Safe ice melter?

[xcrmckenna]

Urea 46-0-0 fertilizer works well.
Clarence

Is it safe for our planes?


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[JoeC]

4 hours ago, gsxrpilot said:

Put a HarborFreight winch on the back wall of your hangar/shed and drag the plane backward into the hangar

Do you just hook to the tail tie down loop?  Been thinking about this to make it easier to get over the door tracks.

[NJMac]

Is it safe for our planes?


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We apply several hundred tons of fert every year. It’s pretty corrosive.


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[Guest]

From the MSDS, corrosive to mild steel and only slightly to aluminum.  However it’s not like you are filling your plane with it to carry it somewhere like a fertilizer spreader.

A small amount sprinkled on the ramp to promote melting won’t hurt.  You won’t be driving your plane through any run off and splashing it everywhere.

Clarence

 

[Pritch]

5 hours ago, gsxrpilot said:

Put a HarborFreight winch on the back wall of your hangar/shed and drag the plane backward into the hangar. It seems the ice might only be causing issues for pushing the plane into he hangar?

If you do buy the winch, which work great by the way, first throw the cable away and buy the synthetic rope cable.. You will be glad you did.  I also added and extra length of strap for a safety measure.

Pritch

[gsxrpilot]

1 hour ago, JoeC said:

Do you just hook to the tail tie down loop?  Been thinking about this to make it easier to get over the door tracks.

I would want to be very gentle with it, but yes, that should work. If I was pulling hard, or up hill a distance, I'd create some sort of spreader bar and hook to the main gear.

[steingar]

I've actually used salt on the build up outside my hangar for years.  Worked great.  I'd put it out when the ice first formed, usually did the trick.  All I did was drag the aircraft out through it, I don't think it ever got on the airframe, and I flew that aircraft for a decade and never saw so much as a spot of corrosion.

That said, this was the built up outside the hangar door.  Taxiways were maintained clear.  If there is any more ice to get rid of than that a chat with the facilities manager is in order.

[bradp]

Jerry W over on the YouTube says water is a good deicing fluid. Yikes. 

[M20F]

45 minutes ago, bradp said:

Jerry W over on the YouTube says water is a good deicing fluid. Yikes. 

If the temp is above freezing it is the best at getting frost off.  

[Jim Peace]

On 1/2/2019 at 12:20 PM, xcrmckenna said:

Or maybe home remedies you use?

 

https://www.fly-in.com/idx/mls-1051047-1794_roscoe_turner_trail_port_orange_fl_32128

[xcrmckenna]

https://www.fly-in.com/idx/mls-1051047-1794_roscoe_turner_trail_port_orange_fl_32128

Can I get a loan???


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[Bartman]

A squirt bottle with isopropyl alcohol is safe for the painted surfaces, but of course not practical for the ramp area. I would not use the weed burner around it 

[xcrmckenna]

A squirt bottle with isopropyl alcohol is safe for the painted surfaces, but of course not practical for the ramp area. I would not use the weed burner around it 

Yeah I would hate to get that mixed up..... But then I would have the excuse to get a paint job!


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[thinwing]

I like the Roscoe Turner home remedy the best

[Guitarmaster]

This is how I deice my airplane...

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[Awful_Charlie]

Rolls Royce Viper with re-heat should do the job I guess: https://youtu.be/P2R4LJzyc3I

 

[Guest]

7 hours ago, Awful_Charlie said:

Rolls Royce Viper with re-heat should do the job I guess: https://youtu.be/P2R4LJzyc3I

 

I seems to work OK, however if it were aimed downward it would be more effective.

Clarence

[xcrmckenna]

NASCAR uses something like that for blowing off the track. Maybe I can modify something


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[jeffschnabel]

not sure if you were looking for deice for ramp or plane.  we always used a 50-50 mix of cheap antifreeze in a garden sprayer for all the rental planes years back.  cheap and easy and washes off after a few snow-melt cycles.  Although hangar works well.  Moving to Florida works best for both ramp and plane.