Method and apparatus for depositing a layer of aggregate material

A method of depositing a layer of aggregate material over a new land fill site having a leachate recovery system, said leachate recovery system including a liquid impermeable liner over which said aggregate is to be deposited, including the steps of:

• laying down a liner over an area, which liner may be damaged by direct contact with heavy machinery;
• assembling a conveyor along and adjacent one edge of such liner;
• supplying aggregate material to one end portion of said conveyor;
• conveying aggregate material from said one end portion along the elongated conveyor;
• discharging aggregate material from said elongated conveyor at multiple locations along the length of the elongated conveyor;
• depositing and spreading the aggregate material upon a portion of the area of said liner adjacent the elongated conveyor to a desired depth to produce an elongated area strip on such liner having a deposited layer of aggregate material thereon;
• moving the elongated conveyor laterally onto such area strip;
• and
• repeating the previously mentioned steps of supplying, conveying, discharging, depositing and spreading, and moving, until substantially the entire liner is covered by a layer of aggregate material.

The method of depositing a layer of aggregate material over a new land fill site having a leachate recovery system, said leachate recovery system including a liquid impermeable liner over which said aggregate is to be deposited, including the steps of:

• laying down a liner over an area, which liner may be damaged by direct contact with heavy machinery;
• assembling a conveyor along and adjacent one edge of such liner;
• supplying aggregate material to one end portion of said conveyor;
• conveying aggregate material from said one end portion along the conveyor;
• discharging aggregate material from said conveyor at selected locations along the length of the conveyor;
• depositing and spreading the aggregate material upon a portion of the area of said liner adjacent the conveyor to a desired depth to produce a strip on such liner having a deposited layer of aggregate material thereon;
• moving the conveyor laterally onto such strip;
• and
• repeating the previously mentioned steps of supplying, conveying, discharging, depositing and spreading, and moving, until substantially the entire liner is covered by a layer of aggregate material.