Note the Y drop chute salt distribution attachment in photo. Thise is a Michigan Department of Transportation standard winter maintenance truck component. This device has virtually no moving components and provides economical means to apply material in a "band" on centerline/crown of road per National Salt Institute guidelines. Note the short drop chute on passenger side between spinner housing and discharge spout. This short drop chute allows the driver to deposit material in wheel tracks behind truck tandems, in "iced up" passenger vehicle wheel tracks, in one traffic lane only rather than on center line, compensate for wind when applying material, and more options for material placement on ramps. Now, thanks to MDOT Kalamazoo Maintenance garage, a short chute has been added to the driver's side of the unit providing the driver with the same advantages on left side material discharge as they have on right side. This modification is simple and relatively inexpensive. The "slang term" for the newly modified chute is "KY-1". This attachment is manufactured by Monroe Truck, Snow & Ice Division and available from Truck & Trailer Specialties in Dutton, Michigan. www.ttspec.com.![]()
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With 12 years of snow removal experience, these "inside" chutes are a godsend. When you are fighting the wind and watching all the material you are trying to lay on the centerline blow over into the left lane, the inside chute gives you the option of laying that material down the center of the right lane, where those strong winds carry it right to where you want it. They are also great when you want to ride the very high side of those banked curves and still lay your material "in the lane" and not on the shoulder.
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