Getting the western 1000 salt spreader controller right

If you've ever been stuck in a truck at three in the morning during a lake-effect snowstorm, you know that will your western 1000 salt spreader controller is basically your own best friend or even your worst foe. It's that one bit of gear that stands between a successful job and a really long night of personally shoveling salt out of the back of a frozen hopper. When it's working, you don't even think about it. You simply turn the call, hear the sound from the motor, plus watch the salt hit the sidewalk in a nice, even spread. Nevertheless it starts performing up, it can turn an usual route into the total nightmare. ...

April 14, 2026 · 7 min · Dalecky Luxton