The smallest spreader from HillTip’s new range is the IceStriker Tailgate 120-200. The tailgate spreader is available in two different sizes with capacities of 120 and 200 litres, and thanks to different mountings, it can be mounted on pick-ups, UTVs, forklifts, loaders, compact tractors etc. The spreader’s polyethylene hopper and stainless-steel metal parts give optimal protection against rust and corrosion, as well as saving weight. HillTip is continuously on the edge of new technology and invests in developing modern and practical solutions for our customer’s, says Frank Mäenpää, Sales Manager & Co-founder at HillTip.

What sets this spreader apart of other salt spreaders offered on market today is the unique smartphone app, ”StrikeSmart”, which acts as a control system. The driver controls the spreader using the supplied smartphone, which communicates with the spreader via Bluetooth. The control system is managing GPS speed control that maintains the spreading volume (g/m²) regardless of vehicle speed as a standard feature. A new use for smartphones has launched, controlling sand & salt spreaders.

Another new addition to the spreader range is the IceStriker 1600, 2100 and 2600, introduced for trucks and vehicles weighing between 3.5-10 tons. The spreader is the largest electric combi polyethylene spreader on the market. The electric spreader with a 12/24V control system holds up to 2600 litres of salt or sand. The salt spreader is having all of the popular features of the well-known, smaller IceStriker models. The polyethylene hopper spreader is double walled and forms an integrated tank that can hold up to 900 litres of brine solution that can be used with one of the optional liquid de-icing systems.  Using brine solution is an environmentally-friendly and cost saving de-icing method to traditional salt spreading. The new Icestriker salt and sand spreader can be supplemented with a pre-wet system with brine solution or used with a spray bar as just a brine solution sprayer. HillTip has also made it possible for the customer to choose whether the feed system should operate via auger or conveyor, We want to adapt the spreader conveyor system according to the customers conditions.

The third spreader launched this year is the IceStriker 600-800 TR, HillTip’s popular flagship spreader model, now available for tractors and loaders by demand from our clients, says Mäenpää. The spreader is available in two sizes. It has a material capacity of 630 and 850 litres, and can hold up to 330 litres of salt liquid. The components are made of stainless steel and the double walled hopper is made of HD polyethylene and can be filled with brine solution if the spreader is equipped with a liquid de-icing system. The pre-wet system wets the salt or sand which increases the melting capacity considerably and, using the spray bar, can convert the unit to a complete salt liquid spraying unit.

All HillTip spreaders come equipped with GPS speed control as standard, which means that the flow is adjusted automatically to maintain the spreading volume (g/m²) regardless of the vehicle speed. This system provides large savings on material costs and has less environmental impact. In addition to automatic speed control, there is a manual mode where a fixed spreading value can be entered.

Last year, HillTip launched the HTrack tracking software, which can be purchased as option, as a one-time license fee. It’s compatible with all HillTip spreaders and snowploughs. You can track and manage all units online via a computer, tablet or mobile phone thanks to GPS and 3G modem integrated into the spreader controls. The software shows the spreading route on the map, as well as the speed, GPS position, material being used etc. HTrack  helps the user to keep better track of material costs, and also provides printable spreading reports that can be used for billing and as proof for insurance issues regarding slip and fall accidents.

Further information,

Frank Mäenpää, Sales Manager Co-founder

Phone: +358 50 5983 026

Email: frank.maenpaa@hilltip.com

The post Product NEWS from HillTip ahead of winter 2018 appeared first on Hilltip.

The system is designed to automatically make continuous adjustments to the spreader output, offering increased efficiencies, improved reliability, and perhaps most importantly material savings. This saving can be significant, with many industry professionals suggesting savings of around 20% when switching over to GPS control on the salt spreader.

Simply, the salt spreader never puts out more than what is needed for the event, and the driver does not need to worry what is the correct amount by guesswork from what he sees thrown from the back of a spreaders on a dark snowy night. In most cases, the spreader driver will approach on the side of caution and use a lot more de-icing material than is necessary.

The Hilltip Icestriker 12V Electrical Spreader offer GPS ground Speed control as standard, as well as a built-in pre-wetting system that delivers a solution more accurately and efficiently onto a very precise target area.

“We just decided to design the salt spreaders the way we would like to have them, if we were a contractor”, Says Managing Director Tom Mäenpää.  “Winter maintenance work is challenging enough as it is for the contractors. Anywhere we can add value and make their work easier, makes a lot of sense.”

In addition, we have the optional HTrack system for all of our salt spreaders that generates easy to use reports which deliver proof of performance following each site treatment, as well as monitoring statistics over the course of a season. Time, location, application rates and a host of other factors are recorded and can be called upon in a moment’s notice, to ensure you can validate to your clients where the spreader was and what exactly it was doing.

