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Reply to Jenoch (Reply #24)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 05:56 PM

Oct 2013

As a commerical snow removal contractor in the winter months, we use these to clear large amounts of sidewalk in a very short period of time.

Works better than light applications of salt/calcium because it actually removes to dusting down to dry sidewalk.

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