Wash Salt off a Loader w/Non freezing water???

[ChicagoSnow]

I am trying to utilize a 200 gallon lawn care tank that I already own for washing the salt off a loader at a remote location. What kind and quantity of additive can you incorporate to your water that will not allow freezing of the tank water(200 gallons at a time), not be harmfull to the environment, not harm the pump spraying the solution or the equipment being washed off.

I have "winterized" various lawn care tanks by adding a RV antifreeze, which worked great! Just not sure what to use in 200 gallons of spray/wash ready quantities?

Please remember that I will not "wash down" vehicles, just loaders/skidsteers(if that matters).

Just wondering if I should just tow the equipment to a local self serve car wash or ????

Appreciate your response.

Joe

[Bugthug]

If you are just transporting the water I think maybe have the hose reel blown out. have the pump running and circulate the water in the tank. when you get where you need to be open the valve going to the hose reel and dont waste any time. when done try to get all the water out drop the strainer and blow the hose reel out. I have done this a few times.

[ChicagoSnow]

The only problem is that I would have to fill the 200 gallon spray tank at a earlier date in preparation of its eventual use. Just not sure if there is any affordable additive(like anti-freeze) that would make this wash rig doable?

[CGSI]

The only problem is that I would have to fill the 200 gallon spray tank at a earlier date in preparation of its eventual use. Just not sure if there is any affordable additive(like anti-freeze) that would make this wash rig doable?


Magic -0 liquid at a 30% dilution rate protects down to 0 and is non corrossive so if you wanted you could try that. it is cheaper than most antifreezes, is enviromentally safe and the liquid is actualy anti corrosive. and if you had some straight liquid Magic left (non dilluted) you could treat your salt:notworthy

[Randy Clarke]

When I drove concrete redi-mix trucks (old days) we would leave the water tank hose running slighty in the winter. We carried 50 gallons. Temps -20C worked fine 2-3 hours. The water used the air off the truck to pressurise the water tank.
Winter and water sucks...

[ChicagoSnow]

CGSI-

How much would Magic cost based on a 30% dilution rate @ 200 gallons?

Appreciate your help!

[CGSI]

CGSI-

How much would Magic cost based on a 30% dilution rate @ 200 gallons?

Appreciate your help!


I cannot speak for the retailer/distributor in your area but because we are close to the source and transportation costs may be lower we typically sell liquid for 2.25-2.50 a gallon picked up with your containers. based on 30% of 200 gallons being 60 gallons it would not be cheap by any means looking at 150 bucks at 2.50 a gallon. why such a large tank? would it be more practical to use a smaller tank and have to use less antifreeze material and fill it a little more often? I cannot see it using much more than 25 gallons to rinse the equipment off.

[festerw]

You could buy a 55 gal drum of isopropyl alcohol from these guys and mix it in http://www.aaper.com/products.html

[EZSnow]

As much trouble as this seems to generate... just run the thing over to the jiffy-wash the day after the storm.

This reminds me of the solenoid-on-the-headgear thread...:headwall :headwall :headwall