Liquid Snow Shovel ice melt comparred to salt

Rock Salt

Liquid Snow Shovel

One ton Coverage rate is 45,000 Sq. ft. or One Acre

27.50 gallons per 45,000 Sq.Ft. or One Acre

**Coverage rates for first application:
300 square feet per gallon (for concrete)
1000 square feet per gallon (for asphalt)
Because of LSS' residual build-up in the
pores of the surface, coverage rates will
double when applied as instructed.**

 

 

Cost To Apply
Labor/Truck/Spreader
+Maintenance cost, Insurance and
+ fuel
$40.00 per ton applied
Rock Salt $120.00 per ton bulk
**Or plug in your per ton cost**
Profit of 20% $30.40 per ton
Total Cost per treated acre: $190.40

Cost To Apply
Labor/Truck/Applicator
+Maintenance Cost, Insurance and
+Fuel
$40.00 equivalent per ton applied
Profit of 20% $30.40 per application
Liquid Snow Shovel $84.38 per treated acre
Profit of 20% $30.40 per application
Total Cost per treated acre: $154.78

 

 

Rock Salt

Liquid Snow Shovel

-Not Effective below 20°
-White Residue Tracking
-Up to 60% of Rock Salt is ineffective because its plowed or shoveled away.
-No residual effects.
-Very corrosive-Deteriorates concrete, kills vegetation, and is harmful to pets.
-Applied after storm with no schedule

-Effective up to -25°
-No White Residue Tracking
-Stays in the pores of aggregate and cannot be plowed or shoveled away.
-Increases square footage because of residual.
-2/3 less corrosive than rock salt.
-Concrete, vegetation, and pet friendly.
-Can be built into budget with a 24 application process.

Knowing every company's costs and profit margins related to overhead are different, you may want to inject your own actual cost here to be completely accurate.

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