Calibration should take place annually or after a change is made to equipment or the deicing material. If equipment isn’t calibrated, operators don’t know how much material they are applying.

The City of Cudahy reduced salt use by 40% through calibrating their equipment. See their instructional video, and videos from other communities below.

Salt Trucks

Calibration for a manual drop tail gate spreader with manual valves

(City of Farmington Hills)

Tips for calibrating a Force America 5100

(City of Cudahy)

Sidewalk Spreaders

Calibration of a push spreader

Additional Resources

Force 6100 Calibration tutorial