Dump truck with conveyor dispensing system

In a dump truck having a truck frame with a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending rails, a dump body having a forward end and a rearward end and being pivotally mounted at the rearward end thereof on the truck frame, lift means connected between the truck frame and dump body for raising and lowering the forward end of the dump body between a lower normal position thereof resting on the truck frame and an upper raised position thereof, the dump body forming a receptacle having a bottom, front and laterally spaced sidewalls and a rear tailgate opening and having a tailgate pivotal between an open position thereof and a closed position thereof closing the tailgate opening, the dump body having a bottom structure, providing the bottom of the dump body receptacle, with a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending structural members below the receptacle bottom, the bottom structure having an integrated, longitudinally extending, endless conveyor between said structural members, the conveyor having a front end and a rear end and forming part of the bottom of the dump body receptacle and being operable for longitudinally conveying material within the receptacle for dispensing the material from the receptacle;

• the improvement wherein the dump body has a rearwardly facing conveyor opening at the forward end of the dump body receptacle and rearwardly of the front end of the conveyor, wherein the conveyor has a drive system selectively operable for running the conveyor in a forward conveyance mode of operation for conveying material within the receptacle forwardly through the conveyor opening and dispensing the material off the front end of the conveyor, and wherein the dump truck comprises a gravity chute mounted on the truck frame between the longitudinally extending rails for receiving material dispensed off the front end of the conveyor and a spreader system comprising a front spreader mounted on the truck frame below the chute for spreading the dispensed material.

In a dump truck having a truck frame with a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending rails, a dump body having a forward end and a rearward end and being pivotally mounted at the rearward end thereof on the truck frame, lift means connected between the truck frame and the dump body for raising and lowering the forward end of the dump body between a lower normal position thereof resting on the truck frame and an upper raised position thereof, the dump body forming a receptacle having a bottom, front and laterally spaced sidewalls and a rear tailgate opening and having a tailgate pivotal between an open position thereof and a closed position thereof closing the tailgate opening, the dump body having a bottom structure, providing the bottom of the dump body receptacle, with a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending structural members below the receptacle bottom, the bottom structure having an integrated, longitudinally extending, endless conveyor between the structural members, the conveyor having a front end and a rear end and forming part of the bottom of the dump body receptacle, the conveyor being operable for longitudinally conveying material within the receptacle for dispensing the material from the receptacle;

• the improvement wherein the dump body has a rearwardly facing conveyor opening at the forward end of the dump body and rearwardly of the front end of the conveyor, wherein the conveyor comprises a drive system selectively operable for running the conveyor in a forward conveyance mode of operation for conveying material within the receptacle forwardly through the conveyor opening and dispensing the material off the front end of the conveyor, and wherein the dump truck comprises a gravity chute mounted on the truck frame between the longitudinally extending rails for receiving material dispensed off the front end of the conveyor.

In a dump truck having a truck frame with a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending rails, a dump body having a forward end and a rearward end and being pivotally mounted at the rearward end thereof on the truck frame, lift means connected between the truck frame and dump body for raising and lowering the forward end of the dump body between a lower normal position thereof resting on the truck frame and an upper raised position thereof, the dump body forming a receptacle having a bottom, front and laterally spaced sidewalls and a rear tailgate opening and having a tailgate pivotal between an open position thereof and a closed position thereof closing the tailgate opening, the dump body having a bottom structure, providing the bottom of the dump body receptacle, with an integrated, longitudinally extending, endless conveyor having a front end and a rear end and forming part of the bottom of the dump body receptacle, the conveyor being operable for longitudinally conveying material within the receptacle for dispensing the material from the receptacle, and a spreader system mounted on the truck for spreading the material dispensed by the conveyor;

• the improvement wherein the dump body has a rearwardly facing conveyor opening at the forward end of the dump body receptacle and rearwardly of the front end of the conveyor, wherein the conveyor has a drive system selectively operable for running the conveyor in a forward conveyance mode of operation for conveying material within the receptacle forwardly through the conveyor opening and dispensing the material off the front end of the conveyor and between the longitudinally extending rails of the truck frame, and wherein the spreader system comprises a front spreader below the front end of the conveyor for spreading the dispensed material.

In a dump truck having a truck frame with a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending rails, a dump body having a forward end and a rearward end and being pivotally mounted at the rearward end thereof on the truck frame, lift means connected between the truck frame and dump body for raising and lowering the forward end of the dump body between a lower normal position thereof resting on the truck frame and an upper raised position thereof, the dump body forming a receptacle having a bottom, front and laterally spaced sidewalls and a rear tailgate opening and having a tailgate pivotal between an open position thereof and a closed position thereof closing the tailgate opening, the dump body having a bottom structure, providing the bottom of the dump body receptacle, with an integrated, longitudinally extending, endless conveyor having a front end and a rear end and forming part of the bottom of the dump body receptacle, the conveyor being operable for longitudinally conveying material within the receptacle for dispensing the material from the receptacle, and a spreader system mounted on the truck for spreading the material dispensed by the conveyor;

• the improvement wherein the dump body has a rearwardly facing conveyor opening at the forward end of the dump body receptacle and rearwardly of the front end of the conveyor, wherein the conveyor has a drive system selectively operable for running the conveyor in a forward conveyance mode of operation for conveying material within the receptacle forwardly through the conveyor opening and dispensing the material off the front end of the conveyor, wherein the dump truck comprises a discharge opening between the longitudinally extending rails for receiving material dispensed off the front end of the conveyor, and wherein the spreader system comprises a front spreader below the discharge opening for spreading the dispensed material.