Adaptable material spreading vehicle
First Claim
1. An adaptable material spreading vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a frame and front and rear wheels;
an engine mounted to the frame over the rear wheels and operably connected to drive the rear wheels;
a cab forwardly mounted to said frame, said cab having a longitudinally extending channel therethrough and having front and back walls each having a port adjacent an end of said channel;
a removably mounted hopper between said cab and said engine;
a conveyor positioned through said cab and extending both beneath said hopper and ahead of said cab;
a spreader attached to the end of said conveyor ahead of said cab, said spreader being visible from said cab; and
means for driving said conveyor and spreader.
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Abstract
An adaptable material-spreading vehicle includes in combination a truck body frame, a rear-mounted engine on the frame above the rear wheels, a forward cab, a removable hopper positioned between the cab and the rear-mounted engine, and a conveyor running from beneath the hopper directly through the cab to a material spreader mounted forward of the cab in view of the operator, with the hopper and conveyor being removably mounted to the truck frame, such that the material spreader vehicle can be converted to some other use. In one embodiment, the cab is provided with a central channel through the floor to accommodate the section of the conveyor passing through the cab, with the cab being provided with sealable conveyor ports aligned fore and aft through which the cab-carried conveyor section is passed. In a preferred embodiment, the conveyor runs the entire length of the bottom of the hopper trough such that material is initially removed from the rear of the hopper, thereby providing that the majority of the weight of the dispensed material is as far forward as possible.
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11 Claims
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1. An adaptable material spreading vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle body having a frame and front and rear wheels; an engine mounted to the frame over the rear wheels and operably connected to drive the rear wheels; a cab forwardly mounted to said frame, said cab having a longitudinally extending channel therethrough and having front and back walls each having a port adjacent an end of said channel; a removably mounted hopper between said cab and said engine; a conveyor positioned through said cab and extending both beneath said hopper and ahead of said cab; a spreader attached to the end of said conveyor ahead of said cab, said spreader being visible from said cab; and
means for driving said conveyor and spreader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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