Spreader/grader with adjustable transverse blades

A spreader/grader for attachment to a three point hitch of a tractor for various earth working functions and comprising:

• a rigid frame, means on said frame for connection with a three point hitch of a tractor, and means on said frame for engaging a soil surface and performing earth working functions, said frame comprising a pair of rigid side frame members, a plurality of torque bars rigidly interconnecting said side frame members and maintaining the side frame members in rigid, spaced parallel relation for movement along a ground surface when in a lowered position and elevated above the ground surface when in an elevated position, said means engaging a soil surface comprising at least one blade assembly extending transversely between said side frame members, said blade assembly having two ends and including an elongated blade support having a downwardly and forwardly inclined flange and an earth working blade attached to said flange, each said end of said blade assembly including a bracket longitudinally telescopic in relation to the blade support and at least one mounting bolt securing each of said brackets to said blade and to said blade support, each bracket including a plurality of apertures capable of receiving said at least one mounting bolt and thereby providing length adjustment to said blade support assembly, said spreader/grader further comprising means for connecting the brackets to the side frame members, said means for connecting the brackets including means permitting independent adjustment of each end of the blade assembly forwardly and rearwardly in relation to the other end of the blade assembly.