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Larger IceStriker Salt Spreaders and Advanced Features

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The video moves to Hilltip's larger salt spreaders. It's noted that the smallest pickup truck unit's 6-inch auger is three times larger than competitors', with a 20-inch stainless steel disc and a 400-pound vibrator (compared to competitors' 80-pound). An end-of-material laser alarm and automatic vibrate cycle prevent empty spreading. Asymmetry adjustment from the cab allows operators to direct the spread pattern and optimize weight distribution. The spreaders also offer pre-wetting capabilities, with a 2-yard bulk capacity and a 220-gallon liquid capacity, enabling year-round use. For emergencies, a manual nut on the auger allows clearing blockages if the vibrator fails.

Goal: Showcase advanced features and benefits of larger IceStriker models

Tools and materials

  • 20-inch Stainless Disc
  • Brine — Pre-wetting or liquid applications, Gravel Unknown

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So, we're going to take this one out of the equation for right now. This is a unicorn. This is a unicorn, right? >> Oh, this is the unicorn. We call that the lion and it is the king of the jungle. It is the king of the industry. Okay, so don't look at that yet because we want to look at this. This is where we're talking about that interchangeability and what I have learned and you tell me if I'm wrong or right, Craig. That the componentry of your auger system that fits on this tandem axle dump truck or truck, I mean, it's not a dump truck, but it could be. The componentry of this auger system and spreader is exactly the same componentry as that fits on this unit. And this unit. And that fits all the way down to a pickup truck sized unit. >> Correct. So, we're talking about, if I understand this correctly, a 6-in auger that's on this pickup truck unit. Correct. This unit features a 6-in three pitch stainless auger, 20-in stainless disc, 400-lb vibrator, okay? This is the same machine as that. Okay, if a guy was going to buy a different pickup truck unit from a different company, comp a competitor, what size auger, for example, are they going to get? What size What What kind of vibrator are they going to get? What are they going What would they expect to typically get that they're normally seeing that you guys do different? >> Yeah, that's a question. So, this being a 2-yard unit to put this into perspective, most American manufacturers of this size would feature a 2 and 1/2 in single pitch stainless auger or 2 and 1/2 in stainless auger. Right. >> This is 6 in. Right. >> means our auger is three times larger than the competition. In that same space, American manufacturers feature a 12-in poly disc. This is a 20-in stainless steel disc. Most American manufacturers in this class will have an 80-lb vibrator. This unit features a 400-lb vibrator. It features a three-gear reduction box with an encoder that takes the speed of that auger 10 times in a second. Nobody in the industry has that. And that's not the only thing that you guys have that nobody else in the industry has. Correct. Tell me about So, some of the options available on the combination series in any size are things like end of material alarms that notify the operator when he's out of material. And how it works, there's a laser that shines down here sensing material coming off the spinner when it's spinning. So, a laser would shine down here. When this does not sense…

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