Salt brine slurry season maintenance time

[Bigwolf]

Well it is here!  With the recent storm came the start of the annual brine the roads to death campain.  We do not usually get much snow here but we seem to have a lot of salt slurry.  The snow from this last storm has been gone for a few days but the roads are still white with salt.

lucky for me, my new PC8 arrived on my doorstep just one day ahead of the storm.  So, for me, this years bundle of maintenance projects began.  The rats nest of wires and loose fuse holders has been removed.

  I have several projects planned for this  annual maintenance.  Much more than I usually do this time of year.  This wiring clean up, new rear tire, a new panel left side around the fuel switch, change all fluids, and a thorough checkup of bearings and splines.  There were a couple of custom pieces I made that need paint since they got installed in a hurry and never got any. 

I will be posting details with photos to the tech page as I get these projects completed.

It is good to have something to keep me occupied and not so tempted to take my purty fat girl out on all that nasty salt and grime. 

Bigwolf

[da prez]

  We got a half inch of snow and an inch of road salt the other day. This is why the Valk is in the garage.

                                         da prez

[Bigwolf]

Yes, it really bites to have nice days for riding when the roads are white with salt. I have never seen a place that laid down so much salt slurry when expecting so little snow.  I did have 9 inches of that white stuff on the deck here with this recent storm but that is very unusual here.  A 3 inch snow would be considered deep here.  The heavy layer of salt slurry on the road has been the norm for last 3 years.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Yes, it really bites to have nice days for riding when the roads are white with salt. I have never seen a place that laid down so much salt slurry when expecting so little snow.  I did have 9 inches of that white stuff on the deck here with this recent storm but that is very unusual here.  A 3 inch snow would be considered deep here.  The heavy layer of salt slurry on the road has been the norm for last 3 years.

Must play havoc with your cars ? I always felt better with sand at the intersections and just keep it plowed. 

[Bigwolf]

Yes, it really bites to have nice days for riding when the roads are white with salt. I have never seen a place that laid down so much salt slurry when expecting so little snow.  I did have 9 inches of that white stuff on the deck here with this recent storm but that is very unusual here.  A 3 inch snow would be considered deep here.  The heavy layer of salt slurry on the road has been the norm for last 3 years.

Must play havoc with your cars ? I always felt better with sand at the intersections and just keep it plowed. 

yes, it is hard on cars and roadways too.  I hate salt on roads!  Sand or other small agregates do a much better job without harming roads and work at all temps. 

[RP#62]

When I was in Pennsylvania, they had it down to a science.  First they put cinders down to put small chips in the paint, then the salt.  That way the salt could more easily corrode the exposed bare metal and get a better foothold.

-RP