SOIL CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A soil conditioner apparatus and method condition soil for compaction. The soil conditioner apparatus creates a heated stream of air directed toward the ground as the conditioner moves along the ground. A mixer on the conditioner mixes soil in the path of the heated air to dry the soil. Some embodiments of the mixer will propel the soil into the air in the stream of heated air. The conditioner can decrease moisture in the soil in the location where the soil will be compacted. The mixer can also mix added soil and other additives to the soil in location. The soil conditioner apparatus may take the form of an apparatus towed by another vehicle, a set of towed apparatuses, an apparatus carried by another vehicle, or a self propelled vehicle having the operational elements of the soil conditioner.

主权项

1. A ground soil conditioning apparatus, comprising:
a blower for blowing non-recirculating air; a burner for heating said non-recirculating air; a mixer for mixing soil in said non-recirculating air; a duct for directing said non-recirculating air onto said mixer; and a wheel for moving said apparatus.