摘要 |
A method and apparatus is disclosed for distributing material onto a surface. The method includes the steps of grinding the material and spreading the material onto a surface. The truck grinder and spreader apparatus has a grinding mechanism for grinding material after it is discharged from a conveyor within a truck body and has a spreading mechanism for distributing the material that has passed through the grinding mechanism onto a surface. The grinding mechanism reduces the size of discharged materials to a predetermined maximum size, and thus prevents the spreading of undesirably large pieces of material. The truck body may include a tailgate that is movable between an open position and a closed position such that when the tailgate is in the open position, material can be discharged from the truck body. The truck may also include a screen positioned atop the truck body for screening the material that is loaded into the truck body.
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