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Self-propelled ballast dispensing machine

  • US 4,357,129 A
  • Filed: 08/13/1980
  • Issued: 11/02/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A self-propelled ballast dispensing machine comprising:

  • a frame;

    a pair of wheels adjacent each end of said frame adapted for mobility on a pair of tracks;

    a hopper means at one end of said frame for receiving and dispensing ballast onto a track bed;

    said hopper means including a front wall extending substantially up from said frame but less than the height of the bed of a dump truck, a rear wall and a pair of said walls extending from said frame at least the height of said front wall;

    means on each of said side walls and adjacent said front wall for increasing the distance of separation of the top portion of said side walls adjacent said front wall to accommodate the bed of the dump truck as it pivots into said hopper means;

    said frame being sufficiently long to carry said dump truck on said frame for supplying ballast to said hopper means; and

    drive means on said frame for propelling said machine on said tracks.

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