A. Spreader must be of heavy steel construction, extending across the rear of a 96- inch wide truck dump body. B. Design must allow for the accurate application of free-flowing aggregate materials into highway edge ruts in either direction. C. Conveyor must be hydraulically powered using an available 15-GPM at 2450-PSI. Hydraulic power and controls will be provided by the truck's existing integral hydraulic system. D. A high torque, low speed hydraulic motor must be used to power the conveyor. E. Material discharge must be manually reversible by switching hydraulic hoses. F. Hoses and fittings will be provided and installed by the Department. G. Spreader must be supplied with all hydraulic ports plugged or capped to prevent contamination. H. Spreader must have a minimum advertised rating of not less than 200 tons/hr. I. Unit shall weigh no less than 900-pounds or exceed 1,200-pounds. J. Overall width of the spreader shall be ~103-inches, depth shall not exceed 43- inches and height must not exceed 34-inches. K. Spreader design must be self-leveling allowing it to remain in proper operating position and level with the ground regardless of the dump body position. L. Conveyor belt must be a minimum 14-inch wide one-piece 350o F rated hot asphalt belt, with single hinge splice. M. Belt tension must be easily adjustable with take-up bolts. N. Area between belt and hopper sides must have easily replaced wear strips or fillers. O. Conveyor belt must operate on large diameter end rollers and be fully supported. P. Each end of the hopper must have a manually operated gate for the metering of material output.
