Grain cart with access and safety element for maintenance, inspection or cleaning operator

A grain cart assembly comprising:

• a hopper having a bottom and end walls and side walls, the side walls extending longitudinally between the end walls and inclined inwardly and downwardly toward the bottom;
• a longitudinal conveyor apparatus extending longitudinally on the bottom of said hopper;
• a grain-flow regulating device positioned on said conveyor so as to regulate a passage of grain material in said hopper toward said longitudinal conveyor apparatus;
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• a safety element comprising a walkway extending longitudinally over said grain-flow regulating device, the walkway adapted to allow maintenance personnel or inspection personnel or cleaner personnel to walk safely thereon, wherein the walkway is formed by an upper face of a ridge arranged longitudinally on said grain-flow regulating device, wherein said grain-flow regulating device has a cover suspended over said longitudinal conveyor apparatus and has slidable blades mounted thereon, the ridge being suspended on said grain-flow regulating device and supporting a succession of plates arranged on edge and spaced from one another in a gantry form, the plates of the succession of plates being formed with a flat horizontal upper edges that define the walkway.