Traction Boost For Pickups
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"In the event of an accident, anything in the pickup bed that isn't secured has the potential to seriously injure you and your passengers," warns inventor Gene Salazar, of Gillette, Wyo. "For example, a loose sack of sand weighing 20 lbs. has the force of 2,400 lbs. when traveling at 60 mph."
Concerned about the safety problem with loose sand bags, Salazar developed a safer "salt box system" which provides extra weight for added traction on snow or ice, and helps provide a smoother ride all year.
For mid-size pickups, it consists of 3 wooden boxes positioned side by side across the pickup bed directly over the rear axle. The boxes are secured with steel plates to the bed. Each one, covered with a strapped-on lid, holds 60 lbs. of loose sand laced with salt to prevent freezing in cold weather. The three boxes at 60 lbs. each, plus the steel plates that hold them in place, provide about 200 lbs. of weight to boost traction and smoothen the ride.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gene Salazar, 10-1 Cottonwood Lane, Gillette, Wyo. 82718 (ph 307 686-1306).
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Traction Boost For Pickups PICKUPS Accessories 19-4-24 "In the event of an accident, anything in the pickup bed that isn't secured has the potential to seriously injure you and your passengers," warns inventor Gene Salazar, of Gillette, Wyo. "For example, a loose sack of sand weighing 20 lbs. has the force of 2,400 lbs. when traveling at 60 mph."
Concerned about the safety problem with loose sand bags, Salazar developed a safer "salt box system" which provides extra weight for added traction on snow or ice, and helps provide a smoother ride all year.
For mid-size pickups, it consists of 3 wooden boxes positioned side by side across the pickup bed directly over the rear axle. The boxes are secured with steel plates to the bed. Each one, covered with a strapped-on lid, holds 60 lbs. of loose sand laced with salt to prevent freezing in cold weather. The three boxes at 60 lbs. each, plus the steel plates that hold them in place, provide about 200 lbs. of weight to boost traction and smoothen the ride.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gene Salazar, 10-1 Cottonwood Lane, Gillette, Wyo. 82718 (ph 307 686-1306).
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