Slider bed conveyor apparatus and associated method

A conveyor belt system comprising

• a frame,
• an elongated slider bed secured to said frame,
• said slider bed having slider bed members including a plurality of spaced elongated generally parallel members,
• said slider bed members oriented generally longitudinally with respect to said frame,
• said slider bed having recesses defined by said slider bed members at opposed ends thereof,
• a head idler roller secured to said frame and disposed in one said recess,
• a tail idler roller secured to said frame and disposed in the opposite said recess,
• an endless conveyor belt extending over said idler rollers and said slider bed,
• said slider bed being treated with polyethylene whereby said polyethylene is transferred onto said conveyor belt to create a cross-link effect between said conveyor belt material and said slider bed,
• said idler rollers each being rotatably mounted on a shaft,
• said shaft extending axially beyond the sides of said idler roller, and
• said shaft of said idler roller mounted in adjustable idler roller support means which include a generally horizontally oriented base, a generally vertically oriented sidewall, and a pair of generally vertically oriented support plates relatively spaced a distance greater than the axial length of said idler roller and receiving said extending portion of said shaft, whereby impact loads imposed on said conveyor belt can be supported by said idler rollers and said slider bed.