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WhiteWolf McBride	Nov 6 2006, 11:41 AM
Making Trax! Posts: 196 Group: Moderator Member #15 Joined: December 15, 2005	Shaggy: Guess again: some municipalities use versions of the tracked cats for grooming the beaches in the US. I've seen pics of the units they sell for it, and they have drag rakes/blades to remove their own tracks, just as the snow versions do. It means no-one has an excuse not to join in on this one. If you like, I can do a web search and get you a few links to makers that sell beach groomers. Florida has beaches, lots of 'em... so get off your tush, don't be a Bush. winceduck* As for spreaders... remember, asphalt is not completely smooth. Even a blade can only cut as far down as the two highest pieces of asphalt that the blade is resting on at the time it passes over the patch, right? This means that thin areas of snow/slush/ice/whatever can be left, and to do the best job, they use salt to melt the areas, and sand to embed grit in it so its not slick. Sometimes one, sometimes the other, but often both. Many countries want their municipalities to switch to a calcium-salt instead of a sodium one, as its easier on car bodies. Its the main reason why cars in warm dry climates last for decades - no salt corrosion! Look at Australia!
	*WhiteWolf McBride* CEO, TaskForce Technologies Inc. Ottawa, Canada

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