HighEnergySalting

The Falköping HES (High Energy Salting) is a disc spreader for trucks in which the salt is wetted with 95 °C hot water at the moment of spreading. Heating the wetting water makes the salt act faster and more effectively, widens the usable temperature range and reduces salt consumption, resulting in better overall economy and less environmental impact. Falköping refers to the report “Salt befuktet med varmt vann” from Statens vegvesen (the Norwegian Public Roads Administration) as documentation of the method.

The C-7 HES has a 7.0 m³ volume for sand/salt and a 2.1 m³ liquid tank, and weighs 2200 kg. The heating output is 80 kW, with a heating time of 9 minutes to 95 °C. The spreader has one spreading disc and as standard is driven by the truck's hydraulics; engine drive is available as an option, and the spreader can always be driven by the truck hydraulics even if engine drive is fitted. A larger C-9 HES with 9.0 m³ and 2.7 m³ is also available, and the HES can be supplied for shorter body lengths.

The surface treatment is zinc metallising, primer and 2-component topcoat. Optional equipment includes remote-controlled spread pattern, a mixer for salt slurry, hydraulic disc lift, side deflectors and engine drive. The spreader can be equipped with data collection, GPS for automatic road identification and IR automation that doses salt and liquid according to the road surface temperature. The hydraulic disc lift is controlled from the control panel and prevents damage to the disc, and a load-carrier frame allows easy mounting without modifications to the spreader.