Mulch blower truck conversion
OwnerDavid Schmutzinventor
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Abstract
A conversion is provided to adapt a salt truck spreading apparatus to a mulch blowing delivery system by replacing a centrifugal spreader with an air lock and blower while providing means to address clogs in the feeding of mulch.
Claims15
A spreader truck of the type utilizing a V-bed with an auger or drag link material handling system to move material toward a spreader at the rear of the truck wherein an agitator box at the rear of the truck provides access to the material handling system and the spreader is interchangeable between a centrifugal spreader for salt material and an air lock and blower for mulch material, such that the air lock meters the mulch to a pan and the blower is mounted to the truck to propel mulch from the pan through a delivery hose.
A method of converting a salt spreader truck of the type utilizing a V-bed with an auger or drag link material handling system to move salt material to a centrifugal spreader at the rear of the truck to a mulch spreading truck comprising the steps of adding an agitator box at the rear of the truck to provide access to the material handling system, removing salt spreader apparatus, attaching an air lock to meter mulch fed by the material handling system to a pan, attaching a ram blower to propel mulch from the pan through a delivery hose, attaching a control system, connecting the air lock and the ram blower to electrical and hydraulic systems and providing the control system for operating the material handling system of the V-bed of the salt truck.
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