 that I lived there. So almost 6 years of not really caring what they put on the roads.
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Fleet Owner
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From: Gilbert, PA
Maybe I should of clarified. PAVED roads get salt
Hell, you are lucky the dirt roads even get plowed. They don't around here since they are not built up to spec, the road department will not maintain them(AT ALL)
Hell, you are lucky the dirt roads even get plowed. They don't around here since they are not built up to spec, the road department will not maintain them(AT ALL)
Fleet Mechanic
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Yup same here, the town roads are generally the paved roads and the dirt are unmaintained non-town roads...
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Cargo Master
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They use a brine solition calcium chloride here in Maine, it's totally FU$!in horrible for vehicles, someone should be shot for that decision... But i digress..
The guy i bought my IDM from th other day has a 102k 02 7.3 he'd part with for $7-800... I'm toying with the idea of building one...
The guy i bought my IDM from th other day has a 102k 02 7.3 he'd part with for $7-800... I'm toying with the idea of building one...
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Cargo Master
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They use Magnesium chloride out here... its not all bad when its dillutesd in the tankers on the highway, but they are starting to crystalize and concentrate it.
My fenders originally had no rot in them. The company that plowed our old apartment complex used the crystallized stuff. After a little over 2 years each fender was near completely eaten through....causing me to repaint the entire truck, patch metal the fenders.....
My fenders originally had no rot in them. The company that plowed our old apartment complex used the crystallized stuff. After a little over 2 years each fender was near completely eaten through....causing me to repaint the entire truck, patch metal the fenders.....
