Gritting with a forklift, compact machine or wheelbarrow

All of them spread sand, gravel, salt and calcium chloride, and all spread just as well in reverse as going forwards. The difference lies in how far they go and how wide they spread.

Manual gritting cart and wheelbarrow spreader: K-60

The K-60 wheelbarrow spreader is a manual gritting cart for pavements, footpaths and other smaller areas. The hopper holds 60 litres, the spreader weighs 31 kg, and it spreads 0.6 m wide. The spreading rate is 80–400 g/m² for sand and 10–30 g/m² for salt.

The low centre of gravity makes it easy to manoeuvre, and spreading is engaged and disengaged separately. When it is not spreading, it can be used as an ordinary wheelbarrow. The wheel is 4.00x6.

Salt spreader for forklifts: H-5 and H-7

The H series sand and salt spreaders for forklifts fit most forklifts, according to Falköping. The spreader is driven by a ground wheel, and spreading starts when the wheel is lowered to the ground. The maximum spreading speed is 20 km/h, and the wheels are solid 4.00x8.

• H-5 — 0.5 m³, 1.5 m spreading width, 225 kg
• H-7 — 0.7 m³, 2.0 m spreading width, 270 kg

For small tractors: T-2.5, T-6 and T-7

According to the manufacturer, the T series trailed spreaders are ideal for small tractors. They discharge via an eccentric system without chains or gears, and the maximum spreading speed is 30 km/h.

• T-2.5 — 0.25 m³, 1.0 m spreading width, 90 kg
• T-6 — 0.6 m³, 1.0 m spreading width, 200 kg
• T-7 — 0.7 m³, 1.4 m spreading width, 200 kg

A larger hopper does not always mean a longer range

The range on a full hopper is the figure that tells you how often you have to go back and refill. Look at it together with the spreading width:

• K-60 — approx. 1 km with sand and 4 km with salt
• T-2.5 — 3 km with sand. Falköping does not state the range or spreading rate for salt on this one
• H-5 and H-7 — 3 km with sand and 30 km with salt, for both
• T-6 — 6 km with sand and 60 km with salt
• T-7 — 5 km with sand and 50 km with salt

What the figures mean in practice

H-7 and T-7 have larger hoppers than their siblings, but they also spread wider. That gives a wider strip, not more kilometres. If you are gritting narrow footpaths, H-5 goes as far as H-7, and T-6 further than T-7.

Sand and salt are spread in completely different quantities: 80–400 g/m² of sand compared with 5–30 g/m² of salt on H-5, H-7, T-6 and T-7. That is why the same hopper goes so much further with salt.

Discharge that lets stones through

The H and T spreaders have a discharge table with a triangular feed cam and a rubber support strip that lets through stones up to 50 mm. According to Falköping, the discharge system on the H series is the same as in the manufacturer's other sand spreaders.

Damp sand can freeze solid in the discharge. The T-6 and T-7 can be supplied with an electrically heated discharge table to prevent freezing and a shaftless agitator for better flow. T-6 and T-7 can also be supplied with hydraulic drive, which requires 20–40 l/min at 210 bar. For the H series, an agitator is available as optional equipment.

When you contact us

Tell us what the spreader will be attached to, and where it will spread:

• The machine: forklift, small tractor or no machine
• Which coupling the machine has, and whether it has hydraulic outlets
• How long and how wide the footpaths or areas are
• Whether you will be spreading sand, salt or both
• Where the spreader will be filled and kept when it is not in use