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Introduction to Brine Operations and Benefits

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the BIG brine set up by VSI 4K

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The video introduces the advantages of using liquid de-icers (brine) for snow removal operations. Key benefits discussed include a significant reduction in salt usage (up to 70%), which minimizes chalky white residue on parking lots, prevents tracking into buildings, avoids damage to turf and landscaping, and reduces long-term infrastructure damage costs for clients. The economic benefits of brine, making it a more profitable and sustainable option, are also highlighted.

Goal: Understand the benefits and necessity of liquid de-icers (brine)

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though so there's a big benefit to clients to using liquids uh number one we use way less salt on their parking lots cuz we're running a smaller operation if we want to use an additive what's our option so the pump on this brine maker not only mixes your brine it also fills your trucks so there's options to make this completely portable one of the most common failures in brine is mixing your brine wrong it's a 20000g uh space saer [Music] tank all right guys I'm at vsi Tim Alex and I are back with Jordan and vssi are the guys that actually created and invented the original brine systems uh that are getting so popular now right that's right but you are still an actual plow operation to this day we are and you guys cover 5 million square feet per event but at this facility you can make over a million gallons of brine per year without a problem correct and you're going to show us everything it takes to set up a larger scale brine operation you're going to give us the formulas you're going to walk us like you're going to spoon feed us like babies everything we need to know so that we understand this better so that when a guy is ready to take their stuff to the next level they can use this video to help them understand how to do it is that right that's right going through all of it what are we waiting for and if this isn't worth a thumbs up in the first minute well then I don't know what is so hit that thumbs up button but now let's go to your facility check it out all right all right before we dive into anything more I need to understand your operation and what you do Jordan yeah so we have a plowing company in Mano Minnesota uh cover around 5 million square ft uh of pavement uh we do most of that with heavy equipment loaders with plows and then we use an all liquids operation we haven't spread salt for over 10 years so liquids is extremely vital to our operation and the success of it but you told me last year that the liquids are what's helped you expand your operation because you sell it very specific specifically and I don't want to put the words in your mouth I want them to come out of your mouth how do you do that yeah so there's a big benefit to clients to using liquids uh number one we use way less salt on their parking lots so you don't have all that chalky white Left Behind after a a snowstorm uh number two less tracking in the buildings no dead Turf and Landscaping um and then just the overall reduced chloride load on their properties saves them a…

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