Talk:Winter service vehicle

message: Excellent article. Well-rounded, well-referenced, good prose and good use of images. Definitely meets the GA criteria. Fvasconcellos 16:48, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
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message: "In places where salt is not used, citrus juice may be applied to the road instead". I can't find any citation for this, and this link, http://www.linkgrinder.com/Patents/Biobased_deicin_7169321.html, in fact claims that citric acid is a very poor de-icing agent. Laïka 22:07, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
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message: I just wanted to say (a bit late, I know, but I'm v. busy these days) that this really is an excellant article - in particular, I don't believe an article has ever had a GA pass before apearing on DYK! Nice work! Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 18:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Well done! 

message: I need to ask somethin', what happens when you put salt on ice? What reactions happens when you put salt on ice? I mean does anything speshil thing happen or does the ice melt the same way it norm. does? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 167.128.93.128 (talk) 17:33, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi! When the ice meets the salt, the salt triggers a process called "freezing-point depression"; basically, it means that the water can melt at a lower temperature. As a result, the salt means that the ice can be melt away, even if the temperature outside is colder than the normal freezing point of water. In future, you may want to ask questions at Wikipedia:Reference desk/science; you'll get an answer faster. Laïka 21:06, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
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message: It can also be mentioned that these vehicles are used to man patrol the borders between India and China, and India and Pakistan. =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:22, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  India Pakistan China 

message: I remember seeing this article on DYK and GA. I don't think I've ever seen any article evolve in such an ideal manner. --Wafulz 15:40, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
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message: In Russia such type of winter service vehicles (see first two photos in the article) is widely used, but it isn't mentioned here. How are they called in English? (Russian term is лаповый снегопогрузчик - hands-type snow loader) Are they used anywhere outside of the former USSR?--77.73.111.211 (talk) 14:40, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Snow Removal Vehicle seems to be the US equivalent, although strictly speaking, winter service vehicle covers a slightly wider range of vehicles than snow removal vehicles. Laïka 18:06, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As a native of the usa, I don't think snow removal vehicle is idiomatic, at least in the northeast. Snowplow usually refers to either the plow blade itself, or to a truck (usually a dumptruck or pickup) fitted with a plow; snowmachine usually refers to a skidoo tracked personal vehicle. I am not sure there is a common word in american english for this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.220.64.105 (talk) 19:25, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

text: The Russian vehicles are called snow loaders. There is a mention of them in the History section, but if I can find enough info, I can create a new section under equipment. Laïka 18:12, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a lot of different types of vinter service vehicles in Russia. Some used to male artificial ice in ski yards, some move snow from road to backside (using so-called "knives"), some load snow to trucks. There are also rail-based vehicles ti clear railways.--Dojarca (talk) 20:48, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  How is it called in English? 

message: I am trying to clean that up per WP:GTL. If those other items can be worked into the article great. Thanks, --Tom (talk) 16:30, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
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message: Besides the Russian one mentioned above, we are missing mentions of various graders and front loaders used for the same purpose. Rmhermen (talk) 17:01, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Graders are discussed under Snowplough, and there is also a passing mention of front loaders there. There was not information to spread this to an entire section though, unfortunately. Laïka 18:09, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Graders are only mentioned as an emergency option, not as a normal usage. Rmhermen (talk) 02:59, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Other types 

message: The article is too short and does not say even 1% of what should be covered.--Dojarca (talk) 20:43, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The article was vandalised about 15 minutes ago to remove most of the content (See the vandalism). I've restored what was lost. Laïka 20:46, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
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message: "Winter service vehicles are usually based on dump truck chassis, which are then converted into winter service vehicles either by the manufacturer or an aftermarket third-party. "
Is it correct that this is done by the manufacturer or third party? Most municipalities I'm familiar with in northern areas use their dump trucks as multirole vehicles and convert them from one use to the other depending on season. Dump body in spring, summer, and fall; spreader and plows for winter. 
Also, the image next to materials shows a straight dump truck on pickup chassis being used by a couple of guys using shovels to spread salt. I hardly think you can call that a "gritter". It's a dump truck. "Gritters" have some mechanism for spreading, the "Armstrong" method doesn't really count. Bigjimleo (talk) 23:58, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
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message: Sodium chloride ruined the Champlain Bridge. Peter Horn User talk 21:22, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
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message: Neither of these terms are used inn the Canadian west.  The term is "sand truck".  I would have editted the heading "gritter" but there is a caution regarding a re-direct within the text.  Wikipedia requires an entry that directs "sand truck" to the 'Gritter' section please.  Can someone please do this who knows how?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.165.246.30 (talk) 20:40, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  The terms "Gritter" and "Sander", require another redirect please, I don't know how 

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