The post Why should I consider Ground Speed Control? appeared first on Hilltip.

The municipalities are moving towards lower emission requirements, in all municipal service sectors. The snow and ice removal services has faced challenges to fulfill these low emission requirements. HillTip are now very proud to be a part of this revolutional change in the snow and ice removal industry.

The HillTip IceStriker 12V electric salt and sand spreader that is built for light truck and compact municipal vehicles is now also introduced together with the Goupil G4 electric vehicle. The lightweight saltspreader hopper body made of polyethylene, and stainless steel parts, are giving the features that are required for a long-lasting spreader for both wet and dry deicing methods with optimized loading capacity. These are key elements for long-term cost effective and environmental friendly snow & ice clearance with electrical vehicles.

The Goupil G4 is a new designed, state of the art, versatile 100% electrical car. It’s very flexible, fast up to 50 km/h with a loading cap. of 1000 kg in the standard version. When making use of a lithium batterie pack, the range can be extended up to 135 km. The width of the G4 is 120 cm. Having that said, this makes the G4 a perfect fit for the HillTip Icestriker 550. The Icestriker 550 saltspreader is about 120 cm wide and needs a truck bed of 120 cm, it weighs completely filled with salt about 1000 kg and works on 12 volts. The Goupil G4 can also be equipped with electro hydraulic Snow plow in the front. The snowplow is only 115kg and made of high strength steel.

The HillTip spreader body construction provides you long lasting protection against corrosion and rust. This unique salt spreader also includes integrated tanks for the optional liquid de-icing system, for spraying salt brine liquids for a more efficient ice removal. Liquid solutions are saving money (salt) and most important, the environment. Check salt savings calculator at: https://www.hilltip.com/en/products/spreaders/icestriker-poly-spreader/ Did you calculate how much salt you save by changing from traditional salt spreaders to HillTip spreaders with liquid de-icing methods?, ? You better do, as you can save up to 75% of your current salt usage.

The combination of HillTip and Goupil is sure the most environmental friendly machine in the snow & ice industry, simply put, less salt and no emissions! That should be every contractors & municipalities interest, states HillTip Co-founder & Sales Manager Frank Mäenpää.

The HillTip spreader is also having as standard GPS ground speed control controller with color screen, that it also stores spreading data from each worksite for creating easy reports from the HillTp HTrack system, learn more at: https://www.hilltip.com/en/products/htrack/

In The Netherlands the combination of the G4 and a Icestriker 550 is used to deice foot and bicycle paths in the town centers. In the Netherlands the importer of Goupil, Van Blitterswijk Eco Mobiliteit and the importer of HillTip, MemoWintermachines work closely together to make icy roads safe again, this time with no emissions!

The Goupil G4 and Hilltip combination has also been introduced in Denmark through the Goupil and HillTip distributor.

More information www.eco-mobiliteit.nl, www.memowintermachines.nl, www.hafog.dk

The post Hilltip & Goupil presents the most environmental friendly Snow & Ice control vehicle. appeared first on Hilltip.

Tracking of snow and ice removal equipment for pickups and light trucks

The new Hilltip HTrack system is compatible with all HillTip snow plows, spreaders and de-icing sprayers, models of IceStriker, SprayStriker and SnowStriker. With HTrack tracking software you can track all of your spreading devices and snowplows online on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

– This has been a strategic investment, as our mission in the industry is to bring new cost effective technology to the contractors for salt spreaders and snow plows, in pick-ups and light trucks segment, says Sales Manager Frank Mäenpää. – We are the first snowplow and spreader supplier on the market today that offers a complete tracking system for snowplows and salt spreaders in the pick-up and light truck segment.

Frank also reminds that the obligations of proving the de-icing jobs are done are same for smaller spreading devices and high-way spreaders. – For some reason this is often forgotten in the industry, and we want to change that.

The HillTip HTrack collects exact spreading rate on site from the spreader in g/m2 or ml/m2, spreading width, spreading speed, time spent, total amount spread on route as well as empty driving information to calculate the efficiency on route. Together with the spreader device you can also track when the snow plow has been on the ground. All data is sent online to the HTrack system, where the data is stored and can easily be summarized into daily, weekly or yearly reports. The spreaders and snow plows can easily be accessed online on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

Hilltip has developed the tracking system inhouse. This means that support for and customized integration with existing softwares used on the Hi-way sector or municipalities can be easily done if needed.

– The HillTip IceStriker sand and salt spreaders were introduced on the market 2013. We are very pleased to inform that all IceStriker spreaders are compatible with the new HTrack system.

– The journey has been exciting, says Managing director Tom Mäenpää, summarizing the time since first Icestriker spreader was launched, and he promises that there is more to come.

Go to HTrack product page

The post HillTip introduces HTRACK™ appeared first on Hilltip.