Log washer with staggered paddles

A log washer with staggered paddles, comprising:

• (a) an elongated trough;
• (b) means for introducing a stream of water into said trough;
• (c) a pair of elongated shafts having opposing ends, the shafts being rotatably mounted in said trough, said shafts being mounted in parallel relation;
• (d) a plurality of paddles, the paddles extending radially from each of said shafts, the paddles on each said shaft being aligned in a plurality of rows extending from one end of said shaft to the opposing end of said shaft, each row being grouped into a plurality of sections of paddles, wherein successive sections of paddles in each row are staggered by a predetermined radial angle, and wherein the paddles on said shafts interlace as said shafts are rotated;
• (e) means for rotating said shafts in opposite directions;
• (f) means for removing waste from said trough;
• and
• (f) a discharge chute connected to said trough for removing washed and separated aggregate from said trough;
• (g) wherein said trough is canted relative to horizontal so that the trough has a lower end and an upper end, clumped aggregate being introduced to the lower end of said trough between said shafts, the aggregated being separated, washed, and transported to the upper end of said trough by rotation of said shaft, the staggering of the sections of paddles reducing vibration of the log washer.