Commercial Products

Bare Ground Liquid Ice Melt

Bare Ground IceBan contains a Magnesium Chloride base with a corn additive for stockpile pre-treatment and saddle tank pre-wetting of road salts.

Treating with Bare Ground liquid means less salt is used, less bounce and scatter, less spring cleanup, less adverse effect to roadside plant life and less harmful runoff to water supplies

Stockpile pre-treatment coats 100% of salt granules….saddle tank pre-wetting only covers 40%

High performance liquid stockpile treatment
Use less salt to get a better melting effect
Salts melts to lower temperatures (-10°F)
Less harmful runoff
Less bounce and scatter…it stays where it's dropped
Salt Retention to center 1/3 of highway is 32% better
Unretrieved salt on road shoulders is 26% less
Dark rich brown in color
Slightly sweet syrupy odor
High in viscosity to coat and stick to salt granules

Bare Ground IB200 Magnesium Chloride and corn co-product inhibitor for direct spray application to roadways and traffic surfaces. Optional Calcium Chloride base is available.

Virtually colorless
Virtually odorless
Low in Viscosity
Superior penetration of snow packs and residual ice
Residual reactivation effect for 10-14 days
Enviro Safe and Biodegradable
Virtually Non Corrosive
Non Toxic, Non Staining, Water Soluble
Safe around pets, plants and livestock
Safe on all Surfaces
All Natural agricultural corn by-product
Engineered for sensitive watershed and environmental areas
Surpasses PNS & AASHTO requirements


Sand-blasted and painted in year 3	Original paint and markings


SPRAYED ONTO STOCKPILES Must be done when pile is being formed. Will not leach out with correct application rate and covered or tarped storage.	SADDLE TANKS ICE BAN can be used with saddle tanks. We would recommend ICE BAN Ultra M or ICE BAN Performance Plus M.


CALIBRATE APPLICATION RATE Determine flow rate of dry product through conveyor. Determine the flow rate of liquid running through the spray system. The liquid must be run through the spray system you will be utilizing for application. The easiest way is to time how long it takes to fill up a 5 gallon pail.	START YOUR ENGINES As we said, this is the easiest method. Just stand back and watch The product should flow off the belt looking uniform in appearance. As an example, sand and salt (blue in color from anti-caking agents added at the mine site) appear as a uniform product.

TROUBLESHOOTING	Material is running out of the bottom of the pile. • Cut back your application rate on the ICE BAN . The aggregate may not hold as much liquid as you are putting on the surface of the aggregate. • Still happening? Check out the aggregates themselves. Is the material thoroughly coating the aggregate. Check to see if the aggregate appears moist, smooth surfaced, or contains no fines. If this is the case, change aggregates. The product is not thoroughly coated. First try mixing by hand. • If the aggregate is still not fully coated then increase the liquid application rate. • If the aggregate becomes fully coated try: adding a mixing paddle, flattening out the belt, raising the height of the material fall, placing in a spray nozzle versus a streamer, or adding an additional conveyor segment. If all else fails, turn the pile over once with a loader.


SPREAD THE AGGREGATE The aggregate must be spread no greater then 6” deep. Optimal overall application is achieved with a 4-5” lift.	SPRAY ON THE ICE BAN Spray on the required amount. For optimal results, utilize a spray bar or end cap with 12 to 14 1/4”holes drilled in the end. If not available, the material can just be hosed on.


PILE IT UP! Now it looks like there isn’t enough on there!! Once again do not worry. We are not done yet.	TURN THE PILE OVER ONCE AND THEN STACK


TURN THE PILE OVER ONCE AND THEN STACK. The photo on the left shows the progression from right to left. Pile 1 is a freshly dumped pile. Pile 2 has been turned over once. Pile 3 has then been stacked. Excess liquid is from the recently dumped pile prior to mixing