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Could you guys in the mid west explain ecactly what areas are considered part of the "rust belt"? What states etc.?
Aso. Who else lives in a state where they use salt on the road in the winter. ie: Utah....

Darren

You only need to look at the vehicles to see which ones are in the rust belt. Believe me, Minnesota is one of them.

Utard is one of those salty states. I hear Wyoming uses sand.

Kansas = yes.

Count in Ohio.
Safe bet that any state that gets snow on a regular basis will be tossing salt onto the roads. And as we all know, salt and cars don't mix well.

I always felt my home land (Pennsylvania) rank high on the list of metal eaters. I'm pretty sure it hasn't changed much since I left there yeasr ago.

New york has a new BIG salt mine ... and on the roads also ... Rust never sleeps

Pennsylvainia uses it like there's no tomorrow!

Since they started using that liquid salt, everything is white days before a snow storm. After they spray it down, it dries on the road, the traffic gets it airborne in a dusty state so the cars parked in your driveway get covered in salt without even going anywhere!

This winter has been nasty too. Everytime the roads get nice, another few inches show up. Last snow storm we got 23 inches! Yikes! :eek:

Michigan uses salt "big time"!

Jim

They use some salt here though not as much as some other areas of the country. Salt is not effective when it gets bitterly cold so they rely more on sand here. I don't let my truck out on the streets when its a warmer winter day and sloppy out.

You can put Missouri on the list too.

I agree with bobs409,Pa is getting crazy with the salt.2-3 days before snow they spray that brine on the roads.That's why my trucks hide inside till spring.

I'm from toronto Canada(close to it anyway), but i've lived in other places in Ontario though, and just about everywhere uses salt or a combination of salt and sand. Like somebody said before, when you go too far north, it gets so cold that the salt won't even melt the ice! so they have to use sand. But down in southern Ontario, they love their salt.......but I hate it, cuz my truck is my daily driver! This past fall I sanded all the old paint down on the driver side door and around a few chipped spots. After I primered it(unfortunatley with primer/surfacer) but the proimer is quite porous, so i have little tiny rust specks all over my poor door:(
why did I use a surfacer you ask?? well I didn't think i was gonna have to drive it this winter and after mid october, it was too frickin cold to repaint with regular primer.
I'm not worried though, cuz eventually i'll be sand blasting everything anyway when i start the restore :D

sorry to babble on:(
Jason:canada:

definately minnesota. i went to the car wash with my 150 last week and the sprayer blew a whole bunch of paint off. one trip down the highway and poof instant rust.

South Dakota is in the rust belt too. Plenty of salt on the roads here.

Arizona uses salt now (has for 3 years now), so we will soon be joining the 'rust belt'.

Darren, There is also a very thin rust belt out here too! Anywhere west of the coast range...LOL! Ever seen the trucks and cars in Westport or along the Oregon coast where you can still drive on the beach? Dang ugly! Also I have been told that Spokane uses salt on the roads too! I have seen some really rust free rigs over there so I am not sure if it is the short season or these are trucks that were only used on the farm and never made it into town during the snowy weather.

BTW...when you are done with the blue beast...I want a sweet deal on your orange truck!

stllookn,
I'm waiting for the economy to pick up a bit before spending much on the blue truck.
You will be the first to know when the Orange GMC goes up for sale. One day I would like to replace it with a 72 3/4 ton 4X4 Cheyenne Super W/ A/C.
Okay.... At least a Cheyenne W/ A/C.

Yah, Ya got to look careful at some of those rigs near the Ocean!

Darren

up here in Edmonton they use calcium, sand and crushed rock. three things I would rather not have on my car

Oh yeah, WEST VIRGINIA for sure, the DOT uses so much we recycle it and use it all summer for road kill!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!

dont forget illinois!

Add Iowa to that list.

Yes, let us not forget IL. . . . . :(

well im from east texas and i have no idea what salt on the road is but i sure know what it will do to a truck. my truck was a northern truck and when i bought it you could see through the driver side bed.

they love the salt here in maryland im so glad my truck has been sleeping in the garage since b4 winter.