Truck bed mounted spreader

A spreader assembly for spreading material, said assembly comprising:

• a hopper including an outlet spout having an opening for receipt of material to be discharged, an upper portion having four upper walls, and a lower portion having a sloped bottom and at least three lower side walls for holding material to be spread;
• a horizontal auger extending toward said opening of said outlet spout for facilitating the discharge of material from said hopper through said outlet spout;
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• said sloped bottom including a first slanted portion having a first slope and a second slanted portion having a second slope with said first slope being different than said second slope and each of said slanted portions sloping downwardly from said front end to said rear end.

A spreader assembly for spreading material, said assembly comprising:

• a hopper including an outlet spout having an opening for receipt of material to be discharged, an upper portion having four upper walls, and a lower portion having a sloped bottom and at least three lower side walls for holding material to be spread;
• a horizontal auger extending toward said opening of said outlet spout for facilitating the discharge of material from said hopper through said outlet spout;
• a controller connected to said horizontal auger;
• said controller being adapted to control said horizontal auger by sensing operation of said horizontal auger;
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• wherein said controller is adapted to reverse said auger a predetermined number of rotations in response to sensing said horizontal auger being non-operational.