AUTOMATIC CONTROLLERS FOR HYDRAULICALLY POWERED DEICING CHEMICAL SPREADERS

Automatic ground-speed-oriented controllers for hydraulically powered deicing chemical spreaders were designed and manufactured to refine and simplify the spreading of deicing chemicals and abrasives. This report summarizes users' opinions of how these controllers have performed in the field. The format of the report includes the following: Introduction; Methods used to control the spreading rate of hydraulic spreaders; Users' evaluation of automatic controllers (this section is the focal point of the report); Miscellaneous data about automatic controllers and about the users of automatic controllers; Information about the manufacturers of automatic controllers; Equipment which simplifies the calibration of automatic controllers. /Author/

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  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Safety and Traffic Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Besselievre, W C
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 28 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 7B101

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasives; Automatic control; Chemicals; Consumer behavior; Deicers (Equipment); Hydraulic equipment; Spreaders
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
• Old TRIS Terms: User reactions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149593
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• ISBN: 166 83 6 356
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-76-505, 6
• Contract Numbers: N/A
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM