摘要 |
A method and apparatus for spreading material including a container for the material to be spread; the container includes an open top for receiving the material, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a bottom; apparatus adjacent the container bottom for moving the material along the container bottom in a direction from the front wall toward the rear wall; openings provided in the left and right side walls adjacent the container bottom and the rear wall for permitting the material to be discharged from the container; an auger adjacent the container bottom and rear wall for moving the material toward the openings; a first material spreader located outside of the container adjacent to the left side wall for receiving material discharged from the opening in the left side wall; a second material spreader located outside of the container adjacent the right side wall for receiving material discharged from the opening in the right side wall; and apparatus for rotating the first and second material spreaders in such a manner as to spread the material in an even pattern outwardly of the side walls and rearwardly of the rear wall.
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