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I've been in the plowing business 25 years and yes you should put the salt down right after clearing the driveway. If you have a lot of skim or pack from tire tracks, you will wind up with some slush that should be cleared away once it is broken up by the salt. Once the sun hits the blacktop (along with the salt) you will have wet blacktop followed by dry with some staining from the salt which will dissipate with rain or more snow. If you wait until ice has formed, the salt will break down the ice enough that it can be cleared after some time. Keep in mind that rock salt only works effectively down to around zero to maybe 5 below.

As for pets, sand is your best bet. It provides the grit for traction and once the sun hits it melting will follow. There are some pet friendly products out there such as calcium chloride mixtures but make sure to bring your credit card in case you run short on cash.

On your other issue with the rock salt being blocked up, the only solution there would be to get the hammer out or just toss it and take the loss. Not sure how your spreading the salt but one bit of advice would be to get a set of rubber coated gloves if your not using a spreader. Your hands will thank you later!!

When is the best time to Apply Salt
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 8 Post by mbailey

UPDATE...found the problem. rechecked all wiring and when I unwrapped the original wiring harness that goes from the dash to the starter/alternator I found the red power wire was fed into a plastic connector, with the red wire feeding out of the plastic connector on the other pole and then out to the starter. Inside the connector was a little aligator clip jump from one pole to the other!! (loose by the way) I have no idea what the previous owner was doing or even thinking about when he wrapped this cluster #$&* up. Regardless, cut out the connector reconnected wire properly and presto, lights to the dash and cranked like a spring chicken. On a proud note, the alternator upgrade works great. Highly recommended for anyone who is tired of the brake lights used for headlights feature!! kubota engineers dropped ball on that one!
Thanks for the input everyone, love this website. a lot of great insight from real tractor heads

Kubota B7800 engine shut down - no power
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by mbailey