CPC B65G 41/002 (2013.01) [B65G 21/14 (2013.01); B65G 41/005 (2013.01); B65G 41/008 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A conveyor apparatus for conveying a material, said apparatus capable of attachment to a skid loader, said skid loader having an accessory mounting assembly, a hydraulic system for supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid, and an electrical system for providing a source of electrical power, said conveyor apparatus comprising:
a mounting frame having a mounting plate disposed on a rear portion hereof for securing said mounting frame to said skid loader mounting assembly, said mounting frame having a rotatable slew drive secured thereto that includes a rotatable upper plate;
a boom frame having a rear and front end, said rear end thereof secured to said slew drive upper plate, said boom frame housing a plurality of connected conveyor sections, said sections connected by a belt that is rotatably disposed around a plurality of rollers;
at least one conveyor hydraulic motor operably coupled to said skid loader hydraulic system, said hydraulic motor operatively coupled to at least conveyor drive roller for rotating said conveyor belt; and
a plurality of replaceable wear slides positioned at a plurality of points along a bottom portion of said boom frame, said first conveyor section, said second conveyor section, and said third conveyor section.
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