Rev Z
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11/28/2011
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2)
Anti-Ice Salt (Gal/Liters) =
amount of anti-ice liquid loaded on this truck for this route;
a.
This amount will be the basis of the gallons and % remaining display:
i.
Complete fill
- the maximum gallons (liters) the truck will hold – (system
will not accept a larger value than maximum shown on set up page)
ii.
Partial Fill
= the number of gallons actually loaded in the tank(s);
iii.
Anti-Ice (gal/ltrs) is adjusted up or down using the Anti-Ice +/- toggle.
b.
Total Anti-Ice fluid capacity is entered during setup on the Anti-Ice setup screen.
c.
When an occasional use device (such as a trailer) is added to the system, the
additional fluid volume capacity of the trailer must be added to the “permanent on-
board capacity” for a total system capacity shown in the Anti-ice set up menu.
3)
All salt brine rate calculations assume that brine includes 230 lbs salt/100 gal H2O.
Route
Distance
: operator enters miles for planned route using the S/- toggle.
4)
Application Rate (lbs. per lane mile)
a.
Equals the total amount of salt to be spread on this route as defined by the supervisor
for the particular storm event;
b.
Value is equal to the pounds of granular salt calculated plus the number of pounds of
salt dissolved in the brine in all of the liquid tanks that hold liquid.
App Rate is adjusted using the Auger +/- toggle.
Operational Calculations made by
SpreadSmart Rx™
1)
Salt tons –
calculated amount of salt needed to complete the route with 5% overage;
a.
This value is the basis for the Tons XX.
X shown above the spinner. This amount
counts down based on miles driven times the rate per mile;
b.
“Over” shows up instead of a value if the requested amount exceeds the capacity of
the dump body/hopper from the granular set up screen.
Auger Rate
: granular application rate the auger will run at (lbs/mile);
Pre-Wet Rate =
setting the pre-wet control will run at (use all pre-wet liquid on board for a
given route with a 5% liquid overage used in the calculation);
Anti-Ice Rate
= setting the anti-ice control will run at (use all anti-ice liquid on board for a
given route with a 5% liquid overage used in the calculation);
Granular Capacity on the truck:
1)
Auger setup screen -
granular capacity of the vehicle is added to the auger setup screen
(shown in tons); This value will interact with the calculator in the following manner:
a.
Sets the maximum amount of granular material the calculator will respond to
i.
If the calculated amount of salt required by the liquid settings exceeds the
capacity of the dump body/hopper, the word “over” appears instead of a
value in the salt tons.
Accept and Upload Values – “are you sure” warning
1)
Operator must accept the calculated values by choosing Y and hitting “pass” button. If the
operator doesn’t acknowledge the calculations, no change will occur with the rate settings
and rates will stay as they were last set;
2)
Once new rates are set, all other
SpreadSmart Rx ™
function keys will operate as normal.
The operator can still change the rates using the auger & pre-wet.
Rate Values do not re-set to zero automatically
–
SpreadSmart Rx ™
retains “last settings” on
all of these values until:
•
New values are input or old values are cleared out;
Battery backup wears out (which would cause last settings to return to zero when the
power is turned off);
