FLAIL TYPE MANURE SPREADER WITH ADJUSTABLE HOOD

摘要

ABSTRACTA flail type manure spreader is provided with a hoodthat is mounted for bodily movement transversely of the spreadercontainer between a first position in which its discharge side .is generally contiguous to the discharge side of the containerand a second position in which it straddles the other side ofthe container. The hood has end walls outside the container endwalls that have rollers near the hood discharge side which ridein tracks on the container end walls, and the second side ofthe hood is carried on links which are mounted on a torsion tubethat extends the length of the container. A hydraulic piston isoperatively connected to one of the links to move the hood.Overlapping portions of the container end walls and the hood endwalls make an effective seal located internally of the tracks,to protect the tracks and rollers from being fouled.