A grader assembly and vehicle
AssigneeCETL Pty Ltd
InventorDaniel Roy Gillespie
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a grading assembly, a grader vehicle and method for maintaining a dirt or gravel road. The grader assembly is adapted for use with a water truck or truck having water dispersal means to shape and maintain a camber or a crown of a dirt or gravel road. The assembly includes a grading device carried by the truck for shaping and maintaining the camber or the crown of the dirt or gravel road.
Claims22
A grading assembly adapted for use with a water truck or truck having water dispersal means, said truck having a forward cab from which the truck is operated, said assembly comprising:
- a grading device configured to be carried by an underside of the truck and positioned between front and rear axles of the truck, said grading device being configured to shape and maintain a camber or a crown of a dirt or gravel road,
- wherein said grading device is in use operated from the cab of the truck.
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A grader vehicle for maintenance of a dirt or gravel road, said vehicle being in the form of a truck having a forward cab from which the truck is operated, said vehicle comprising:
- a grading device configured to shape and maintain a camber or a crown of the dirt or gravel road, said grading device being carried by an underside of the truck in a position between front and rear axles of the truck;
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- water dispersal means for dispersing water on to the dirt or gravel road,
- wherein said grading device is in use operated from the cab of the truck.
A method of maintaining a dirt or gravel road with a grading assembly attached to a water truck or truck having water dispersal means, said truck having a forward cab from which the truck is operated, said method comprising:
- shaping and maintaining a camber or a crown of the dirt or gravel road with a grading device configured to be carried by an underside of the truck in a position between front and rear axles of the truck,
- wherein said grading device is in use operated from the cab of the truck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.