I'm spreading salt on my inclined driveway by hand.
But coverage is uneven and I am waste a certain amount of salt.
First thing that comes to mind are those hand-crank seed spreaders, but salt and seed are different enough that I don't feel like taking a chance and just buying one.
Does anybody have something that actually works for them ?
I have used a hand-crank seeder and it works fine when I want an even application of deicer to the pavement. Thing is, I usually want to add extra to icier spots, so I end up applying by hand in those spots anyway.
There's little difference between rock salt and bug granules . Buy the hand crank unit . Salt may not feed as quickly as the granules due to average particle size , but then I can't remember ever using but the lowest 2 settings on mine . Crank slower for a narrower swath .
If you truly want a uniform dispersal AND have a sizeable driveway, consider a "*Drop* Fertilizer Spreader". Something like: Other "spreaders" throw the seed/fertilizer (in your case, salt) and, as such, leave heavy and light spots. A drop spreader LAYS DOWN a layer so it's only going where you want it (no risk to killing nearby flora!) -- sort of like mowing a lawn.
The other advantage (for folks with big driveways) is that it will carry a fair bit more than a hand spreader -- and is more convenient than carrying a bag of salt with you (in your arms) as you walk the driveway, walkway and sidewalks.
Downside is it doesn't work on unshoveled areas! (wheels need traction)
I've done it with a ferilizer spreader but it didn't work very well.
It can be done by throwing in a sweeping/horizontal motion...it doesn't take much practice.
You may get better results with the calcium chloride pellets as they are more uniform and smaller than salt.
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